philosophy
A system of thought devoted to the examination of ideas such as truth, existence, reality, causality, religion, and freedom
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World History
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peninsula
An area of land surrounded on three sides by water. Italy, Greece, and the southern part of India are all peninsulas.
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partnership
The cooperative relationship between two or more people who are involved in the same activity.
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Paleolithic Age
(750,000 BCE - 10,000 B.C.E.) Old Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the use of stone tools and the use of hunting and gathering as a food source.
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Ottoman Empire
Hereditary nation state centered in Turkey. It was founded in the late 13th century after the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and extended across most of Asia Minor and the Middle East. The Ottoman Empire collapsed shortly after World War II.
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Old Imperialism
A European policy of conquest that occurs in the 15th through 18th centuries in Africa, India, the Americas, and parts of Asia The motives were the same for most areas, the establishment of lucrative trade routes. Various European countries dominated these trades routes and one time or another, and a some countries, such as Great Britain and Spain, came to dominate entire countries.
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nomad
A person who belongs to a group of people who move from place to place seasonally in search of food and water.
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New Imperialism
A policy of economic, political, and social of one country by another. Industrialized countries sought control of other countries for raw materials and new markets.
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New Economic Policy
An economic policy of Vladimir Leninﾒs in the Soviet Union where government controlled most banks and industry, but did allow some private ownership.
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Neolithic Revolution
(10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.
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