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14618639473Statea nation under one government or a nation's government [depending on context]0
14618640843Empirea political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single government1
14618641369City-statea city and its immediate surrounding lands that function as an independent nation2
14618643384Centralized governmenta 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 government3
14618645297Decentralized governmenta government in which power is spread out to lower levels of government and the highest level of government has limited authority4
14618648495Bureaucracy (Civil Service)government agencies/departments that carry out decisions made by the government (bureaucracy is made up of bureaucrats5
14618650114Commercetrade6
14618650544Governancethe action or manner of ruling a state7
14618651021DynastyA series of rulers from a single family8
14618652666Autocracya government in which one person has unlimited authority9
14618653128Administrationthe process of running an organization, including a government10
14618654611Homogenouscomposed of the same kind11
14618655196Heterogeneouscomposed of different kinds12
14618655895Diffusionthe process of spreading out13
14618656303Interregionalrelating to between regions [as in "interregional commerce"]14
14618658496Intraregionalrelating to within a region [as in "interregional migration"]15
14618664140Afro-Eurasiathe dominant landmass of the Eastern Hemisphere composed of Africa, Europe, and Asia16
14618666184Urbanizationthe growth of cities and the migration of people into them17
14618667590Cross-culturalthe relationships between different societies18
14618668250Diasporathe scattering of any people from their original homeland [as in the "Jewish Diaspora" or "Africa Diaspora]19
14618672402Western Hemispherethe half of the Earth that includes the landmasses of North America and South America, including the Caribbean Islands20
14618676248Eastern Hemispherethe half of the Earth that includes the landmasses of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia21
14618677055Coerced laborwork that is forced [as in a "coerced labor system", examples of which include chattel slavery or corvette labor22
14618678569Evangelisticseeking religious converts (missionary)23
14618679361Syncretismthe merging of different cultures, including religions, into a new form24
14618680593Significationthe process by which non-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture25
14618682362Egalitarianthe equality of all people26
14618683057Transoceanicextending across the ocean27
14618684197Maritimerelating to the sea28
14618684206Demographythe study of social statistics29
14618684839Autonomyhaving a self-governing community30
14618685378Patriarchya social system in which power is held by men31

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