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2737492975BCEBefore Common Era0
2737493132CECommon Era1
2737493355Abdicate(of a monarch) renounce one's throne (step down) fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).2
2737493356Accessionthe attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president.3
2737493357Aesthetica set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.4
2737493552Agrarianof or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.5
2737493553Amenitiesdesirable or useful features or facilities of a building or place.6
2737493554Anarchya state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.7
2737493905Animismthe attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.8
2737493906Antiquitythe ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages great age9
2737493907Appeasementpacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands. relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).10
2737495299Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.11
2737495300Asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.12
2737495525Assimilatetake in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully. cause (something) to resemble; liken.13
2737495526Authoritarianfavoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.14
2737495527Autocracya system of government by one person with absolute power.15
2737495528Barbarismabsence of culture and civilization. extreme cruelty or brutality.16
2737495749Bureaucracy/Bureaucratsa system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.17
2737495750City-Statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.18
2737495751Civicof or relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal.19
2737495752Classicalof or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture. (typically of a form of art) regarded as representing an exemplary standard; traditional and long-established in form or style.20
2737496077Colonialof, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colonies.21
2737496078Commercethe activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale22
2737496079Communalshared by all members of a community; for common use.23
2737496510Concubine(in polygamous societies) a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.24
2737496511Conscriptioncompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.25
2737496512Cosmopolitanfamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.26
2737497991Coupa sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. a notable or successful stroke or move.27
2737497992Demography/Demographicthe composition of a particular human population.28
2737498116Despota ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.29
2737498117DiasporaJews living outside Israel. the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. the dispersion of any people from their original homeland.30
2737498118Dissenthold or express opinions that are at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially expressed. the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.31
2737498302Dissidenta person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.32
2737498303Domestic/Domesticateexisting or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.33
2737498304Dynasty/Dynastica line of hereditary rulers of a country.34
2737498464Edictan official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.35
2737498465Egalitarianof, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities36
2737498466Elitea select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities.37
2737498467EmigrateMove out of, away from38
2737500203Epica long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation39
2737522458Ethnocentricevaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.40
2737522459Feudalismthe dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.41
2737522463Genocidethe killing of a large group of people, usually because of their religion or race42
2737523321Gentrypeople of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.43
2737523322Guilda medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power. an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.44
2737523323Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.45
2737523324Hominidsa primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.46
2737523661Homogenousof the same genous having the same relation, relative position, or structure, in particular.47
2737523909Ideologya system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.48
2737523910Imperialof or relating to an empire.49
2737524170Indigenousoriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.50
2737524171INfrastructurethe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.51
2737524172Lineagelineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.52
2737524402Linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics.53
2737524900manifestdisplay or show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.54
2737524901maritimehaving to do w the ocean55
2737524902martialof or appropriate to war; warlike.56
2737524906matrilinealof or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.57
2737525204mercenarySoldier hired to fight for foreign army58
2737525205monarchya form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in one or several individual(s) reigning until death or abdication59
2737525206monopolythe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.60
2737525207monotheismbelieving that there is only 1 god61
2737525526mysticalof or relating to mystics or religious mysticism.62
2737525527nation-statea sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.63
2737525528neonew.64
2737525529neolithicof, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.65
2737525530nomadicanything that involves moving around a lot66
2737525723oligarchya small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.67
2737525724pantheonall the gods of a people or religion collectively.68
2737525725papal/papacythe office or authority of the pope.69
2737525933parliamenta system of democratic governance of a state in which the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature (parliament); the executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected70
2737525934pastoral(especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.71
2737525935patriarchalof, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.72
2737526098patrilinealof, relating to, or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.73
2737526099patronagethe support given by a patron. the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges.74
2737526100peasanta poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).75
2737526101pharaoha ruler in ancient Egypt.76
2737526265pietythe quality of being religious or reverent.77
2737526266politya form or process of civil government or constitution. an organized society; a state as a political entity.78
2737526267polygamymarriage that involves more than two people79
2737526465polytheismbelieving that there is more than one god, in multiple gods80
2737526927proselytizeconvert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.81
2737526928provincialof or concerning a province of a country or empire.82
2737526929regenta person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution.83
2737526930republica state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.84
2737526931rhetoricthe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.85
2737527207sedentary(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.86
2737527208serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.87
2737527209sharia(Arabic: شريعة‎ (IPA: [ʃaˈriːʕa]), is the Islamic legal system derived from the religious precepts of Islam,88
2737527362sinificationa process whereby non-Han Chinese societies come under the influence of Han Chinese state and society.89
2737527364statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.90
2737527363steppea large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia.91
2737527538stratificationa system or formation of layers, classes, or categories.92
2737527539sub-saharanthe part of the continent of Africa that is below the Sahara desert/region93
2737527666subordinatelower in rank or position.94
2737527667successionthe action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.95
2737527668syncretismthe merging of different inflectional varieties of a word during the development of a language.96
2737527669textilesa type of cloth or woven fabric.97
2737528156theocracya system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. the commonwealth of Israel from the time of Moses until the election of Saul as King.98
2737528157theologythe study of the nature of God and religious belief. religious beliefs and theory when systematically developed.99
2737528158totalitarianpolitical system in which the state holds total control over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.100
2737528332tributary statea state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbour. It was a form of subordination in pre-modern times. The tributary sent a regular token of submission (tribute) to the superior power.101
2737528333tyrannythe government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler102
2737528334urbanin, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.103
2737528335usurptake (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force.104
2737528604vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.105

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