10341960616 | Absolutism | a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers A political system where 1 or more people have absolute power United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 0 |
10341985051 | Agriculture | the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products a self sufficient food source, whether it be farming or animal domestication etc. Modern Farming | ![]() | 1 |
10341989954 | Aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class government by a small group of the highest class Denmark | ![]() | 2 |
10342001072 | BCE | Before common era Before common era | ![]() | 3 |
10342001727 | CE | Common era Common era | ![]() | 4 |
10342003600 | Bias | an inclination of temperament or outlook predetermined opinion on something people being more favorable to decisions made by certain people | ![]() | 5 |
10342014805 | Bureaucracy | a body of nonelective government officials government with set people and fixed rules Certain US Branches | ![]() | 6 |
10342025686 | Capitalism | an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods private corporations rule all. All driven by money United States | ![]() | 7 |
10342045296 | Chiefdom | a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship the rank of chief Native American Chiefs | ![]() | 8 |
10342069872 | City-State | an autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory an area of land with a city Charlotte | ![]() | 9 |
10342085786 | Civilization | a relatively high level of cultural and technological development A group of people under the same law The US | ![]() | 10 |
10342106322 | Classical Era | an era of classical music between roughly 1730 to 1820 era of focus on the arts | ![]() | 11 |
10342135641 | Codify | to reduce to a code to simplify | ![]() | 12 |
10342138415 | Colonization | to establish a colony creating a civilization in an area Colonizing America | ![]() | 13 |
10342211325 | Commercial | occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce work for profit Commercial America | ![]() | 14 |
10342224905 | Contemporary Era | describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present the current period of art Modern Art | ![]() | 15 |
10342238081 | Contextualization | to place in context to use something in context | ![]() | 16 |
10342281184 | Corroboration | to support with evidence or authority proving with evidence | ![]() | 17 |
10342293615 | Demography | the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density statistics of characteristics of a group of people Quizlet's demographic is mainly school children and college students | ![]() | 18 |
10346799220 | Dynasty | a succession of rulers of the same line of descent a line of rulers from the same family The Chinese dynasties | ![]() | 19 |
10346799221 | Early Modern Era | The early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages of the post-classical era Time after middle ages | ![]() | 20 |
10346800309 | Empire | a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority Large land under one government The Persian empire | ![]() | 21 |
10346800310 | Ethnocentrism | the attitude that one's own group, ethnicity, or nationality is superior to others Believing your country or nationality is the best Modern America | ![]() | 22 |
10346805435 | Epidemic | affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time A disease that covers a single community Cholera in Yemen | ![]() | 23 |
10346805436 | Forager | food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing Animals that "forage" for food Grizzly Bears | ![]() | 24 |
10346805437 | Globalization | the act or process of globalizing Making something worldwide McDonald's has been globalized | ![]() | 25 |
10346806515 | Hierarchy | A body of persons having authority a order of power The Caste system | ![]() | 26 |
10346806516 | Imperialism | the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas a spreading nation WW2 Nazi Germany | ![]() | 27 |
10346810232 | Indentured Servant | a person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance A paid slave essentially | ![]() | 28 |
10346810233 | Interregional | occurring between, or existing between two or more regions Having something in more than one region | ![]() | 29 |
10346810234 | Kingdom | a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen a community run by a king or queen Great Britain | ![]() | 30 |
10346811350 | Merchant | a buyer and seller of commodities for profit someone selling an item to make money All stores | ![]() | 31 |
10346812932 | Modern Era | the present or recent times Recent time Current time | ![]() | 32 |
10346814557 | Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God Belief in a single god Christianity | ![]() | 33 |
10346814558 | Nation | a politically organized nationality an area under a single government The United States of America | ![]() | 34 |
10346814559 | Neolithic | of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements the last period of the stone age. Where modern civilization started. | ![]() | 35 |
10346816078 | Nobility | the quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank being high up in rank | ![]() | 36 |
10346817282 | Nomad | a member of a people who have no fixed residence but move from place to place usually seasonally and within a well-defined territory People with no permanent home The Ababda People | ![]() | 37 |
10346817283 | Pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population something affecting a very large amount of people over a large area of land HIV/AIDS | ![]() | 38 |
10346817920 | Papacy | the office of pope The role of pope Pope Francis | ![]() | 39 |
10346817921 | Pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen Country life Old fashioned farmers | ![]() | 40 |
10346818929 | Patriarchal | of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy. A government made almost entirely of men. Being a patriarch. A government of men Most Middle East countries | ![]() | 41 |
10346819594 | Periodization | division (as of history) Divisions of time The Jurassic Period | ![]() | 42 |
10346819595 | Polytheism | belief in or worship of more than one god Believing in multiple gods Hinduism | ![]() | 43 |
10346820122 | Post-Classical Era | runs from about 500 to 1450 CE though there may be regional differences and debates The middle ages | ![]() | 44 |
10346821325 | Post-Modern Era | Of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles A time of rejection of what was thought to be modern | ![]() | 45 |
10346821326 | Prehistoric | of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history time before recorded history | ![]() | 46 |
10346821327 | Revolution | a fundamental change in political organization A large change in government American Revolution | ![]() | 47 |
10346822016 | Rural | of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture The way of life of country people Rural America | ![]() | 48 |
10346822017 | Scribe | a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists Someone who writes things for people | ![]() | 49 |
10346823032 | Sedentary Agriculture | In cultural anthropology, sedentism is the practice of living in one place for a long time Farming in a single place Modern Farming | ![]() | 50 |
10346823033 | Serf | a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner A person right above a slave in ranking | ![]() | 51 |
10346823034 | Slave | a person held in servitude as the chattel of another Someone who must do their master's bidding | ![]() | 52 |
10346823660 | Socialism | any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods Government ownership of everything Communism is an example of a socialist system | ![]() | 53 |
10346823661 | State (Not US State) | a body of persons constituting a special class in a society People of a certain class | ![]() | 54 |
10346824610 | Stateless Society | having no state A society with no states Only examples I could find were around 1000 BCE | ![]() | 55 |
10346824611 | Syncretism | the combination of different forms of belief or practice Combination of beliefs Manichaeism | ![]() | 56 |
10346824612 | Synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole The combination of parts to make a whole Sound Synthesis | ![]() | 57 |
10346825297 | Steppes | one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia Large treeless areas Steppes of South Africa | ![]() | 58 |
10346826815 | Urban | of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city Of a city Urban areas like Charlotte | ![]() | 59 |
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