7128210094 | Administration/Administer | The process of running an organization or system; Someone who is in charge of running an organization or system. | 0 | |
7128210095 | Afro- | African. | 1 | |
7128210096 | Agrarian | Cultivated/ the cultivation of land. | 2 | |
7128210097 | Analyze/Analysis | To examine something in detail to create an explanation. | 3 | |
7128210098 | Anarchism/Anarchy | A state of disorder due to a belief of abolition of all government. | 4 | |
7128210099 | Ancient | Belonging to the distant past and is no longer existing. | 5 | |
7128210100 | Arable | (Land) used or suitable for growing crops. | 6 | |
7128210101 | Archaic | Old/old fashioned. | 7 | |
7128210102 | Architecture | The practice of designing and constructing buildings. | 8 | |
7128210103 | Aristocracy | The highest class in certain societies. | 9 | |
7128210104 | Atheism | Disbelief in the existence of God. | 10 | |
7128210981 | Asceticism | Self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, usually for religious reasons. | 11 | |
7128211530 | Authoritarian/ -ism | Enforcing obedience to authority at the expense of freedom. | 12 | |
7128211531 | Balance of Power | When nations have an equal amount of authority. | 13 | |
7128211808 | Balance of Trade | The difference of value between a country's imports and exports. | 14 | |
7128211809 | Barbarian | A member of a community/tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations. | 15 | |
7128213597 | Bureaucrat/Bureaucratic/Bureaucracy | System of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives. | 16 | |
7128215222 | Capital/ Capitalism | An economic and political system in which the country's trade and industry is controlled by private owners instead of the state. | 17 | |
7128215223 | Capitol | Buildings where the functions of a state government are carried out. | 18 | |
7128215506 | Capitulate | To surrender. | 19 | |
7128215507 | Cartel | An organization created from a formal agreement between producers of a good/service in an effort to regulate or manipulate prices. | 20 | |
7128215992 | Casualty | A person killed or injured in a war or accident. | 21 | |
7128216556 | Celibacy/ Celibate | Abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. | 22 | |
7128217068 | Central/ -Centric | In or at the center. | 23 | |
7128217069 | Circa (c. ca.) | Approximately. | 24 | |
7128219602 | City-state | A city that has a surrounding territory which forms an independent state. | 25 | |
7128219603 | Citizen | A legal subject of a place that is either native or naturalized. | 26 | |
7128219613 | Civilization | A society that is distinguished by its culture and way of life in a particular area. | 27 | |
7128220184 | Chauvinism | Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism. | 28 | |
7128220185 | Class Struggle | Conflict of interests between the workers and ruling class in a capitalist society. | 29 | |
7128220621 | Classical | Ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture. | 30 | |
7128220622 | Coerce/ Coercive | To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats. | 31 | |
7128222574 | Coincidence | A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. | 32 | |
7128222575 | Colony, Colonial | A group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland. | 33 | |
7128223127 | Communal | Something that is used by all members of a community. | 34 | |
7128223128 | Conjuncture | An opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information. | 35 | |
7128224073 | Conscript/ Conscription | Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces. | 36 | |
7128224074 | Conservative | Sticking to traditional values and is cautious about change, usually in relation to politics or religion. | 37 | |
7128225180 | Constitutionalism | Constitutional government. | 38 | |
7128225640 | Consumer/ Consumerism | the protection/promotion of the interests of consumers. | 39 | |
7128225641 | Conflate | To combine 2 or more ideas or texts into one. | 40 | |
7128226344 | Context | The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed. | 41 | |
7128226345 | Continent | Any of the worlds main land masses. | 42 | |
7128226706 | Contingency | A prediction of a future event that cannot be predicted with certainty. | 43 | |
7128226707 | Converge | To come together; to meet at one point. | 44 | |
7128227539 | Corporation/ Corporate | A company that is authorized and recognized as one. | 45 | |
7128227540 | Corollary | Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved. | 46 | |
7128227541 | Correlation | A relationship or connection between 2 or more things. | 47 | |
7128228197 | Cosmopolitan | To be familiar and at ease with something in many different countries. | 48 | |
7128229181 | coup d'état | The violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. | 49 | |
7128229778 | -cracy | To govern. | 50 | |
7128231248 | Craft (n. & v.) | (n.) An act of creating someone by hand. (v.) Exercise skill in making something. | 51 | |
7128231249 | Credit | A record of a consumer's ability to repay debts and demonstrated responsibility in repaying debts. | 52 | |
7128231509 | Currency | A form of money used in a certain country. | 53 | |
7128231510 | Debit | An entry recording an amount owed, listed on the left-hand side or column of an account. | 54 | |
7128231511 | Debt | Something that is owed or due. | 55 | |
7128231828 | Deficit | The amount in which something is too small, typically the sum of money. | 56 | |
7128231829 | Deforestation | The action of clearing a wide area of trees. | 57 | |
