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194105453LegitimacyThe state of being in compliance with the law0
194105454Liberalisma political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution1
194105455MalnutritionPoor nutrition becuase of insufficient or unbalanced diets2
194105456Maritimebordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea3
194105457Medievalrelating to or belonging to the Middle Ages4
194105458MercantalismThe theory that a country's power depended mainly on its wealth. This theory was adopted by the Europeans in the 1500's during imperialism in the Americas.5
194105459MetallurgyThe science that deals with extracting metals from an ore6
194105460Middle Classthe social class between the lower and upper classes7
194105461Migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another8
194105462Modernitythe quality of being current or of the present9
194105463Monarchystate ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen10
194105464Monasticisma way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith11
194105465Monopolyexclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices12
194105466Mortalitythe state of being subject to death13
194105467Nationa politically organized body of people under a single government14
194105468Nation BuilidingMaking a national identity using the power of the state15
194105469Nation-Statean independent state inhabited by all the people of one nation and one nation only16
194105470Nationalisma strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country17
194105471Neo-new, recent18
194105472Nomadic(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently19
194105473Optimisma general disposition to expect the best in all things20
194105474PaganA follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.21
194105475Paleo-old22
194105476PastoralismThe quality or state of being a shephard or herder23
194105477Paternalismthe policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner24
194105478Patriarchthe male head of family or tribe25
194105479Peasanta country person26
194105480Pessimisma general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things27
194105481Poly-Many or more than one28
194105482Polygamyhaving more than one spouse at a time29
194105483ProletariatAnother word for working class; a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages30
194105484Proto-first31
194105485Psycho-mind32

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