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7128210094Administration/AdministerThe process of running an organization or system; Someone who is in charge of running an organization or system.0
7128210095Afro-African.1
7128210096AgrarianCultivated/ the cultivation of land.2
7128210097Analyze/AnalysisTo examine something in detail to create an explanation.3
7128210098Anarchism/AnarchyA state of disorder due to a belief of abolition of all government.4
7128210099AncientBelonging to the distant past and is no longer existing.5
7128210100Arable(Land) used or suitable for growing crops.6
7128210101ArchaicOld/old fashioned.7
7128210102ArchitectureThe practice of designing and constructing buildings.8
7128210103AristocracyThe highest class in certain societies.9
7128210104AtheismDisbelief in the existence of God.10
7128210981AsceticismSelf-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, usually for religious reasons.11
7128211530Authoritarian/ -ismEnforcing obedience to authority at the expense of freedom.12
7128211531Balance of PowerWhen nations have an equal amount of authority.13
7128211808Balance of TradeThe difference of value between a country's imports and exports.14
7128211809BarbarianA member of a community/tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations.15
7128213597Bureaucrat/Bureaucratic/BureaucracySystem of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives.16
7128215222Capital/ CapitalismAn economic and political system in which the country's trade and industry is controlled by private owners instead of the state.17
7128215223CapitolBuildings where the functions of a state government are carried out.18
7128215506CapitulateTo surrender.19
7128215507CartelAn organization created from a formal agreement between producers of a good/service in an effort to regulate or manipulate prices.20
7128215992CasualtyA person killed or injured in a war or accident.21
7128216556Celibacy/ CelibateAbstaining from marriage and sexual relations.22
7128217068Central/ -CentricIn or at the center.23
7128217069Circa (c. ca.)Approximately.24
7128219602City-stateA city that has a surrounding territory which forms an independent state.25
7128219603CitizenA legal subject of a place that is either native or naturalized.26
7128219613CivilizationA society that is distinguished by its culture and way of life in a particular area.27
7128220184ChauvinismExaggerated or aggressive patriotism.28
7128220185Class StruggleConflict of interests between the workers and ruling class in a capitalist society.29
7128220621ClassicalAncient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.30
7128220622Coerce/ CoerciveTo persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.31
7128222574CoincidenceA remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.32
7128222575Colony, ColonialA group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland.33
7128223127CommunalSomething that is used by all members of a community.34
7128223128ConjunctureAn opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information.35
7128224073Conscript/ ConscriptionCompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.36
7128224074ConservativeSticking to traditional values and is cautious about change, usually in relation to politics or religion.37
7128225180ConstitutionalismConstitutional government.38
7128225640Consumer/ Consumerismthe protection/promotion of the interests of consumers.39
7128225641ConflateTo combine 2 or more ideas or texts into one.40
7128226344ContextThe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.41
7128226345ContinentAny of the worlds main land masses.42
7128226706ContingencyA prediction of a future event that cannot be predicted with certainty.43
7128226707ConvergeTo come together; to meet at one point.44
7128227539Corporation/ CorporateA company that is authorized and recognized as one.45
7128227540CorollaryForming a proposition that follows from one already proved.46
7128227541CorrelationA relationship or connection between 2 or more things.47
7128228197CosmopolitanTo be familiar and at ease with something in many different countries.48
7128229181coup d'étatThe violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group.49
7128229778-cracyTo govern.50
7128231248Craft (n. & v.)(n.) An act of creating someone by hand. (v.) Exercise skill in making something.51
7128231249CreditA record of a consumer's ability to repay debts and demonstrated responsibility in repaying debts.52
7128231509CurrencyA form of money used in a certain country.53
7128231510DebitAn entry recording an amount owed, listed on the left-hand side or column of an account.54
7128231511DebtSomething that is owed or due.55
7128231828DeficitThe amount in which something is too small, typically the sum of money.56
7128231829DeforestationThe action of clearing a wide area of trees.57
7128232251Deity/ DeismThe belief in a supreme being, a god or goddess.58
7128232252DemocracySystem of government by which the people have the majority of power.59
7128232253DemographyThe study of population dynamics.60
7128232675DeterminismThe doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will.61
7128233864Dictator/ DictatorshipGovernment ruled by an individual with total power over a country.62
7128233865Diffuse/ DiffusionThe wide spread of something.63
7128234167DiplomacyThe skill of managing international relations.64
7128234168DiversityA range of different things.65
7128234213Divinity/ DivineThe state of being god-like.66
7128234729DoctrineA belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.67
7128234944Document (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
7128234945Dogma/ DogmaticA principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.69
7128235305DomesticOf or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family.70
7128235773Draft ( v. & n.)(v.) Prepare a preliminary version of a text. (n.) An incomplete version of a piece of writing.71
7128235774DualismThe division of something conceptually into two opposed or contrasted aspects, or the state of being so divided.72
7128235775DynastyA line of hereditary rulers of a country.73
7128236585EclecticDeriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.74
