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| 2841863998 | Abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity | 0 | |
| 2841864470 | Absolutism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 1 | |
| 2841864764 | Adjacent | (adj) near, next to, adjoining. | 2 | |
| 2841865675 | Agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land | 3 | |
| 2841870075 | Agriculture | Farming | 4 | |
| 2841874607 | Anthropomorphic | attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods | 5 | |
| 2841878542 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 6 | |
| 2841879028 | Avarice | (n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth | 7 | |
| 2841879374 | Bias | A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. | 8 | |
| 2841879748 | Buddhism | Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. | 9 | |
| 2841880714 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 10 | |
| 2841881489 | Capital | An economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | 11 | |
| 2841882698 | Capitalism | An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 12 | |
| 2841882921 | Capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel | 13 | |
| 2841883354 | centralized | Concentrated in one place | 14 | |
| 2841883566 | Charlatan | (n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack | 15 | |
| 2841884109 | Chattel | an item of personal, movable property; slave | 16 | |
| 2841884773 | Chiefdom | Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, they were based on gift giving and commercial links. | 17 | |
| 2841885249 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. | 18 | |
| 2841888561 | City-State | A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. | 19 | |
| 2841888842 | Civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 20 | |
| 2841888843 | clergy | (n.) members of Christian holy orders (Though the villagers viewed the church rectory as quaint and charming, the clergy who lived there regarded it as a mildewy and dusty place that aggravated their allergies.) | 21 | |
| 2841889307 | coerce | To compel, force | 22 | |
| 2841889941 | colonialism | Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory. | 23 | |
| 2841900394 | colony | A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere. | 24 | |
| 2841900395 | communism | A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 25 | |
| 2841901293 | confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 26 | |
| 2841901651 | copious | Abundant; plentiful | 27 | |
| 2841901652 | culture | Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. | 28 | |
| 2841902365 | daoism | A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 29 | |
| 2841905082 | deforestation | Destruction of forests | 30 | |
| 2841905355 | demography | Scientific study of human populations. | 31 | |
| 2841905682 | derive | to obtain from a specified source | 32 | |
| 2841905683 | diaspora | any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion. Particularly used in relation to Jews scattered by Romans in 70 CE or to Africans spread to new places during the Atlantic Slave Trade. | 33 | |
| 2841906196 | divine | to foretell or know by inspiration | 34 | |
| 2841906826 | dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 35 | |
| 2841908330 | economic | study of how people and societies use limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants; the management of scarcity and choice | 36 | |
| 2841908331 | edict | An order issued by someone in authority | 37 | |
| 2841908777 | egalitarian | believing in the social and economic equality of all people | 38 | |
| 2841908778 | empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 39 |
