Social Studies Vocab Final Flashcards
a rice field
Paddy
a philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chang-tzu
Taoism
a system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples
Confucianism
no sovereign authority over its territory, whose actions and policies are controlled by a foreign power
Puppet Government
a religion, originated in India by Buddha
Buddhism
a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, especially Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value
Calligraphy
a theory or system developed by Karl Marx of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state
Communism
a specific fixed point on earth, usually expressed by a scientific coordinate system
Absolute Location
position of a place or entity based on its location with respect to other locations
Relative Location
the angular distance north or south from the equator
Latitude
a series of vibrations induced in the earth’s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
Earthquakes
production of maps
Cartography
an emperor of Russia
Csar
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
USSR
a tent like dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia
Yurt
a period of ideological and geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
Cold War
a socialist economic system in which production and distribution of goods and services are controlled by the government and industry is mostly publicly owned
Command Economy
a loose, wide-sleeved robe, fastened at the waist with a wide sash, characteristic of Japanese costume
Kimono
is an area in which treaties or agreements between nations, military powers or contending groups forbid military installations, activities or personnel
Demilitarized zone
expulsion from one’s native land by authoritative decree
Exile
in agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms
Terraced field
a genre of film and television animation created in or influenced by the traditional style of Japanese
Anime
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze
Celadon
the Korean alphabetic writing system, introduced in the 15th century, containing 14 consonants and 11 vowels
Hangul
