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2662834097BCEBefore Common Era0
2662836125CECommon Era1
2699755607Abdicateto leave the position of king or queen; failing to fulfill duties2
2699757068AccessionThe act of coming into power; adding3
2699763514Aestheticthe philosophical theory governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place4
2699765609Agrarianrelating to land5
2699767650Amenitiesan agreeable manner6
2699768305AnarchyWithout or lack of government control or law7
2699771227AnimismBelief that every natural object and the universe have a soul8
2699774453Antiquitybeing ancient9
2699781427Appeasementstate of peace and quiet; to satisfy10
2699783005Aristocracythe highest rank in a society11
2699786259Asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.12
2699787879Assimilateto bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group or nation; adapt or adjust13
2699805594Authoritarianfavoring complete obedience to authority instead of individual freedom14
2699829569Autocracygovernment in which one person has uncontrolled authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch15
2699845990barbarismuncivilized, wild, savage state16
2699848780Bureaucracygovernment by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials17
2699849970Bureaucratsan official of a bureaucracy18
2699850982City-statea sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies (example: Luxembourg)19
2699853265CivicRelating to city, citizenship20
2699855626Classicalconforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art or other systems influenced by them21
2699856693Colonialthe control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people22
2699932502Commercean interchange of goods or commodities23
2708257694Communalbelonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public24
2708259732Concubinea woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married25
2708267676Conscriptionenrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft26
2708271310Cosmopolitanfree from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments27
2708276729Coupa highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move28
2708282390Demographythe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations29
2708290038Despota king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power30
2708292786Diasporaany group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily31
2708297092Dissentto disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view32
2708305339DissidentSomeone who dissents33
2708305902Domesticdevoted to home life or household affairs34
2708306821Dynastya sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group35
2708312802Edictan order/law issued by a sovereign or other authority36
2717530316Egalitariancharacterized by belief in the equality of all people37
2717532231Elitepersons of the highest class38
2717551541Emigrateto leave one's country or region to settle in another39
2717563874Epicheroic; majestic; impressively great; of unusually great size or extent40
2717580775Ethnocentricbelief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture; view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own41
2717581784Feudalismsystem in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands42
2717586531Genocidethe deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group43
2717586532Gentrythose who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms; the class below the nobility44
2717588949Guildan organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc.; any of various medieval associations, as of merchants or artisans, organized to maintain standards and to protect the interests of its members45
2717600575Hierachyany system of persons or things ranked one above another46
2717602642HominidsCreature with human-like charateristics47
2717605121Homogeneousof the same kind; alike48
2717616405Ideologythe body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group49
2717619869Imperialismextending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies50
2717626003Indigenousoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native51
2717627625Infrastructurethe fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools52
2717628261Lineagethe line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family53
2717629607Linguisticof or belonging to language54
2717630297Manifestreadily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain; to prove55
2717631333Maritimeconnected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc56
2717632000Martialinclined or disposed to war; warlike; associated with war or the armed forces57
2717645578Matrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the female line58
2717647031Mercenaryworking or acting merely for money or other reward; hired to serve in a foreign army59
2717647259Monarchysupreme power or sovereignty held by a single person60
2717658786Monopolyexclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices61
2717659756Monotheismbelief that there is only one God62
2717660806Mysticalrelating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc; spiritually symbolic; mysterious63
2717661776Nation-statea sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality64
2717663887neoa combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified"65
2717664711Neolithicof, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age; commonly thought to have begun c9000-8000 b.c. in the Middle East66
2717665705Nomadica member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place67
2717666495Oligarchya form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few68
2717667197Pantheona public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation69
2717669281Papacythe system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head70
2717671229Parliamenta legislative body in any of various other countries71
2741378651Pastoralpertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic72
2741379130Patriarchalrelating to a government ruled by men73
2741380380Patrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the male line74
2741380731Patronagethe control of or power to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant other political favors75
2741382512Peasanta member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank or are considered coarse, unsophisticated, uneducated or of little financial means76
2741383870pharaohany person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant77
2741385649pioushaving or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations78
2741385650pietythe act of being pious79
2741385867Politya state or other organized community or body80
2741388713Polygamythe practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time.81
2743140478Polytheismbelief in more than one god or in many gods82
2743141862Proselytizeto convert or recruit83
2743143624Provincialbelonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. having or showing the manners considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province84
2743145121Regenta person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign85
2743153554Republica state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state; supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote86
2743163946Rhetoricthe study of the effective use of language87
2743177952Sedentaryabiding in one place; not migratory???88
2743194731Serfslave89
2743195274Sharialaw, seen as deriving from the Koran (Islam)90
2743196148Sinificationto make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence91
2743199391Stateof or relating to the central civil government or authority92
2743201659Steppean extensive plain, especially one without trees93
2743206774Stratificationto arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels94
2743208109Sub-SaharanAfrica south of the Sahara desert95
2743209123Subordinateplaced in or belonging to a lower order or rank; of less importance; secondary96
2743210635Successionthe right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another97
2743214978Syncretismthe attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion98
2743215634Textilesany cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting99
2743221171Theocracya form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler100
2744736924Theologythe field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth101
2744737324Totalitarianrelating to a centralized government that does not like parties of differing opinion102
2744744859Tributary Statestate that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor103
2744745908Tyrannyoppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of an absolute ruler104
2744748185Urbanof, relating to, or designating a city105
2744748298Urbanizeto make urban106
2744750282Usurpto seize and hold a position/power by force or without legal right107
2744754316Vernacularexpressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works108
2836747416technological and environmental transformationsWhat is the name of the first period of World history?109
2836755683organization/reorganization of human societiesWhat is the name of the second period of World History?110
2836767217regional and trans regional interactionsWhat is the name of the third period of world history?111
2836768091global interactionWhat is the name of the fourth period of world history?112
2836770858industrialization and global integrationWhat is the name of the fifth period of world history?113
2836772023accelerating global changes/realignmentWhat is the name of the sixth period of world history?114
28367738848000-600 BCEWhat is the approximate time span of the first period?115
2836780475600 BCE- 600 CEWhat is the approximate time span of the second period?116
2836783324600 CE- 1450 CEWhat is the approximate time span of the third period?117
28367845901450-1750What is the approximate time span of the fourth period?118
28367884861750-1900What is the approximate time span of the fifth period?119
28367899471900- presentWhat is the approximate time span of the sixth period?120

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