14618639473 | State | a nation under one government or a nation's government [depending on context] | 0 | |
14618640843 | Empire | a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single government | 1 | |
14618641369 | City-state | a city and its immediate surrounding lands that function as an independent nation | 2 | |
14618643384 | Centralized government | a government in which power is concentrated in a central authority to which local governments are subject; political power is mainly held by the top level of government | 3 | |
14618645297 | Decentralized government | a government in which power is spread out to lower levels of government and the highest level of government has limited authority | 4 | |
14618648495 | Bureaucracy (Civil Service) | government agencies/departments that carry out decisions made by the government (bureaucracy is made up of bureaucrats | 5 | |
14618650114 | Commerce | trade | 6 | |
14618650544 | Governance | the action or manner of ruling a state | 7 | |
14618651021 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from a single family | 8 | |
14618652666 | Autocracy | a government in which one person has unlimited authority | 9 | |
14618653128 | Administration | the process of running an organization, including a government | 10 | |
14618654611 | Homogenous | composed of the same kind | 11 | |
14618655196 | Heterogeneous | composed of different kinds | 12 | |
14618655895 | Diffusion | the process of spreading out | 13 | |
14618656303 | Interregional | relating to between regions [as in "interregional commerce"] | 14 | |
14618658496 | Intraregional | relating to within a region [as in "interregional migration"] | 15 | |
14618664140 | Afro-Eurasia | the dominant landmass of the Eastern Hemisphere composed of Africa, Europe, and Asia | 16 | |
14618666184 | Urbanization | the growth of cities and the migration of people into them | 17 | |
14618667590 | Cross-cultural | the relationships between different societies | 18 | |
14618668250 | Diaspora | the scattering of any people from their original homeland [as in the "Jewish Diaspora" or "Africa Diaspora] | 19 | |
14618672402 | Western Hemisphere | the half of the Earth that includes the landmasses of North America and South America, including the Caribbean Islands | 20 | |
14618676248 | Eastern Hemisphere | the half of the Earth that includes the landmasses of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia | 21 | |
14618677055 | Coerced labor | work that is forced [as in a "coerced labor system", examples of which include chattel slavery or corvette labor | 22 | |
14618678569 | Evangelistic | seeking religious converts (missionary) | 23 | |
14618679361 | Syncretism | the merging of different cultures, including religions, into a new form | 24 | |
14618680593 | Signification | the process by which non-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture | 25 | |
14618682362 | Egalitarian | the equality of all people | 26 | |
14618683057 | Transoceanic | extending across the ocean | 27 | |
14618684197 | Maritime | relating to the sea | 28 | |
14618684206 | Demography | the study of social statistics | 29 | |
14618684839 | Autonomy | having a self-governing community | 30 | |
14618685378 | Patriarchy | a social system in which power is held by men | 31 |
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