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10551644586Administrationthe activities that relate to running a company, school, or other organization0
10551644587Agriculturalrelating to the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products1
10551644588Austeremorally strict2
10551644589B.C.E.Before Common Era. Refers to the years before the birth of Jesus.3
10551644590Bureaucracya body of non-elective government officials4
10551644591Centurya period of 100 years.5
10551644592C.E.Common Era. Refers to the years after the birth of Jesus6
10551644593Commercethe exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from place to place7
10551644594Consumptionthe utilization of economic goods in the satisfaction of wants or in the process of production resulting chiefly in their destruction, deterioration, or transformation8
10551644595Contemporaryhappening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time9
10551644596Coup d'étata sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force10
10551644597Culturethe characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time11
10551644598Demographicsrelating to the dynamic balance of a population especially with regard to density and capacity for expansion or decline12
10551644599Diasporaany group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, especially involuntarily, as Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade or Jews the scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.13
10551644600Divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God or a god14
10551644601Diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to others by contact15
10551644602Dynasty(1) a succession of rulers of the same line of descent (2) a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time16
10551644603Egalitarian(1) a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs (2) a social philosophy advocating the removal of inequalities among people17
10551644604Elite1) the socially superior part of society (2) a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence18
10551644605Ethnocentriccharacterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior19
10551644606Exploit(1) to make productive use of (2) to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage20
10551644607Facilitateto make easier, help bring about21
10551644608Hierarchythe classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social, or professional standing22
10551644609Ideology(1) manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture (2) the integrated assertions, theories and aims that constitute a sociopolitical program23
10551644610Imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor24
10551644611Inciteto move to action, stir up, spur on, and urge on25
10551644612Indentured servanta person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel expenses and maintenance26
10551644613Industrialof or relating to factories, the people who work in factories, or the things made in factories27
10551644614Interregionalbetween, among, in the midst of differing places28
10551644615Legitimate1) lawfully begotten; specifically: born in wedlock; having full filial rights and obligations by birth29
10551644616Manufacture(1) something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery (2) the process of making wares by hand or by machinery especially when carried on systematically with division of labor (3) a productive industry using mechanical power and machinery30
10551644617Maritime(1) of, relating to, or bordering on the sea (2) of or relating to navigation or commerce on the sea (2) being exactly as purposed: neither spurious nor false (3) accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements31
10551644618Merchant(1) a buyer and seller of commodities for profit, trader (2) the operator of a retail business32
10551644619Metallurgythe science and technology of metals33
10551644620Migrationto move from one country, place, or locality to another34
10551644621Monopolyexclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices.35
10551644622Obligatoryrelating to our enforcing an obligation36
10551644623Papacythe system of the Roman Catholic Church of which the pope is the supreme head37
10551644624Pastoraldevoted to or based on livestock raising38
10551644625Patriarchalcontrol by men of a disproportionately large share of power39
10551644626Periodizationdivision (as of history) into time periods40
10551644627Predominantlyhaving superior strength, influence, or authority41
10551644628Prehistoricof, relation to, or existing in times before history42
10551644629Revolutiona fundamental change in political organization43
10551644630Shamana priest/priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing the sick, divining the hidden, and controlling events44
10551644631Statea politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory45
10551644632Status quothe existing state of affairs46
10551644633Stratificationdivided or arranged into class, castes, or social strata47
10551644634Sovereigntysupreme power especially over a political body48
10551644635Suffragethe right to vote, especially in a political election49
10551644636Teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true50
10551644637Theismbelief in existence of a god or gods51
10551644638Universalpresent or occurring everywhere52
10551644639Urbanizationthe process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central53
10551644640Venerationrespect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person54

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