Vocab Flashcards

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Artisans

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A person skilled in a particular craft

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2
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Autonomous

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Self governing independent subject to its own laws

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3
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Bureaucracy

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A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government

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4
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Centralization

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The concentration of administrative power in a central government or authority

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5
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Circa

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About, especially used in approximate dates

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6
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Codify

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To catalogue or organize a set of laws rules

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7
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Cultural diffusion

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The spreading of ideas or ideas from culture to culture

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8
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Culture

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A people unique way of life

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9
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Assimilation

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Merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups

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10
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Decentralization

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To reorganize a government or industry into smaller

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11
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Deforestation

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The clearing of trees transforming forest into cleared land

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12
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Demography

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The study of size growth density and other characterizations of human populations

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13
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Desertification

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The process by which fertile land becomes desert

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14
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Diaspora

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Any group that has been dispersed outside of its traditional homeland

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15
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Doctrine

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A set of beliefs taught by a religion

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16
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Egalitarian

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Belief in equality of all people

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17
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Elite

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A group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within another group

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18
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Epidemic

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Outbreak of a contagious disease

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19
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Gender

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Sexual identity

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20
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Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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21
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Interregional

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Connecting two or more regions

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Intraregional

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Within a region

23
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Manifesto

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A public declaration of intentions opinions issued by a government or organization

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Religion

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Belief system

25
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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

27
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Static

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Showing little change

28
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Syncretism

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Combination of different cultures resulting in a unique culture

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Transregional

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The exchange of goods and traditions across political or geographic boundaries

30
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Anti

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Against

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De

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Opposite

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Dis

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Not

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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Mis

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Wrongly

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Non

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Not

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Pan

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Involving all of or union of specified group

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Poly

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Many

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Post

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After

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Pre

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Before

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Re

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Again

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Semi

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Half

43
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Trans

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Across

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Un

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Not

45
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Able/ible

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Can be done

46
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Al

A

Having characteristics of

47
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Cide

A

Killer of

48
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Ed

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Past tense verbs

49
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Ic

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Having characteristics of

50
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Ing

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Verb form/ present participle

51
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Ion, tion,

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Act, process

52
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Ism

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Indicates belief or principle

53
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Ist

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Person who does a specific Action of activity

54
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Ize

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To cause