Vocab Flashcards

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Artisans

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A person skilled in a particular craft

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Autonomous

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Self governing independent subject to its own laws

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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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Centralization

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The concentration of administrative power in a central government or authority

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Circa

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About, especially used in approximate dates

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Codify

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To catalogue or organize a set of laws rules

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Cultural diffusion

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The spreading of ideas or ideas from culture to culture

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Culture

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A people unique way of life

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Assimilation

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Merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups

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Decentralization

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To reorganize a government or industry into smaller

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Deforestation

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The clearing of trees transforming forest into cleared land

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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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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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Doctrine

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A set of beliefs taught by a religion

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Egalitarian

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Belief in equality of all people

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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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Epidemic

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Outbreak of a contagious disease

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Gender

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Sexual identity

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Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

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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

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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

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Sedentary
Settled, not migratory
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Social hierarchy
Referring to the hierarchical arrangement of individuals into divisions of power and wealth within a society
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Static
Showing little change
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Syncretism
Combination of different cultures resulting in a unique culture
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Transregional
The exchange of goods and traditions across political or geographic boundaries
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Anti
Against
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De
Opposite
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Dis
Not
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within
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Mis
Wrongly
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Non
Not
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Pan
Involving all of or union of specified group
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Poly
Many
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Post
After
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Pre
Before
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Re
Again
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Semi
Half
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Trans
Across
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Un
Not
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Able/ible
Can be done
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Al
Having characteristics of
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Cide
Killer of
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Ed
Past tense verbs
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Ic
Having characteristics of
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Ing
Verb form/ present participle
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Ion, tion,
Act, process
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Ism
Indicates belief or principle
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Ist
Person who does a specific Action of activity
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Ize
To cause