24020950 | Afterlife | Existence that is thought by some to follow death. | 0 | |
24020951 | Autonomy | The condition of being self governing; independent. | 1 | |
24020952 | Celibacy | Sexual abstinence, especially for religious vows. | 2 | |
24020953 | Citizen | A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community. | 3 | |
24020954 | City-state | A self governed city in which the city and all the farmland surrounding it are its teritory. | 4 | |
24021060 | Conversion | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another. | 5 | |
24021061 | Diasporas | the migration of religious or ethnic groups to foreign lands despite their continued affiliation with the land and customs of their origin. | 6 | |
24021174 | Elites | A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status. | 7 | |
24021184 | Empire | A political unit made up of several territories or nations but ruled by one supreme authority. | 8 | |
24021185 | Epidemic Diseases | A disease that spreads rapidly and extensively by infections and affecting many individuals at the same time. | 9 | |
24021206 | Feudal | Of or relating to lands held in fee or to the holding of lands | 10 | |
24021207 | Filial | Having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring. | 11 | |
24021411 | Guilds | A group of trades people made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans. | 12 | |
24021412 | Ideology | A set of beliefs, aims or ideas. | 13 | |
24021413 | Imperial | Relating to or associated with an empire. | 14 | |
24021414 | Inequality | Lack of equality. | 15 | |
24021485 | Infidel | A person who does not belief in any particular religious system. | 16 | |
24021486 | Kinship Groups | groups of people who are kin, aka related by blood, marriage, or adoption. | 17 | |
24021597 | Mercenaries | Someone who fights in a foreign army for money. | 18 | |
24021598 | Missionaries | A member of a religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith. | 19 | |
24021599 | Monasticism | A total dedication to spiritual pursuits, usually sought through isolation and/or ascetic lifestyle which can include vows of poverty, silence, and celibacy. | 20 | |
24021648 | Monotheism | When you believe in only one god. | 21 | |
24021649 | Nomadic | Describes a type of people with no permanent home. They frequently move from one location to another in search of food. | 22 | |
24021650 | Pastoral | Of or related to shepherds or herders. | 23 | |
24021732 | Patriarchy | A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line. | 24 | |
24021733 | Pilgrim | Someone who journeys in/to foreign lands. | 25 | |
24021734 | Priest | A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders or, a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion. | 26 | |
24021735 | Role of Nomads in Trade | In early civilizations the nomadic people were a strong part of trade, as they traveled from place to place as part of their lifestyle. | 27 | |
24021869 | Sacred Texts | Religious texts, also known as Sacred Scripture, are the texts which various religious traditions consider to be sacred, or of central importance. | 28 | |
24021870 | Schism | The formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences. | 29 | |
24021871 | Slavery | Bondage: the state of being under the control of another person, the practice of owning slaves, work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay. | 30 | |
24021872 | Sovereignty | Government free from external control, reign: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. The authority of a state to govern another state. | 31 | |
24021873 | Syncretism | Attempted fusion of different systems of thought or belief. | 32 | |
24021874 | Tax-farming | When individuals or groups pay the taxes for a certain area and for a certain period of time and then attempt to cover their outlay by collecting money or salable goods from the people within that area. | 33 | |
24022094 | Tax Revenue | The income that is gained by governments because of taxation of the people. | 34 | |
24022095 | Technology | The practical application of science to commerce or industry. | 35 | |
24022096 | Textiles | Of or relating to fabrics or fabric making. | 36 | |
24022097 | Trade Goods | Materials, resources, or products traded for money or other goods between people/groups/nations etc. | 37 | |
24022098 | Tribute system | The controlling of trade and "tributes" to the advantage of those in control. | 38 | |
24022099 | Urban | Relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area. | 39 |
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