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| Clan | group related by kinship and decent |
| Classical | Era in a civilization that fundamental culture, government, and beliefs are established and leave a lasting legacy |
| Country | A region that has a distinct entity in political geography that also has its own distinct political characteristics |
| Cultural Diffusion | mixing of cultures due to a variety of reasons such as trade and conquest |
| Culture | a people's unique way of life |
| Democracy | system of governance by a whole population, or by its eligibile members |
| Demographic | The characteristic of a given population that describe its population, such as gender, age, or ethnicity |
| Domestic | Inside the country/society |
| Dynasty | Series of rulers from the same family |
| Economy | System for the management of resources |
| Empire | A group of nations or peoples usually ruled over by an emperor or empress |
| Environment | The air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time |
| Goods | Material things that can be bought and sold |
| Hemisphere | Half of the earth; can be broken into Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere |
| Imperial | Dealing with an empire, of an empire |
| Indigenous | Original inhabitant of the area in question |
| Individualism | Focus on individual rights instead of the benefit of the state |
| Inflation | General rise in prices, leading to a fall in purchasing power |
| Kingdom | A state of government having a king or queen as its head; citizens are culturally similar |
| Latitude | Distance in degrees north or south of the earth's equator |
| Location | Position on the earth |
| Longitude | Distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian at Greenwich |
| Migration | Movement of a group from one place to another, usually motivated by basic or societal needs |
| Missionary | Members of a religious group whose goal is to spread that belief system to new areas |
| Monarchy | System of governance where power is held by a single person, usually dynastic |
| Mortality | The condition of being alive and susceptible to death |
| Nation | A large body of people with some common trait that feels loyalty to that trait and each other |
| Native | Person from the territory being observed; a local |
| Nomad | One who moves from one place to another |
| Oligarchy | System of governance where power rests with a small number of people |
