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7231816211AbsolutismThe political doctrine and practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty, as vested especially in a monarch.0
7231816212AgricultureThe science and practice of farming1
7231823802Aristocracy1. The highest class in certain societies 2. A form of government in which power is held by the nobility2
7231826794BiasPrejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another3
7231829590BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by the state officials rather than by elected representatives4
7231833081ChiefdomA notional form of sociopolitical organization in which political and economic power is exercised by a single person or group over many communities5
7231836553City-States1. A city with its surrounding territory form an independent state 2. First formed in Sumerian Civilizations, had own rulers, laws, and gods.6
7231840533CommercialConcerned with or engaging in commerce7
7231841085DemographyThe study of statistics such as births and deaths8
7231841930DivinationThe practice of seeking future knowledge by supernatural means9
7231842883DynastyA line of hereditary rulers10
7231843366EmpireA group of states or countries under a single authority11
7231844170EpidemicA widespread occurance of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time12
7231845842Forager1. To wander or search for 2. Forage for or Collect13
7231846498GlobalizationWorldwide movement toward economic, finacial, trade, nd commucation intergration14
7231852715Indentured ServantA person under contract to work for another person for a set time, usually without pay15
7231853411InterregionalRelating to or occuring in multiple regions16
7231854324KingdomA country or state ruled under a king or queen17
7231855270Medieval1. Relating to the Middle Ages 2. Outdated18
7231856133MerchantA person involved in trade19
7231856549MonotheismThe doctrine or belief in one God20
7231857393NationA large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language21
7231861742Neolithic1. Relating to the later part of the Stone Age 2. Ground or Polished stone weapons22
7231863799Nobility1. The group of people belonging to the noble class 2. Hereditary or Honorary title23
7231865286NomadA member of a people having no permanent abode but travel from place to place24
7231868463Pandemic1. An Outbreak 2. Prevalent over a whole country25
7231870326PapacyOffice or authority of the Pope26
7231870984Pastoral1. Related to keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle 2. Concerning the giving of spiritual guidance27
7231992628PatriarchalA system of society or government controlled by men28
7231994299PeriodizationThe act of diviging a subject into historical eras for study29
7231996537PolytheismThe belief or worship of more than one God30
7231998285PrehistoricRelating to the period before written records31
7231999516Primary SourceDocuments created by witnesses32
7231999950RevolutionA funamental change in political organization33
7232002213ScribeA persons who copies out documents34
7232003096SeaThe expanse of salt water on the earth's surface35
7232003748Secondary SourceNot an eyewitness account36
7232004607SerfAn agricultural bound under the feudal system to work for his lord's estate37
7232006035Shaman1. A person with influence in the worlds of good and evil 2. Northern Asia and North America38
7232008182SlaveSomeone who is legal property of someone else39
7232008652State1. A politically organized body of people 2. Defined Territory40
7232015137SteppesA large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia41
7232016247UrbanRelating to characteristics of cities42

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