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10453244882Migrationmovement of people from one place to another0
10453249712metallurgyThe science and technology of metals1
10453250512kinshipblood relationship2
10453251149globalizationthe process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.3
10453251799egalitarianof, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.4
10453253627democracyA political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them5
10453256419bureacracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.6
10453257142secularNon-religious7
10453258121anti-semitismPrejudice against Jews8
10453259332sedentary(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place9
10453260114nomadicPrior to agriculture, this type of group traveled looking for food and shelter.10
10453260830raw materialAny natural resource that is used to make finished products.11
10453261533deforestationDestruction of forests12
10453263534dietya god or goddess13
10453265341dynastyA series of rulers from the same family14
10453265692demographyThe scientific study of population characteristics.15
10453266571coup d'etatA sudden overthrow of the government by a small group16
10453267988conscriptionA military draft17
10453267989colonyA group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.18
10453268642causationHistorical Thinking Skill: Explain the effects of a historical event, development or process. Evaluate the relative significance of different causes/effects on historical events of processes.19
10453269732indentureContract binding a person to work for another.20
10453270314analyzeBreak down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure21
10453272964empireA group of states or territories controlled by one ruler22
10453273368balance of powerdistribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong23
10453274583authoritarianA government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.24
10453275261aristocracyA government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility25
10453275716arablesuitable for growing crops26
10453276020vernacularEveryday language of ordinary people27
10453277041patriarchyA form of social organization in which males dominate females28
10453277457stratificationranking system for groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and life chances in society29
10453278479synthesiscombination30
10453279888agrarianconcerning farms, farmers, or the use of land31
10453280531syncretismThe unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion. For example, when Christianity was adopted by people in a new land, they often incorporate it into their existing culture and traditions.32
10453281654pastoralhaving to do with shepherds and herders33
10453282976nation-stateA state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality34
10453289311administerto manage or direct35
10453289833absolutismA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)36
10453290184coerceto compel, force37
10453290569city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.38
10453291641contextWords, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.39
10453294559diffusionthe spread of ideas from one culture to another40
10453295879hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.41
10453296448-afroprefix of or pertaining to Afro-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc42
10453298672-archygovernment43
10453299311-centriccenter44

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