Key terms & definitions

A relationship in which a change in one factor produces or contributes to a change in an outcome.

A relationship in which one factor causes a change in another.

A relationship in which a change in one factor produces a change in another.

The production of an effect by a cause.

A relationship in which a change in one variable causes a change in another.

A relationship in which a change in one factor produces a change in another.

A cause-and-effect relationship in which a change in one variable produces a change in another.

Something that brings about an event or the existence of something else.

A narrative relationship in which an action or event produces consequences that lead to further events.

A relationship in which a change in one factor produces or contributes to a change in an outcome.

A relationship in which a change in one factor produces a change in an outcome.

A raised route across water or wet ground. Causeways connected Tenochtitlan with the mainland.

Burning body tissue with heat to seal a wound or stop bleeding.

Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes by considering possible consequences.

Soldiers who fight on horseback.

A hollow eroded into coastal rock as waves enlarge a weakness such as a crack.

The tiered seating area of an ancient theatre, arranged around the performance space.

The central business district: the main concentration of shops and offices in a city centre.

Cognitive behavioural therapy: a psychotherapy that helps people identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and change unhelpful behaviour.

The Chinese Communist Party, which ruled mainland China under Mao Zedong from 1949.

Closed-circuit television: a camera system used to monitor places and record footage that can help deter crime and provide evidence.

An agreement to stop fighting; it does not necessarily settle the underlying political disputes.

An agreement to stop fighting, which does not necessarily settle the underlying dispute.

To formally transfer control of territory to another country.

A person who helps to prepare and leads a ceremony, such as a humanist wedding.

Promotion of a product or brand through association with a well-known person.

The 300 armed men whom Romulus kept as his personal guard in both peace and war.

Remaining unmarried and abstaining from sexual relationships, as required of clergy under Church rules.

Choosing to abstain from sexual activity.

The basic building block of a living organism; cells carry out the processes needed for life.