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abdicate
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to relinquish power or responsibility formally
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to relinquish
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Aborigine
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an original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Astralia
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Habito (Latin)
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acculturation
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the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging traits between cultures
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accepting, borrowing, and exchanging
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alluvial plain
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a broad expanse of land along riverbanks
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riverbanks
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ALTIPLANO
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a spanish word meaning "high plain"
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spainish word
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anarchy
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political disorder and violence
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violence
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ancestor worship
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the belief that respecting and honoring one's ancestors will cause them to live on in the spirit world after death
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spirit world after death
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animism
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the religous belief that such things as the sky, river, and trees contain souls
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contain souls
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annex
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to formally incorporate into a country or state the territory of another
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country or state territory
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APARTHEID
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an Afrikaans word meaning "apartness"
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"apartness"
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Aqueduct
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A large pipe or cannel desinged to transport water a long distance
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large pipe or Cannel
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arable
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capable of being farmed
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capable
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archipelago
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a group of islands
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islands
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artesian well
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a well that is is drilled deep enough to tap a layer of porous material filled with ground water
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A well
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atheism
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the belief that God does not exist
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does not exist
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