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Intro to Global
Reif: Introduction to Global History Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CE/AD | Anno Domini; Term used to describe the time after the year zero |
| Age/Era | Describes a period of time with similar characteristics; Ex. Age of Exploration |
| Anthropology | Study of humans and their development |
| Archeology | Study of humans and what they leave behind |
| Aristocracy | Government in which the power lies in the hands of a hereditary ruling class |
| BCE/BC | Term used to describe the time before the year zero; Time during this period is counted down to the year zero |
| Century | One hundred years |
| Command Economy | Economic system where the government makes the economic decisions |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war. |
| Culture | All of the things that make up an people’s entire way of life |
| Decade | Ten years |
| Democracy | Government controlled by its citizens |
| Dictatorship | A system of government in which a country is ruled by a single person with absolute power. |
| Equator | Line of latitude at zero degrees; Cuts the Earth in half making a northern and southern hemisphere |
| Ethnocentrism | A belief in the superiority of a certain ethnic group or race. |
| Export | The sending of goods out of a country to be sold |
| Extended Family | Family consisting of several generations |
| Geography | The study of where people, places & things are located & how they relate to each other |
| Hemisphere | Half of the Earth |
| History | Study of time after the development of written records |
| Import | The bringing of goods in to a country to be bought |
| Interdependence | Dependence of countries on the goods, resources and knowledge from other countries |
| Latitude | Lines around the globe that measure distances north and south of the Equator |
| Longitude | Lines around the globe that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian |
| Market Economy | An economy based on free trade and supply and demand |
| Millennium | One-thousand years |
| Mixed Economy | An economic system which is a combination of Market and Command economic systems where market forces control most consumer goods, but government directs industry in need areas. |
| Monarchy | A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch. |
| Monotheism | The belief in one god or goddess; Ex. Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Nuclear Family | Family that includes parents and children |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god or goddess; Ex. Hinduism |
| Prehistory | Study of time before written records |
| Primary Source | Evidence of event, people, etc. that comes from the person experiencing it; Ex. Diary, clothing |
| Prime Meridian | Longitudinal line at zero degrees |
| Secondary Source | A source that interprets a primary source; Ex. Documentary, magazine article |
| Tariff | Tax on imported goods |
| Topography | Study of the Earth’s features such as mountains and rivers |
| Traditional Economy | An economy based on agriculture, with others in society working in simple crafts, such as the manufacturing of cloth or pottery |
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