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7140606283afro-african0
7140610270agrarianconcerning farms, farmers, or the use of land1
7140610973anarchism/anarchya political philosophy that opposes government in any form, lack of government2
7140611574arablesuitable for growing crops3
7140613293archaicancient; old-fashioned4
7140613893aristocracya government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility5
7140615350asceticismsevere self discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence6
7140617062authoritarian/-isma government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power, like a dictator7
7140618054balance of tradethe difference between a country's total exports and total imports8
7140619148bureaucrat/bureaucratic/bureaucracya system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials9
7140620401capital/capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of capital (money for investment)10
7140621749capitola building where the legislative body of a republic, state, or country meets11
7140625664capitulateto surrender12
7140626271cartela formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production13
7140626809casualtya person killed or injured in a war or accident14
7140628180celibacy/celibateAbstinence15
7140628897central/-centriclocated in the center of a thing or place16
7140631279chauvinismfanatical devotion to one's country, gender, religion, etc.17
7140633895class strugglethe ongoing conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work18
7140634443coerce/coerciveto force19
7140634444conjuncturea combination of circumstances; a particular state of affairs20
7140638295conscript/conscriptiona military draft21
7140638296constitutionalismbasic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law22
7140645458consumer/consumerisma person or organization that uses a product or service23
7140645459conflateto combine into one24
7143703020contingencya possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against; possibility25
7143705307corollarya direct or natural consequence or result26
7143705971cosmopolitanworldly, sophisticated27
7143707050coup d'étata sudden overthrow of the government28
7143707871-cracygovernment by29
7143708494creditan arrangement to receive cash, goods, or services now and pay for them in the future.30
7143709697debita sum withdrawn or subtracted from an account.31
7143710712deficitan excess of federal expenditures over federal revenues32
7143711228demographythe scientific study of population characteristics33
7143712069diplomacythe art of conducting negotiations with other countries34
7143713489dogma/dogmatican unproven principle or belief held to be true35
7143713852dualismthe presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact36
7143715019eclecticchoosing from various sources37
7143715299egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people38
7143715798filialrelating to a son or daughter39
7143716416fiscalfinancial40
7143718280forageto search for food41
7143718566frame of referencea system for specifying the precise location of objects in space and time42
7143719643free tradeinternational trade free of government interference43
7143720241frontiera zone where no state exercises complete political control44
7143722691fundamentalism/fundamentalmovement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles45
7143723215genocidedeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group46
7143723867guilda medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.47
7143724655hegemonythe domination of one state or group over its allies48
7143725246helio-relating to the sun49
7143726527historiographythe study of historical writing50
7143727066hyper-excessive51
7143727312hypo-below52
7143727880Iberianincludes spain and portugal53
7143729098indenturean agreement binding an apprentice to a master54
7143729876-ism/-ist/-izea state or condition/ one who/ to make55
7143730396kin/kinshipa social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption56
7143732191laissez-fairepolicy that government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy57
7143733944-lateralside58
7143734157the "Left"/leftistrefers to a liberal political position59
7143734741-logystudy of60
7143735174malnutritionfaulty or inadequate diet61
7143735946maritimerelating to the sea62
7143736550materielmilitary materials and equipment63
7143736551meso-middle64
7143736945meta-beyond, change65
7143738764metallurgythe science of working with metals66
7143738991metropole/metropolitandominant part of an empire/ pertaining to a major city67
7143739640militarisma policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war68
7143741041monastery/monastica community of monks/ extremely plain or secluded69
7143741042monetaryof or relating to money or currency70
7143743156monogamymarriage to only one person at a time71
7143744276monopolycomplete control of a product or business by one person or group72
7143747128nationalisma strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country73
7143747465neo-new74
7143747701pacifismopposition to all war75
7143748019pan-all76
7143748020polygamythe system of having more than one spouse at a time77
7143749155pragmatism/pragmaticthe attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth, practical78
7143749156protectoratea country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power79
7143752220proto-first80
7143752651push-pull factorssomething pushes them away from their native country and pulls them toward a new place81
7143754818quandarya state of perplexity or doubt82
7143755238raw materiala resource that can be used to make a product83
7143755876regimea government in power84
7143756309the "Right"conservative group of people85
7143757524russo-russian86
7143758729secularnon-religious87
7143759398sedentaryinactive88
7143760261shaman/-isma person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick89
7143760262sino-china90
7143763070social darwinismthe belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle91
7143763807social democracya political ideology favoring gradual transition from capitalism to socialism92
7143764577socialisma system in which the government owns and operates a country's means of production93
7143766289sovereignty/sovereignthe authority of a state to govern itself or another state94
7143767619sphere of influencea foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities95
7143769086status quo ante bellumhow things were before the war96
7143769968stratificationsystematic inequalities in things such as wealth, income, education, power, and status97
7143770364subsistencethe action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level98
7143770853syncretic/syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith99
7143772067tarifftax on imports100
7143772371teleology/teleologicala system that interprets nature or the universe as having design or purpose101
7143776952theocracya government controlled by religious leaders102
7143777752totalitarianhaving to do with a government in which one person, group, or party controls everything103
7143777941unanimityoneness of mind; complete agreement104
7143778216venerationgreat respect, special regard105
7143778850vernaculareveryday language of ordinary people106
7143780046viceroyan official who rules in the name of the king or queen107

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