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06/13/2011

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Cultural Diffusion
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The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
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Culture 
Definition
A peoples unique way of life as shown by its tools, customs, arts and ideas.
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Silt
Definition
earthly matter, fine sand carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediement
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Political Map 
Definition
a representation of a country's territories, boundaries, and capitals on paper or other materials
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Topography
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the study or detailed description of the surface features of a region
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Geographer
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someone who studies the geography of a country
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Traditional Economy
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under developed economy in which communities use primitive tools and methonds to harvest and hunt for food; little economic growth
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Neolithic Revolution
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the major change in human life caused by the beginnings of farming; shift from food gathering to food producing
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Terrace Farming
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farming on terraces; carved out mountains made for more farming
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Monotheistic
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the belief in one god
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Polytheistic
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the belief in many gods
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Mandate of Heaven
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in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority
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Twelve Tables 
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earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law; 451-450 B.C.E.
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Ibn Battuta
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documented his travels through muslim Africa
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Hammurabi's Code (Code of Hammurabi)
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First written code of law; ex. eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
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Diversity
Definition
variety; multiformity
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Ethnocentrism
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the belief that your own country is better than all others
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Primary Source 
Definition
original fundamental and authoritative; ex. document, first hand account
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Secondary Source 
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any document that describes an event; not firsthand 
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Archipelago
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a large group or chain of islands
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Gupta Dynasty
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the second empire in India; founded by Chandragupta in 320 C.E.
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Tang Dynasty
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imperial dynasty in 618-907 C.E.
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