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| chancellor | Prime Minister, or chief executive of a country or nation state |
| check and balance | a system in government described by Baron de Montesquieu where legislative, judicial, and executive power is shared among the different branches to provide protection against abuses of power |
| chemistry | the science dealing with the structure, composition, properties and reactive characteristics of substances |
| Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident | (1986) this accident released large amounts of radiation that not only affected the immediate area, the Ukraine, but also ws carried on strong winds across many countries in Europe. The effects of this accident have to date been an increase in cancer victims, numerous birth defects, and the destruction on many acres of good land. |
| chinampas | floating islands of land anchored to a lake bottom used for agriculture. This technique ws used by the Aztecs. |
| Chinese Communist Revolution | a political revolution in China led by Mao Zedong |
| chivalry | code of conduct for knights and nobles during the European feudalism |
| chloroflorocarbon (CFC) | a gas containing carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and flourine |
| Jesus Christ | Founder of Christianity. Considered by Christians to be the son of God and the Messiah. He is the central figure in the Christian Religion. |
| Christianity | currently the most popular religion in the world based on the number of worshippers found throughout the world. Founded by Jesus Christ; holy book is the bible |
| Sir Winston Churchill | (1874-1965) British politician and Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. |
| circumference | the distance around the edge of a circle |
| circumnavigate | to travel around something, like an island or the world |
| city-state | an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands |
| civil disobedience | the purposeful breaking of laws to protest actions by government |
| civil service exam | In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy |
| civil war | a war between groups of people in the same country, culture, or political system |
| civilization | a society that has a high level of culture and social organization including organized government, job specialization, and a organized belief system |
| Georges Clemenceau | (1841-1929) French Premier during World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles |
| climate | the average weather in a region |
| Cold War | non-shooting conflict between the Soviet Union and their allies and the United States and their allies. Numerous secondary conflicts arise due to the Cold War. |
| collective farm | a government owned farms where peasants work on a quota system |
| colonialism | the policy of maintaining colonies as a source of raw materials and new markets. Practiced during old and new imperialism |
