2726033760 | B.C.E. | Before the Common Era. | 0 | |
2726033982 | C.E. | Common Era. | 1 | |
2726035748 | Agrarian | Having to do with farming or agriculture. | 2 | |
2726035749 | Anarchy | A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government). | 3 | |
2726036373 | Bureaucracy/Bureaucrats | System of government where important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected representatives. | 4 | |
2726036744 | City State | A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside | 5 | |
2726036745 | Classical | Relating to Greek or Roman antiquity. | 6 | |
2726036746 | Communal | Pertaining to a group or community. | 7 | |
2726036963 | Demography/Demographic | Statistical study of human populations. | 8 | |
2726037130 | Diaspora | Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel. Scattered from origin. | 9 | |
2726037342 | Domestic/Domesticate | Tame/To tame. | 10 | |
2726037567 | Dynasty/Dynastic | Line of hereditary rulers of a country. Sequence of rulers from same family. Powerful family/group that maintains it's position for some time. | 11 | |
2726037568 | Egalitarian | Believing in the equality of all people | 12 | |
2726037569 | Hierarchy | System in which people are ranked above one another according to status or authority. | 13 | |
2726037731 | Hominids | Taxonomic family of primates. Also known as the great apes. | 14 | |
2726037732 | Homogenous | People that have common ties with race, ethnic, religious backgrounds. | 15 | |
2726037733 | Ideology | A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 16 | |
2726037734 | Indigenous | Native to a certain area. | 17 | |
2726037909 | Infrastructure | The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities. | 18 | |
2726037910 | Linguistic | Scientific study of language. Of or relating to language. | 19 | |
2726037911 | Matrilineal | Based on or tracing descent through the female line. | 20 | |
2726038330 | Monotheism | Belief that there is only one god. | 21 | |
2726038331 | Mystical | A spiritual sense beyond human understanding | 22 | |
2726038728 | Neolithic | The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. | 23 | |
2726038729 | Nomadic | Moving from place to place with no permanent home. | 24 | |
2726038730 | Pastoral | Of or relating to the countryside or to the lives of people who live in the country. Land used for grazing. | 25 | |
2726038731 | Patriarchal | Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority. | 26 | |
2726038921 | Patrilineal | Based on or tracing descent through the male line. | 27 | |
2726038922 | Pharaoh | A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader. | 28 | |
2726039405 | Polytheism | Belief in or worship of more than one god. | 29 | |
2726039406 | Sedentary | Remaining in one place. Inactive. | 30 | |
2726039407 | Sub-Saharan | Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara Desert. | 31 | |
2726039624 | Syncretism | Combining beliefs or practices from different cultures. | 32 | |
2726039625 | Tributary State | Independent state that has to acknowledge the supremacy of another state and pay tribute to its ruler. | 33 | |
2726039680 | Vernacular | Everyday language of a specific nation. Native and indigenous. | 34 |
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