6960176416 | Abate | to make smaller or less intense | 0 | |
6960177725 | Absolutism | the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters | 1 | |
6960177726 | Adjacent | neighboring | 2 | |
6960178875 | Agrarian | relating to cultivated land | 3 | |
6960179979 | Agriculture | farming or cultivation | 4 | |
6960182200 | Anthropomorphic | having human characteristics | 5 | |
6985559441 | aristocracy | the highest class in society | 6 | |
6985561668 | avarice | greed for wealth | 7 | |
6985592476 | bias | prejudice in favor or against something | 8 | |
6985593149 | Buddhism | a religion that says suffering can be eliminated through enlightenment | 9 | |
6985593764 | Bureaucracy | a government where state official make important decisions | 10 | |
6985618675 | capital | most important city of a region | 11 | |
6985618676 | capitalism | an economic/political system where country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit | 12 | |
6985620190 | capitulate | to surrender | 13 | |
6985620191 | centralized | unified | 14 | |
6985621338 | charlatan | a fraud | 15 | |
6985621339 | chattel | an item of property other than real estate | 16 | |
6985623155 | chiefdom | a form of hierarchy based on family | 17 | |
6985624753 | Christianity | religion based on Jesus of Nazareth | 18 | |
6985625409 | City-State | an independent city | 19 | |
6985625410 | Civilization | an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached | 20 | |
6985626194 | clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church | 21 | |
6985626195 | coerce | to obtain through threats | 22 | |
6985626597 | colonialism | taking over a country | 23 | |
6985626598 | colony | area under the full or partial political control of another country | 24 | |
6985627309 | communism | a political theory advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs | 25 | |
6985627793 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius | 26 | |
6985629031 | Copious | abundant | 27 | |
6985629032 | culture | the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation | 28 | |
7000143326 | Daoism | religious tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao | 29 | |
7000146248 | deforestation | clearing a wide area of trees | 30 | |
7000146249 | demography | the study of statistics that affect human population | 31 | |
7000149320 | derive | obtain something from | 32 | |
7000149321 | diaspora | the spreading of any people from their original homeland | 33 | |
7000151166 | divine | a person who is an expert in religious beliefs | 34 | |
7000152778 | dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country | 35 | |
7000249856 | economic | requiring fewer resources or costing less money | 36 | |
7000249857 | edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority | 37 | |
7000250769 | egalitarian | a person who advocates for equal rights | 38 | |
7000250770 | empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority | 39 | |
7000252557 | encroach | intrude | 40 | |
7000253984 | epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease | 41 | |
7000253985 | equitable | fair and impartial | 42 | |
7000255582 | ethnocentrism | the belief in the superiority of your own ethnic group | 43 | |
7000363890 | feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe | 44 | |
7000365204 | forage | search widely for food or provisions | 45 | |
7000365205 | fundamental | a central or primary rule or principle | 46 | |
7000368555 | genocide | killing of a large group of people | 47 | |
7000370655 | globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence | 48 | |
7000370656 | hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others | 49 | |
7000372016 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other | 50 | |
7000373109 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia | 51 | |
7013498959 | ideology | a system of ideas and ideals | 52 | |
7013501736 | imperialism | rule by an emperor | 53 | |
7013504431 | incursion | a sudden invasion or attack | 54 | |
7013505385 | indentured servant | a person working for a period of time in exchange for free passage to a new country | 55 | |
7013506277 | indignant | feeling anger towards unfair treatment | 56 | |
7013507273 | industrial | very great in extent or amount | 57 | |
7013508966 | inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money | 58 | |
7013509877 | institution | organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose | 59 | |
7013510498 | intermediary | a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement | 60 | |
7013511830 | Judaism | Jewish religion | 61 | |
7013513324 | lambast | to beat severely | 62 | |
7013514897 | legitimate | make lawful | 63 | |
7020080074 | malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a public official | 64 | |
7020080614 | manufacture | make on a large scale using machinery | 65 | |
7020080615 | maritime | connected with the sea | 66 | |
7020082103 | matriarchy | a system of society or government ruled by a woman | 67 | |
7020082852 | medieval | the Middle Ages | 68 | |
7020083658 | merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade | 69 | |
7020084484 | monarchy | a form of government lead by a monarch | 70 | |
7020086039 | monotheism | belief that there is only one God | 71 | |
7020086766 | munificence | great generosity | 72 | |
7020087494 | myriad | a large quantity | 73 | |
7047786014 | nation | a large group of people united by common descent | 74 | |
7047786926 | negligible | insignificant | 75 | |
7047822503 | neolithic | the later part of the Stone Age | 76 | |
7047827876 | nobility | people belonging to the noble class in a country | 77 | |
7047829664 | nomadic | people who have no home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of resources | 78 | |
7052969496 | pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions | 79 | |
7052970023 | pandemic | disease spread widely | 80 | |
7052970024 | papacy | the office or authority of the Pope | 81 | |
7052971558 | parity | being equal | 82 | |
7052971559 | pastoral | appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance | 83 | |
7052972088 | patriarchy | government system where the father or eldest male is head of the family | 84 | |
7052973203 | Periodization | dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study | 85 | |
7052974352 | placate | make someone less angry or hostile | 86 | |
7052974353 | plethora | a large amount | 87 | |
7052975131 | polytheism | belief in more than one god | 88 | |
7052975132 | prehistoric | period before written records | 89 | |
7052976005 | prevalent | widespread in a particular area | 90 | |
7052976696 | primary source | original source of evidence | 91 | |
7052976697 | prolific | producing large amount | 92 | |
7052977782 | protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches | 93 | |
7052977783 | prowess | bravery in battle | 94 | |
7094013540 | rational | reasonable | 95 | |
7094014042 | reform | to make positive changes | 96 | |
7094014345 | regime | government | 97 | |
7094014715 | revolution | an overthrow of a government | 98 | |
7094014991 | rural | countryside | 99 | |
7112582274 | scribe | an employed person who copies out documents | 100 | |
7112582275 | secondary source | information that was created by someone who did not experience it first-hand | 101 | |
7112582849 | secular | not subject to or bound by religious rule | 102 | |
7112582850 | serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate | 103 | |
7112582851 | shaman | a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds | 104 | |
7112583094 | slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them | 105 | |
7112583095 | state | a nation under one government | 106 | |
7112583399 | stratified | society's categorization of people based upon their occupation and income | 107 | |
7112583400 | subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings | 108 | |
7112583967 | subjugate | bring under domination or control | 109 | |
7112583968 | surplus | left over when requirements have been met | 110 | |
7112584397 | syncretic | blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system | 111 | |
7112584842 | textile | woven fabric | 112 | |
7112585123 | theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god | 113 | |
7112586634 | tumultuous | excited, confused, or disorderly | 114 | |
7112588310 | ubiquitous | found everywhere | 115 | |
7112588311 | urban | characteristic of a city or town | 116 | |
7112588650 | veneration | great respect | 117 | |
7112588651 | xenophobic | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners | 118 |
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