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10624238822AbdicateTo renounce ones throne of a monarch.0
10624246687Accessionthe attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power.1
10624258044Aesthetica set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.2
10624261611agrariana person who advocates a redistribution of landed property.3
10624268055Amenitiesa desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.4
10624276674Anarchya state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems.5
10624288362Animismthe attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.6
10624298922Antiquitythe ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.7
10624306666Appeasementthe action or process of appeasing.8
10624312658Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.9
10624322919Asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.10
10624325977AssimilateTo take in and understand fully.11
10624335369AuthoritarianA person who enforced strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.12
10624349686Autocracya system of government by one person with absolute power.13
10624355849Barbariana member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations.14
10624370643Bureaucracy/Bureaucratsa system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.15
10624376353City-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.16
10624379140CivicRelation to a city or town, especially it's administration;manicipal17
10624396676ClassicalRelation to Ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.18
10624407608Coloniala native or inhabitant of a colony.19
10624413927Commercethe activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.20
10624419724CommanalOf conflict between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic groups.21
10624433289Concubinea woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.22
10624447898Conscriptioncompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.23
10624451430Cosmopolitanfamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.24
10624457249Coupa sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.25
10624469436Demography/Demographicthe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.26
10624474153Despota ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.27
10624484707Diasporathe dispersion of the Jews outside Israel.28
10624490819DissentThe holding or expression of opinions at variance with these commonly of officially held.29
10624507695Dissidenta person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.30
10624516446Domesticateto tame; to bring plants or animals under human control.31
10624521182Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country.32
10624524414Edictan official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.33
10624534357EgalitarianA person who advocates or supports the principle of equality for all people.34
10624544272Elitea select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities.35
10624550895Emigrateleave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.36
10624553429Epica long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.37
10624569393Ethnocentricevaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.38
10624574183Fuedalismthe 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.39
10624584687Genocidethe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.40
10624589908Gentrypeople of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.41
10624595874Guilda medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.42
10624601991Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.43
10624607260Hominidsa primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.44
10624624016Homogeneousof the same kind45
10624635559Ideologya system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.46
10624638802ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.47
10624644059Indigenousoriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.48
10624654780Infrastructurethe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.49
10624659030Lineagedirect descent from an ancestor; derivation50
10624670256Linguisticrelating to language or linguistics51
10624674597ManifestA document listing a ships contents, cargo, passengers, and crew, for the use of customs officers.52
10624691318Maritimeconnected with the sea, especially in relation to Seaborne trade and naval matters.53
10624705600Martialrelating to fighting or war.54
10624713358MatrilinealOf or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.55
10624726061MercenaryA professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.56
10624735497MonarchyA form of government with a monarch at the head.57
10624742152Monopoly/MonopolizeThe exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service/obtain possession or control of.58
10624765773MonotheismBelief in one god.59
10624769469MysticalHaving a spiritual symbolic or allegorical significance that transcends human understanding.60
10624786028Nation-stateA sovereign state of which most of the citizens or subjects are united also by factors which define a nation, such as language or common descent.61
10624807650NeoRecent or new.62
10624810871NeolithicRelation to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.63
10624827174NomadicLiving the life of a nomad;wandering64
10624834209OligarchyA small group of people having control of a country or organization.65
10624842196PantheonAll the gods of a people or religion collectively66
10624850016Papal/PapacyRelating to a pope or to the papacy/the office or authority of the pope.67
10624862861Parliament/parliamentary systemThe highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons/a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch.68
10624910164PastoralA work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life.69
10624932795PatriarchalRelation to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men.70
10624943107PatrilinealRelation to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line.71
10624954017PatronageThe rights and duties or position of a patron;the power to control appointments to office or right to privalages.72
10624973272PeasantA poor small holder or agricultural laborer of low social status73
10624984192PharaohA ruler in ancient Egypt74
10624988102PietyThe quality of being religious or reverent75
10624999075PolityA form or process of civil government or constitution76
10625007048PolygamyThe practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.77
10625019748PolytheismBelief in many gods78
10625028563ProselytizeConvert or attempt to convert someone from one region, belief, or opinion to another.79
10625039640ProvincialAn inhabitant of a province of a country or empire80
10625045787RegentA person appointed to administer a state because the monarch is a minor or is abscent or incapacitated81
10625065480RepublicA 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 monarch82
10625085965Rhetoric/RhetoricalThe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques/expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress83
10625119220Sedentary(Of a person) tending to spend much time seared;somewhat inactive84
10625126188SerfAnd agricultural labor founded by the feudal system who is tied to working on his Lord's estate85
10625135161ShariaIslamic canonical Law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the profit, Prescribing both religions and secular duties and Sometimes retributive penalties for lawbreaking. It has generally been supplemented by legislation adapted to the conditions of the day, through the modern states is a subject of dispute between Muslim traditionalist and reformist86
10625192038SinificationTo sinicize87
10625195320StateThe particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time; a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government88
10625213806SteppeA large step of unforested grassland in SE Europe or Siberia89
10625229878StratificationThe arrangement or classification of something into different groups90
10625237283Sub-SaharanFrom or forming part of the African regions south of the Saharan desert91
10625250363SubordinateA person under the authority or control of another within an organization92
10625263573SuccessionA number of people or things of a kind following one after the other93
10625270986SyncretismThe amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different regions, cultures, or schools of thought94
10625287845TextilesThe branch of industry involved in the manufacturing of cloth95
10625298126TheocracyA system of government in which priest rule in the name of god or a god96
10625304273TheologyThe study of the nature of god and religious beliefs97
10625312956TotalitarianA person advocating a totalitarian system of government;relation to a system of government that isn't centralized and dictational and requires complete subservience to the state98
10625333832Tributary stateIs a state that isn't subordinate to a more powerful neighbor99
10625352253TyrannyCruel and oppressive government or rule100
10625357127Urban/urbanizeIn relation to or characteristic of a town or city/make or become urban in character101
10625372423UsurpTake illegally or by force102
10625375982VernacularThe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country of region103

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