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2743340457MandateAn official order or commision to do something0
2743340458ConstitutionA body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed1
2743340459FeudalismBasic concept refers to the political and social order of medieval Europe; based on a hierarchy of lords and vassals who controlled political and military affairs2
2743340460CentralizedConcentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority3
2743340461DecentralizedTransfer (authority) from central to local government4
2743340462TyrannyCruel and oppressive government or rule5
2743340463AutocracyA system of government by one person with absolute power6
2743340464PeripheryA marginal or secondary position in, or part or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity7
2743340465City-stateA city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state8
2743340466RevolutionA forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system9
2743340467PostDisplay (a notice) in a public place10
2743340468PrePrevious to; before11
2743340469CivilizationThe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced12
2743340470PlethoraA large or excessive amount of something13
2743340471IrrigationThe watering of land to make it ready for agriculture14
2743340472EthnocentrismEvaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of ones own culture15
2743340473XenophobiaIntense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries16
2743340474NativismThe policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants17
2743340475ForagingSearch wildly for food or provisions18
2743340476MatrilinealOf or based on kinship with the mother of the female line19
2743340477PatriarchalOf, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch20
2743340478Cultural diffusionThe spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another21
2743340479MetallurgyThe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification22
2743340480PictographA pictorial representation of statistics on a chart, graph, or computer screen23
2743340481TributePayment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence24
2743340482OligarchyA small group of people having of a country, organization, of institution25
2743340483AristocracyThe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices26
2743340484MonarchyA form of government with a monarch at the head27
2743340485DemocracyA system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives28
2743340486RepublicanismA term for beliefs that have defined the American political experiment29
2743340487TheocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god30
2743340488MigrationMovement from one part of something to another31
2743340489ImmigrationThe action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country32
2743340490DiasporaJews living outside Israel33
2743340491HeresiesBelief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine34
2743340492PeasantAn ignorant, ride, or unsophisticated person; a person of low social status35
2743340493PrimogenitureThe state of being the firstborn child36
2743340494CalligraphyDecorative handwriting or handwritten lettering37
2743340495FiefAn estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service38
2743340496BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives39
2743340497ScholarA specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic40
2743340498CounterA person who counts something41
2743340499CharterA 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 defined42
2743340500IdeologyA system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy43
2743340501InteractionsReciprocal action or influence44
2743340502DemographyThe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations45
2743340503AbsolutismThe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethnical, or theological matters46
2743340504SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have mi religious or spiritual basis47
2743340505TextileA type of cloth or woven fabric48
2743340506StratificationIs a system or formation of layers, classes, or categories49
2743340507YeomanA man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder50
2743340508PredestinationThe divine foreordained of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of se and not others51
2743340509CovenantAn agreement52
2743340510Natural/Inalienable rightsRights that people supposedly have under natural law. Ex: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness53
2743340511ContinentAny of the world's main continuous expanses of land54
2743340512RegionAn area or division, especially part of country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries55
2743340513StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government56
2743340514PrivateerAn 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 shipping57
2743340515Popular sovereigntyThe principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people through their elected representatives58
2743340516MobocracyRule or domination by the masses59

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