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| 10313139752 | Absolutism | The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. Unlimited power. Modern-day ex. Saudi Arab |  | 0 |
| 10313139753 | Agriculture | Cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life. Farming. Modern-day ex. Everywhere in the world. |  | 1 |
| 10313139754 | Aristocracy | Highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. Kings/Queens, Government officials. Modern-day ex. Hindu caste system Brahmins |  | 2 |
| 10313140261 | BCE | Before Common Era. Before Christ/Jesus. Modern-day ex. None |  | 3 |
| 10313140262 | CE | Common Era. After Christ/Jesus was born. Modern-day ex. None |  | 4 |
| 10313140263 | Bias | Disproportionate weight in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. Modern-day ex. Politics |  | 5 |
| 10313140941 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. Non-elected officials. Modern-day ex. Department of Labor United States of American and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. |  | 6 |
| 10313140942 | Capitalism | 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. Trade. Modern-day ex. China |  | 7 |
| 10313140943 | Chiefdom | A form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. The political/class structure used in Misissippian societies. Modern-day ex. None |  | 8 |
| 10313141748 | City-State | A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. A city that governs itself and surrounding areas. Modern-day ex. Monaco, Monaco |  | 9 |
| 10313141749 | Civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. Organized society. Modern-day ex. United States |  | 10 |
| 10313141750 | Classical Era | the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome. 500 BC-AD 600 Greek. Modern-day ex. None |  | 11 |
| 10313141751 | Codify | The process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code. Arrange and set down in writing. Modern-day ex. Code of laws. |  | 12 |
| 10313142515 | Colonization | The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. Imperialism. Modern-day ex. None |  | 13 |
| 10313142516 | Commercial | Relating to, or characteristic of commerce. engaged in commerce. prepared, done, or acting with sole or chief emphasis on profit, or success. Buying/Selling goods. Modern-day ex. Imports/Exports |  | 14 |
| 10313143150 | Contemporary Era | (1950-present) post World War II, scrutinized moral and political dilemmas that society offers. Era were living in. Modern-day ex. Era were in. |  | 15 |
| 10313143151 | Contextualization | Historical thinking skill that involves the ability to connect historical events and processes to specific circumstances of time and place as well as broader regional, national, or global processes. Elaborating. Modern-day ex. None |  | 16 |
| 10313143655 | Corroboration | Evidence that confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding. Confirmation. Modern-day ex. Evidence |  | 17 |
| 10313143656 | Demography | The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. Study of human population. Modern-day ex. How many people are born/die each day. |  | 18 |
| 10313143657 | Dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers of a country. Ruling family. Modern-day ex. Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty. |  | 19 |
| 10313144298 | Early Modern Era | Early modern European history is usually seen to span from the start of the 15th century, through the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries, until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. 1500-1800. Modern-day ex. None |  | 20 |
| 10313144299 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler. A country with many territories around the world. Modern-day ex. United States. |  | 21 |
| 10313144300 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Believe that your better than the rest. Modern-day ex. Politics in the United State |  | 22 |
| 10313144673 | Epidemic | A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. In a certain area (NOT WORLD WIDE). Modern-day ex. Diseases in certain parts of the world. |  | 23 |
| 10313144674 | Forager | People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects. Wander in search of food/water. Modern-day ex. People living in Alaska |  | 24 |
| 10313144675 | Globalization | The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. Growth to a global or worldwide scale. Modern-day ex. McDonald's |  | 25 |
| 10313145142 | Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. A group organized by rank. Modern-day ex. Caste system. |  | 26 |
| 10313145143 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. Expand territory for resources. Modern-day ex. Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. |  | 27 |
