14375330094 | Absolutism | Rule by one person. Synonyms with totalitarian. | 0 | |
14375330095 | agrarian | Society that is focused around farming activities. | 1 | |
14375330096 | agriculture | Anything related to farming. | 2 | |
14375330097 | Alliances | Two or more nations joining together for some common purpose. | 3 | |
14375330098 | Aristocracy | Rule by those that are rich, educated, and privileged | 4 | |
14375330099 | Bias | To look at a subject in favor of something that benefits that individual. Often seen as being prejudiced. Synonyms with point of view. | 5 | |
14375330100 | Bureaucracy | A large group of people who work for the government, but are not elected. | 6 | |
14375330101 | civilization | A society that has: advanced cities, advanced technology, specialized workers, complex institutions, and record keeping. | 7 | |
14375330102 | Constitution | A system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed. | 8 | |
14375330103 | commerce | Anything involving trade. | 9 | |
14375330104 | Demographics | Any statistics or information related to population. | 10 | |
14375330105 | Diaspora | Scattering or spreading of something- usually related to a group of people | 11 | |
14375330106 | Dynasty | A family of leaders who rule an area or country for a long period of time. | 12 | |
14375330107 | Economic | Anything related to money, goods, and services. | 13 | |
14375330108 | Empire | A large group of states or countries under the leadership of a single leader [an emperor or empress] | 14 | |
14375330109 | Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in an area | 15 | |
14375330110 | Forager | One who wanders or searches for food. | 16 | |
14375330111 | Globalization | The process where views, products, ideas, and culture is spread over the entire world | 17 | |
14375330112 | Ideology | A system of ideas that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy | 18 | |
14375330113 | Imperialism | The domination of another country politically, economically, socially | 19 | |
14375330114 | Indentured servant | A person who worked under contract for a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Usually was used to pay for travel expenses from Europe to America. | 20 | |
14375330115 | interdependent | When two two groups [regions, states, countries, etc. ] rely on each other for some reason | 21 | |
14375330116 | Interregional | Anything connecting two or more regions. | 22 | |
14375330117 | Institution | an organization founded for a religious, educational , social or similar purpose | 23 | |
14375330118 | Kingdom | A large group of state or countries under the leadership of a single leader [a king or a queen] | 24 | |
14375330119 | Merchant | A person or group that buys and sells or owns a business to make a profit | 25 | |
14375330120 | Militarism | The building up and/or modernizing of military | 26 | |
14375330121 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 27 | |
14375330122 | Nation | A large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhibiting a particular country or territory | 28 | |
14375330123 | Nationalism | Pride in your nation, country or ethnicity | 29 | |
14375330124 | nobility | The group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries, especially in Europe | 30 | |
14375330125 | Nomad | A person or member of a society that moves from place to place | 31 | |
14375330126 | Pandemic | An outbreak or a disease that affects a large number of people | 32 | |
14375330127 | Papacy | The office of the Pope(the head of the church) | 33 | |
14375330128 | Patriarchy | A society that is ruled by men or fathers | 34 | |
14375330129 | Political | Anything that is related to the government, the leaders, and the laws | 35 | |
14375330130 | Polytheism | The belief in many gods | 36 | |
14375330131 | primary source | A document from someone who actually was at an event | 37 | |
14375330132 | principle | A basic idea that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs or behaviors for a group | 38 | |
14375330133 | Republic | A state in which supreme power is held by the people (democracy) and their elected representatives, and which has an elected a president rather than a monarch | 39 | |
14375330134 | Revolution | A sudden, radical, or extreme change in something | 40 | |
14375330135 | Rural | A country setting or anything relating to an area that is not in cities | 41 | |
14375330136 | secondary source | A document from someone who is reporting about an event they actually did not attend or about a person they did not actually interact with | 42 | |
14375330137 | sedentary | To stay in one place; usually refers to a group of people | 43 | |
14375330138 | Serf | A person who works in agriculture and is under the power of the owner of that land | 44 | |
14375330139 | Social | The interactions of individuals and the groups they live within | 45 | |
14375330140 | Sovereignty | The idea that a state should be able to govern itself | 46 | |
14375330141 | State | A nation or territory organized as a political community under one government | 47 | |
14375330142 | Tariffs | A tax to be paid on a particular type of imports or exports | 48 | |
14375330143 | Urban | A city setting or anything relating to a city | 49 |
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