Studied by 34 PeopleTags & Description
Urbanization
Movement of people from rural areas to cities, growth of cities
Tribute
Money paid by one country to another in return for protection
Theocracy
A government controlled by religious leaders
Syncretism
The unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently religion.
Stratification
A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society
Sphere of influence
A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.
Sovereignty
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
Socialism
A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
Sedentary
inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic
Secular
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
Sect
a subgroup of a major religious group
Subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
Regime
a government, usually an authoritarian goverment
Radical
Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms.
Propaganda
information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
Power Vacuum
when someone or a government has lost control of power and no one has replaced them
Periphery
the outermost part or boundary
Patriarchy
A form of social organization in which males dominate females
Pastoralism
the domestication of animals
Objective
factual, unbiased; not subjective
Orthodox
adhering to the traditional and established, especially in religion
Oligarchy
A government ruled by a few powerful people
Nationalization
Changing something from private to state ownership or control
Nationalism
Loyalty and total devotion to a political idea or cause; different than patriotism
Liberal
open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
Legitimacy
the hereditary right of a monarch to rule
Isolationism
A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs
Infrastructure
the basic framework of a building or a system
Inflation
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Ideology
a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
Humanism
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
Hierarchy
A group organized by rank
Heresy
the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
Hegemony
leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
Gentry
Wealthy landowning class
Fundamentalism
a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.
Figurehead
A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else; Queen Elizabeth
Extrapolate
to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information
Evangelical
Focusing on emotionally powerful preaching, rather than formal ceremonies, and on the teachings of the Bible.
Ethnocentrism
evaluation of other cultures according to standards in ones own culture
Ethnicity
the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.
Entrepreneur
a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses
Dynasty
a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
Duality
an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something
Domestication
the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food
Diaspora
A dispersion of people from their homeland
Demographic
having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Decentralized
when the allocation of power and resources shifts to different regions, people, and groups
Cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Cultural construct
the idea that the characteristics people attribute to such social categories as gender, illness, death, status of women, and status of men is culturally defined
Coup d'etat
the forceful overthrow of a ruling party
Continuity
the property of a continuous and connected period of time
Context
Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.
Conservative
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation; typically religion or politics.
Coerce
to force by using pressure, enticement, intimidation, or threats
Centralized
Concentrated in one place
Causality
the relationship between cause and effect
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership
Bureaucracy
A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
Bias
favoring one point of view
Autonomy
self-government
Autocracy
a system of government by one person with absolute power.
Assimilate
to adopt as one's own, to adapt fully
Aristocracy
the highest class in a society; generally those holding hereditary titles or offices
Anti-semitism
prejudice against Jewish people
Anachronism
something out of place in time
Agrarian
concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land
Absolutism
A political system in which a ruler holds total power
Xenophobia
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers