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1
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the adjustment of individual and group behaviour to confirm with the main system of values in a given society, class or social group.

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Adaptation

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2
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Japan’s indigenous people

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Ainu

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3
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land suitable for farming and agriculture

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Arable

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4
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forcing a group to the people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group

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assimilation

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5
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the name given to the civilization created by a nomadic tribe who settled in the Valley of Mexico in the 15th century

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Aztec

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6
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A disease that spread throughout Europe and Killed 25 million people in the mid 1300s

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Black death

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7
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the area of Jurisdiction of Islamic rulers

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Caliphate

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8
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Aztec school for nobles

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Calmecac

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9
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A politically independent city and the rural area around it

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City-state

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10
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relating to citizenship or civic (government) affairs

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Civic

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11
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Required by law

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Compulsory

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12
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word the Spanish used to describe the leader of an expedition to colonize other lands

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conquistador

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13
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Descendants of Spanish settlers in Mexico

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Creoles

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14
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a Christian military expedition

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Crusade

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15
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a powerful Japanese landowner or noble

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Daimyo

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16
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Japanese academics who learned the Dutch language and educated themselves about Western ways

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Dutch Schoolers

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17
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the period in Japanese history between 1600 and 1853; also called the Tokugawa period

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Edo

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18
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the Spanish system that gave Spanish settlers land grants when they arrived in a colony

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encomienda

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19
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a disease that spreads rapidly and affects many individuals at the same time

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epidemic

20
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Rules about right and wrong behaviour

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ethical codes

21
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actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory

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expansionism

22
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the system of political organisation during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him

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feudalism

23
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the study of land, features, and inhabitants of the earth

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Geography

24
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the social system which status is ranked and power is concentrated in the higher ranks

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hierarchy

25
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a group or people similar in nature and character

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homogeneous

26
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A way of thinking that centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth; concern with the interests, needs, and welfare of humans

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humanism

27
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resistance to a disease

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immunity

28
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the extension of power over a territory, including its resources and people

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imperialism

29
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someone who acts as a go-between or mediator between two people or group of people

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intermediary

30
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when a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers

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isolated

31
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Japanese word meaning enlightened rule

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Meiji

32
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person of mixed race of Spanish and Aztec decent

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Mestizo

33
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Men and Women from religious orders with the authority to teach and convert people to Christianity

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missionaries

34
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country rules by a king and queen

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monarchy

35
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small area often rules by princes

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principalities

36
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the Christian reconquest of Spain from the Muslims

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Reconquista

37
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A period of time that was the rebirth of classical knowledge and learning

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Renaissance

38
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Samurai warriors without a master

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Ronin

39
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Professional, paid members of Japanese military

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Samurai

40
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A Japanese military leader in Edo Japan

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Shogun

41
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a strong council of advisors, officials, and administrators

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shogunate

42
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a network of trade routes connecting China and the Far East with the Middle East and Europe

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Silk road

43
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a state-run system of courts in Spain where non-Catholics were put on trial

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Spanish Inquisition

44
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Aztec school for commoners

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Telpochcalli

45
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the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City

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Tenochtitlan

46
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Adapting the culture and ideas of the Western World

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Westernization

47
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A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group; the overall perspective from which one sees and interests the world

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Worldview

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