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| 1957-1962, Mao tried unsuccessfully to rapidly increase China's industrial and agricultural production |
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| A total value of the goods and services produced in a country in a given year |
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| government led by a king who comes from a family that has ruled the country for several generations |
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| major religion in India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and caste system |
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| the mass killings of 6 million Jews by Germany's Nazi leaders during World War II |
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| the skills and knowledge gained by a worker through education and experience |
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| The money a person gets from salary or wages, profits, interest, investments, and other sources |
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| The monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran |
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| The monotheistic religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews |
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| Large desert in SOUTHERN Africa |
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| A distinct ethnic group that lives in the mountainous areas where Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq come together. |
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| One of the deepest and longest freshwater lakes in the world; located in East Africa |
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| The largest lake in Africa; the source of the Nile River |
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| The percentage of a country's people (age 15 and older) who can read and write. |
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| A 6,000 mile long journey made in 1934-1935 by Chinese Communists under the leadership of Mao Zedong. They were fleeing from Nationalists forces. |
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