4596943257 | Demographics | statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. | 0 | |
4596944356 | epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time | 1 | |
4596946691 | Inter- vs Intra- | inter- between intra-within | 2 | |
4596947561 | deforestation | is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses | 3 | |
4596947562 | desertification | the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. | 4 | |
4596948753 | urbanization | refers to the increasing number of people that live in urban areas. | 5 | |
4596948754 | rural | in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town | 6 | |
4596949977 | textiles | a type of cloth or woven fabric. | 7 | |
4596951854 | metallurgy | the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification | 8 | |
4596979395 | maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity | 9 | |
4596980792 | monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God | 10 | |
4596980793 | polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god | 11 | |
4596983147 | semite | a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs. | 12 | |
4596983148 | anti-semitic | Antisemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism or anti-semitism) is hostility, prejudice or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. | 13 | |
4596983768 | dharma | Hindu faith: refers to your duty determined by your caste | 14 | |
4596983769 | karma | (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. | 15 | |
4596984904 | asceticism | severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons | 16 | |
4596984905 | atheism | disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods | 17 | |
4596985679 | secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis | 18 | |
4596985680 | non-secular | relating to or involving religious or spiritual matters | 19 | |
4596987906 | syncretic/sycretism | the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. | 20 | |
4596987907 | doctrine | a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group | 21 | |
4596987908 | reincarnation | is the philosophical or religious concept that a living being can begin a new life in a different body after biological death. This is also called rebirth or transmigration, and is a part of the Saṃsāra doctrine of cyclic existence. | 22 | |
4596989250 | salvation | deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. | 23 | |
4596989251 | damnation | condemnation to eternal punishment in hell | 24 | |
4596989252 | clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church. | 25 | |
4596989904 | revelation | a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way. | 26 | |
4596991027 | empirical observation | also known as sense experience, is a collective term for the knowledge or source of knowledge acquired by means of the senses, particularly by observation and experimentation. | 27 | |
4596991028 | pyramids | a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. | 28 | |
4596991963 | ziggurats | were a form of temple common to the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians of ancient Mesopotamia.The earliest examples of the ziggurat date from the end of the third millennium BCE and the latest date from the 6th century BCE. | 29 | |
4596992789 | artisans | a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. | 30 | |
4596994244 | kabuki | a form of traditional Japanese drama with highly stylized song, mime, and dance, now performed only by male actors, using exaggerated gestures and body movements to express emotions, and including historical plays, domestic dramas, and dance pieces. | 31 | |
4596997801 | codex | a quire of manuscript pages held together by stitching: the earliest form of book, replacing the scrolls and wax tablets of earlier times. | 32 | |
4596997802 | globalization | worldwide integration and development | 33 | |
4596998468 | Book of the Dead | a collection of ancient Egyptian papyrus books, many with elaborate illustrations, each containing prayers, hymns, incantations, and formulas for the behavior of the souls of the dead. | 34 | |
4596998469 | Rig Veda | a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier | 35 | |
4597009191 | Epic of Gilgamesh | it is often regarded as the earliest surviving great work of literature. is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia | 36 | |
4597009192 | Popul Vuh | Central American creation myth | 37 | |
4597009931 | Analects (Confucius) | collection of sayings or ideas attributed to Confucius. Written down by his followers between 475 to 221 BC | 38 | |
4597009932 | Hieroglyphics | designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented. | 39 | |
4597011117 | Cunieform | of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc | 40 | |
4597011118 | Quipu | a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc. | 41 | |
4597011619 | alphabets | a system of writing, developed in the ancient Near East and transmitted from the northwest Semites to the Greeks, in which each symbol ideally represents one sound unit in the spoken language, and from which most alphabetical scripts are derived. | 42 | |
