adaptation | ||
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A change made to survive an environment or to overcome a disadvantage. | ||
Anthropology | ||
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The science that studies mankind, especially it's origin, development, divisions, and customs. | ||
Archeology | ||
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Studies the lives of early peoples by analyzing the objects left behind by ancient civilizations. | ||
Arranged Marriage | ||
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A marriage where the marital partners are choosen by others based on considerations other than pre-existing mutual attractions of the partners. | ||
Belief System | ||
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Belief in a reverence for a supernatural power or powers reguarded as creator and governor of the universe. | ||
blended family | ||
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A stepfamily | ||
Carbon-14 Dating | ||
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Cashed Crops | ||
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A readily salable crop that is grown and gethered for the market. | ||
Civilization | ||
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The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region.(e.g., The Maya or the | ||
Democracy | ||
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Government by people exercised either directly or through elected representstives. | ||
dictatorship | ||
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the office or | ||
Economics | ||
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Social science that deals with production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems. | ||
filial piety | ||
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Respect for ones elders especially the family. | ||
government | ||
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The office, function, or authority of a governing individual or body. | ||
infanticide | ||
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the act of killing an infant | ||
market economy | ||
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An economy that operates by voluntary exchange in a free market and is not planned or controlled by a central authority; a capitalistic economy. | ||
Matrilineal | ||
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Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line | ||
Mixed Economy | ||
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An Economic system that allows for the simultaneous operation of publicly and privately owned enterprise. | ||
monarch | ||
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A state ruled or headed by a monarch. | ||
Neolithic Revolution | ||
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The introduction of agriculture, domesticating animals, this leads to the development of human civilazation. | ||
Nuclear Family | ||
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A family unit consisting a mother, father and their children. | ||
Oligarchy | ||
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Government by a few, especially by a small fraction of persons or families. | ||
patrilineal | ||
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Racism | ||
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Discrimination or prejudice based on race. | ||
technology | ||
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tools and skills people use (i.e. computers and machines assist in research and production) | ||
totalitarianism | ||
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Totalitarianism- Of or relating to the government haveing total controll of of ones life | ||
traditional economy | ||
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Economic system in which decisions are made on the | ||
Tribalism | ||
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The organization, culture, or beliels of a tribe. | ||
absolute monarchy | ||
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A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch, who has absolute control. | ||
Niccolo Machiavelli | ||
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Niccol๒ Machiavelli (May 3, 1469 | ||
Protestants | ||
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A member of a Western Christian church whose faith and practice are founded on the principles of the Reformation, especially in the acceptance of the Bible as the sole source of revelation, in justification by faith alone, and in the universal priesthood of all the believers, and refers to the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli. | ||
Rennisance Era | ||
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The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe. | ||
acid rain | ||
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Rain that contains pollutants due to the burning of fossil fuels. It is damaging to the environment. | ||
Archipelago | ||
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A chain of islands (e.g., Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan). | ||
Bay | ||
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A body of water partly surrounded by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. | ||
Climate | ||
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The average weather conditions of a certain region. | ||
island | ||
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A land mass surrounded by water. | ||
Landlocked | ||
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Entirely, or almost entirely surrounded by land. | ||
religion | ||
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Belief in a reverence for a supernatural power or | ||
Abbassid Dynasty | ||
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(750 - 1258) Ruling family of the Islamic Empire during its golden age and responsible for many achievements. | ||
al-Khwarizimi | ||
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Islamic mathematician who pioneered the study of algebra. His textbook on the subject became a standard in European universities for centuries. | ||
Golden Age | ||
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The first age of the world, an untroubled and prosperous era during which people lived in ideal happiness. | ||
Ahimsa | ||
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In Hinduism, it is the principal of non violence against all living things. | ||
Christian | ||
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Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. | ||
The Bible | ||
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The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New Testament. | ||