7236698366 | Animism | the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe. | 0 | |
7236698367 | Vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language. | 1 | |
7236698368 | Diffusion | the spread of items from one place to another. | 2 | |
7236698369 | Deity | divinity or god. | 3 | |
7236698370 | Indigenous | originating in or produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment | 4 | |
7236698371 | Metallurgy | The study of metals and their properties / the science and technology of extracting metals from their ores, refining them, and preparing them for use. | 5 | |
7236698372 | Syncretism | the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion. | 6 | |
7236698373 | Monotheism | a doctrine or belief that there is only one deity. | 7 | |
7236698374 | Polytheism | belief in or worship of more than one god. | 8 | |
7236698375 | Deforestation | to clear of forests | 9 | |
7236698376 | Desertification | the process by which natural or human causes reduce the biological productivity of drylands (arid and semiarid lands). | 10 | |
7236698377 | Diaspora | A Greek word meaning 'dispersal,' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. | 11 | |
7236698378 | Xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign | 12 | |
7236698379 | Urbanization | The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 13 | |
7236698380 | Epidemic | a sudden rapidly spreading outbreak | 14 | |
7236698381 | Pandemic | an outbreak of disease occurring over a wide area and affecting many people | 15 | |
7236698382 | Domesticate | to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of human beings | 16 | |
7236698383 | Migration | movement from one part of something to another. | 17 | |
7236698384 | Nomadic | a member of a people that have no fixed residence but wander from place to place | 18 | |
7236698385 | Emigration | is leaving from one area to another. | 19 | |
7236711966 | Immigration | is coming in from one area to another | 20 | |
7236698386 | Theocracy | government of a country by officials regarded as divinely guided | 21 | |
7236698387 | Imperial | relating to an empire. | 22 | |
7236698388 | Monarchy | a government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute | 23 | |
7236698389 | Regent | a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated. | 24 | |
7236698390 | Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. | 25 | |
7236698391 | Coup d'etat | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. | 26 | |
7236698392 | Diplomacy | the established method of influencing the decisions and behaviour of foreign governments and peoples through dialogue, negotiation, and other measures short of war or violence. | 27 | |
7236698393 | Dynasty | a family or line of rulers, a succession of sovereigns of a country belonging to a single family or tracing their descent to a common ancestor. | 28 | |
7236698394 | Sovereignty | supreme power or authority over a state | 29 | |
7236698395 | Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. | 30 | |
7236698396 | Tributary System | A system in which, from the time of the Han Empire, countries in East and Southeast Asia not under the direct control of empires based in China nevertheless enrolled as tributary states, acknowledging the superiority of the emperors in China. | 31 | |
7236698397 | Agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. | 32 | |
7236698398 | Pastoral | used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. | 33 | |
7236698399 | Commerce | the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale; trade | 34 | |
7236698400 | Commodity | an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service. | 35 | |
7236698401 | Surplus | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand. | 36 | |
7236698402 | Export | send (goods or services) to another country for sale. | 37 | |
7236827629 | Import | bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale. | 38 | |
7236698403 | Inflation | a continuing rise in the general price level of goods/services. | 39 | |
7236698404 | Labor Systems | a system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation. | 40 | |
7236698405 | Industrialization | the process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. | 41 | |
7236698406 | Specialization of Labor | the breakdown of jobs into narrow and repetitive tasks. | 42 | |
7236698407 | Aristocracy | government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those felt to be best qualified to rule. | 43 | |
7236698408 | Egalitarianism | the doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 44 | |
7236698409 | Ethnicity | the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. | 45 | |
7236698410 | Gender | the state of being male or female | 46 | |
7236698411 | Homogenous | of the same kind, alike | 47 | |
7236698412 | Demographics | statistical data of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics (births, marriages, deaths, etc.) | 48 | |
7236698413 | Nationality | membership in a nation or sovereign state. | 49 | |
7236698414 | Patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. | 50 | |
7236698415 | Hierarchy | a ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control. | 51 |
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