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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry |
| GLOBALIZATION | The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other |
| COMMAND ECONOMY | A system in which the central government makes all economic decisions |
| MARKET ECONOMY | An economic system based on free trade and competition |
| GDP-(gross domestic product) | The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year |
| 8-FOLD PATH | the set of rules that Buddhists are prescribed to follow |
| BUDDHISM, HINDUISM | the religions which began on the Indian Subcontinent |
| KORAN | the holy writings of Islam |
| TORAH | is the name of the holy writings of Judaism |
| VEDAS | The holy text of the Hindus |
| GANDHI | the Hindu who led the Indian Independence movement with his philosophy of nonviolent resistance |
| ANARCHY | is the absence of political authority, rule, order or common purpose |
| APARTHEID | is South Africa’s governmental policy of separation of the races |
| COMMONWEALTH | A self –governing territory associated with another country |
| COUP | A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people |
| DYNASTY | A series of rulers from the same family |
| INITIATIVE | a petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot |
| IMPERIALISM | an attempt to dominate a country’s government, trade, and culture |
| PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY | type of government is ruled by a queen, but all laws are passed and enforced by an elected parliament |
| PREJUDICE | An adverse opinion or judgment formed beforehand or without full knowledge of the facts |
| REPUBLIC | a type of representative democratic government that is limited by a constitution in its' power over citizens. The United States is an example |
| REVOLUTION | A drastic change in a country’s government and way of life |
| THEOCRACY | A government ruled by religious leaders |