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abolition: an end to slavery
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age grade: all girls or boys born in the same year pass through different stages in life together , they are taught the traditions and values of the tribes and they form a lifelong bond
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apartheid: complete separation of the races
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boycott: refusal to buy or sell certain products or services
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cataract: a large waterfall
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city-state: a city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit
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consensus: general agreement; opinion reached by a group
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democratization: the process of creating a government elected by the people
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desertification: the spread of desert like conditions
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diaspora: the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs
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drought: a long period without rain
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economic sanctions: refusal to trade with an offending nation
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escarpment: steep cliff or slope
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ethnicity: a classification of people based on national origin and/or culture.
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guerilla warfare: sudden unexpected attacks carried out by an unofficial military group or groups that are trying to change the government by assaults on the armed forces
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hieroglyphics: Egyptian writing form
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hydroelectric power: electricity generated by flowing water
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leaching: removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards through soil.
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lineage: the descendants of one individual
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mosque: (Islam) a Muslim place of worship
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multinational corporation: a large business that operates in many countries
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pharaoh: ruler of Ancient Egypt
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polygamy: marriage to several people at the same time
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secede: to leave or withdraw
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socialism: a system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production
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subsistence farmer: a farmer who only grows enough food for themselves (and their family) and for local use
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tropics: regions close to the equator