financial assets or goods dedicated to production of other goods

taxes on imports

the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

relating to a city, citizens or citizenship

the activity of buying and selling

- the ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity (such as making a specific product) more efficiently than another individual or group

the claiming and controlling of a place or people gained by military force

something produced by a cause or action; can be either positive or negative

a person with certain rights, responsibilities and duties to a country

an argument in opposition of a previous statement

a social institution created within the learned behavior of people, including but not limited to their specific norms, values, belief systems, language(s), knowledge, social relations, technologies, institutions and organizations

- the spreading of social institutions and ideas

- a system of government in which the power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives

willingness and ability to purchase a commodity or service (an Economy term)

a range or variety of different things which may include but is not limited to a group or organization made up of people of different races, ethnicities, cultures, religions and economic statuses

- an exchange of goods and services; the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services

- when nations are dependent on another nation for products and goods that they cannot produce efficiently for themselves

an economic state in which every resource is optimally allocated to serve each individual or entity in the best way while minimizing waste and inefficiency.

a group of people and land under one supreme ruler

aspects of a place or region shaped by the earth’s physical processes or stemming from the physical environment

an intellectual and philosophical movement of the late 18th through the early 19th century that focused on the power of human reasoning and his/her own inalienable rights

the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit

- side effect or consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other parties without this being reflected in the cost of the goods or services involved, such as the pollination of surrounding crops by bees kept for honey

land, labor, capital and entrepreneurial skills

the distribution of power between the levels of government

the use of government spending and tax policies to influence macroeconomic conditions, including aggregate demand, employment, inflation and economic growth

- the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year

relationships between various countries

to participate in the buying, selling and trading of services or goods outside of one’s own country

a system of rule used to govern a community, state or country

a location where people have built physical structures to use as a permanent or temporary living spaces

a community that survives by foraging for food (collecting wild plants and hunting wild animals) which may cause them to regularly move their settlement in order to obtain these resources

a person who migrates to a new country, usually to take up permanent residence

something that encourages action or effort such as a reward

a series of interconnected trade routes linking China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula from the beginning of the Classical Period and remaining in use until the Early Modern Period

a person or group that can inform the actions and decisions of others

- the dependence of two or more people or things on each other

- an activity that is often done for economic gain; a group of people that works for a wage

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator that is expressed in degrees

- rights inherently possessed by all people

- the principals and regulations within a community to which people are held accountable

the process of making laws

- productive resources that are finite; for example: money, time, workers, land, materials, natural resources (both renewable and non-renewable)

the angular distance of a place east or west of the earth’s prime meridian that is expressed in degrees

the historical region and cultural area from central Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and northern Costa Rica

- the environment of factors that affect business, investing and employment

- a system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are guided solely by the interactions of a country's individual citizens and businesses with little government intervention or central planning

occurs when a group of people or animals move from one location to another

a form of government where the supreme authority is a single person whose power is heredity

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service

belief or worship in only one god

of, relating to, or reflective of many cultures

materials found in nature that can be used for economic gain

things that are necessary to have for survival

the transition from hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement

- natural resources that once used are gone forever.

benefit missed when an investor, individual or business chooses one alternative over another

a demonstration of support or defense of one’s country

the belief or worship of more than one god

created by someone who experienced the events first-hand - may include, but is not limited to: a diary, government manuscript, photograph, autobiography, speech audio recording, video recording or interview

financial gain in return for a product or service

goods, land or possessions owned by an individual or group

factors that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location

the relationship of one geographic place to another

a defined geographic area

resources that are naturally replenished as they are being used

a government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about the law for all the people

- a source of supply or aid that can be accessed when needed; the collective wealth (money and assets) of a county

ancient civilizations centered (especially in terms of economy) around a river, including Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Ancient India, and Ancient China

- insufficient supply to meet demand

when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature

created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions being researched - may include, but is not limited to: a scholarly book or article

- land based trade routes connecting China to the Mediterranean beginning in the Classical Period and remaining in use until the Early Modern Period

a community, nation or grouping of people having shared institutions, traditions and other common standards of living

- the process of concentrating on and becoming an expert in a particular skill

developing the political body of a geographic area

a form of government in which a god or other deity is recognized as the supreme ruler

s the direct trading of goods and services without the use of money

refers to the major changes worldwide of flora, fauna, ways of thinking, and technologies that followed from the voyages of Columbus and other Europeans to the Americas

pertains to the practice of letting people do as they please without interference or direction

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule

a declaration that is made emphatically

a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

a person who favors a philosophy of progress and reform

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism)

(of a country or region) having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs

the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation