Imperialism Vocabulary

Sabby (China)
A vocabulary list for WAB's 8th graders Imperialism Unit
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  1. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
  2. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
  3. imperialistic
    of a powerful country gaining control over weaker countries
  4. colony
    a group of organisms of the same type living together
  5. colonial
    relating to a body of people who settle far from home
  6. colonist
    one who settles or establishes a settlement in a new region
  7. colonize
    establish political control over a place by sending settlers
  8. assimilation
    the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  9. assimilate
    make alike
  10. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  11. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  12. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  13. native
    belonging to one by birth
  14. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  15. integration
    the act of combining into a whole
  16. integrate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
  17. civilized
    having a high state of culture and social development
  18. savage
    without civilizing influences
Created on Mon Nov 11 21:02:49 EST 2013

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