*sighs* global midterm
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- FW De Klerke
- leader of SA who worked w/mandela 2 end apartheid
- diaspora
- any group migration/flight from country bcuz of persecution/military occupation
- karma
- hindu and buddhist belief that all actions in this life affect the next
- investment capital
- money used 2 finance businesses
- jomo kenyatta
- leader of independence movement(kenya) from british rule. kenya's 1st pres
- anthropology
- study of ppl
- nuclear family
- family consisting of a father, mother, and children
- mohammed ali jinah
- leading force in creation of pakistan. didnt like discrimination against hindus
- secular
- worldly rather than spiritual values
- archaeology
- study of artifacts
- tigris euphrates
- 2 rivers in the middle east
- literacy rate
- # of ppl able 2 read and write per 1000 ppl
- name several developing countries
- china, india, africa
- cataract
- waterfall/stretch of rapids in river
- Harappa
- one of the largest cities of indus civilization
- extended family
- traditional in underdeveloped countries, several generations
- subsistence farming
- farmers grow only wat they need 2 survive
- cultural diffusion
- spreading of ideas from 1 culture 2 another
- indus
- river in western india, rich fertile soil
- xenophobia
- fear of foreigners
- one crop economy
- economy based on successful production of 1 crop
- interdependence
- mutual dependence of countries
- eightfold path
- belief in buddhism, rite view, resolve, speech, conduct, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, concentration
- desertification
- spread of desert in2 grasslands bcuz of overgrazing
- river valley
- low lying area between higher ground thru which a river passes
- nile
- body of water in egypt=center of life
- apartheid
- complete separation of the races
- rain forest
- topical and heavily wooded place w/heavy rainfall
- 4 noble truths
- 1.suffering is universal 2. caused by desire 3. get rid of desire=no suffering 4. eightfold path=nirvana
- hinduism
- religion, dont believe in 1 supreme being. reincarnation and cast system. vedas.
- salt march
- 1 of gandhis most famous acts of civil disobedience, evry1 went 2 the sea and made salt instead of buying from british
- communism
- gov owns stead of ppl
- ethnocentrism
- belief that ones own culture/ethnic group is better than others
- civil disobedience
- nonviolent opposition to a policy/law by refusing 2 follow it
- african national congress
- in SA, fought 2 end apartheid
- Zinjanthropus
- early human species in Africa discovered by the Leakeys
- maurya empire
- civilization of india, 1st united empire
- indian national congress
- governing body in india, dominated by congress party
- sikhs
- religion w/no caste system and a monotheistic belief
- infant mortality rate
- # of deaths per 1000 children born. more undeveloped nations have higher IMR
- neolithic revolution
- change in human life caused by farming-food gathering 2 food producing
- axum
- ancient kingdom south of kush, rose when kush declined, many ppl converted 2 christianity
- asoka
- indian emperor, took buddhism as religion
- sepoy mutiny
- rebellion of indians in british army bcuz o f a rumor;british took away control of india from east india company
- imperialism
- gov policy of annexing territory by force
- songhai
- eastern african trading community, muslim controlled
- isolationism
- foreign policy-avoids alliances and other involvements w/other countries
- mali
- african civilization reaching its height under mansa musa. timbuktu=capital
- passive resistance
- knowingly breaking an unjust law and accepting the consequences
- mercantilism
- economy of colonies should b controlled and benefited by mother country
- urbanization
- growth of cities and migration of ppl in2 them
- 5 characteristics of civilization
- 1.advanced cities 2.specialized workers 3.record keeping 4.advanced technology 5.complex institutions
- desmond tutu
- won nobel peace prize 4 efforts 2 end apartheid
- assimilation
- process where an immigrant becomes part of the nation they immigrated 2
- buddhism
- guatama buddha, 4 noble truths
- pan-africanism
- african unity
- nelson mandela
- critic of apartheid, imprisoned 4 27 yrs, became symbol/inspiration
- irrigation
- provide water 2 dry fields from distant places
- mohandas gandhi
- led independence movement 4 india
- chandragupta maurya
- began mauryan empire
- tropical climate
- hot and humid
- five pillars of islam
- 1.only 1 god 2.pray 5x daily 3.alms 4.fasting 5.pilgrimage
- scarcity
- insufficient supply, shortage
- culture
- ppls unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas
- Dr.Leakey
- discovered earliest human in kenya in 1972
- caste system
- rigid social system, class, and occupation of ppl
- amritsar massacre
- civil disobedience, fired in2 thickest art of crowd, 100s killed