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| democracy | government in which citizens have ruling power; first developed in Athens. |
| denazification | remaoval of all teaces of Nazism in Germany after WWII. |
| desertification | the spread of desert into semi-arid regions nearby |
| detente | easing of the international tension between the Soviet Union and the United States |
| developed countries | countries that have established agriculture, industries, advanced technology, and strong education systems. |
| developing countries | countries that have limited resources and face obstacles, such as, overpopulation, natural disasters, and indebtedness in achieving modern industrial economies |
| dissident | person who speaks out against a government |
| dictator | ruler with absolute power |
| dynastic cycle | rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven |
| dynasty | ruling family that passes the right to rule from one member to another |
| empire | group of territories or peoples controlled by one ruler |
| encomienda | right the Spanish government granted settlers in the Americas to demand taxes or labor services from Indians living on the land |
| Enlightenment | a period in the 1700s, when philosophers emphasized the use of reason, which they believed would free people from ignorance, and lead to a perfect society |
| entrepreneur | merchant willing to take financial risks in the hope of making large profits |
| extended family | large family group usually consisting of a husband and wife, their unmarried children, their married sons, and the sons' wives and children also referred to as joint family |
| extraterritoriality | the right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nations - tried by their own courts in a foreign land |
| federation | the joining together of two or more states into a union |
| federal republic | a country that has a representative democracy with a centralized government |
| feudalism | system of rule by local lords who were bound to a king by ties of loyalty; developed in western Europe during the Middle Ages |
| fief | during the Middle Ages in Western Europe, an estate that the lord provided a vassal in exchange for his loyalty |
