Chapter 4 Vocab

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Oligarchy:

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A small group holds power due to wealth, military, or family influence.

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Type of government with a king or queen holding all power.

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Monarchy

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Government recognizing God as ultimate authority

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Theocracy

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Total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by a group.

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Culture

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Group sharing language, customs, and heritage.

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ethnic group

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Spread of ideas, inventions, or behaviors to other societies.

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Diffusion

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Heartland of a culture; site of innovation from which ideas, materials, and technology spread.

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cultural hearth

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Cultural diffusion is best described as...

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the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another.

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Four types of economic systems:

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Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market.

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Term for shared way of life, including beliefs and practices.

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culture