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