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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Indian Nationalist MovementNationalist movement to end British control of India. |
individualismA social philosophy which stresses the importance of the individual above society. |
indulgenceLetters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the medieval Church, and one of the causes of the Reformation. |
Industrial RevolutionIn the second half of the 19th century, it was the fundamental change in the way goods were produced through the use of machines, capital, and the centralization of work forces in factories. It completely altered the social, economic, and political structure of most of Europe, Japan, and the United States. |
industrializationThe change to industrial methods of production such as the use of factories. |
infanticidethe act of killing an infant |
inflationThe raising of prices on consumer goods due to an increase in the money supply. |
information superhighwayTerm given to the Internet due to the amount of information transferred. |
inheritTo gain something when someone dies, such as property or money. |
insuranceFinancial protection on property or people against loss, theft, or death. |