Final Flashcards

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Desertification

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Process in which land becomes similar to that of a desert, due to things such as drought or desertification.

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Nile river

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In Egypt. North-running. Longest river in the world.

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Sahara Desert

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Major desert found in Northern Africa

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South Africa

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Southern tip of Africa

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Anarchy

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Form of government that rebels against all forms of government

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Guerrilla Warfare

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Hit and run tactic

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Abolition

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Movement to abolish slavery

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Middle Passage

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Slave route in the Atlantic Ocean

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Consequences of mining in Africa?

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Diamonds aid economy but are illicit

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Apartheid

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Legal segregation of black and white

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Boycott

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Refusing a good or service

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Nelson Mandela

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First black president of Africa. Ended the apartheid.

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Pan-Africanism

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The economic, social, and political unity of Africa

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Polygamy

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Having more than one wife

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AIDS vs. HIV

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AIDS is the final stage of HIV; you can live with HIV but you will die once you reach AIDS.

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How to curb HIV and create awareness?

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Education

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Most important to Africans?

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Family. Most live with their extended families.

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Animism

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Religious belief that spirits are present in everything

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Kosovo

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90% Albanian 10% Serbian but Serbians are in control

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Bosnia

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In conflict with Kosovo

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Ural Mountains

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Divides Europe and Asia

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Capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

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Collectivism

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the practice or principle of giving a group priority over each individual in it

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Communism

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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs

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Dissident
a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state
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Egalitarian
Economy, equality.
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Joseph Stalin
Led the USSR and introduced five year plans and collectivism
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Propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
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Soviets
Citizen of the Soviet Union
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Karl Marx
Wrote the communist manifesto
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Totalitarian dictatorship
Total control over everything
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USSR
During communism
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Black market
Goods purchased and sold without government consent; illegally.
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Market economy
People sell goods and shit
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Command economy
Government has control
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Consumer goods
goods bought and used by consumers, rather than by manufacturers for producing other goods.
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Icon
a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.
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Orthodox Church
Branch of Christianity
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Chechnya
Muslims want independent state. Civil war. Russia win.
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Ethnic cleansing
Trying to eliminate a certain group
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Glasnost
Promoting the openness of Russia's economy and shit
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Perestroika
Rebuilding Russia's economy
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Former soviet statesman
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Putin
Russian president. Made weapon deals with the west.
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Slavs
Slavic speaking citizens
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Ballet
Dance style
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Socialist realism
Type of art. Glorified communism. Propaganda.
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Tchaikovsky
Composer
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Taiwan
Island
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Environmental concerns in China?
Pollution
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Role of rivers in China?
Transportation and irrigation
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Chinese communist party
Founding party in China or some shit
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Dictator
Forcefully takes power, complete control.
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Dynastic circle
Circle of rulers or some shit
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Legalism
dependence on moral law rather than on personal religious faith
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Mandate of Heaven
God has given the ruler the right to rule
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Mao tse-tung
Former Chairman of the Communist Party of China
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People's republic of China
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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Totalitarianism
Total control
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Buddhism
a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality
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Confucianism | Philosophy vs. Religion
No gods
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Confucius
Philosopher. Made Confucianism.
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Taoism
A Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety.
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Yin and yang
Opposites. Balance.
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Infanticide
Killing of baby before one year of life
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One child policy
Only one kid per family bc of over population
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China's human rights record
Bad
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Filial piety
Respect for elders
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Tiananmen Square
Peaceful protest turned violent
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Calligraphy
Pretty writing
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Mandarin
Language in China
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Hermit kingdom
North Korea bc no media
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Trade imbalance
More in than out or More out than in
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Economic miracle
Recovering an economy really fast
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Homogenous
Alike. Same. Lack of difference.
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Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
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Palestine
Inland of Israel
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Theocracy
a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
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OPEC
Oil organization
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Antisemitism
Hatred towards Jews
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Caliph
Head of Muslim faith
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Five pillars
``` Prayer No god but Allah Charity Pilgrimage to Mecca Fasting ```
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Hajj
Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Islam
Muslim faith
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Jihad
War against non believers
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Mosque
Place of worship for Muslims
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Muhammad
Founder of Islam
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Quran
Muslim sacred text
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Shariah
Harsh law
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Shiite
Born leader
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Sunni
Most qualified leader
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Zionism
Jews wanting independent state
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Refugee
Forced to leave country
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Bedouin
a nomadic Arab of the desert
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Suk
an Arab market or marketplace
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Location/maps?
Northern Africa and Middle East only
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Dafur
Part of Sudan in Africa