4597012470 | bureaucracy | government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. | 43 | |
4597013322 | centralized government | In a national context, centralization occurs in the transfer of power to a typically sovereign nation state. | 44 | |
4597013323 | consolidation | to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: | 45 | |
4597014262 | legitimatization | to justify; sanction or authorize: | 46 | |
4597014263 | ideologies | the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group. | 47 | |
4597015012 | revenue | the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses. | 48 | |
4597015013 | tribute | a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. | 49 | |
4597015832 | absolutism | the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government. | 50 | |
4597015833 | 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. | 51 | |
4597017337 | conservativism | the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change. | 52 | |
4597017338 | constitutional monarchy | a monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign | 53 | |
4597017339 | empire | a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire. | 54 | |
4597018073 | fascism | a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. | 55 | |
4597018074 | feudalism | the legal and social system that evolved in W Europe in the 8th and 9th centuries, in which vassals were protected and maintained by their lords, usually through the granting of fiefs, and were required to serve under them in war | 56 | |
4597018075 | liberal | favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. | 57 | |
4597019561 | moderate | kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: | 58 | |
4597019562 | monarchy | a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. | 59 | |
4597019563 | radical | thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms: | 60 | |
4597019564 | socialism | a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. | 61 | |
4597020821 | totalitarian | of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life. | 62 | |
4597020822 | appeasement | to yield or concede to the belligerent demands of (a nation, group, person, etc.) in a conciliatory effort, sometimes at the expense of justice or other principles. | 63 | |
4597021879 | transoceanic | extending across or traversing the ocean: | 64 | |
4597021880 | diplomacy | the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. | 65 | |
4597022812 | Imperial/Imperialism | the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. | 66 | |
4597022813 | indigenous | originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native | 67 | |
4597023692 | conscript or conscription | to draft for military or naval service. | 68 | |
4597024386 | coup d'etat | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. | 69 | |
4597024854 | nation-states | a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality. | 70 | |
4597025879 | city-states | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies. | 71 | |
4597026952 | nationalism/nationalist | spirit or aspirations common to the whole of a nation. devotion and loyalty to one's own country; patriotism. | 72 | |
4597028488 | discontent | dissatisfied; | 73 | |
4597028489 | reform | the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: | 74 | |
4597029026 | transregional | between regions | 75 | |
4597029946 | international | between nations or shared by nations | 76 | |
4597030497 | humanitarian | having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people. | 77 | |
4597031606 | commercial | able to yield or make a profit: | 78 | |
4597031607 | entrepreneurs | a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. | 79 | |
4597032719 | luxury goods | a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: | 80 | |
4597033838 | caravan | a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc. | 81 | |
4597033839 | caravanserai | (in the Near East) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans. | 82 | |
4597034779 | credit | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. | 83 | |
4597036255 | monetization | to coin into money: | 84 | |
4597037074 | piracy | practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea. | 85 | |
4597037075 | blockade | the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit. | 86 | |
4597037658 | boycott | to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion: | 87 | |
4597037659 | cartel | an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business. | 88 | |
4597037660 | commodity | an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service. | 89 | |
4597038230 | currency | something that is used as a medium of exchange; money | 90 | |
4597040145 | guild | an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection. | 91 | |
