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1
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What does the word diplomatic mean?

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The ark of negotiating

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2
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What does diplomat mean and synonym?

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Diplomats means representation of a country.

Synonym: ambassador, foreign minister

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3
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What does Periodization mean?

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When something begins and ends

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4
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What is geography?

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Geography is the study of what people do with their environment.

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5
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What is location?

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Where it is in the world

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What are two types of location?

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1) relative location- finding a place in relation to its surrounding. Ex: landmark and physical characteristics
2) exact location- using grid to find a place. Ex: latitude and longitude

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7
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What is region?

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An area of land that has the same physical and human characteristics

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8
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What does theory mean?

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An idea that is accepted as truth until proven wrong

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9
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What is place?

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What makes it unique

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10
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What is a natural resource?

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Anything that humans take from the earth, in it and on it to meet and satisfy their need

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What is human environment interaction?

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The way humans adapt to and change their surrounding for their benefit

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12
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What is movement?

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Where did it go or the exchange of people, foods and ideas

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13
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What is cultural diffusion?

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Exchange of ideas and products between cultures

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14
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What does Interdependency mean?

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When you rely on a country for the resources you don’t have

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What’s another word for interdependency?

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Globalization

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16
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What is agricultural revolution?

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When humans transition away from hunting to gathering to grow food.( agriculture )

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17
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What are nomad people?

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People who are constantly on the move.

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18
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How did the first people arrive in the americas?

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They crossed a bridge called beringia that connects Russia and Alaska

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19
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What does agriculture mean?

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The domestication of animals and the cultivation of crops.

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20
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What is city state?

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Political entity that controls the surrounding land

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21
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What is nation state?

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Country with the same ethnic

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22
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What is empire?

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Extended territory under one control. Ex: country

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23
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What is the cultivation of crops?

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Control where and what you grow

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24
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What does infrastructure mean?

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Everything within a society that allows it to function. ( road, bridges and highway)

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What are the various farming method developed by native Americans?

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1) terrace farming
2) three sister farming
3) slash and burn

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26
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What is the 3 sister farming method?

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Squash, bean and corn

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27
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What does Matriarchal mean?

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A society controlled by women

28
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What does patriarchal mean?

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Society controlled by men

29
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What does patrilineal mean?

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Roots traced from the father

30
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What does matrilineal mean?

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Roots traced from the mother

31
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What is a basin?

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A low lying area on the earths surface, it is often below seas level

32
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What is primary source?

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A source where the person what is talking is part of the experience.

33
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What is secondary source?

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A source that is dependent on a primary source. ( you weren’t there )

34
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How is geography and history connected?

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Geography and history is connects because both geographer and historians want to understand how the natural environment affect people and events.

34
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How does cultural diffusion take place?

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War, trade and migrate

35
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What is out of Africa theory?

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Movement of humans out is Africa to populate the earth.

36
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What is a polar map?

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A map that starts from the view of the northern or southern pole.

37
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What is the dark ages?

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A time period where a country stubble a economically

38
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What is the Renaissance?

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A time period where a country prosperous economically

39
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What does inflation mean?

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When the value of something goes down

40
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What does barter mean?

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To exchange goods for goods

41
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Nationalism

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Loyalty and devotion of ones country

42
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What is imperialism?

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The process of taking a weaker country for its resources, location, land space or geopolitical reasons.

43
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What is Renaissance?

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Renaissance means rebirth. It’s the era of innovation and artistic expression

44
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What is the age of exploration?

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A period in European history marking an era in which extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture

45
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What are other words for age of exploration?

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  • age of discovery
  • first global age
  • Columbus exchange
  • the first encounter
46
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What is a political system?

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A political system is a structure that is put in place to support the ideology how to govern a territory

47
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What is a monopoly?

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A monopoly is when a person or a company had sole ownership over a good or service. Ex: Mali had monopoly over the trade route

48
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Why did the Roman Empire split?

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They Roman Empire split because the empire was big

49
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What are other word for Renaissance?

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  • Scientific revolution

- age of discovery

50
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Where did the Renaissance start?

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Italy

51
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Why did Italy survive the dark age?

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Italy survived the dark age because they were the center of major trade route.

52
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What is another word for imperialism?

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Expansionism

53
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What methods were used by the Europeans to create USA?

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1- war
2- invasion
3- agreement
4- marrying

54
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What does colonist mean?

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People sent from the mother country

55
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Why does the mother country take over the weaker country?

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They take over so they can get the natural resource and power

56
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What are the motive for European exploration?

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Europeans seek new trade route to the east because they wanted spices and other luxurious goods. 
- the three G’s 
 • god • glory • gold 
They wanted to spread Christianity.
They wanted the glory.
They wanted gold to get wealthy.
57
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What is the Columbus exchange?

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The exchange of good between the americas and Europe. It is called the cold is exchange because Columbus led the way and his contact had long term consequences between the western and eastern hemisphere.

58
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What is the treaty of Tordesillas?

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The treaty of tordesillas = 1494
The line of demarcation divided the non European world into two zone.
- Portugal gets east of the line and Spain west of the line.
- Pope Alexander VI drew the imaginary line.

59
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What is another word for imperialism?

A

Expansionism

60
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Why were the Spanish victorious against the native people?

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  • superior military technology
    Horses, cannons and guns
  • division among the native people
  • disease such as small pox
61
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What is racism?

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Racism is the belief that one race is superior than the other.

62
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What is monarchy?

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A government ruled by kings or queen

63
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What is reformation?

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A movement that questioned the authority of the Roman Catholic Churches

64
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What is the age of enlightenment?

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Improving human society through political change

- movement ways from divine right

65
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What is nationalism?

A

Government has sole control over a good or service

66
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What Is command economy?

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Government control every business and service

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