7128232251 | Deity/ Deism | The belief in a supreme being, a god or goddess. | 58 | |
7128232252 | Democracy | System of government by which the people have the majority of power. | 59 | |
7128232253 | Demography | The study of population dynamics. | 60 | |
7128232675 | Determinism | The doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. | 61 | |
7128233864 | Dictator/ Dictatorship | Government ruled by an individual with total power over a country. | 62 | |
7128233865 | Diffuse/ Diffusion | The wide spread of something. | 63 | |
7128234167 | Diplomacy | The skill of managing international relations. | 64 | |
7128234168 | Diversity | A range of different things. | 65 | |
7128234213 | Divinity/ Divine | The state of being god-like. | 66 | |
7128234729 | Doctrine | A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group. | 67 | |
7128234944 | Document (v&n) | (n.) A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that gives information or evidence or that serves as an official legal record. (v.) To record something in written, photographic, or other form. | 68 | |
7128234945 | Dogma/ Dogmatic | A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true. | 69 | |
7128235305 | Domestic | Of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family. | 70 | |
7128235773 | Draft ( v. & n.) | (v.) Prepare a preliminary version of a text. (n.) An incomplete version of a piece of writing. | 71 | |
7128235774 | Dualism | The division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided. | 72 | |
7128235775 | Dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers of a country. | 73 | |
7128236585 | Eclectic | Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. | 74 | |
7128236586 | Economy/ Economic | The wealth of a county or region. | 75 | |
7128237033 | Egalitarian | Of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 76 | |
7128237034 | Elite | A part of something that is superior to the rest. | 77 | |
7128237467 | Empire/ Emperor | Someone who rules an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 78 | |
7128237468 | Enlighten | To give someone a great knowledge about a subject or situation. | 79 | |
7128237469 | Era | A long period of time with particular features. | 80 | |
7128237484 | Ethic | Morals that relate to a specific group, field, or form of conduct. | 81 | |
7128238180 | Ethnic/ Ethno- | A population with a common national or cultural tradition. | 82 | |
7128238181 | Euro- | Relating to the European union. | 83 | |
7128238558 | Executive (branch) | The branch of U.S. government that is responsible for enforcing the laws. | 84 | |
7128238559 | Expense | The required cost of something. | 85 | |
7128238805 | Filial | Of or due from a son or daughter. | 86 | |
7128238806 | Fiscal | Relating to government revenue. | 87 | |
7128238807 | Forage | Searching widely for food or provisions. | 88 | |
7128239390 | Frame of Reference | A set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made. | 89 | |
7128239391 | Free trade | International trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions. | 90 | |
7128239691 | Frontier | A border separating two countries. | 91 | |
7128240957 | Fundamentalism/ Fundamental | A form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. | 92 | |
7128240958 | Genocide | Killing of a large group of people, mainly those of an ethnic group. | 93 | |
7128240959 | Geo- | Earth. | 94 | |
7128241338 | Government | The governing body of a nation, state, or community. | 95 | |
7128241339 | -graphy | Field of study. | 96 | |
7128241340 | Guild | A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants often having considerable power. | 97 | |
7128241774 | Hegemony | Leadership by one country or social group over others. | 98 | |
7128241775 | Helio- | Something related to light, the sun, or sunlight. | 99 | |
7128241776 | Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 100 | |
7128242169 | Historiography | The study of historical writing. | 101 | |
7128242170 | Hyper- | Over. | 102 | |
7128242171 | Hypo- | Beneath or below. | 103 | |
7128242172 | Iberian | Someone who is from Iberia, or the countries of Spain and Portugal. | 104 | |
7128242475 | Identity | The fact of being who or what a person or thing is. | 105 | |
7128242476 | Ideology | A system of ideas or ideals. | 106 | |
7128243178 | Incarnation/ Incarnate | A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality. | 107 | |
7128243533 | Indenture (v.) | Bind someone by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer. | 108 | |
7128245444 | Independence | The state of being independent or free. | 109 | |
7128246059 | -ism/-ist/-ize | To practice, one who practices. | 110 | |
7128246340 | Judiciary/ Judicial | The judicial authorities of a country, judges collectively. | 111 | |
7128246341 | Kin/ Kinship | Related by blood. | 112 | |
7128246770 | Laissez-Faire | A policy or attitude of letting things take their own course without interfering. | 113 | |
7128247796 | -lateral (uni- bi- multi-) | Of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side. | 114 | |
7128248199 | the "Left"/ Leftist | Left wing politics support social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. | 115 | |
7128248638 | Legislature/ Legislative | Having the power to make laws. | 116 | |
7128248639 | Legitimacy | Conformity to the law or to rules. | 117 | |
7128248981 | Liberal | Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to scar traditional values. | 118 | |
7128248982 | -logy | The character or deportment of one who speaks or treats of a certain subject or the study of a certain subject. | 119 | |
