World History II: Unit 1 Vocab

Andrea S.
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  1. acculturation
    the adoption of the behavior patterns of one's surroundings
  2. animism
    the doctrine that all natural objects have souls
  3. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  4. autonomy
    political independence
  5. centralized
    located in one place or under control of a single authority
  6. diffusion
    the act of dispersing something
  7. decentralized
    withdrawn from a center or place of concentration
  8. egalitarian
    favoring social equality
  9. feudalism
    the social system in which vassals were protected by lords
  10. fundamentalism
    the interpretation of sacred texts as literal truth
  11. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  12. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  13. mandate
    a formal statement of a command to do something
  14. syncretism
    the union of different systems of thought or belief
  15. warlord
    a military leader who controls a region or territory
  16. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  17. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
Created on Wed Sep 05 21:18:21 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Sep 05 21:27:17 EDT 2012)

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