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a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes

alliance

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Able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker

Bilingual

3A

A type of war that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops

Biological Warfare

4Aan economic system that is based on the private ownership of property and the resources of production

Capitalism

5A

a long term change in the Earth’s climate

Climate Change

6Aa political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state

Communism

7Athe clearing or destruction of forests, generally for the purposes of timber extraction, agricultural expansion, cattle raising and in drier climates an increase demand for firewood.

Deforestation

8A

the statistical data of a population

Demographics

9Aa process by which desert-like conditions are created by a loss of plant cover and soil due to human activity and climatic changes in arid and semi-arid regions

Destertification

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a movement that stressed the use of reason to challenge ideas and beliefs

Enlightenment

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an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time

Epidemic

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the removal or extermination of a racial or cultural group

Ethnic Cleansing

13A

the extermination of a cultural or racial group

Genocide

14Aa mass slaughter of people. Used especially to refer to the killing of Jews and other European citizens during World War 2

Holocaust

15Athe act of a stronger nation taking over a weaker one for land, money, resources, and/or people

Imperialism

16Aperiod of social and economic change that transforms a group from agriculture based to industrial based

Industrialization

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the creation and implementation of new ideas, methods, or devices

Innovation

18Aa person who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.

Missionary

19Aan extreme love and adoration of ones country that leads to contempt to other nations

Nationalism

20Aa process taking place in the natural environment that destroys human life, property, or both

Natural Disasters

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to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise

Negotiation

22A

the pattern of where people live

Population Distribution

23Aforces or conditions that serve to drive people either towards or away from place i.e. environmental conditions and demographic trends.

Push/Pull Factors

24Asocio-economic wellbeing and life satisfaction

Quality of Life

25A

the power to comprehend, infer, question, and reflect

Reason

26Aa person who has fled or been expelled from his or her country of origin because of natural disaster, war or military occupation, or fear of religious, racial, or political persecution

Refugee

27Atime of rebirth. Europeans experienced a reawakening of interest in the classics--government, literature, art, and thought.

Renaissance

28Aa complete or drastic change of government or society and the rules which are followed by that government or society

Revolution

29AA Spanish explorer and soldier determined to conquer new land for profit and the glory of the Church.

Conquistador

30Aany one of various systems in which the means of producing goods are owned by the community or the government rather than by private individuals with all people sharing in the work and the goods produced.

Socialism

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massive and rapid growth of the population of a city or town as a result of increased migration. The migration is usually from a rural, non-industrialized area

Urbanization

32AThe process of trading goods and services for other goods and services without the use of money.

Barter

34AA form of government in which citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives and that they are allowed to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws.

Democracy

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A large group of lands and peoples controlled by a central authority, either a monarch or an oligarchy.

Empire

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A source, such as a letter or a law, written in the time period that you are studying.

Primary Source

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theory that Earth’s atmosphere is warming up as a result of air pollution, causing ecological problems

Global Warming

38AA political system in which the leader, usually a king or queen, is decided by hereditary title.

Monarchy

39AA system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of political opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism

Fascism

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a natural resource that can be quickly replaced by nature

Renewable Resource

41AA form of government in which one person possesses absolute power without constitutional limits. Usually taken by force.

Dictator

42AAn elimination of barriers to trade, communication, and cultural exchange. The theory is that worldwide openness will promote the inherent wealth of all nations.

Globalization

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a relationship between individuals or groups in which both groups are reliant on each other

Interdependence

44Aanything from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs. They are “gifts of nature” that are present without human intervention.

Natural Resources

46AThe period of great advances in the sciences, roughly 1500-1700

Scientific Revolution

47AA system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude

Global Positioning System

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The belief that the government should not be involved in economic affairs

Laissez-faire

49AThe belief that conflict between groups in society leads to social progress as superior groups outcompete inferior ones.

Social Darwinism

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A social class of people that hold hereditary titles granted by a monarch.

Aristocracy

51AA religion that worships one god only. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are examples of this.

Monotheism

53AA system of government where power is held by a small group of people, often members of the military.

Oligarchy

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A religion that worships many gods

Polytheism