Basic Geography C Flashcards
caliph
Muslim’s political and religious leader
calligraphy
artistic lettering
capital
money or goods that are used to make
caravan
group of people traveling together
caravel
a small, light ship developed by the Portuguese that performed well on long voyages
cardinal directions
north, east, south, and west
cartography
the science of making maps and globes
caste system
system that divides society into groups
Catholic Reformation
changes made by the Catholic Church to keep Catholicism strong; response to the reformation
censor
to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable
chronology
list of events arranged in the order in which thy occurred
citizen
legal member of a country
city-state
independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
civic life
activities having to do with one’s society and community
civic participation
taking part in government
civilization
culture with a written language in which people have many different kinds of jobs
cleric
religious leader
climate
average weather of a place over many years
climate change
long-term significant change to a region’s average weather
Cold War
post- World War II period of hostility between the United States and its allies on one side and the Soviet Union and its allies on the other side
collectivization
control shift to a group, or collective, from an individual or single entity
colonialism
policy by which one country seeks to rule other areas
colonization
movement of new settlers and their culture to an area
command economy
economy in which the central government makes all basic economic decisions
communism
political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions
