Foundational Vocabulary

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Artisans

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A person skilled in a particular craft; one who uses traditional methods to create items

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Assimilation

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Merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups

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Autonomous

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Self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws; independent of others and possessing a large degree of self-government

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Bureaucracy

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A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government; often a highly respected person

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Centralization

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The concentration of administrative power in a central government or authority

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Circa

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About; especially used in approximate dates

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Codify

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To catalogue or organize a set of laws, rules, etc. to a specific code

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Cultural Diffusion

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The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another

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Culture

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A person’s unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas

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Decentralization

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To reorganize a government or industry into smaller, more autonomous units

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Demography

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The study of size, growth, density, growth, and other characteristics of human populations

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Diaspora

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Any group that has been dispersed outside of its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

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Doctrine

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A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a religion or government

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Egalitarian

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Asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people especially in political, economic, or social life

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Elite

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A group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group of people

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Epidemic

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Outbreak of contagious disease that spreads rapidly and affects many people at the same time

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Gender

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Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture

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Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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Interregional

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Of, involving, or connecting two or more regions

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Intraregional

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Within a region

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Religion

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Belief system that holds that divine powers control the environment and people’s futures

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Sedentary

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Settled, not migratory

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Social Hierarchy

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Referring to the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of power and wealth within a society

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Static

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Showing little change characterized by little movement or progression

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Syncretism

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Combination of different cultures (religion, art, etc.) resulting in a unique culture

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Transregional

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The exchange of goods, services, culture, and traditions across political or geographic boundaries