Diaspora
The enforced spreading out of a group of people. In history, there has been both a Jewish Diaspora and an African Diaspora.
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World History
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Descartes, Rene
(1596-1650) French intellectual who challenged traditional ideas. He said that human reason was capable of discovering and explaining the laws of nature and man. The idea of human reason being superior to tradition led to the beginning of the Enlightenment, a time of political awakening that became revolution.
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democratic republic
A political system in which a country is ruled by law, has representative government, and is democratic in nature.
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democracy
A system of government in which the citizens hold the legislative, judicial, and executive power, based on majority rule.
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daimyo
Land owning feudal lords in Japan.
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Da Gama, Vasco
(1469?-1524) Portuguese explorer who, in 1498, established an all water route to India
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Czar Nicholas II
(1868-1918) Czar of Russia (1894-1917). He was overthrown during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Later, he and his family were killed by the revolutionﾒs leadership.
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Czar
Title of the ruler of Russia. Taken from the word Caesar, which means emperor.
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culture
The shared beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people
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cultural diffusion
The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war.
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