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29 Cards in this Set
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Judaism
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Religion of the Jewish people. Founded by Abraham. Sacred text is the Torah.
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Buddhism
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Follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
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Hinduism
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Prominent religion of India. Believe in more than one god. "karma".
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Christianity
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based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Christians believe Jesus was the son of God. World's largest religion.
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Islam
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Based on the teachings of Mohammed. God is called Allah. Koran is the sacred text.
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Negotiation
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Two or more people talking to each other in order to come to some sort of an agreement.
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Collaboration
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Working with others to reach a common goal.
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Civic
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Relating to a city, citizen, or citizenship.
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Imports
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Goods or services brought into a country.
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Exports
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Goods or services brought out of a country.
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Democracy
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Govt. where the people have the power.
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Theocracy
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Ruled based on a religion on religious ideas.
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Dictatorship
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Ruled by a single leader who has absolute power.
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Monarchy
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Government ruled by a king or a queen.
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Chronological Order
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In order from first to last, earliest to latest, oldest to newest.
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BC
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Before the birth of Christ.
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AD
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In the year of our Lord. It starts counting time at the birth of Christ.
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BCE
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Before Common Era
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CE
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Common Era
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Cartography
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The study and drawing of maps.
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Latitude
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Parallel lines that divide the earth's surface from East to West.
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Longitude
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Imaginary lines that divide the Earth's surface North to South.
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Equator
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0 degrees Latitude. It is an imaginary line.
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Prime Meridian
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0 degrees Longitude. Imaginary line.
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Coordinates
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Degrees of Latitude and Longitude that show absolute location.
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Population
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The number of any species in a given area.
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Distribution
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The moving of goods from one place to another.
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Discrimination
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Ill treatment of an individual based solely on their membership in a certain group.
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Intolerance
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Forcing your beliefs on another person.
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