| 10313145902 | Indentured Servant | A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country. Work for free for passage way to America. Modern-day ex. None |  | 28 |
| 10313146481 | Interregional | Relating to or occurring between different regions. Occur regionally not locally. Modern-day ex. Trading |  | 29 |
| 10313146482 | Kingdom | A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. Territory controlled by a King or Queen. Modern-day ex. Swaziland, Saudi Arabia, and Brunei. |  | 30 |
| 10313146483 | Merchant | A person who buys and sells commodities for profit. Trades for profit. Modern-day ex. Pawn shops |  | 31 |
| 10313146484 | Modern Era | 1600 - Present Day. Renaissance to present. Modern-day ex. 21st Century | | 32 |
| 10313147235 | Monotheism | The doctrine or belief that there is only one God. Belief in one God. Modern-day ex. Christianity |  | 33 |
| 10313147236 | Nation | A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. Large amount of people living together because of a common cause. Modern-day ex. United States |  | 34 |
| 10313147237 | Neolithic | Relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. Stone Age. Modern-day ex. None |  | 35 |
| 10313147238 | Nobility | The quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. High/Upper Class. Modern-day ex. England |  | 36 |
| 10313147239 | Nomad | A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. Hunters. Modern-day ex. People who live in Alaska |  | 37 |
| 10313148084 | Pandemic | Disease prevalent over a whole country or the world. Whole world effected. Modern-day ex. HIV/AIDS |  | 38 |
| 10313148085 | Papacy | The office or authority of the Pope. Pope is leader. Modern-day ex. Pope Francis |  | 39 |
| 10313148086 | Pastoral | Farms used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. Ranch. Modern-day ex. Ranch's in the US |  | 40 |
| 10313149092 | Patiarchal | Relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. Men have primary power. Modern-day ex. Iran |  | 41 |
| 10313149093 | Periodization | Process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history. Creating subjects based on similarity. Modern-day ex. Periodic table |  | 42 |
| 10313149094 | Polytheism | The belief in or worship of more than one god. More than one God. Modern-day ex. Buddhism |  | 43 |
| 10313150098 | Post-Classical Era | Crusades, Beginning of Renaissance. 600-1450. Modern-day ex. None |  | 44 |
| 10313150099 | Post-Modern Era | 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. 20th Century movement in the 21st century arts. Modern-day ex. 2000-2018 |  | 45 |
| 10313150100 | Prehistoric | Relating to or denoting the period before written records. Before written records. Modern-day ex. Dinosaur fossils |  | 46 |
| 10313150633 | Revolution | A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. Overthrowing the government. Modern-day ex. American Revolution |  | 47 |
| 10313150634 | Rural | In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. Farmland/Far away from the city. Modern-day ex. Some places in Asia. |  | 48 |
| 10313150635 | Scribe | A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. Writes down information. Modern-day ex. Journalist |  | 49 |
| 10313151561 | Sedentary Agriculture | Practiced in one place by a settled farmer in which fields are not rotated. Not rotating crops. Modern-day ex. Wheat-sheep farming in Australia | | 50 |
| 10313151562 | Serf | An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. Work on the land in return for protection. Modern-day ex. None |  | 51 |
| 10313151563 | Slave | A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. People treated like property forced to work for their owner. Modern-day ex. None |  | 52 |
| 10313151564 | Socialism | A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. Political and economic organizations are run by the government. Modern-day ex. India |  | 53 |
| 10313152755 | State (not the US states) | A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. Land under control of an organized society. Modern-day ex. Germany |  | 54 |
| 10313152756 | Stateless society | a society that is not governed by a state, or, especially in common American English, has no government. No set of laws. Modern-day ex. Kwakiutl |  | 55 |
| 10313152757 | Syncretism | The amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. Modern-day ex. Gnosticism | 56 | |
| 10313152758 | Synthesis | The combination of ideas to form a theory or system. Combined ideas. Modern-day ex. Synthesis | 57 | |
| 10313153301 | Steppes | A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia. Plains area. Modern-day ex. Steppes | 58 | |
| 10313160881 | Urban | In, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. Towns or cities. Modern-day ex. Davidson | 59 |