7128249459 | Malnutrition | Lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat or not eating the right things. | 120 | |
7128249460 | Mandate (v & n) | (v.) Give someone authority to act in a certain way. (n.) An official order or commission to do something. | 121 | |
7128251307 | Manifest/ Manifesto | Clear or obvious to the eye or mind. | 122 | |
7128251308 | Manuscript | A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed. | 123 | |
7128251309 | Maritime | Connected with the sea, in relation to military activity. | 124 | |
7128251986 | Material | Something from which a good can be produced. | 125 | |
7128251987 | Materiel | Materials and equipment used in the military. | 126 | |
7128252347 | Meso- | Middle, intermediate, halfway. | 127 | |
7128252348 | Meta- | After, beyond. | 128 | |
7128252599 | Metallurgy | Branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification. | 129 | |
7128253105 | Metropole/ Metropolitan | The parent state of a colony; Denoting a metropolis. | 130 | |
7128253106 | Middle Class | The social group between the upper and working classes. | 131 | |
7128253107 | Migration | The seasonal movement from one region to another. | 132 | |
7128253539 | Militarism | Belief of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it to defend national interests. | 133 | |
7128253540 | Minister (of) | A member of the clergy. | 134 | |
7128253541 | Modernity | The quality of being modern. | 135 | |
7128253803 | Monarchy | A form of government with the monarch at the head. | 136 | |
7128253804 | Monastery/ Monastic | A building that is home to monks. | 137 | |
7128254276 | Monetary | Relating to money or currency. | 138 | |
7128254277 | Mono- | One, only, single. | 139 | |
7128254294 | Monogamy | The practice or state of being married to one person at a time. | 140 | |
7128254891 | Monopoly | The possession of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. | 141 | |
7128254892 | Monsoon | A seasonal wind in south and south-east Asia. | 142 | |
7128254893 | Mortality | State of being subject to death. | 143 | |
7128256355 | Nation | A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 144 | |
7128256356 | Nation-state | A state whose citizens are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. | 145 | |
7128256357 | Nationalism | Patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. | 146 | |
7128256897 | Neo- | New, young, fresh, recent. | 147 | |
7128256898 | Nobility/ Noble | Quality of being noble; belonging to a high class. | 148 | |
7128257238 | Nomad/ Nomadic | Traveling from place to place to find their livestock. | 149 | |
7128257889 | Nun | A member of a religious community of women living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. | 150 | |
7128257890 | Optimism | Confidence about the future or a successful outcome of something. | 151 | |
7128257891 | Oracle | A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. | 152 | |
7128257892 | Oral | Spoken, not written. | 153 | |
7128258573 | Orthodox | Religious views conforming what is generally accepted as right or true. | 154 | |
7128258574 | Pacifism | Belief that any violence is unjust. | 155 | |
7128258575 | Pagan | A person who has religious beliefs not of a main world religion. | 156 | |
7128259267 | Paleo- | Old, ancient. | 157 | |
7128259268 | Pan- | Everything. | 158 | |
7128259675 | Papal/ Papacy | The office or authority of the Pope. | 159 | |
7128259676 | Pastoral | The keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. | 160 | |
7128259677 | Paternal | Of or appropriate to a father. | 161 | |
7128260252 | Patriarch/ Patriarchy | A system of government in which the eldest male or father is head of the family. | 162 | |
7128260253 | Peasant | A poor farmer of low social status. | 163 | |
7128260894 | Period (historical) | The period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century. | 164 | |
7128260895 | Perspective | Comparison e.g. from a historical perspective, the dark ages was all about religion. | 165 | |
7128261418 | Pessimism | Seeing the worst in things, a lack of hope for something. | 166 | |
7128261419 | Pilgrim/ Pilgrimage | A pilgrims journey; a person who journeys. | 167 | |
7128261669 | Plague | A contagious disease. | 168 | |
7128261670 | Point of View | An attitude or way of considering something. | 169 | |
7128262152 | Political/ Politics | Activities associated with the governance of a country or other area. | 170 | |
7128262153 | Poly- | Many. | 171 | |
7128262154 | Polygamy | Having more than one husband or wife at a time. | 172 | |
7128262155 | Post- | Behind, after, later. | 173 | |
7128262635 | Pragmatism/ Pragmatic | Dealing with things on a practical level. | 174 | |
7128262636 | Priest | An ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to preform certain rites. | 175 | |
7128262637 | Primary | First, original. | 176 | |
7128263204 | Principal | First in order of importance, main. | 177 | |
7128263205 | Principle | A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning. | 178 | |
7128263206 | Progressive | Proceeding step by step. | 179 | |
7128265707 | Propaganda | Something used to promote a political cause or point of view. | 180 | |
7128265708 | Protectorate | A state that is controlled and protected by another. | 181 | |
7128265722 | Proto- | Original. | 182 | |
7128266370 | Province/ Provincial | A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires. | 183 | |
7128266694 | Push-Pull Factors | Factors that push people into migration or attract them. | 184 | |
