Social studies Flashcards

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A society with cities, a central government, social classes, and usually writing, art, and architecture.

A

Civilization

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3
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To supply dry land with water by using ditches or canals

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Irrigate

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4
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A ruler of widespread lands

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Emperor

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5
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A series of rulers from the same family, Chinese history is destined by dynasties.

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Dynasty

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6
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A movement of people from one country or region to another

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Migration.

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7
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A group of families who claim a common ancestor.

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Clan

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8
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A spreading of ideas and culture through the movement of people

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Cultural diffusion

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9
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Of a relating to a government that owns a country’s large industries, businesses and most of the land

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Communist

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10
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A fortification wall which, with all it’s extensions, stretched 4000 miles through china. Under construction from about 600 BC to 1600 AD

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Great Wall of china

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11
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A community in which land is held in common and where members live and work together

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Commune

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12
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A version of a language found only in certain regions

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Dialect

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13
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A person who has not settled home, nomads move from place to place in search of water and grazing land for their animals

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Nomad

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14
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Having similar members, in reference to a group

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Homogenous

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15
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Extreme

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Radical

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16
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A computer driven machine that does tasks once done by humans

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Robot

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17
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To economically support, some government subsidize certain industries

A

Subsidize

18
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A period of time when an economy and a business that support it slow down

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Recession

19
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Unfair treatment, often based on race or gender

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Discrimination

20
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In business, to extend activities into different areas

A

Diversity

21
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A huge food shortage

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Famine

22
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Peaceful faith taught respect

A

Confucius

23
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In 1853 he went to Japan to try to get them to trade with the US for the first time

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Commodore Matthew perry

24
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The name given to China by its Chinese leaders

A

Middle Kingdom

25
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A economic system in which people are allowed to choose their own jobs, start private businesses, and make a profit

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Free enterprise

26
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A strong communist leader who enforced the one child law

A

Mao Zedong

27
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Groups of youths who were taught to have no connections to the past, they were told not to respect their parents/ teachers

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Red guard

28
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A large island country off the southeast coast of mainland china, formerly Formosa since 1949

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Taiwan

29
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The capital of South Korea

A

Seoul

30
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A 150 mile long strip spreading North Korea and South Korea

A

Demilitarized zone

31
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A benefit often used by large companies to attract workers and keep them happy

A

Incentive

32
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A raises area of mostly level land

A

Plateau