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| 2850542438 | Absolutism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 0 | |
| 2850543352 | Agriculture | The art and science of producing food from the land and tending livestock for the purpose of human consumption. | 1 | |
| 2850543789 | Aristocracy | a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility; a governing body composed of those considered to be the best or most able people in the state; any class or group considered to be superior, as through education, ability, wealth, or social prestige. | 2 | |
| 2850544630 | BCE | Before Common Era | 3 | |
| 2850545035 | CE | Current Era | 4 | |
| 2850545359 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue. | 5 | |
| 2850545738 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 6 | |
| 2850545748 | Chiefdom | Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, they were based on gift giving and commercial links. | 7 | |
| 2850546171 | City-state | A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. | 8 | |
| 2850546172 | civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 9 | |
| 2850546494 | commercial | able to yield or make profit | 10 | |
| 2850546495 | demography | Scientific study of human populations. | 11 | |
| 2850546496 | divination | (n.) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge | 12 | |
| 2850546849 | dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 13 | |
| 2850546850 | empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 14 | |
| 2850546851 | epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease. | 15 | |
| 2850546852 | forager | someone who wanders or goes in search of provision | 16 | |
| 2850547182 | globalization | Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope. | 17 | |
| 2850547183 | indentured servant | Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years | 18 | |
| 2850547519 | interregional | Permanent movement from one region of a country to another. | 19 | |
| 2850547520 | kingdom | a state or kingdom having a king or queen as its head | 20 | |
| 2850547521 | medieval | extremely old fashioned | 21 | |
| 2850547522 | merchant | A person who makes money by selling goods | 22 | |
| 2850548233 | monotheism | Belief in one God | 23 | |
| 2850548234 | nation | a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own | 24 | |
| 2850548235 | Neolithic | New Stone Age | 25 | |
| 2850548576 | nobility | A high-ranking social class | 26 | |
| 2850548577 | nomad | Moving from place to place with no permanent home | 27 | |
| 2850549301 | ocean | A large body of salt water | 28 | |
| 2850549302 | pandemic | An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population | 29 | |
| 2850549727 | papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | 30 | |
| 2850549728 | pastoral | pertaining to the country or to life in the country | 31 | |
| 2850550123 | patriarchal | male led society and household | 32 | |
| 2850550124 | periodization | an act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study. | 33 | |
| 2850550125 | polytheism | Belief in many gods | 34 | |
| 2850550571 | prehistoric | Before written history | 35 | |
| 2850550572 | primary source | An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals. | 36 | |
| 2850550573 | revolution | An overthrow and replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. | 37 | |
| 2850550845 | rural | Country | 38 | |
| 2850550846 | scribe | a professional copyist of manuscripts and documents, esp. in ancient times | 39 | |
| 2850550847 | secondary source | A secondhand account of an event or a retelling of another person's observations written by someone who did not witness or actually participate in the events. Includes sources that combine, synthesize, and or interpret information from primary sources. Examples include encyclopedias, textbooks, and reviews. | 40 | |
| 2850550851 | serf | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | 41 | |
| 2850551130 | shaman | an ancient doctor, healer, or priest, they were called upon for religious ceremonies | 42 | |
| 2850551131 | slave | A human being owning another human being for the purpose of labor. | 43 | |
| 2850551132 | state | An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government with control over its internal and foreign affairs. | 44 | |
| 2850551133 | steppes | Treeless plains, especially the high, flat expanses of northern Eurasia, which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military. | 45 | |
| 2850551180 | urban | of, relating, to, or designating a city or town | 46 |
