| A | B |
| modernization | creation of a stable society capable of producing a high level of goods & services |
| monarchy | gobernment headed by a king or queen |
| monopoly | total control of the market for a particular product by one corporation |
| monothesim | worship of a single god |
| monsoon | seasonal wind; in India, summer= rain; winter hot & dry |
| mosque | meeting place where Muslims assemble to pray |
| nationalize | to bring a part of the economy under government control |
| nationalism | feeling of pride & devotion to one's country |
| nativism | to favor people born in a country over the foreigners living there |
| natural resources | a source of wealth rpovided by nature, forests, minerals, oil, water |
| Neolitic | period of human culture characterized by the development of a systemof settled agriculture |
| neutral | not taking part for either side in a dispute |
| nirvana | (Hindu & Buddhist) the ultimate goal in life; condition of wanting nothing |
| nomad | person who travels in search of food |
| non-alignment | foreign policy of many developing countries to remanin neutral with respect to positions of the US & USSR |
| nuclear family | family made up of parents, children, & occasionally grandparents |
| pacifist | one who's opposed to war & serving in military |
| Pan-Africanism | movement whose goal is to create a polically & economically unified Africa |
| passive resistance | nonviolent opposition & refusal to cooperate |
| patrician | member of the class of wealthy landowners in ancient Rome |