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| Camp David Accords | 1978 Arab-Israeli Peace Treaty signed by Sadat of Egypt, Begin of Israel and President Carter of the USA |
| capital | money that can be invested in business ventures for the purpose of making a profit |
| capitalism | an economic system based on free market without governmental controls (USA) |
| cash crop | a farm product grown to be sold for a profit |
| caste system | rigid social class system based on heredity |
| Fidel Castro | communist dictator of Cuba |
| Catherine the Great | czarina of Russia who wanted to make Russia more like the West |
| caudillos | Latin American military leaders who seize power and rule as dictators |
| central government | a government that controls a large area and is based in a city that is usually near the center of the area |
| Charlemagne | Frankish king who united large parts of Europe; his death led to feudalism |
| Chiang Kai-sheck | Leader of the Nationalist government--against Communism and Mao |
| Christianity | religion based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ |
| city-state | independent city that rules itself like a country (Athens) |
| civil disobedience | use of non-violence methods to resist laws that are thought to be unfair (Gandhi) |
| civil liberties | freedoms from governmental interference with rights; human rights |
| civil war | a war between two groups within the same country |
| civilization | a highly organized group of people with their own language and way of living |
| climate | average weather of a place over a long period of time |
| cohesive | showing a union between similar parties |
| Cold War | a period of political and economic struggle between democratic and communist nations |
| collective security | situation in which groups of people are safe because of their connection |
| collectivization | merging of small farms into larger, state-controlled farms (Stalin) |
| colonialism | control by one nation over a dependent area or people |
| colony | a distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation |
| command economy | government makes all decisions concerning production, sale, and consumption of goods and services |
| commercial revolution | change from an economy based on subsistence to an economy based on consumption |
| commercialism | a spirit, method, or practice characteristic of business |
| communal farm (communes) | large farm in which all property, work, and profit are shared equally by members |
| communism | totalitarian government where a single party controls the state |
| communist | a follower of the beliefs of Marx and of communism |
| compromise | a settlement of a dispute because both sides give in a little |
| concessions | things given as a sign of trust |
| Confucius | a Chinese philosopher who taught discipline, duty, and respect |
| Congress of Vienna | meeting between heads of Europe that decided on a balance of power |
| conquistadors | Spanish conquerors of Latin America |
| constitutional monarchy | government headed by a king of queen whose power is limited by a constitution |
| consumer | one that buys and uses goods |
| consumer goods | goods that directly satisfy human wants |
| containment | to stop the spread of something--(communism) |
| convert | to bring over from one belief to another |
| Nicolas Copernicus | Polish mathematician and astronomer who first thought the sun was the center of the universe |
| credit | the right or privilege of taking possession of money, etc in exchange for a promise to pay it back |
| Crusades | military expedition by the European Christians to recover Palestine |
| cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas from one culture to another |
| cultural pluralism | a state of society in which groups maintain different cultures |
| Cultural Revolution | movement called for by Mao Zedong in China to end opposition |
| culture | all things that make up a people's entire way of life |
| czar | Russian term for emperor or king |
