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7199197813B.C.EBefore Common Era0
7199199082C.E.Common Era1
7199255760AbdicateRenounce one's throne; fail to fulfill or undertake2
7199263354AccessionThe attainment of a position of rank or power3
7199271972AestheticConcerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic beauty4
7199279732AgrarianRelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land; a person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement5
7199289747AmenitiesA desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place6
7199297354AnarchyA state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority7
7199304668AnimismThe attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena; the belief in supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe8
7199313186AntiquityThe ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages9
7199316662AppeasementThe action or process of making less angry by agreeing to their demands; relieve or satisfy10
7199324955AristocracyThe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices11
7199333143AsceticismSevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgences, typically for religious reasons12
7199342236AssimilateTake in information, ideas, or culture and understand fully13
7199352520AuthoritarianFavoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom14
7199361388AutocracyA system of government by one person with absolute power15
7199365060BarbarismAbsence of culture and civilization16
7199385414BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than the by elected representatives17
7199391509City-stateA city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state18
7199396798CivicRelating to a city or town, especially its administration; relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area19
7199411272ClassicalRelating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture; regarding as representing an exemplary standard: traditional and long-established in form or style20
7199804883ColonialRelating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies; living in colonies21
7199808746CommerceThe activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale; social dealings between people22
7199810531CommunalConflict between different communities, especially those having different religions or ethnic origins23
7199894022ConcubineA woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives24
7199898505ConscriptionCompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces25
7199902104CosmopolitanFamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures26
7199907637CoupA sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government; a notable or successful stroke or move27
7199917715DemographyThe study of statistics such as births, deaths, incomes, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations28
7199922044DespotA ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way29
7199926521DiasporaThe dispersion of any people from their original homeland30
7199930405DissentThe expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held31
7199932710DissidentA person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state32
7199938421DomesticRelating to the running of a home or to family relations; existing or occurring inside a particular country33
7199940891DynastyA line of hereditary rulers of a country34
7199949386EdictAn official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority35
7199950978EgalitarianRelating to or believing in the principle that are people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities36
7199955397EliteA select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities37
7199960646EmigrateLeave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another38
7199963950EpicA long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation39
7199968192EthnocentricEvaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture40
7199972851FeudalismThe dominant social system in medieval Europe in which the nobility holds lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, nationally in exchange for military protection41
7199986051GenocideThe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation42
7199992022GentryPeople of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth43
7199993904GuildA medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power; an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal44
7199996971HierarchyA system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority45
7202511902HominidsA primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and at least some of the greatest apes46
7202516094HomogeneousOf the same kind; alike; consisting of all parts of the same kind47
7202522221IdeologyA system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy48
7202527313ImperialRelating to an empire49
7202531720ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force50
7202534866IndigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native51
7202538229InfrastructureThe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise52
7202541772LineageLineal descent from an ancestor; a sequence of species of which is considered to have evolved from its predecessor53
7202552567LinguisticRelating to language54
7202554813ManifestClear or obvious to the mind or eye; display or show by one's act or appearance55
7202556875MaritimeConnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity; living or found near the sea; bordering on the sea56
7202563343MartialOf or appropriate to war; warlike57
7202564606MatrilinealOf or based on kinship with the mother or the female line58
7202568411MercenaryOf a person or their behavior concerned with making money at the expense of ethics; a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army59
7202573259MonarchyA form of government with a monarch at the head60
7202577022MonopolyThe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service61
7202579812MonopolizeObtain exclusive possession or control of a trade, commodity, or service; have or take the greatest share of62
7202587661MonotheismThe doctrine or belief that there is only one God63
7202589775MysticalInspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination64
7202594007Nation-stateA sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogenous in factors such as language or common descent65
7202598905NeoNew; a new revived form of66
7202601199NeolithicRelating to or donating the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed67
7202608034NomadicLiving the life of a someone who is constantly moving; wandering68
7202609229NomadA member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock69
7202614300OligarchyA small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institute70
7202620155PantheonAll the gods of a people or religion collectively; a building in which the illustrious dead of a nation are buried or honored71
7202626397PapalRelating to a pope or to the papacy72
7202628170PapacyThe office or authority of the pope73
7202630034ParliamentThe highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons74
7202685169Parliamentary SystemA system of government in which the power to make and execute laws is held by a parliament.75
7202694261PastoralUsed for or relating to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle76
7202698093PatriarchalRelating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men77
7202702509PatrilinealRelating to or based on relationship to the father or decent through the male line78
7202704463PatronageThe power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges79
7202707547PeasantA poor farmer of low status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation80
7202709933PharaohA ruler in ancient Egypt81
7202711904PietyThe quality of being religious or reverent; a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinkable conventional reference82
7202716536PiousDevoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue83
7202720940PolityA form or process of civil government or constitution84
7202722667PolygamyThe practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at one time85
7202725263PolytheismThe belief in or worship of more than one god86
7202831352ProvincialOf or concerning the religions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded87
7202846269RegentA person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated88
7202852977RepublicanBelonging to, or characteristic of a republic89
7202856409RhetoricThe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques90
7202859914SedentaryTending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive91
7202862034SerfAn agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate92
7202866060ShariaIslamic canonical law based on the teachings of Koran and the traditions of the prophet prescribing both religious an secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for lawbreaking. It has generally been supplemented by legislation adapted to the conditions of the day, though the manner in which it should be applied in modern states is a subject of dispute between Islamic fundamentals and modernists93
7202875879Sinicizeto make Chinese in character or bring under Chinese influence94
7202880784SinificationA process whereby non-Han Chinese societies come under the influence of Han Chinese state and society95
7202883603StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government96
7202887256SteppeA large area of flat unfrosted grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia97
7202890195StratificationThe arrangement or classification of something into different groups98
7202892562Sub-SaharanFrom or forming of the African regions south of the Sahara desert99
7202895435SubordinateLower in rank or position; a person under the authority or control of another within an organization100
7202898790SuccessionA number of people or things sharing a specific characteristic and following one after the other; the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.101
7202900707SyncretismThe amalgamation or attempted of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought102
7202903210TextilesA type of cloth or woven fabric103
7202903919TheocracyA system of governing which priests rule in the name of God or a god104
7202905454TheologyThe study of the nature of God or a god105
7202906090TotalitarianRelating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state106
7202910844Tributary StateA state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor107
7202911533TyrannyCruel and oppressie government or rule108
7202912257UrbanIn, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town109
7202916017UrbanizeMake or become urban in character110
7202916991UsurpTake a position of power or importance illegally or by force111
7202919914VernacularThe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region112

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