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| 10520269987 | absolutism | dictionary: A political system in which a ruler holds total power me: One leader holds all power Modern day: Kim Jong Un |  | 0 |
| 10520271599 | CE | dictionary: Represents dates after the year zero. Stands for Common Era. Me: All years after zero. |  | 1 |
| 10520274842 | Chiefdom | dictionary: hierarchical political organization in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. Me: Power is divided amongst separate parties, taking shape in houses or families. Modern day: Game of Thrones |  | 2 |
| 10520291102 | Codify | dictionary: the act, process,or result of arranging in a systematic form or code. Me: To arrange in order Modern day: File cabinet |  | 3 |
| 10520293891 | Contextualization | dictionary: Historical Thinking Skill: Situates historical events, developments, or processes within the broader context in which they occurred to draw conclusions for their significance Me: Being able to put history in chronological order Modern day: Historian |  | 4 |
| 10520297979 | Early Modern Era | dictionary: the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the late 15th century to the late 18th century. Me: Time between end of Middle Ages and start of industrial revolution |  | 5 |
| 10520297980 | Forager | dictionary: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects. Me: People who hunt and gather Modern day: People in third world countries who still hunt and gather. |  | 6 |
| 10520297981 | Indentured Servant | dictionary: Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America Me: Person who agrees free travel for free labor. |  | 7 |
| 10520299465 | Agriculture | dictionary: the practice of farming Me: farming Modern day: People who farm |  | 8 |
| 10520299466 | Bias | dictionary: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Me: People with prejudice who unfairly judge somebody Modern day: Person who has prejudice towards a certain type of person. |  | 9 |
| 10520300684 | City-State | dictionary: a state consisting of a sovereign city and its dependencies. Me: city surrounded by territory which forms a state |  | 10 |
| 10520300685 | Colonization | dictionary: setting up a colony away from one's place of origin. Me: Finding new land and settling there. |  | 11 |
| 10520300686 | Corroboration | dictionary: to strengthen by evidence, to confirm Me:evidence to back a claim up Modern day: In court |  | 12 |
| 10520302087 | Empire | dictionary: A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler Me: one ruler controls states or territories modern day: Ottoman Empire |  | 13 |
| 10520302088 | Globalization | dictionary: The worldwide movement toward economic, financial, trade, and communications integration. Me: The effort to unite the world under one government Modern day: United Nations |  | 14 |
| 10520303136 | Interregional | dictionary: relatinɡ to or occurring between different regions. Me: Something that occurs between different regions |  | 15 |
| 10520303137 | Aristocracy | dictionary: the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. Me: The elite upper class Modern day: The illuminati |  | 16 |
| 10520304023 | Bureaucracy | dictionary: a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Me:Decisions made by state officials not elected representatives. Modern day: Department of motor vehicles |  | 17 |
| 10520304024 | Civilization | dictionary: A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes Me: Social classes and government make up society modern day: America |  | 18 |
| 10520306298 | Commercial | dictionary: having to do with business or trade Me: Trading or doing business Modern day: A business which sells goods |  | 19 |
| 10520306299 | Demography | dictionary: the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. Me: Statistics which tell about the population Modern Day: Studies done on the public |  | 20 |
| 10520307840 | Ethnocentrism | dictionary: Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Me: Believing ones nation is better than another Modern day: Patriotism |  | 21 |
| 10520307841 | Hierarchy | dictionary: a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. Me: System which ranks the people by wealth and power Modern day: Caste system in India |  | 22 |
| 10520309059 | Kingdom | dictionary: a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. Me: Queen or king rules over territory |  | 23 |
| 10520309060 | BCE | dictionary: refers to "Before Common Era," dates before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth Me: Before Christ existed |  | 24 |
| 10520310690 | Capitalism | dictionary: an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Me: People are responsible for there own wealth, government doesn't intervene in private business Modern day: America |  | 25 |
| 10520310691 | Classical Era | dictionary: 600 BCE to 600 CE featured the development of some of the most influential world belief systems. Me: 600 BCE to 600 CE |  | 26 |
| 10520311998 | Contemporary Era | dictionary: describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. Me: 1945 to now |  | 27 |
| 10520311999 | Dynasty | dictionary: A series of rulers from the same family Me: power is passed through heredity Modern day: Cuomo dynasty |  | 28 |
| 10520313355 | Epidemic | dictionary: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. Me: Infection widespread across a region Modern day: Zika |  | 29 |
