Chapter 2-East Asia Flashcards
(31 cards)
A ruler of widespread lands and groups of people.
Emperor
A society with cities, a central government workers who do specialized jobs, and social classes.
Civilization
A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
The movement of people from one country or region to another
Migration
A group of families who claim a common ancestor
Clan
A spreading of ideas and culture through the movement of people.
Cultural diffusion
A type of government that owns industries businesses and most of the country’s land
Communist
A person who has no settled home
Nomad
Of the same kind, type, or character
Homogeneous
A form of language that is different from other forms of language
Dialect
A raised area of mostly level land
Plateau
An economic system in which People are allowed to choose their own jobs, start private businesses, and make a profit
Free enterprise
To economically support something
Subsidize
A benefit often used by large companies to attract workers and keep them happy
Incentive
Unfair treatment
Discrimination
In business to extend activities into different areas
Diversify
A severe food shortage
Famine
To supply dry land with water by using ditches or canals
Irrigate
Great Wall of China
A fortification wall which with all of its extensions, stretched 4000 miles through china under construction from about 600 BC to about 1600 AD
Commune
A community where land is held in common and where members live and work together
Radical
Extreme
Robot
A computer driven machine that does tasks one done by humans
Recession
A period of time when an economy and business that support it slow down.
Confucius
Peaceful faith taught respect