7128266695 | Psycho | Something that is mentally unstable. | 185 | |
7128266696 | Qualify | Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition. | 186 | |
7128267539 | Quandary | A state of confusion over what to do in a difficult situation. | 187 | |
7128267540 | Quantify | Express or measure the quantity of. | 188 | |
7128267908 | Quantity | The amount of something. | 189 | |
7128267909 | Quest | A long search for something. | 190 | |
7128268258 | Racism/ Racial | Discrimination and hate against someone of a different race. | 191 | |
7128268259 | Radical | Relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough. | 192 | |
7128268609 | Rational/ Rationale | Something based off reason. | 193 | |
7128268918 | Raw Material | Basic material from which a product is made. | 194 | |
7128269201 | Rebel/ Rebellion | An act of resistance to an established government or a ruler. | 195 | |
7128269202 | Reform | To make changes to something in order to improve it. | 196 | |
7128269203 | Regime | A government; authoritarian. | 197 | |
7128271021 | Reincarnation | The rebirth of a soul into a new body. | 198 | |
7128271022 | Republic | Power is held by the people and their representatives. | 199 | |
7128271023 | Revenue | Income. | 200 | |
7128271363 | Revolt | Rise in rebellion. | 201 | |
7128271364 | Revolution | Overthrow of a government in favor of a new system. | 202 | |
7128271771 | The "Right" | Opposes socialism and social democracy. | 203 | |
7128271772 | Rural | Characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. | 204 | |
7128271773 | Russo- | Russian. | 205 | |
7128272258 | Sacred | Something that is connected with God and dedicated to a religious purpose. | 206 | |
7128272259 | Scholastic | Concerning schools and education. | 207 | |
7128272583 | Secede/ Secession | The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body. | 208 | |
7128272584 | Secondary | Coming after something primary. | 209 | |
7128272585 | Secular | Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 210 | |
7128273138 | Sedentary | Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. | 211 | |
7128273139 | Segregation | The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart. | 212 | |
7128273506 | Shaman/ -ism | A religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans. | 213 | |
7128273507 | Sino- | China or Chinese. | 214 | |
7128273936 | Skepticism | Doubt as to the truth of something. | 215 | |
7128273937 | Slavery | State of being a slave; being controlled by another person. | 216 | |
7128274289 | Social Darwinism | The theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. | 217 | |
7128274290 | Social Democracy | A socialist system of government achieved by democratic means. | 218 | |
7128274291 | Socialism | A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. | 219 | |
7128274993 | Socio-Economic | The interaction of social and economic factors. | 220 | |
7128275372 | Sovereignty/ Sovereign | Supreme power or authority. | 221 | |
7128275380 | Sphere of Influence | A country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority. | 222 | |
7128276229 | State (n.) | The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time. | 223 | |
7128277428 | "Status Quo Ante Bellum" | "The state existing before the war" Used in treaties to refer to withdrawal of enemy troops. | 224 | |
7128277727 | Stratification | The arrangement or classification of something into different groups. | 225 | |
7128277728 | Subsistence | The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. | 226 | |
7128278550 | Syncretic/ Syncretism | A union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies. | 227 | |
7128278551 | Tariff | A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports. | 228 | |
7128279334 | Teleology/ Teleological | The philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose, directive principle, or goal. | 229 | |
7128279335 | Terminal | Situated at the end or extremity of something. | 230 | |
7128279520 | Territory/ Territorial | The ownership of an area of land or sea. | 231 | |
7128282300 | Textile | A type of cloth or woven fabric. | 232 | |
7128282819 | Theocracy | A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 233 | |
7128282820 | Third World | The developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. | 234 | |
7128283245 | Totalitarian | Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. | 235 | |
7128283246 | Tradition | The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. | 236 | |
7128284150 | Trust (n.) | Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. | 237 | |
7128284151 | Unanimity | Agreement by all people involved. | 238 | |
7128284152 | Union (n.) | The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context. | 239 | |
7128284880 | Urban | Characteristic of a city or town. | 240 | |
7128284881 | Utopian | Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic. | 241 | |
7128284882 | Veneration | Great respect. | 242 | |
7128284883 | Verbal | Expression in words. | 243 | |
7128285616 | Vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 244 | |
7128285617 | Viceroy | A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign. | 245 | |
7128286710 | The "West" | Also known as the Executive Office Building, houses the offices of the President of the United States. The West Wing contains the Oval Office, the Cabinet Room, the Situation Room, and the Roosevelt Room. | 246 | |
7128287345 | Working Class | The social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work. | 247 |
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