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4781973380BCEBefore Common Era0
4781973381CECommon Era1
4781973382Abdicateto leave the position of king or queen; failing to fulfill duties2
4781973383AccessionThe act of coming into power; adding3
4781973384Aestheticthe philosophical theory governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place4
4781973385Agrarianrelating to land5
4781973386Amenitiesan agreeable manner6
4781973387AnarchyWithout or lack of government control or law7
4781973388AnimismBelief that every natural object and the universe have a soul8
4781973389Antiquitybeing ancient9
4781973390Appeasementstate of peace and quiet; to satisfy10
4781973391Aristocracythe highest rank in a society11
4781973392Asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.12
4781973393Assimilateto bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group or nation; adapt or adjust13
4781973394Authoritarianfavoring complete obedience to authority instead of individual freedom14
4781973395Autocracygovernment in which one person has uncontrolled authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch15
4781973396barbarismuncivilized, wild, savage state16
4781973397Bureaucracygovernment by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials17
4781973399City-statea sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies (example: Luxembourg)18
4781973400CivicRelating to city, citizenship19
4781973401Classicalconforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art or other systems influenced by them20
4781973402Colonialthe control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people21
4781973403Commercean interchange of goods or commodities22
4781973404Communalbelonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public23
4781973405Concubinea woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married24
4781973406Conscriptionenrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft25
4781973407Cosmopolitanfree from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments26
4781973408Coupa highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move27
4781973409Demographythe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations28
4781973410Despota king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power29
4781973411Diasporaany group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily30
4781973412Dissentto disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view31
4781973414Domesticdevoted to home life or household affairs32
4781973415Dynastya sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group33
4781973416Edictan order/law issued by a sovereign or other authority34
4781973417Egalitariancharacterized by belief in the equality of all people35
4781973418Elitepersons of the highest class36
4781973419Emigrateto leave one's country or region to settle in another37
4781973420Epicheroic; majestic; impressively great; of unusually great size or extent38
4781973421Ethnocentricbelief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture; view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one's own39
4781973422Feudalismsystem in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands40
4781973423Genocidethe deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group41
4781973424Gentrythose who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms; the class below the nobility42
4781973425Guildan 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 members43
4781973426Hierachyany system of persons or things ranked one above another44
4781973427HominidsCreature with human-like charateristics45
4781973428Homogeneousof the same kind; alike46
4781973429Ideologythe body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group47
4781973430Imperialismextending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies48
4781973431Indigenousoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native49
4781973432Infrastructurethe fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools50
4781973433Lineagethe line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family51
4781973434Linguisticof or belonging to language52
4781973435Manifestreadily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain; to prove53
4781973436Maritimeconnected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc54
4781973437Martialinclined or disposed to war; warlike; associated with war or the armed forces55
4781973438Matrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the female line56
4781973439Mercenaryworking or acting merely for money or other reward; hired to serve in a foreign army57
4781973440Monarchysupreme power or sovereignty held by a single person58
4781973441Monopolyexclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices59
4781973442Monotheismbelief that there is only one God60
4781973443Mysticalrelating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc; spiritually symbolic; mysterious61
4781973444Nation-statea sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality62
4781973445neoa combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified"63
4781973446Neolithicof, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age; commonly thought to have begun c9000-8000 b.c. in the Middle East64
4781973447Nomadica member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place65
4781973448Oligarchya form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few66
4781973449Pantheona public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation67
4781973450Papacythe system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head68
4781973451Parliamenta legislative body in any of various other countries69
4781973452Pastoralpertaining to the country or to life in the country; rural; rustic70
4781973453Patriarchalrelating to a government ruled by men71
4781973454Patrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the male line72
4781973455Patronagethe control of or power to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant other political favors73
4781973456Peasanta 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 means74
4781973457pharaohany person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant75
4781973459pietythe act of being pious76
4781973460Politya state or other organized community or body77
4781973461Polygamythe practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time.78
4781973462Polytheismbelief in more than one god or in many gods79
4781973463Proselytizeto convert or recruit80
4781973464Provincialbelonging or peculiar to some particular province; local. having or showing the manners considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province81
4781973465Regenta person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign82
4781973466Republica 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 vote83
4781973467Rhetoricthe study of the effective use of language84
4781973468Sedentaryabiding in one place; not migratory???85
4781973469Serfslave86
4781973470Sharialaw, seen as deriving from the Koran (Islam)87
4781973471Sinificationto make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence88
4781973472Stateof or relating to the central civil government or authority89
4781973473Steppean extensive plain, especially one without trees90
4781973474Stratificationto arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels91
4781973475Sub-SaharanAfrica south of the Sahara desert92
4781973476Subordinateplaced in or belonging to a lower order or rank; of less importance; secondary93
4781973477Successionthe right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another94
4781973478Syncretismthe attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion95
4781973479Textilesany cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting96
4781973480Theocracya form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler97
4781973481Theologythe 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 truth98
4781973482Totalitarianrelating to a centralized government that does not like parties of differing opinion99
4781973483Tributary Statestate that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor100
4781973484Tyrannyoppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of an absolute ruler101
4781973485Urbanof, relating to, or designating a city102
4781973486Urbanizeto make urban103
4781973487Usurpto seize and hold a position/power by force or without legal right104
4781973488Vernacularexpressed or written in the native language of a place, as literary works105

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