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| Absolutism | Political system in which autocratic rules have complete authority over the government and the lives of people in their nations |
| Allied Powers | World War 1 alliance of Britain, France, and Russia, later joined by Italy, the United States, and others |
| Animism | The belief that every living and non living thing in nature has a spirit |
| Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against jews |
| Apartheid | South African government policy calling for separation of the races |
| Aristocracy | A government ruled by an upper class |
| Balance of power | Distribution of political and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong |
| Balance of trade | Difference between how much a country imports and how much it exports |
| Boxer Rebellion | Event in 1900in which a group known as boxers assaulted foreign communities across China |
| Bushido | Code of conduct for samurai during feudal period in japan |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit |
| Cash crop economy | Economy based on the raising and selling of one crop or a small number of crops |
| Central Powers | World war 1 alliance of Germany Austria- Hungary and the ottoman empire (later joined by Bulgaria) |
| Chivalry | The code of conduct followed by knights during the Middle ages |
| Cold War | Continuing state of tension and hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union after 1945 because of differences in political and economic philosophies |
| Command economy | Economy in which government officials make all basic economic decisions |
| Congress of Vienna | Conference held in 1815 among European dipomats that had the purpose of restoring order and stability to Europe |
| Coup d' etat | A revolt by a small group intended to overthrow a government |
| Crusades | Series of religious war fought between Chrisyians and muslims from the late 1000's to the mid-1200s |
| Cultural Diffusion | Th exchange of ideas, customs, goods, and technologies among cultures |
| Deforestation | Destruction of forest, esoecially tropical rain forests |
| Desertification | The changeover of arable land into desert |
| Dharma | In Hinduism, the moral and religious duties that are expected of an individual |
| Divine right | Belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from god |
| Encomienda | System created by Spanish government in the Americas allowing colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans |
| English Bill of Rights | A set of acts passed by Parliament to ensure its superiority over the monarchy and guarantee certain rights to citizens |
