Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Thomas describes this database: "This 800+ term glossary is based on the New York State curriculum for 9th and 10th grade social studies. Called "Global History and Geography," this curriculum culminates in a high-stakes Regents examination that all students must pass in order to graduate and earn a high school diploma."
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circumnavigateTo travel around something, like an island or the world. |
city-stateAn independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands. |
civil disobedienceThe purposeful breaking of laws to protest actions by the government. |
civil service examIn China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy. |
civil warA war between groups of people in the same country, culture, or political system. |
CivilizationThe type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region.(e.g., The Maya or the Roman Empire). |
Clemenceau, Georges(1841-1929) French Premier during World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles. |
ClimateThe average weather conditions of a certain region. |
Cold WarNon shooting conflict between the Soviet Union and their allies and the United States and their allies. Numerous secondary conflicts arise due to the Cold War. |
collective farmA government owned farms where peasants work on a quota system. |