7128236586Economy/ EconomicThe wealth of a county or region.75
7128237033EgalitarianOf, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.76
7128237034EliteA part of something that is superior to the rest.77
7128237467Empire/ EmperorSomeone who rules an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.78
7128237468EnlightenTo give someone a great knowledge about a subject or situation.79
7128237469EraA long period of time with particular features.80
7128237484EthicMorals that relate to a specific group, field, or form of conduct.81
7128238180Ethnic/ Ethno-A population with a common national or cultural tradition.82
7128238181Euro-Relating to the European union.83
7128238558Executive (branch)The branch of U.S. government that is responsible for enforcing the laws.84
7128238559ExpenseThe required cost of something.85
7128238805FilialOf or due from a son or daughter.86
7128238806FiscalRelating to government revenue.87
7128238807ForageSearching widely for food or provisions.88
7128239390Frame of ReferenceA set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made.89
7128239391Free tradeInternational trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions.90
7128239691FrontierA border separating two countries.91
7128240957Fundamentalism/ FundamentalA form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.92
7128240958GenocideKilling of a large group of people, mainly those of an ethnic group.93
7128240959Geo-Earth.94
7128241338GovernmentThe governing body of a nation, state, or community.95
7128241339-graphyField of study.96
7128241340GuildA medieval association of craftsmen or merchants often having considerable power.97
7128241774HegemonyLeadership by one country or social group over others.98
7128241775Helio-Something related to light, the sun, or sunlight.99
7128241776HierarchyA system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.100
7128242169HistoriographyThe study of historical writing.101
7128242170Hyper-Over.102
7128242171Hypo-Beneath or below.103
7128242172IberianSomeone who is from Iberia, or the countries of Spain and Portugal.104
7128242475IdentityThe fact of being who or what a person or thing is.105
7128242476IdeologyA system of ideas or ideals.106
7128243178Incarnation/ IncarnateA person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.107
7128243533Indenture (v.)Bind someone by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer.108
7128245444IndependenceThe state of being independent or free.109
7128246059-ism/-ist/-izeTo practice, one who practices.110
7128246340Judiciary/ JudicialThe judicial authorities of a country, judges collectively.111
7128246341Kin/ KinshipRelated by blood.112
7128246770Laissez-FaireA 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
7128248199the "Left"/ LeftistLeft wing politics support social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality.115
7128248638Legislature/ LegislativeHaving the power to make laws.116
7128248639LegitimacyConformity to the law or to rules.117
7128248981LiberalOpen to new behavior or opinions and willing to scar traditional values.118
7128248982-logyThe character or deportment of one who speaks or treats of a certain subject or the study of a certain subject.119
7128249459MalnutritionLack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat or not eating the right things.120
7128249460Mandate (v & n)(v.) Give someone authority to act in a certain way. (n.) An official order or commission to do something.121
7128251307Manifest/ ManifestoClear or obvious to the eye or mind.122
7128251308ManuscriptA book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.123
7128251309MaritimeConnected with the sea, in relation to military activity.124
7128251986MaterialSomething from which a good can be produced.125
7128251987MaterielMaterials and equipment used in the military.126
7128252347Meso-Middle, intermediate, halfway.127
7128252348Meta-After, beyond.128
7128252599MetallurgyBranch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification.129
7128253105Metropole/ MetropolitanThe parent state of a colony; Denoting a metropolis.130
7128253106Middle ClassThe social group between the upper and working classes.131
7128253107MigrationThe seasonal movement from one region to another.132
7128253539MilitarismBelief 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
7128253540Minister (of)A member of the clergy.134
7128253541ModernityThe quality of being modern.135
7128253803MonarchyA form of government with the monarch at the head.136
7128253804Monastery/ MonasticA building that is home to monks.137
7128254276MonetaryRelating to money or currency.138
7128254277Mono-One, only, single.139
7128254294MonogamyThe practice or state of being married to one person at a time.140
7128254891MonopolyThe possession of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.141
7128254892MonsoonA seasonal wind in south and south-east Asia.142
7128254893MortalityState of being subject to death.143
7128256355NationA large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.144
7128256356Nation-stateA state whose citizens are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent.145
7128256357NationalismPatriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.146
7128256897Neo-New, young, fresh, recent.147
7128256898Nobility/ NobleQuality of being noble; belonging to a high class.148
7128257238Nomad/ NomadicTraveling from place to place to find their livestock.149
7128257889NunA member of a religious community of women living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.150
7128257890OptimismConfidence about the future or a successful outcome of something.151
7128257891OracleA priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.152
7128257892OralSpoken, not written.153
7128258573OrthodoxReligious views conforming what is generally accepted as right or true.154
7128258574PacifismBelief that any violence is unjust.155
7128258575PaganA person who has religious beliefs not of a main world religion.156
7128259267Paleo-Old, ancient.157
7128259268Pan-Everything.158
7128259675Papal/ PapacyThe office or authority of the Pope.159
7128259676PastoralThe keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.160
