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64 Cards in this Set
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a large land mass that is smaller than a continent
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subcontinent
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seasonal wind that dominates the climate of southeast asia
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monsoon
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regional version of a language with its own words, expressions, and pronunciations
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dialect
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determine the meaning of (writing)
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decipher
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hereditary chiefs that ruled the villages
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rajahs
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aryans divided people into four classes
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varna
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social groups based of birth
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caste
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each god is part of a single supreme force
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brahman
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religious groups
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sects
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each person has an essential self
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atman
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rebirth of the soul in various forms
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reincarnation
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every deed in this life affects a persons future life
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karma
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duties and obligations
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darma
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freedom from the cycle of birth and death
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nirvana
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ruling family
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dynasty
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shrines containing remains of the buddha
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stupa
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ruler that governed india
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sultan
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complete seclusion
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purdah
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complete control of a market or product
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monopoly
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indian troops who served in british army
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sepoy
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truth force, the use of non violence resistance to end injustice, developed by Gandhi
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satyagraha
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refusal to obey unjust laws
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civil disobedience
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in india where president has little power but the political that wins the most seats in parliament has most of the power
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parliamentary democracy
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when several parties join to rule
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coalition
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country that has no official religion
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secular
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people who rent land from large land owners and pay the owner a portion of their crops
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tenant farmer
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program of redistributing land
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land reform
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small businesses run from the home
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cottage industry
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the rate at which babies die
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infant mortality
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popular vote
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plebiscite
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truth force, the use of non violence resistance to end injustice, developed by Gandhi
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satyagraha
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refusal to obey unjust laws
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civil disobedience
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in india where president has little power but the political that wins the most seats in parliament has most of the power
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parliamentary democracy
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when several parties join to rule
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coalition
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country that has no official religion
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secular
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people who rent land from large land owners and pay the owner a portion of their crops
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tenant farmer
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program of redistributing land
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land reform
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small businesses run from the home
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cottage industry
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the rate at which babies die
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infant mortality
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popular vote
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plebiscite
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a small country located between larger hostile powers
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buffer state
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an ornate from of writing
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calligraphy
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a chain of islands
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archipelagos
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a country that recognizes the superiority of another by giving tribute or gifts
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tributary state
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belief that spirits live in the natural world
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animism
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country that has its own government but its policies are directed by an outside power
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protectorate
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the right to demand taxes or labor from the people living on the land
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encomienda
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place under state control
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nationalize
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temporary rule by military
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martial law
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the theory that if one nation falls to communism, all neighboring forces will become communists
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domino theory
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deliberate killing of an entire national or ethnic group
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genocide
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yellow brown soil that is carried by wind across the north china plain
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loess
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chinese symbols used to express ideas
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ideograph
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rise and fall of ruling families
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dynastic cycle
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duty and respect that children owe their parents
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filial piety
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bow low in respect
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kow tow
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when westerners accused of a crime in china could be tried in their own courts instead of chinese courts
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extraterritoriality
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area in which a foreign nation has special economic privileges
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sphere of influence
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industrial working class
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proletariat
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when government controls every aspect of citizens lives through a single party dictator ship
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totalitarian state
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the spread of ideas to promote a cause or damage an apposing cause
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propaganda
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operated and managed under government direction (farm)
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collective farm
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community in which all property is held in common, moving quarters are shared and physical needs are provided in exchange for work in assigned jobs
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commune
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free market economy
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capitalism
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