4770398756 | Dominance | The imposition of alien government through force, as opposed to hegemony. | 0 | |
4770398757 | Balance of power | In international relations a policy that aims to secure peace by preventing any one state or alignment of states from becoming too dominant. Alliances are formed in order to build up a force equal or superior to that of the potential enemy. | 1 | |
4770398758 | Satrapy | A province or colony in the Achaemenid or Persian. Empire ruled by a satrap or governor. Darius I completed the empire into provinces l, and established 20 satrapies with their annual tributes. This term can also refer to the period of rule of a satrap. | 2 | |
4770398759 | Deme | A rural district or village in Ancient Greece, or its members or inhabitants. The demes were a constituent part of the polis but had their own corporations with police powers, and their own cults, officials, and property. | 3 | |
4770398760 | Hoplite | A heavenly armed foot solider of Ancient Greece, whose function was to fight in close formation, usually in ranks of eight men. Each soldier carried a heavy bronze shield, a short iron sword, and a long spear for thrusting. | 4 | |
4770398761 | Pre civilization | Pre urban form of living in which all members are involved with the production of, or securing, the food supply. | 5 | |
4770398762 | Civilization | An urban way of living, signify the technological, artistic, literary, legal, and ethical accomplishments of any given advanced society. | 6 | |
4770398763 | Culture | How the society lives within a given civilization. | 7 | |
4770398764 | Tundra zones | Areas of little growth or vegetation; cold climate; not conducive to human habitation. | 8 | |
4770398765 | Agricultural zones | Areas conducive to agriculture but not usually near trails or rivers; somewhat self-contained. | 9 |
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