2743340457 | Mandate | An official order or commision to do something | 0 | |
2743340458 | Constitution | A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed | 1 | |
2743340459 | Feudalism | Basic concept refers to the political and social order of medieval Europe; based on a hierarchy of lords and vassals who controlled political and military affairs | 2 | |
2743340460 | Centralized | Concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority | 3 | |
2743340461 | Decentralized | Transfer (authority) from central to local government | 4 | |
2743340462 | Tyranny | Cruel and oppressive government or rule | 5 | |
2743340463 | Autocracy | A system of government by one person with absolute power | 6 | |
2743340464 | Periphery | A marginal or secondary position in, or part or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity | 7 | |
2743340465 | City-state | A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 8 | |
2743340466 | Revolution | A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system | 9 | |
2743340467 | Post | Display (a notice) in a public place | 10 | |
2743340468 | Pre | Previous to; before | 11 | |
2743340469 | Civilization | The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced | 12 | |
2743340470 | Plethora | A large or excessive amount of something | 13 | |
2743340471 | Irrigation | The watering of land to make it ready for agriculture | 14 | |
2743340472 | Ethnocentrism | Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of ones own culture | 15 | |
2743340473 | Xenophobia | Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries | 16 | |
2743340474 | Nativism | The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants | 17 | |
2743340475 | Foraging | Search wildly for food or provisions | 18 | |
2743340476 | Matrilineal | Of or based on kinship with the mother of the female line | 19 | |
2743340477 | Patriarchal | Of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch | 20 | |
2743340478 | Cultural diffusion | The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another | 21 | |
2743340479 | Metallurgy | The branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification | 22 | |
2743340480 | Pictograph | A pictorial representation of statistics on a chart, graph, or computer screen | 23 | |
2743340481 | Tribute | Payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence | 24 | |
2743340482 | Oligarchy | A small group of people having of a country, organization, of institution | 25 | |
2743340483 | Aristocracy | The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 26 | |
2743340484 | Monarchy | A form of government with a monarch at the head | 27 | |
2743340485 | Democracy | A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives | 28 | |
2743340486 | Republicanism | A term for beliefs that have defined the American political experiment | 29 | |
2743340487 | Theocracy | A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god | 30 | |
2743340488 | Migration | Movement from one part of something to another | 31 | |
2743340489 | Immigration | The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country | 32 | |
2743340490 | Diaspora | Jews living outside Israel | 33 | |
2743340491 | Heresies | Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine | 34 | |
2743340492 | Peasant | An ignorant, ride, or unsophisticated person; a person of low social status | 35 | |
2743340493 | Primogeniture | The state of being the firstborn child | 36 | |
2743340494 | Calligraphy | Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering | 37 | |
2743340495 | Fief | An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service | 38 | |
2743340496 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 39 | |
2743340497 | Scholar | A specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic | 40 | |
2743340498 | Counter | A person who counts something | 41 | |
2743340499 | Charter | A written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which an institution such a s a company, college, or city is created and its rights and privileges defined | 42 | |
2743340500 | Ideology | A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy | 43 | |
2743340501 | Interactions | Reciprocal action or influence | 44 | |
2743340502 | Demography | The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations | 45 | |
2743340503 | Absolutism | The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethnical, or theological matters | 46 | |
2743340504 | Secular | Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have mi religious or spiritual basis | 47 | |
2743340505 | Textile | A type of cloth or woven fabric | 48 | |
2743340506 | Stratification | Is a system or formation of layers, classes, or categories | 49 | |
2743340507 | Yeoman | A man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder | 50 | |
2743340508 | Predestination | The divine foreordained of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of se and not others | 51 | |
2743340509 | Covenant | An agreement | 52 | |
2743340510 | Natural/Inalienable rights | Rights that people supposedly have under natural law. Ex: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness | 53 | |
2743340511 | Continent | Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land | 54 | |
2743340512 | Region | An area or division, especially part of country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries | 55 | |
2743340513 | State | A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government | 56 | |
2743340514 | Privateer | An armed ship owned and officered by private individuals holding a government commission and authorized for use in war, especially in the capture of enemy merchant shipping | 57 | |
2743340515 | Popular sovereignty | The principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people through their elected representatives | 58 | |
2743340516 | Mobocracy | Rule or domination by the masses | 59 |
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