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6565864308BCEBefore the Common Era0
6565865721CECommon Era1
6985685674abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function2
6985686530accessionthe act or process by which someone rises to a position of honor/power3
6985687751aestheticpleasing in appearance4
6985690422agrarianrelating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property5
6985692479amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment6
6985694790anarchyabsence of governmental authority7
6985698877animism8
6985699201antiquityrelating to the life or culture of ancient times9
6985732238appeasementto bring to a state of peace; to cause to subside10
6985739282aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class; a class or group of people believed to be superior (as in rank, wealth, or intellect)11
6985778915asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons12
6985781841assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand; to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group13
6985783887authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people14
6985795438autocracythe authority or rule of a person (such as a monarch) ruling with unlimited authority15
6985858053barbarismthe practice or display of barbarian acts, attitudes, or ideas16
6985862806bureaucracya body of nonelective government officials17
6985867368city-statean autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory18
6985868779civicof or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs19
6985883292classicalof or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its literature, art, architecture, or ideals20
6985897553colonialof, relating to, or characteristic of a colony; of or relating to the original 13 colonies forming the United States21
6985899022commercethe exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place22
6985899574communalparticipated in, shared, or used in common by members of a group or community23
6985915014concubinea woman with whom a man cohabits without being married24
6985922021conscriptioncompulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service (draft)25
6985923859cosmopolitanbelonging to all the world; not limited to just one part of the world26
6985929994coupa sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government27
6985931352demographythe statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics28
6985932737despot29
6985933368diasporathe movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland30
6985937117dissentto withhold assent or approval; to differ in opinion31
6985939585dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief32
6985958323domesticof, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country33
6985970010domesticateto bring into use in one's own country34
6985973714dynastya succession of rulers of the same line of descent35
6985980598edicta proclamation having the force of law36
6986002762egalitarianbelieve in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs37
6986004967elitethe socially superior part of society38
6986004968emigrateto leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere39
6986017354epic40
6986018123ethnocentriccharacterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior41
6986210195feudalismthe system of political organization prevailing in Europe from the 9th to about the 15th centuries having as its basis the relation of lord to vassal with all land held in fee and as chief characteristics homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship and forfeiture42
6986233357genocidethe deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group43
6986233358gentrythe condition or rank of a gentleman; upper or ruling class44
6986233651guildan association of people with similar interests or pursuits45
6986310512hierarchya ruling body of clergy organized into orders or ranks each subordinate to the one above it; a body of persons in authority46
6986322553hominids47
6986363139homogenousof the same kind; alike.48
6986365487ideologya systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture49
6986367794imperial/imperialismof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor50
6986368577indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment51
6986369980infrastructurethe underlying foundation or basic framework (as of a system or organization)52
6986370305lineagedescent in a line from a common ancestor53
6986371527linguisticof or relating to language54
6986372840manifesteasily understood or recognized by the mind55
6986373938maritimeof or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea56
6986374880martialrelating to an army or to military life57
6987814274matrilinealrelating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal (mother's) line58
6987818404mercenaryone that serves merely for wages; especially : a soldier hired into foreign service59
6987820428monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person60
6987825259monopolyexclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action61
6987834292monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God62
6987834293mystical63
6988100671nation-statea form of political organization under which a relatively homogeneous people inhabits a sovereign state64
6988685922neoa new or revived form of65
6988691073neolithicof or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements66
6993411195nomadic67
6993411196oligarchygovernment by the few; a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes68
6993425294pantheona temple dedicated to all the gods69
6993447766papalof or relating to a pope or to the Roman Catholic Church70
6993449140papacythe office of pope71
6993464753parliament/parliamentary systema formal conference for the discussion of public affairs; the supreme legislative body of a usually major political unit that is a continuing institution comprising a series of individual assemblages72
6993464754pastoral73
6993464755patriarchalrelating to or being a social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line74
6993464756patrilinealrelating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal (father's) line75
6993464757patronage76
6993464758peasanta usually uneducated person of low social status77
6993464759pharaoha ruler of ancient Egypt78
6993464760piety/piousthe quality or state of being pious (marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship)79
6993464761politypolitical organization80
6993464762polygamymarriage in which a spouse of either gender may have more than one mate at the same time81
6993464763polytheismbelief in or worship of more than one god82
6993464764proselytizeto recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution, or cause83
6993464765provincial84
6993464766regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign85
6993464767republic(1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government86
6993464768rhetoric/rhetoricalthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as a : the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b : the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion87
6993464769sedentarypermanently attached88
6993464770serfa member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner89
6993464771ShariaIslamic law based on the Koran90
6993464772Sinification91
6993464773statea politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory; especially : one that is sovereign92
6993464774steppeone of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia93
6993464775stratificationthe act or process of dividing or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata94
6993464776Sub-Saharanof, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara95
6993464777subordinatesubmissive to or controlled by authority96
6993464778successionthe order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne97
6993464779syncretismthe combination of different forms of belief or practice98
6993464780textilescloth, especially those woven or knit99
6993464781theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided; a state governed by a theocracy100
6993464782theologythe study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially the study of God and of God's relation to the world101
6993464783totalitarianof or relating to centralized control by an autocratic leader or hierarchy102
6993464784tributary stateA state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbour.103
6993464785tyrannyoppressive power, especially oppressive power exerted by government104
6993464786urban/urbanizeof, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city105
6993464787usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right106
6993464788vernacular107

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