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7202667497BureaucracyA system of government in which of the most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives.0
7202668096Colonialismthe policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over a country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically1
7202668097DynastyA line of hereditary rulers of a country2
7202668687Forager(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions3
7202669363Indentured Servantan immigrant to North America between the 17th and 19th centuries who contracted to work for an employer for a number of years in exchange for passage and accommodation4
7202673864Merchanta person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade5
7202700554Neolithicof, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed6
7202700555Papacythe office or authority of the pope7
7202701103Polytheismbelief in or worship of more than one god8
7202701104Ruralin, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town9
7202701823Shamana person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing10
7202701824Syncretismthe amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought11
7202702348Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices12
7202702349Civilizationstage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced13
7202702556Divineof, from, or like God or a god14
7202702557Feudalismthe dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection15
7202702867Imperialisma policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force16
7202703590Medievalof or relating to the Middle Ages17
7202704589Nation-statea sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent18
7202705092Pandemic(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world19
7202705386Periodizationdivide (a portion of time) into periods20
7202705387Revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system21
7202705765Serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate22
7202705766Statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government23
7202705767Synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or system: Often contrasted with analysis24
7202706256Agriculturethe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products25
7202723971City-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state26
7202724735DiasporaJews living outside Israel27
7202724736Epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time28
7202725244GlobalizationGlobalization (or globalisation) is the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture29
7202725245Kingdoma country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen30
7202726064Nationa large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory31
7202726405Patriarchalof, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men32
7202726676Primary Sourcea primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.33
7202727214Secondary SourceIn scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. A secondary source contrasts with a primary source, which is an original source of the information being discussed34
7202727224Socialisma 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 whole35
7202727522Urbanin, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town36
7202727890Absolutismthe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters37
7202727891Chiefdoma leader or ruler of a people or clan38
7202728244Demographythe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations39
7202728728Empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress40
7202729060Genocidethe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation41
7202729418Interregionalrelatinɡ to or occurring between different regions42
7202729922Monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God43
7202747953Nobilitythe group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title44
7202749011Pastoral(especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle45
7202751536Prehistoricof, relating to, or denoting the period before written records46
7202752367Slavea person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them47
7202752368Theocracya system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god48
7202751537Scribea person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented49

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