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2848675529theocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god0
2848677447urbanliving in a city or town1
2848679955epidemicOutbreak of a rapidly spreading disease from person to person2
2848683227empireA group of states or territories controlled by one ruler3
2848685003interregional kingdomof or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local4
2848687476civilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes5
2848690293syncretismtrying to combine different forms of belief and practice6
2848694242slavea person who is the property of and wholly subject to another, a bond servant7
2848697758feudalisma political and social system based on ownership of land, based on a rigid class structure.8
2848700861dynastyA series of rulers from the same family9
2848701607revolutionAn overthrow and replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.10
2848703168ruralCountry11
2848704164divineappropriate or devoted to God or a god.12
2848707100diasporathe body of jews living in countries outside Israel13
2848710949demographyScientific study of human populations.14
2848713400colonialismthe governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory or people15
2848720216city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.16
2848722453biasPrejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.17
2848723982aristocracyGroup of the most wealthy and privileged18
2848769664agricultureThe art and science of producing food from the land and tending livestock for the purpose of human consumption.19
2848770884agrarianrelating to land; relating to the management or farming of land20
2848773941absolutismA political system in which a ruler holds total power21
2848775338scribeA professional writer22
2848777611prehistoricBefore written history23
2848779961polytheismBelief in many gods24
2848783023periodizationan act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.25
2848786075patriarchalmale led society and household26
2848788024medievalreferring to the Middle Ages27
2848789991indentured servantperson who agreed to work for a colonial employer for a specified time in exchange for passage to America.28
2848791801imperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.29
2848792938globalizationthe act of extending to other or all parts of the world30
2848797248genocideDeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group31
2848798677foragerthe act of searching for any provisions of any kind32
2848803642merchantA person who makes money by selling goods33
2848804499neolithicthe development of agriculture and the manufacture of pottery and textiles (last phase of the Stone Age)34
2848811405pandemicepidemic over a large area35
2848813909papacythe office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope36
2848818630serfA person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord37
2848819826shamanA person who is believed to have the power to cure the sick and forecast and control the future38
2848825241pastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life39

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