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14 Cards in this Set
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NATION-STATE
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FORM OF POLITICAL SOCIETY THAT HAS A CENTRALIZED GOV. WITH HIGH DEGREE OF ETHIC AND CULTURAL UNITY.
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MATRILINEAR
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FORM OF SOCIETY IN WHICH FAMILY LINE, POWER, AND WEALTH ARE PASSES PRIMARLY THROUGH THE FEMALE SIDE.
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CONFEDERACY
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AN ALLIANCE OR LEAGUE OF NATIONS OR PEOPLES LOOSER THAN A FEDERATION
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PRIMEVAL
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CONCERNING THE EARLIEST ORIGIN OF THINGS.
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SEGA
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LENGTHY STORY OR POEM.
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MIDDLEMEN
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THOSE DEALERS THAT OPERATE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL BUYERS AND THE RETAIL MERCHANTS WHO SELL TO CONSUMERS.
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CARAVEL
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A SHIP
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PLANTATION
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LARGE SCALE AGRICULTURE.
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ECOSYSTEM
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A NATURALLY EVOLVED NETWORK OF RELATIONS AMONG ORGANISMS IN A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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POPULATION
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CONQUISTADOR
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SPANISH CONQUEROR IN THE AMERICAS
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CAPITALISM
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AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM CHARACTERISED BY PRIVATE PROP., FREE TRADEM AND MARKETS
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ENCOMIENDA
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SPANISH LABOR SYSTEM IN WHICH A PERSON IS HELD TO UNPAID SERVICE UNDER THE PERMANENT CONTROL OF THEIR MASTERS.
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MESTIZOS
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MIXED NATIVE AND EUROPEAN
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