| A | B |
| agricultural revolution | period during which people began to farm and tame animals |
| animism | belief that spirits live in the natural world |
| apartheid | rigid separation of races by law in South Africa |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| artisan | skilled craftworker |
| autonomy | self-government |
| boycott | refuse to buy certain goods or services |
| brahman | Hinduism-single, supreme force or reality of universe |
| bushido | Japan's samurai code of behavior |
| caliph | secular and religious head of a Muslim state |
| capital | money that can beinvested in business for making a profit |
| capitalism | free market economy system |
| caste | India - system of social groups based on birth |
| caudillo | Latin American military leader who seizes power and rules as a dictator |
| city-state | large town that has own government-controlls surrounding area |
| civil disobedience | use of nonviolent means to resist civil lawrs thought unjust |
| civilization | highly organized group of people with their own language and ways of living |
| coalition | ruling alliance of several political parties |
| collective farm | farm operated and managed under government direction |
| commune | community where all property is held in common - exchange needs for work |