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| 12369710378 | Mercantilism | A European economic policy of the 16th through 18th centuries. It supported a country's acquisition of colonies to attain wealth | 0 | |
| 12369713986 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 1 | |
| 12369718275 | Nationalism | loyalty and devotion to a particular nationality | 2 | |
| 12369720539 | Capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | 3 | |
| 12369723457 | Communism | a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 4 | |
| 12369759752 | Decolonization | the action of changing from colonial to independent status | 5 | |
| 12369762440 | Colonization | one country taking over another area to be used for their benefit | 6 | |
| 12369764838 | Feudalism | a political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 7 | |
| 12369768185 | Republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch. | 8 | |
| 12369768186 | Democracy | A political system in which the people rule | 9 | |
| 12369904121 | Shogunate | the rule of the shoguns | 10 | |
| 12369906616 | Syncretism | a blending of two or more cultures or cultural traditions | 11 | |
| 12369929039 | Zoroastrianism | an ancient Persian religion that emphasized a struggle between good and evil and rewards in the afterlife for those who chose to follow a good life | 12 | |
| 12369946814 | Stoicism | the most popular Hellenistic philosophy; it involved strict discipline and an emphasis on helping others | 13 | |
| 12369967303 | Aristocracy | rule by a privileged hereditary class or nobility | 14 | |
| 12369983015 | Parliament | a representative assembly | 15 | |
| 12369996210 | Parliamentary Monarchy | a government with a king or queen whose power is limited by the power of a parliament | 16 | |
| 12370001106 | Nation-State | a sovereign state whose people share a common culture and national identity | 17 | |
| 12370042350 | Estates General | the traditional legislative body of France. It represented the three estates of French society: nobility, clergy, and the general population | 18 | |
| 12370061117 | Divine Right | the belief of absolute rulers that their right to govern was granted by God. A common concept in Europe before the Enlightenment. | 19 | |
| 12370081593 | Absolute Monarchy | rule by a king or queen whose power is not limited by a constitution | 20 | |
| 12370102529 | Chivalry | a knight's code of honor in medieval Europe | 21 | |
| 12370117199 | Steppe Diplomacy | the skill of political survival and dominance in the world of steppe nomads; it involved the knowledge of tribal and clan structure and often used assassinations to accomplish its goals | 22 | |
| 12370126920 | Stateless Society | a society that is based on the authority of kinship groups rather than on a central government | 23 | |
| 12370137808 | Scholar-Gentry | the Chinese class of well-educated men from whom many bureaucrats were chosen | 24 | |
| 12370147638 | Investiture | the authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials | 25 | |
| 12370158327 | Fief | the grant of land made to a vassal (knights in medieval Europe) | 26 | |
| 12370169031 | Excommunication | the practice of Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who do not comply with teachings or practices | 27 | |
| 12370469888 | Manorialism | the system of self-sufficient (independent) estates that arose in medieval Europe | 28 | |
| 12370495842 | Polytheism | the belief in many gods | 29 | |
| 12370498872 | Monotheism | the belief in one God | 30 | |
| 12386193464 | Fascism | a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition | 31 | |
| 12388723648 | Theocracy | a government controlled by religious leaders and/or God | 32 | |
| 12389125887 | Sovereignty | self-rule | 33 | |
| 12404568102 | Totalitarianism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 34 |
