- Globalization- To become adopted on a global scale, or to cause something, especially social institutions, to become adopted on a global scale. "It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity." ~Kofi Annan
- Culture- Art, music, literature, and other related intellectual activities, considered collectively in a comunity. "No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive." ~Mahatma Gandhi
- Civilization- A society that is at a high level of culture and social organization. "To be able to fill leisure intellegently is the last product of civilization, and at the present very few people have reached this level." ~Bertrand Russell
- History- The past events of a period in time or in the life or development of a people, institution, or place. "History is the cyclic poem by time upon the memories of a man." ~Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Progress- Development, usually of a gradual kind, toward reaching a goal or higher standard. "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." ~George Bernard Shaw
Sources:
All definitions- Microsoft Office Word 2007 Dictionary
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