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Vocab Terms
Term | Definition |
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Irrigation | the process of supplying water to areas of land to make it suitable for growing crops |
Artisan | a skilled worker in a skilled trade |
Capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit |
Agriculture | the science of practice of farming, including cultivation for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products |
Domestic | native to a country; not foreign |
Nomadic | wandering from place to place |
Industrialization | the development of industries for the machine production of goods |
Socialism | an economic system in which the factors of productions are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all |
Urbanization | the growth of cities and the migration of people into them |
Union | an association of workers formed to bargain for better working condition and higher wages |