2487229179 | Absolutism | The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters | 0 | |
2487229180 | Agriculture | Also called farming - the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinals and other products used to sustain and enhance human life | 1 | |
2487229181 | Aristocracy | A form of government in which power is held by the nobility | 2 | |
2487229182 | Bias | Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair | 3 | |
2487229183 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 4 | |
2487229184 | Chiefdom | A form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or "houses" | 5 | |
2487229185 | City-State | An independent or autonomous entity, not administered as a part of another local government whose territory consists of a city and possibly its surrounding territory | 6 | |
2487229186 | Civilization | Any complex state society characterized by a social hierarchy, symbolic communication forms, and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment | 7 | |
2487229187 | Commercial | Engaged in commerce- the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any country | 8 | |
2487229188 | Demography | The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations | 9 | |
2487229189 | Divination | The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means | 10 | |
2487229190 | Dynasty | A sequence of rulers considered as members of the same family | 11 | |
2487229191 | Empire | A geographically extensive group of states and people United and ruled by a central authority either by a monarch or an oligarchy | 12 | |
2487229192 | Epidemic | A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time | 13 | |
2487229193 | Forage | To search widely for food or provisions | 14 | |
2487229194 | Globalization | The process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture | 15 | |
2487229195 | Indentured Servant | A labor system where young people paid for their passage to the new world by working for an employer for a number of years | 16 | |
2487229196 | Inter regional | Relating to, or conducted between two or more regions | 17 | |
2487229197 | Kingdom | A monarchy ruled by a king or queen | 18 | |
2487229198 | Medieval | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages | 19 | |
2487229199 | Merchant | A business person who trades in commodities produced by others, in order to earn a profit | 20 | |
2487229200 | Monotheism | The belief that there is only one God | 21 | |
2487229201 | Nation | A large group of people who share a common language, ethnicity, descent, or history | 22 | |
2487229202 | Neolithic | Relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed | 23 | |
2487229203 | Nobility | The quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank | 24 | |
2487229204 | Nomad | A member of a community of people who live from one place to another finding food, water, animals, and places to live | 25 | |
2487229205 | Ocean | A large body of saline water that composes much of a planets hydrosphere | 26 | |
2487229206 | Pandemic | An epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human population across a large region (multiple continents) | 27 | |
2487229207 | Papacy | The office or authority of the pope | 28 | |
2487229208 | Pastoral | Land or a farm used for the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle | 29 | |
2487229209 | Patriarchal | A system of society or government controlled by men | 30 | |
2487229210 | Periodization | The attempt to categorize universal history or divide time into named blocks | 31 | |
2487229211 | Polytheism | The belief in or worship of more than one God | 32 | |
2487229212 | Prehistoric | The time before written records | 33 | |
2487229213 | Primary Source | Original matters that have not been altered or distorted in any way | 34 | |
2487229214 | Revolution | A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system; instance of revolving | 35 | |
2487229215 | Scribe | A person who writes books or documents by hand as a professions and helps keep track of records | 36 | |
2487229216 | Sea | The connected body of salty water that covers 70% of the earths surface | 37 | |
2487229217 | Secondary source | A document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere | 38 | |
2487229218 | Serf | An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lords estate | 39 | |
2487229219 | Shaman | A person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially peoples of Asia and North America - practice divination and healing | 40 | |
2487229220 | Slave | A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them | 41 | |
2487229221 | State | The present condition of a system or entity | 42 | |
2487229222 | Stepped | A large flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in Eastern Europe and Asia | 43 | |
2487229223 | Urban | Characterized by higher population density and human features in comparison to the areas surrounding it | 44 |
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