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| culture | way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs, including language and religion |
| civilization | highly developed culture, usually with organized religion and laws |
| cultural diffusion | process by which knowledge and skills spread from one area to another |
| language family | group of languages that comes from a common ancestor |
| standard of living | measure of quality of life based on income and material possessions |
| literacy rate | percentage of adults in a society who can read and write |
| free enterprise | basis of a market economy in which people start and run businesses to make a profit with little government intervention |
| socialism | economic system in which government sets economic goals and may own some businesses |
