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Global unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anthropology | the study of the origins of human beginnings |
| archaeology | the study of ancient cultures through artifacts |
| Charles Darwin | Created the theory of evolution. His theory states that through time there has been a gradual change in living things from simple to complex. |
| civilization | human society that has a culture, government, and industry |
| command economy | government controls economy |
| creationism | the belief that god created earth |
| cultural diffusion | movement of customs or ideas from one place in the world to another through migration. |
| culture | way of life |
| developing countries | countries that are not yet industrialized, low standard of living |
| developed countries | countries that are industrialized and have good economy, government, education, etc. |
| dictatorship | government ruled by an individual who holds power, a dictator |
| economics | Analyzing the consumption, distribution and production of goods and services |
| elements of culture | Social Organizations, Customs and Traditions, Language, Arts and Literature, Forms of Government, Economic Systems, Religion. |
| ethnocentrism | The belief that on culture or ethnic group is superior to others |
| evolution | belief that species change over time |
| exact location | uses latitude and longitude to determine a point on the earth's surface; also called absolute location |
| extended family | People not from your immediate family living with you |
| geography | The study of the Earth's natural features such as climate, soil, vegetation, ect. and how humans react with their environment |
| history | The study of past events, people, or places |
| hominid | any bipedal (walks on two legs) primate that is linked to the current human species (early humans) |
| homo sapien | The current human species |
| longitude | A geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. |
| market economy | Buying and selling goods and services, the people decide how to answer the economic questions. |
| mary leakey | An archaeologist and anthropologist who made many major discoveries of the fossils of ancient hominids. |
| matriarchal | hen the oldest woman of the house has the authority and power |
| mixed economy | When the people and the government split control over economic decisions. |
| monarchy | gov. ruled by king or queen |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| natural selection | The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. |
| neolithic stone age | new stone age |
| nomads | A group of people who traveled around, didn't specifically settle anywhere |
| nuclear family | A "normal" family consisting on a mom, dad and their children |
| paleolithic age | old stone age |
| patriarchal | male hods power and control of household |
| physical features | land forms like deserts, mountains, and plains. |
| political science | The study of government and political activity. |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| relative location | Location of a place in relation to another place |
| social class | anking based on order of status |
| sociology | the study of human society, behavior, and development |
| traditional economy | Where the people of the nation produce most of what they need |
| world bank | An international bank designed to give money to devoloping countries by giving them loans. |
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