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20 Cards in this Set
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supply and demand
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An economic concept that states that the price of a good rises or falls depending on the supply and demand of the item.
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Ho Chi Minh
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President of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1969.
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military dictatorship
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A government ruled by a person in the military,
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pagodas
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A Buddhist tower built in many levels, with sculptures or carvings of Buddha on each level.
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Mao Zedong
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A leader in the Communist Party.
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Boxer Rebellion
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A rebel group against the Qing Dynasty and to force all foreigners out of China.
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Aborigines
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One of Australia's first inhabitants or their descendants.
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Commonwealth of Nations
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A group of countries that were once British colonies and share a British heritage. For example, Australia and New Zealand.
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Maori
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The first inhabitants of New Zealand.
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Matrilineal society
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A society where ancestry is traced through the mother's side of the family.
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feudalism
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A politicial and economic system in which lords give kand to less powerful nobles in exchange for various services.
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republic
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A form of government in which people rule through elected representatives.
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fjord
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A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea located between steep cliffs.
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Julius Caeser
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A successful Roman general and famous speaker.
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polis
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The central city in a city-state.
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Aristotle
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The teacher of Alexander the Great.
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Constantine
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Emperor of Rome in A.D. , who changed Rome into a Christian country.
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peninsula
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A body of land surrounded by water on three sides.
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plebian
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A common ciitizan of ancient Rome.
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textiles
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Cloth manufatured by weaving or knitting.
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