| A | B |
|---|
| colony | territory that an outside power controls directly |
| command economy | state controlled economic system |
| common law | system of law in England based on decisions of royal courts that became accepted legal principles |
| communism | form of complete socialism in which there is public ownership of all land and all means of production |
| conquistador | conqueror; person given the right by rulers of Spain to establish outposts in the Americas |
| containment | policy whereby the United States tried to prevent the Soviet Union from expanding beyond its borders; first applied in the 1940s |
| corporation | business oened by many investors, who buy shares of stock and risk only the amount of their investment |
| coup d'etat | revolt by military leaders to overthrow a government |
| covenant | binding agreement |
| creole | descendant of Spanish settlers born in Americas |
| crusades | series of wars launched by Christians against Muslims who controlled the Holy Land - called by Pope Urban II |
| cultural bias | the way a person's culture shapes his or her attitude toward and event |
| cultural diffusion | when a custom or item of one culture moves from one culture to another, borrowing or sharing of ideas |
| cultural diversity | variety of customs, ideas, and ways of life of a group of people |
| culture | customs, ideas, and way of life of a group of people |
| Cyrillic alphabet | alphabet devised in the ninth century by Greek monks, Cyril and Methodius |
| czar | Russian word for Caesar; title of the ruler of Russian Empire |
| daimyo | powerful warrior knights directly below the shogun, in Japan during the feudal period |
| decentralization | to break down into smaller units with no central location or control |
| deforestation | to clear land of forests and trees |
