WHAP Flashcards
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| 131528349 | theology | a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings | 0 | |
| 131528350 | absolutism | a form of government in which ruler is an absolute dictator | 1 | |
| 131528351 | syncretic | the combination of different forms of belief or practice | 2 | |
| 131528352 | diaspora | african diaspora was the dispersal of african people and their descendants | 3 | |
| 131528353 | swahili | a people found along the coast of East Africa | 4 | |
| 131528354 | encomienda | labor system employed by the Spanish crown during Spanish colonization of the Americas | 5 | |
| 131528355 | criollos | social class in the caste system of the overseas colonies established by Spain in the 16th century | 6 | |
| 131528356 | capitalism | an economic and social system in which capital and land are privately owned | 7 | |
| 131528357 | balance of power | distribution of power in which no single nation is able to dominate or interfere with others | 8 | |
| 131528358 | indentured labor | a servant under a contract for a fixed period of time who labors for necesities in exchange | 9 | |
| 131528359 | enlightment | a movement in europe that advocated use of reason and individualism instead of tradition. | 10 |