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4772023427absolutismthe principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government0
4772023715agriculturethe science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming1
4772023909aristocracyA class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility2
4772023910bureaucracyA government by many bureaus, administrations, and petty officials3
4772024147chieftdomThe rank or office of being head or leader of an organized body of people4
4772024148city stateA sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies5
4772024572civilizationAn advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached6
4772024573civil wara war that involves citizens of the same country against each other7
4772024732demographicsThe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, marriages of the population8
4772024733dynasty9
4772024734empireA group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful government10
4772025856epidemicA rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something such as a disease11
4772026127globalizationThe act of extending to other or all parts of the world, worldwide integration and development12
4772026128hunter gatherermember of culture where food is brought through "older" mechanisms( hunting, fishing, etc) rather than agriculture or animal husbandry13
4772026605imperialismwhere a country extends their power to different areas14
4772026606indentured servantA person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, 7yrs., during 17th-19th centuries15
4772026849interregionalOf or pertaining to a particular region, district, area or part, as of a country, sectional, or local (may not always be local)16
4772027514kingdomA state or government having a king or queen as its head17
4772028008matriarchalOf or pertaining to the female head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.18
4772028009monotheismThe doctrine or belief that there is only one God19
4772028451nationalismthe loyalty of people to their common culture and the idea of self rule20
4772028599nation stategroup of politically organized people with the same history live in a specific area under one government21
4772028600paganone who has little or no religion22
4772028601patriachalOf or pertaining to the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.23
4772029069polytheismThe doctrine of or belief in more than one god or many gods24
4772029070revolutionAn overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of government25
4772029071ruralOf pertaining to, or characteristic of the country, life or people26
4772029269secularnot bound by monastic vows or rules; not spiritual/religious27
4772029270slaveA person who is the property of and wholly subject to another28
4772029321urbanOf pertaining to, or designating a city or town; living in a city29

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