 | Term | Definition |
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Rotton borough |
rural town in England that sent members to parlimentdespite having few or no voters |
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Electorate |
body of people allowed to vote |
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Secret ballot |
votes cast without announcing them publicly |
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Free trade |
trade between countries without quotas, tariffs, or other restrictions |
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Repeal |
cancel |
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Capital offense |
crime punishable by death |
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Penal colony |
place where people convicted of crimes are sent |
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Absentee landlord |
one who owns a large estate but does not live there |
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Home rule |
local self-governed |
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Provisional |
temporary |
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Premier |
prime minister |
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Coalition |
temporary alliance of various political parties |
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Libel |
knowing publication of false and damaging statements |
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Expansionism |
policy of increasing the amount of territory a government holds |
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Abolitionist |
one who fought for the end of slavery in the US |
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Secede |
withdraw |
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Segregation |
separation of the races |
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Isolationism |
policy of limited involvement in world affairs |
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Partition |
divide |
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Federal system |
system in which powers are divided between a strong central government and local governments |
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Harijan |
“child of god” Gandhi’s term for an untouchable in the caste system |
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Deforestation |
the destruction of forest land |
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Debt service |
paying interest on loans |
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Cyclone |
fierce circular windstorm |
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Recognize |
formally agree to treat a country as a legitimate state |
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Kibbutz |
collective farm in israel |
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Desalinization |
process of converting salty sea water into fresh water |
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Hejab |
traditional form of dress worn by muslim women |
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Delta |
triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers |
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Ayatollah |
title given to a learned Shiite Muslim legal expert |
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Theocracy |
government run by religious leaders |
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Client state |
nation dependant on the support of a stronger power |
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Intifada |
mass uprising mounted by Palestinians in territory held by Israel |
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Militia |
band of citizen soldiers |
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No fly zone |
area over which Iraqi aircraft where not permitted to fly after the Persian Gulf War |
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Allah |
the one true God of the Muslims |
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Islam |
Arabic word for “submission;” |
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Quran |
sacred word of Good as revealed to Muhammad; final authority on all matters; complete guide to life: emphasizes honesty. generosity, and social justice sets up harsh penalties for crimes such as stealing and murder; read in Arabic because God’s direct and unchanged word; |
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Sharia |
immense body of law interpreting the Quran and applying it’s teachings to daily life regulates moral conduct, family life, business affairs, government, and other aspects of m Muslim community; |
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Bedouin |
nomadic herder in the Middle East; |
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Kurd |
largest ethnic group in the world that has no homeland; discrimination in Turkey particularly; |
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West Bank |
part of Palestine where the palestines moved when Israel took overreceived limited self-government under the Oslo Accord |
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