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14617006646Absolutismthe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.0
14617006647Administerto manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of1
14617006648Afro-African2
14617006649Agrarianrelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.3
14639458191Analyzeexamine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.4
14639458192Anti-Semitismhostility to or prejudice against Jews5
14639458193Arableused or suitable for growing crops6
14639458194-Archygovernment7
14639458195Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.8
14639458196Authoritarianfavoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom9
14639458197Balance of Powera situation in which nations of the world have roughly equal power10
14639458198Bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives11
14639458199Causationthe action of causing something12
14639458200-Centricin or at the center; central13
14639458201City-Statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state14
14639458202Coercepersuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats15
14639458203Colonya country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country16
14639458204Conscriptioncompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces17
14639458205Contextthe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed18
14639458206Coup d'etata sudden overthrow of the government19
14639458207Deforestationthe action of clearing a wide area of trees20
14639458208Deitya god or goddess21
14639458209Democracya system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives22
14639458210Demographythe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations23
14639458211Diffusionthe spreading of something more widely24
14639458212Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country25
14639458213Egalitarianof, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities26
14639458214Empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress27
14639458215Globalizationthe process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale28
14639458216Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority29
14639458217Indenturea legal agreement, contract, or document30
14639458218Kinshipblood relationship31
14639458219Mettalurgythe branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification32
14639458220Migrationseasonal movement of animals from one region to another33
14640129354Nation-Statea sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent34
14640129355Nomadicliving the life of a nomad; wandering35
14640129356Pastoralused for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle36
14640129357Patriarchya system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line37
14640129358Raw Materialthe basic material from which a product is made38
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14640129359Seculardenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis40
14640129360Syncretismthe amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought41
14640129361Synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or system42
14640129362Stratificationthe arrangement or classification of something into different groups43
14640129363Vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region44

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