7128259677PaternalOf or appropriate to a father.161
7128260252Patriarch/ PatriarchyA system of government in which the eldest male or father is head of the family.162
7128260253PeasantA poor farmer of low social status.163
7128260894Period (historical)The period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century.164
7128260895PerspectiveComparison e.g. from a historical perspective, the dark ages was all about religion.165
7128261418PessimismSeeing the worst in things, a lack of hope for something.166
7128261419Pilgrim/ PilgrimageA pilgrims journey; a person who journeys.167
7128261669PlagueA contagious disease.168
7128261670Point of ViewAn attitude or way of considering something.169
7128262152Political/ PoliticsActivities associated with the governance of a country or other area.170
7128262153Poly-Many.171
7128262154PolygamyHaving more than one husband or wife at a time.172
7128262155Post-Behind, after, later.173
7128262635Pragmatism/ PragmaticDealing with things on a practical level.174
7128262636PriestAn ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to preform certain rites.175
7128262637PrimaryFirst, original.176
7128263204PrincipalFirst in order of importance, main.177
7128263205PrincipleA fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.178
7128263206ProgressiveProceeding step by step.179
7128265707PropagandaSomething used to promote a political cause or point of view.180
7128265708ProtectorateA state that is controlled and protected by another.181
7128265722Proto-Original.182
7128266370Province/ ProvincialA principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.183
7128266694Push-Pull FactorsFactors that push people into migration or attract them.184
7128266695PsychoSomething that is mentally unstable.185
7128266696QualifyBe entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.186
7128267539QuandaryA state of confusion over what to do in a difficult situation.187
7128267540QuantifyExpress or measure the quantity of.188
7128267908QuantityThe amount of something.189
7128267909QuestA long search for something.190
7128268258Racism/ RacialDiscrimination and hate against someone of a different race.191
7128268259RadicalRelating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.192
7128268609Rational/ RationaleSomething based off reason.193
7128268918Raw MaterialBasic material from which a product is made.194
7128269201Rebel/ RebellionAn act of resistance to an established government or a ruler.195
7128269202ReformTo make changes to something in order to improve it.196
7128269203RegimeA government; authoritarian.197
7128271021ReincarnationThe rebirth of a soul into a new body.198
7128271022RepublicPower is held by the people and their representatives.199
7128271023RevenueIncome.200
7128271363RevoltRise in rebellion.201
7128271364RevolutionOverthrow of a government in favor of a new system.202
7128271771The "Right"Opposes socialism and social democracy.203
7128271772RuralCharacteristic of the countryside rather than the town.204
7128271773Russo-Russian.205
7128272258SacredSomething that is connected with God and dedicated to a religious purpose.206
7128272259ScholasticConcerning schools and education.207
7128272583Secede/ SecessionThe action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body.208
7128272584SecondaryComing after something primary.209
7128272585SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.210
7128273138SedentaryTending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.211
7128273139SegregationThe action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.212
7128273506Shaman/ -ismA 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
7128273507Sino-China or Chinese.214
7128273936SkepticismDoubt as to the truth of something.215
7128273937SlaveryState of being a slave; being controlled by another person.216
7128274289Social DarwinismThe theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals.217
7128274290Social DemocracyA socialist system of government achieved by democratic means.218
7128274291SocialismA 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
7128274993Socio-EconomicThe interaction of social and economic factors.220
7128275372Sovereignty/ SovereignSupreme power or authority.221
7128275380Sphere of InfluenceA country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.222
7128276229State (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
7128277727StratificationThe arrangement or classification of something into different groups.225
7128277728SubsistenceThe action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.226
7128278550Syncretic/ SyncretismA union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies.227
7128278551TariffA tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.228
7128279334Teleology/ TeleologicalThe philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose, directive principle, or goal.229
7128279335TerminalSituated at the end or extremity of something.230
7128279520Territory/ TerritorialThe ownership of an area of land or sea.231
7128282300TextileA type of cloth or woven fabric.232
7128282819TheocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.233
7128282820Third WorldThe developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.234
7128283245TotalitarianRelating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.235
7128283246TraditionThe transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.236
7128284150Trust (n.)Firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.237
7128284151UnanimityAgreement by all people involved.238
7128284152Union (n.)The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.239
7128284880UrbanCharacteristic of a city or town.240
7128284881UtopianModeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.241
7128284882VenerationGreat respect.242
7128284883VerbalExpression in words.243
7128285616VernacularThe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.244
7128285617ViceroyA ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.245
7128286710The "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
7128287345Working ClassThe social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work.247

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