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195477672abolishdo away with0
195477673acquisitionan ability that has been acquired by training1
195477674agrarianrelating to rural matters2
195477675agriculturethe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy)3
195477676annexan addition that extends a main building4
195477677asceticpractices self denial as spiritual discipline5
195477678atrocitiescruel and inhumane acts that people commit against each other6
195477679bureaucracynonelective government officials7
195477680caliphthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth8
195477681capitalista person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)9
195477682capitulationsAgreements with European powers that gave European bankers and merchants unfair advantages in the Empire10
195477683colonizationthe act of colonizing11
195477684communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership12
195477685conscriptioncompulsory military service13
195477686conservatisma political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes14
195477687cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another15
195477688Decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
195477689democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them17
195477690disillusionmentfreeing from false belief or illusions18
195477691domestica household servant19
195477692dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family20
195477693empirean eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh21
195477694envoysomeone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else22
195477695extraterritorialityRight of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.23
195477696Facismpolitical system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator24
195477697feudalismthe social system that developed in Europe in the 8th Century25
195477698immigranta person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there26
195477699imperialismany instance of aggressive extension of authority27
195477700indentured laborlabor under contract to an employer for a fixed period of time, typically three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, clothing, lodging and other necessities28
195477701indigenousoriginating where it is found29
195477702industrializationthe development of industry on an extensive scale30
195477703kingdoma basic group of natural objects31
195477704maritimebordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea32
195477705mercantilisman economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests33
195477706merchanta businessperson engaged in retail trade34
195477707metallurgythe science and technology of metals35
195477708migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another36
195477709monasticismasceticism as a form of religious life37
195477710monotheismbelief in a single God38
195477711nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it39
195477712nomadic(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently40
195477713pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)41
195477714patriarchalcharacteristic of a patriarchy42
195477715polytheismbelief in multiple Gods43
195477716popular sovereigntypeople hold the final authority in all matters of government44
195477717prohibitcommand against45
195477718reforma change for the better as a result of correcting abuses46
195477719reparationcompensation (given or received) for an insult or injury47
195477720ruralliving in or characteristic of farming or country life48
195477721secularconcerning those not members of the clergy49
195477722sedentaryused of persons or actions50
195477723self-determinationthe ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will51
195477724Shiaone of the two main branches of orthodox Islam52
195477725socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry53
195477726subservientabjectly submissive54
195477727suffragea legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution55
195477728Sunnione of the two main branches of orthodox Islam56
195477729taxcharge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government57
195477730totalitarianisma form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)58
195477731urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area59

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