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Unit 3 Review - Change

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Spatial Exchange   The diffusion of culture over two or more areas.  
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Columbian Exchange   Europeans learned new ideas and products. Native Americans obtained new animals and faced deadly diseases.  
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Cultural Convergence   Different cultures acquire common ideas, products, and traits becoming more similar.  
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Cultural Divergence   Different parts of a cultural region are exposed to different influences and become dissimilar.  
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Pandemics   An epidemic or outbreak of disease over a wide geographic area.  
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Bubonic Plague   Contagious disease, carried by fleas that lived on rats, which killed 1/3 of the European population in the middle 1300s.  
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Globalization   The connectivity and interdependence of cultures. Oftentimes forming a new common culture.  
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Tradition   Things people do similarly and exactly like their ancestors.  
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Cultural Diffusion   The spread of culture  
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Genocide   The attempt to systematically eliminate a group of people. Mass murder of a group of people.  
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Terrorism   Acts of violence committed by groups that are not strong enough to challenge an entire government.  
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GPS   Global Positioning System, satellites used to determine absolute location.  
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Technological Innovation   The development of new technologies that lead to the improvement and expansion of civilizations.  
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GIS   Known as Graphic Information Systems. This computer based technology helps geographer combine map making information with databases.  
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Desalinization   Process by which salt water is heated and cooled to create fresh water (by separating salt).  
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Christianity   Relgion based on the teachings of Jesus, that focuses on forgiveness, mercy, and sympathy. Eventually become the major religion of the Roman Empire.  
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Five Pillars of Islam   Basic religious duties that all followers of Islam must fulfill.  
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Islam   Religion based on the teachings of a prophet named Muhammed. It is also believed that all worship sould be focused on a single god known as Allah.  
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Judaism   One of the oldest religions known to mankind. First relgion to believe in only one god, Yahweh. Also emphasized the importance of the Old Testament and Ten Commandments.  
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Human Conflict   Agreesive reason for change. Normally armed or forced on another group.  
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International Conflict   Conflicts between nations for territory, wealth, or resources.  
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Migration   The Arrival of a new group of people.  
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