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| 7178400327 | abate | to lessen, reduce, remove, nullify, omit, etc. | 0 | |
| 7178400847 | absolutism | the acceptance of the belief in absolute (universal, fixed) principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters | 1 | |
| 7178402734 | adjacent | next to or adjoining something else | 2 | |
| 7178404124 | agrarian | relating to cultivated land/cultivation of land, advancement of agricultural groups; a person who favors equal division of land property & advancement of agricultural groups | 3 | |
| 7178407046 | agriculture | farming; cultivation & breeding of animals, plants, & fungi for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants & other products used to sustain & enhance human life | 4 | |
| 7178414263 | anthropomorphic | having/giving human characteristics to in animate objects, animals, plants, deities, natural phenomenons, & other non-human entities | 5 | |
| 7178420504 | aristocracy | a government in which power is held by the nobility or ruling class, especially those holding hereditary titles/offices | 6 | |
| 7178421775 | avarice | extreme greed for wealth or material gain | 7 | |
| 7178422231 | bias | a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned | 8 | |
| 7178423699 | Buddhism | a religion attributed to the Buddha | 9 | |
| 7178424142 | bureaucracy | a government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 10 | |
| 7178425777 | capital | the city/town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc. | 11 | |
| 7178426679 | capitalism | an economic system in which investment in & ownership of the means of production, distributions, & exchange of wealth is made & maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth | 12 | |
| 7178430710 | capitulate | to surrender or give up; resistance | 13 | |
| 7178431020 | centralized | to bring under one control; the concentration of control of an activity/organization under a single authority | 14 | |
| 7178432369 | charlatan | a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud | 15 | |
| 7178433993 | chattel | a slave; a movable article of personal property; any article of real property other than land, buildings, & other things related to land | 16 | |
| 7178437637 | chiefdom | a form hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, & in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or "houses"; the territory or people over which a chief rules | 17 | |
| 7178443553 | Christianity | the religion based on the person & teachings of Jesus of Nazareth | 18 | |
| 7178445490 | city-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent city & with its surrounding land which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries | 19 | |
| 7178448339 | civilization | the stage of human social development & organization that's considered most advanced; society, culture, & a way of life in a particular area | 20 | |
| 7178450819 | clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian church | 21 | |
| 7178452530 | coerce | persuade (usually an unwilling person) to do something by using force/threats | 22 | |
| 7178459161 | colonialism | policy/practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, & exploiting it economically (common during 1400-1700s) | 23 | |
| 7178466576 | colony | an area or country under the full or partial political control of another country, usually a distant one | 24 | |
| 7178468424 | communism | a political system derived from Karl Marx promoting class war & leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned & each person works & is paid according to their abilities & needs | 25 | |
| 7178563375 | Confucianism | philosophy & ethical teachings found by Confucius (Chinese) that shows the way to ensure a stable government & an orderly society in the present world & stress a moral code of conduct | 26 | |
| 7178565607 | copious | abundant, plentiful in supply or quantity | 27 | |
| 7178566880 | culture | beliefs, customs, & traditions of a specific group of people with many influential factors | 28 | |
| 7178567677 | Daoism | a religious & philosophical system developed in China & holds that the people must turn to nature in order to be happy. followers believed the fewer the laws/rules, the happier people will be (also called Taoism) | 29 | |
| 7178572994 | deforestation | removal of trees, especially for farms, ranches, and urban-use, etc. | 30 | |
| 7178576903 | demography | study of statistics like births, deaths, income, or disease, which illustrate changes in human population | 31 | |
| 7178578106 | derive | to receive or trace from a source or origin | 32 | |
| 7178582234 | Diaspora | any group that has been dispersed outside its homeland, especially involuntarily; Ex: the scattering of Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity who can now be found in other places today beside Israel | 33 | |
| 7178584982 | divine | of or relating to God or a god | 34 | |
| 7178585452 | dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group | 35 | |
| 7178586299 | economic | pertaining to the production, distribution, & use of income, wealth, & commodities | 36 | |
| 7178592116 | edict | a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority | 37 | |
| 7178596795 | egalitarian | someone who believes in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life | 38 | |
| 7178598173 | empire | a group of nations/peoples ruled over by usually an emperor/empress, or other powerful sovereign/government; usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom | 39 | |
| 7178629243 | encroach | to advance beyond a proper, established, or usual limits; to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another especially by stealthily or gradual advances | 40 | |
| 7178639353 | epidemic | extremely prevalent; widespread; (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, & spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent | 41 | |
| 7178646484 | equitable | just, right, fair, reasonable | 42 | |
| 7178710356 | ethnocentrism | the evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture | 43 | |
| 7178712956 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military services, & vassals were the tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were required to live on their lord's land & give him homage, labor, & a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection | 44 | |
| 7178717917 | forage | to search widely for food or provisions | 45 | |
| 7178718417 | fundamental | of central importance forming a necessary base or core | 46 | |
| 7178721091 | genocide | the deliberate (intentional) killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | 47 | |
| 7178730585 | globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale | 48 | |
| 7178733189 | hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others | 49 | |
| 7178734850 | hierarchy | a system in which people/groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 50 | |
| 7178736118 | Hinduism | a religion or way of life widely practiced by the people of India & Nepal, & has no single founder, no single scripture & no commonly agreed set of teachings | 51 | |
| 7178737847 | Ideology | a system of ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory & policy | 52 | |
| 7178739416 | imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power & influence through diplomacy or military force | 53 | |
