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Imperialism

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Policy of extending a countries power and influence through diplomacy

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Nationalism

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Advocacy of political independence for a particular country

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White Man’s Burden

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The task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies

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Genocide

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The deliberate killing of a particular group of people

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Apartheid

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A system of segregation on grounds of race

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Ethnocentrism

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Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture

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Rite of Passage

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A ceremony marking an important stage in someone’s life , especially birth, puberty, marriage, and death.

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Developed Nation

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High standards of living, and economies based on a combo of industry, service, and agriculture.

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Developing Nation

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Lower standards of living based on industry, service, and agriculture.

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Dynasty

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A sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group.

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Mandate of Heaven

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An ancient chinese belief and philosophical idea that tian granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly.

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Dynastic Cycle

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An important political theory in Chinese history.

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Filial Piety

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A virtue of respect for one’s father, elders, and ancestors.

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Bereaucracy

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A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rater than by elected representatives.

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Shinto

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A Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in sacred power in both animate and inanimate things.

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Etiquette

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The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.

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Feudalism

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The feudal system, or it’s practices

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Samurai

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