4597040146 | mercantilism | a system of political and economic policy, evolving with the modern national state and seeking to secure a nation's political and economic supremacy in its rivalry with other states. According to this system, money was regarded as a store of wealth, and the goal of a state was the accumulation of precious metals, by exporting the largest possible quantity of its products and importing as little as possible, thus establishing a favorable balance of trade. | 92 | |
4597044108 | chattel slavery | is a legal or economic system in which principles of property law are applied to humans allowing them to be classified as property, to be owned, bought and sold accordingly, and they cannot withdraw unilaterally from the arrangement. | 93 | |
4597044109 | abolition | to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: | 94 | |
4597045375 | emancipation | to free from restraint, influence, or the like. | 95 | |
4597046005 | canals | an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc. | 96 | |
4597046006 | corporation | an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. | 97 | |
4597046007 | monopoly | exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. | 98 | |
4597048040 | third-world | the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty. | 99 | |
4597049661 | proletariat | the class of wage earners, especially those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class. | 100 | |
4597049662 | bourgeoisie | the class that, in contrast to the proletariat or wage-earning class, is primarily concerned with property values. | 101 | |
4597050246 | capital | the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation, etc. | 102 | |
4597050247 | capitalist | a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises. | 103 | |
4597050248 | capitalism | an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth. | 104 | |
4597051070 | laissez-faire | 105 | ||
4597051071 | free-market | 106 | ||
4597051607 | tariff | 107 | ||
4597051608 | protectionism | 108 | ||
4597052202 | Keynesian economics | 109 | ||
4597052699 | Adam Smith | 110 | ||
4597052700 | Karl Marx | 111 | ||
4597054451 | deficit spending | 112 | ||
4597056567 | polygamy | 113 | ||
4597056568 | monogamy | 114 | ||
4597057318 | matrilineal | 115 | ||
4597057319 | patrilineal | 116 | ||
4597057320 | matriarchy | 117 | ||
4597058468 | patriarchy | 118 | ||
4597058469 | chivalry | 119 | ||
4597058470 | feminism | 120 | ||
4597059053 | griots | 121 | ||
4597059054 | barbarian | 122 | ||
4597060827 | aristocracy | 123 | ||
4597060828 | brahmin | 124 | ||
4597061447 | kshatriya | 125 | ||
4597062054 | vaishya | 126 | ||
4597062055 | shudra | 127 | ||
4597062878 | dalit | 128 | ||
4597062879 | social stratification | 129 | ||
4597063752 | social hierarchies | 130 | ||
4597063753 | elites | 131 | ||
4597063754 | eunich | 132 | ||
4597064547 | Mandate of Heaven | 133 | ||
4597069067 | pagan | 134 | ||
4597069068 | domestication | 135 | ||
4597070227 | deity | 136 | ||
4597070228 | diffusion | 137 | ||
4597073943 | dynastic cycle | 138 | ||
4597510472 | egalitarian | 139 | ||
4597511956 | theocracy | 140 | ||
4597513842 | animism | 141 | ||
4597514865 | codification | 142 | ||
4597528604 | diaspora | 143 | ||
4597528605 | manifestations | 144 | ||
4597529403 | merchants | 145 | ||
4597529404 | missionaries | 146 | ||
4597530242 | monastery | 147 | ||
4597530243 | monastic | 148 | ||
4597531739 | Sino- | 149 | ||
4597533297 | feudalism | 150 | ||
4597535243 | neo- | 151 | ||
4597535244 | manorialism | 152 | ||
4597577332 | serfs | 153 | ||
4597577333 | gentry | 154 | ||
4597618680 | synthesized | 155 | ||
4597618681 | tributary system (money) | 156 | ||
4597618707 | astrolabe | 157 | ||
4597640548 | encomienda | 158 | ||
4597640549 | hacienda | 159 | ||
4597640550 | harem | 160 | ||
4597641929 | terraces | 161 | ||
4597642425 | samurai | 162 | ||
4597643401 | Little Ice Age | 163 | ||
4597643407 | Caliphate | 164 | ||
4597644576 | conduits | 165 | ||
4597644577 | colonies | 166 | ||
4597645995 | conquistadores | 167 | ||
4597645996 | Devshirme | 168 | ||
4597646943 | divine right | 169 | ||
4597647995 | indentured servitude | 170 | ||
4597648989 | galleons | 171 | ||
4597658047 | westernization | 172 | ||
4597701120 | revolution | 173 | ||
4597701121 | predominant | 174 | ||
4597702678 | viceroys | 175 | ||
4597703735 | utopia | 176 | ||
4597709568 | exploit | 177 | ||
4597709569 | hegemony | 178 | ||
4597712517 | Social Darwinism | 179 | ||
4597712518 | Spheres of Influence | 180 | ||
4597716854 | suffrage | 181 | ||
4597720382 | collectivization | 182 | ||
4597724361 | mandates | 183 | ||
4597724362 | fundamentalism | 184 | ||
4597727757 | self determination | 185 | ||
4597728454 | terrorism | 186 | ||
4597728455 | genocide | 187 | ||
4597730627 | propaganda | 188 | ||
4597730628 | metropoles | 189 | ||
4597732168 | proxy wars | 190 | ||
4597732169 | refugee | 191 | ||
4597735537 | bedouin | 192 | ||
4597736863 | paradigms | 193 |
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