7150889710 | B.C.E. | "Before the Common Era" | 0 | |
7150889711 | C.E. | Common Era or Current Era | 1 | |
7150889712 | abdicate | to give up a role in authority or office | 2 | |
7150889713 | accession | the act of coming into the possession of a right, title, office, etc. | 3 | |
7150889714 | aesthetic | concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty | 4 | |
7150889715 | agrarian | any society whose economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland | 5 | |
7150889716 | amenities | a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. | 6 | |
7150889717 | anarchy | a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority | 7 | |
7150889718 | animism | the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena | 8 | |
7150889719 | antiquity | the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages (great age) | 9 | |
7150889720 | appeasement | to make or preserve peace with a nation, group, or person by giving in to their demands | 10 | |
7150889721 | aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 11 | |
7150889722 | asceticism | a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure | 12 | |
7150889723 | assimilate | take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully | 13 | |
7150889724 | authoritarian | favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom | 14 | |
7150889725 | autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power | 15 | |
7150889726 | barbarism | absence of culture and civilization | 16 | |
7150889727 | bureaucracy/ bureaucrats | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 17 | |
7150889728 | city-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 18 | |
7150889729 | civic | of or relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal | 19 | |
7150889730 | classical | of or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture | 20 | |
7150889731 | colonial | characteristic of a colony or colonies | 21 | |
7150889732 | commerce | activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services | 22 | |
7150889733 | communal | conflict) between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins | 23 | |
7150889734 | concubine | mistress | 24 | |
7150889735 | conscription | compulsory enlistment of people in a national service, most often a military service; drafting | 25 | |
7150889736 | cosmopolitan | familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures | 26 | |
7150889737 | coup | a notable or successful stroke or move | 27 | |
7150889738 | demography/ demographic | demography is the study of human populations and how they change. demographic is a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender. | 28 | |
7150889739 | despot | a ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways | 29 | |
7150889740 | diaspora | a large group of people with a similar heritage or homeland who have since moved out to places all over the world | 30 | |
7150889741 | dissent | to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority | 31 | |
7150889742 | dissident | a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state | 32 | |
7150889743 | domestic/domesticate | domesticated is tame, domestic is of or relating to the home. | 33 | |
7150889744 | dynasty/dynastic | a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group | 34 | |
7150889745 | edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority | 35 | |
7150889746 | egalitarian | the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 36 | |
7150889747 | elite | a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities | 37 | |
7150889748 | emigrate | leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another. | 38 | |
7150889749 | epic | a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation | 39 | |
7150889750 | ethnocentric | evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture | 40 | |
7150889751 | feudalism | a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return | 41 | |
7150889752 | genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | 42 | |
7150889753 | gentry | people of good social position, the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth | 43 | |
7150889754 | guild | associations of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town | 44 | |
7150889755 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 45 | |
7150889756 | hominids | members of the family of humans, Hominidae, which consists of all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes | 46 | |
7150889757 | homogenous | of the same kind | 47 | |
7150889758 | ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy | 48 | |
7150889759 | imperial/imperialism | a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world | 49 | |
7150889760 | indigenous | native | 50 | |
7150889761 | infrastructure | structures, systems, and facilities serving a country, city, or area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function | 51 | |
7150889762 | lineage | ancestry or pedigree | 52 | |
7150889763 | linguistic | scientific study of language | 53 | |
7150889764 | manifest | readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; obvious | 54 | |
7150889765 | maritime | connected with the sea | 55 | |
7150889766 | martial | warlike | 56 | |
7150889767 | matrilineal | kinship with the mother or the female line | 57 | |
7150889768 | mercenary | a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army | 58 | |
7150889769 | monarchy | A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, in a monarchy is generally inherited. | 59 | |
7150889770 | monopoly/monopolize | complete control of the entire supply of goods or of a service in a certain area or market | 60 | |
7150889771 | monotheism | belief that there is only one God | 61 | |
7150889772 | mystical | mystics or religious mysticism | 62 | |
7150889773 | nation-state | a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent | 63 | |
7150889774 | neo | new | 64 | |
7150889775 | Neolithic | New Stone Age | 65 | |
7150889776 | nomadic | anything that involves moving around a lot | 66 | |
7150889777 | oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution | 67 | |
7150889778 | pantheon | all the gods of a people or religion collectively | 68 | |
7150889779 | papal/papacy | the office or authority of the pope | 69 | |
7150889780 | parliament/parliamentary system | a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature | 70 | |
7150889781 | pastoral | concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance | 71 | |
7150889782 | patriarchal | characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men | 72 | |
7150889783 | patrilineal | relationship to the father or descent through the male line | 73 | |
7150889784 | patronage | the support given by a patron | 74 | |
7150889785 | peasant | A farmer or agricultural worker of low status | 75 | |
7150889786 | pharaoh | a ruler in ancient Egypt | 76 | |
7150889787 | piety/pious | Piety: the quality of being religious or reverent Pious: devoutly religious | 77 | |
7150889788 | polity | any kind of political entity | 78 | |
7150889789 | polygamy | the custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time | 79 | |
7150889790 | polytheism | belief in more than one god | 80 | |
7150889791 | proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith | 81 | |
7150889792 | provincial | a province of a country or empire | 82 | |
7150889793 | regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign | 83 | |
7150889794 | republic | a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president | 84 | |
7150889795 | rhetoric/rhetorical | Rhetoric: the art of speaking or writing effectively Rhetorical: concerned with the art of rhetoric | 85 | |
7150889796 | sedentary | tending to spend much time seated | 86 | |
7150889797 | serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate | 87 | |
7150889798 | Sharia | the religious legal system governing the members of the Islamic faith | 88 | |
7150889799 | Sinification | term used for the spread of Chinese culture | 89 | |
7150889800 | state | a nation or territory | 90 | |
7150889801 | steppe | a large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia | 91 | |
7150889802 | stratification | the state of having many layers | 92 | |
7150889803 | Sub-Saharan | from or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert | 93 | |
7150889804 | subordinate | lower in rank or position | 94 | |
7150889805 | succession | a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other | 95 | |
7150889806 | syncretism | the combination of different forms of belief or practice | 96 | |
7150889807 | textiles | a type of cloth or woven fabric | 97 | |
7150889808 | theocracy | a government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided | 98 | |
7150889809 | theology | he study of the nature of God and religious belief | 99 | |
7150889810 | totalitarian | controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed | 100 | |
7150889811 | tributary state | a state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbour | 101 | |
7150889812 | tyranny | cruel and oppressive government or rule | 102 | |
7150889813 | urban/urbanize | characteristic of a city or town | 103 | |
7150889814 | usurp | take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force | 104 | |
7150889815 | vernacular | the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region | 105 |
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