| 7178740571 | incursion | an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one | 54 | |
| 7178741777 | indentured servant | a person under contract to work for another person for a set period of time, usually without pay, but in exchange for free passage to a new country | 55 | |
| 7178745335 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 56 | |
| 7178746422 | industrial | pertaining to industry (trade or manufacture) | 57 | |
| 7178747410 | inflation | a persistent rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the amount of money, resulting in the loss of value of currency (# of currency goes up & value goes down) | 58 | |
| 7178752295 | institution | an organization, establishment, foundation, society, etc. devoted to the promotion of a particular cause or program, especially one of public, educational, or charitable character | 59 | |
| 7178754731 | intermediary | a mediator, someone who comes between | 60 | |
| 7178754997 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews | 61 | |
| 7178755929 | lambast | to criticize someone/thing harshly; to beat/whip severely | 62 | |
| 7178758026 | legimate | conforming to established rules principles, standards, or the law | 63 | |
| 7178759249 | malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a public official | 64 | |
| 7178763874 | manufacture | to make (something) on a large scale using machinery | 65 | |
| 7178764846 | maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring, commercial, or military activity, living or found in or near the sea | 66 | |
| 7178766870 | matriarchy | a system or society or government ruled by a woman or women | 67 | |
| 7178768319 | medieval | relating to the Middle Ages | 68 | |
| 7178769212 | merchant | a person involved with trade or commerce | 69 | |
| 7180339345 | monarchy | a form of government with a monarch (king, queen, emperor, etc.) as the head | 70 | |
| 7180340804 | monotheism | the belief that there is only one God | 71 | |
| 7180341836 | munificence | the quality or action of being greatly generous | 72 | |
| 7180342779 | myriad | a countless or extremely great number | 73 | |
| 7180345368 | nation | a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory | 74 | |
| 7180348740 | negligible | insignificant; so small or unimportant as to not be worth considering | 75 | |
| 7180354143 | Neolithic | relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons & implements prevailed | 76 | |
| 7180356823 | nobility | the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title; quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank | 77 | |
| 7180361793 | nomad(-ic) | a person that has no permanent home & travels from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock; a person who does not stay long in the same place | 78 | |
| 7180365258 | pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions; heathen; idolater | 79 | |
| 7180366874 | pandemic | a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world | 80 | |
| 7180369225 | papacy | the office or authority of the Pope | 81 | |
| 7180369493 | parity | the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay; the value of one currency in terms of another at an established exchange range; a system of providing farmers with consistent purchasing power by regulating prices of farm products, usually with government price supports | 82 | |
| 7180375833 | pastoral | (in the Christian church) concerning the giving of spiritual guidance; (of land or farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle; associated with country life | 83 | |
| 7180383724 | patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family & descent is traced through the male line; men hold the power & women are excluded from it | 84 | |
| 7180387614 | periodization | the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study & analysis of history | 85 | |
| 7180390672 | placate | to make someone/thing less angry or hostile | 86 | |
| 7180391996 | plethora | a large or excessive amount | 87 | |
| 7180392535 | polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god | 88 | |
| 7180393645 | prehistoric | relating to the period before written records | 89 | |
| 7180394861 | prevalent | widespread in a particular area at a particular time; popular; common; powerful | 90 | |
| 7180396297 | primary source | original source; evidence; any source of information that was created at the time under study (ex: diary, artifact, manuscript, autobiography, recording) | 91 | |
| 7180398872 | prolific | plentiful; present in large numbers/quantities; producing many works; producing much fruit, foliage, or many offspring | 92 | |
| 7180403794 | Protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church & follow the principles of the Reformation, including Baptist, Presbyterian, & Lutheran churches | 93 | |
| 7180409685 | prowess | a skill or expertise in a particular area | 94 | |
| 7180410172 | rational | based on or in accordance with reason or logic | 95 | |
| 7180411452 | reform | to make changes in something in order to improve it | 96 | |
| 7180412286 | regime | a system or planned way of doing things; an authoritarian government | 97 | |
| 7180414444 | revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system | 98 | |
| 7180415883 | rural | in, relating to, or characteristics of the countryside rather than the town; the opposite of urban | 99 | |
| 7180417863 | scribe | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before the invention of printing | 100 | |
| 7180419647 | secondary source | piece of information that was created later by someone who did not experience firsthand or participate in the events being researched (ex: scholarly books & articles) | 101 | |
| 7180422122 | secular | not subject to or bound by religious rule | 102 | |
| 7180422485 | serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate | 103 | |
| 7180424343 | shaman | someone regarded as having access to & influence in the world of good & evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia & North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, & practice divination & healing | 104 | |
| 7180428785 | slave | a person who is the legal property of another & is forced to obey them | 105 | |
| 7180429938 | state | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government | 106 | |
| 7180432871 | stratified | arranged or classified | 107 | |
| 7180433368 | subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions | 108 | |
| 7180434405 | subjugate | to bring under domination or control, especially by conquest | 109 | |
| 7180436033 | surplus | an amount of something left over when requirements have been met | 110 | |
| 7180436605 | syncretic | (syncretism) a union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies (ex: Halloween has both Christian & pagan roots) | 111 | |
| 7180439529 | textile | a type of cloth or woven fabric | 112 | |
| 7180440077 | theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god | 113 | |
| 7180442060 | tumultuous | making a loud, confused noise | 114 | |
| 7180442949 | ubiquitous | present, appearing, or found everywhere | 115 | |
| 7180443886 | urban | in, relating to, characteristic of a city or town; opposite of rural | 116 | |
| 7180444639 | veneration | great respect; reverence | 117 | |
| 7180445081 | xenophobic | fear & hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign | 118 |