| 10520313356 | Imperialism | dictionary: A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Me: Spread of power through force or diplomatic means Modern Day: Countries such as Israel, Saudi Arabia, and China |  | 30 |
| 10520315193 | Merchant | dictionary: a person who buys and sells goods Me: Person who makes a living off trading or selling goods Modern day: Vendors in the city |  | 31 |
| 10520315194 | Modern Era | dictionary: period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible through publications and through the manipulation of information by computers and computer networks. Me: Period when media was easily accessible to the public |  | 32 |
| 10520316379 | Nobility | dictionary: the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title. Me: Higher class that has power, respect and wealth Modern day: anybody who is currently wealthy |  | 33 |
| 10520316380 | Pastoral | dictionary: pertaining to the country or to life in the country Me: Rural lifestyle Modern day: Farmers in Wyoming |  | 34 |
| 10520317280 | Post-Classical Era | dictionary: a periodization commonly used by the school of "world history" instead of Middle Ages (Medieval), Me: Period commonly referred to as the medieval times. |  | 35 |
| 10520317281 | Rural | dictionary: relating to farm areas and life in the country Me: Life out in the country Modern day: Farmers |  | 36 |
| 10520318362 | Slave | dictionary: a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. Me: Someone who is owned and used as an asset to a master Modern day: Blood diamond miners |  | 37 |
| 10520318363 | Syncretism | dictionary: when distinct aspects of different cultures blend together to make something new and unique. Me: The culmination of different cultures. Modern day: Melting pots such as America |  | 38 |
| 10520318364 | Monotheism | dictionary: Belief in one God Me: One God Modern day: Christianity |  | 39 |
| 10520319917 | Nomad | dictionary:a person who moves from place to place Me: Person who doesn't settle but rather stays on the move hunting and trading Modern day: Eskimos |  | 40 |
| 10520319918 | Patriarchal | dictionary: relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority Me: Men hold the power Modern day: The Middle East |  | 41 |
| 10520321794 | Post-Modern Era | dictionary: a broad movement that developed in the mid- to late-20th century across philosophy, the arts, architecture, and criticism and that marked a departure from modernism. Me: Time in late 20th century moving away from modernism |  | 42 |
| 10520321795 | Scribe | dictionary: a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper Me: Professional write Modern day: Court reporter |  | 43 |
| 10520321796 | Socialism | dictionary: A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. Me: Government controls means of production and businesses Modern day: North Korea |  | 44 |
| 10520323761 | Synthesis | dictionary: combining parts into a whole Me: Putting two things together to make one thing |  | 45 |
| 10520323762 | Nation | dictionary: a politically organized body of people under a single government Me: United people under one government Modern Day: America |  | 46 |
| 10520325087 | Pandemic | dictionary: Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population. Me: high death rate across a population due to a disease Modern day: Ebola |  | 47 |
| 10520325088 | Periodization | dictionary: the division of history into periods of time Me: history put into different periods of time |  | 48 |
| 10520325089 | Prehistoric | dictionary: before recorded history Me: Time before recorded history |  | 49 |
| 10520329140 | Sedentary Agriculture | dictionary: Farming system in which the farmer remains settled in one place Me: Farmer who doesn't migrate | | 50 |
| 10520329141 | State (not the US states) | dictionary: A political unit in which citizens are it's inhabitants. Me: People united under a political unit Modern day: Canada |  | 51 |
| 10520330477 | Steppes | dictionary: land that is dry, rather level, mostly treeless, and covered with grass in regions (as parts of Asia and southeastern Europe) with usually hot summers and cold winters. Me: Large expanses of flat land Modern day: Southeastern Europe |  | 52 |
| 10520330478 | Neolithic | dictionary: The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period. Me: Time when people shifted from hunting and gathering to farming |  | 53 |
| 10520332082 | Papacy | dictionary: The office held by the pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church, according to Catholic doctrine, spans from the time of Peter to the present day. Me: The Popes position in the Vatican Modern Day: The Pope |  | 54 |
| 10520332083 | Polytheism | dictionary: Belief in many gods Me: Believing in the existence of multiple Gods Modern day: Hinduism |  | 55 |
| 10520333236 | Revolution | dictionary: a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. Me: Overthrowing of the current political system Modern day: Bahraini uprising of 2011 |  | 56 |
| 10520333237 | Serf | dictionary: A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord Me: Person who is confined to the land they work |  | 57 |
| 10520333238 | Stateless society | dictionary: a group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government Me: A society with any central government Modern Day: Somolia |  | 58 |
| 10520334145 | Urban | dictionary: relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area Me: A city Modern day: New York city |  | 59 |
