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2832425837absolutisma political theory that absolute power should be vested in one authority0
2832428163agriculturethe practice of farming, that includes cultivation of the soil for growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food and other products1
2832432415aristocracythe highest class in certain societies; a form of government in which power is held by nobility2
2832436728biasprejudice by means of a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone3
2832439391bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives4
2832443008chiefdoma form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or houses5
2832448079city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state6
2832449933civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced; the society, culture and way of life of a particular area.7
2832456556commercialsomething or someone that is concerned with or engaged in commerce8
2832459052demographythe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or incidence of disease, which illustrates the changing structure of human populations9
2832463543divinationthe practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means10
2832466121dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country11
2832467529empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority12
2832471365epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time13
2832472974foragera person or animal that searches widely for food or provisions14
2832474353globalizationa process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by trade and investment15
2832478588indentured servanta person who was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries in order to gain voyage to another country, particularly America16
2832481899interregionalsomething of, involving, or connecting two of more regions17
2832484019kingdoma country, state or territory ruled by a king or queen18
2832485525medievalsomething of or relating to the Middle Ages19
2832486723merchanta person of company involved in wholesale trade20
2832488983monotheismthe doctrine of belief that there is only one God21
2832492796nationa large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory22
2832505982Neolithicsomething of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age23
2832508880nobilitya group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title24
2832513807nomada member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place25
2832515672oceana very large expanse of sea26
2832526932pandemican outbreak of a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world27
2832529678papacythe office or authority of the pope28
2832530946pastorala land used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle29
2832533942patriarchalsomething of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch30
2832535948periodizationthe act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study31
2832539433polytheismthe belief or worship of more than one god32
2832541023prehistoricsomething of, relating to, or denoting the period before written records33
2832544362primary sourcea document or physical object written or created during the time being studied; includes people who witnessed it or were there, books written by those same people, artifacts, and documents34
2832556987revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system35
2832559718ruralsomething in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside36
2832561475scribea person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do so before printing was invented37
2832563613secondary sourceusually a scholarly book or article written about the time being studied38
2832566280serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate39
2832574458shamana person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits40
2832576891slavea person who was the legal property of another and was forced to obey them41
2832578511statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government42
2832581289steppeslarge areas of flat, unforested grasslands in southeastern Europe or Siberia43
2832585667urbansomething in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town44

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