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Perspective

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A persons attitude toward something a point of view

ex. Americans view china as an economic competitor

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Culture

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Way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs.

Ex. The Renaissance created
Interest and culture in Europe. Life was described through writing, paintings and sculptures, (also religion)

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Behavior

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The way a person acts especially towards others

Ex. Russians show public affection for greetings. Family and good friends will hug and kiss each other on the cheek

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Identity

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How people view themselves fact of being who or what a person or thing is

Ex. The Chinese identify themselves as Asians and that the people living in China live under communist-based government. Identity can be viewed through religion characteristics& location

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Need/wants

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Needs-or necessities to life
Wants: are desires you can live without

Ex.chinese needs people to farm the rice terrace in order to supply the people and distribute rice to other countries
Wants: the Chinese want their people to publicly succeed to show how stronger nation is

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Time

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Specific days time measured in hours and minutes or an era. Of time

Ex and 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean to the Americas

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Change

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The process of going from one stage to another

Ex: in Africa ranching laws have been set that have brought species from their near extinction change in Africa to move towards a positive future

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Role/status

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Role is what you do and society. Status is what you are your rank in society

Ex: role: the pope governing over the roman Catholics
Status: the caste system is a social ranking in the Indian society

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Conflict

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Argument between two or more things something getting in the way ex: fight, battle, war between the French Revolution, World War II

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traditions

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Call that family and generations pass them

Ex. Chines new year when family went to their natural homes

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Laws/rules

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Laws are made by governments and must be followed. Rules are selected by institutions and should be followed

Ex: obeying the 10 commandments
Rules: not obeying school rules

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Inter dependence

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Both sides rely On each other to succeed

Ex: triangular slave trade

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Common good

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Good for most people

: speed limits to create a safer highway system

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Rights

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What you are allowed to do God-given rights

Ex: Freedom of speech amendments allow the people their rights

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Power

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The authority over people and things

Ex: China rulers governing over the countries people

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Order

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The way things are set up

Ex: three branches of government, police force, central South America has soldiers to set order

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Environment

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What’s around you physically and culturally

Ex: rural farming in China

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Leadership

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The role of the people that are in power in society

Ex: ancient Incas

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Government

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Process in which country is ruled by ,passes law to keep order society

Ex:3 distinct branches , England – Monarch parliamentary

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Limits

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How far you can go

Ex: president can only served two terms

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Transportation

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How people move from one place to another

Ex: The railroads being built

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Communication

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The way information is shared

Ex: telegraph and codes used in Civil War to help get information from one place to another

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Group

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People who join together for a common reason

Ex: the nazi group joined together to kill Jews

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Or Jen

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Or something starts or begins

Ex: the origin of printing press , Buddhism

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Influence

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Someone or something that causes someone or something to change

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Justice

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getting punished for you they have done

Ex: going against a country’s laws and getting persecuted

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Freedom

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God-given rights ability to do anything you want

Ex: USA give citizens the right to freedom of doing what they want

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The quality

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Where everyone is treated the same

Ex: the 19th amendment: black people have the same rights as white people do

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Citizenship

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Rights and responsibilities of being in a society

-ex: the right to exercise your citizenship and vote for government officials

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Policy

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How it runs; terms and conditions

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Supply/demand

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Supply:what you do have , demand:what you don’t have but need

Ex.the cotton gin .

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Market

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The way they economic system is ran

Ex: free-market system, socialist system, government centrals

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