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2792543803AbateDeduct, omit0
2792543804AbsolutismForm of government where the ruler is absolute. (1650-1750)1
2792543934AdjacentNear, next to, adjoining2
2792543935AgarianConcerning farms, farmers, or use if the land3
2792544057AgricultureFarming4
2792544401AnthropomorphicAttributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods.5
2792544402AristocracyGovernment where power is in the hands of hereditary ruling class.6
2792544674AvariceA greedy desire for wealth.7
2792544675BiasPersonal preference8
2792544906BureaucracySystem of managing government through department run by appointed officials.9
2792544907CapitalThe most important city/town in a region.10
2792545247CapitulateSurrender11
2792545248CentralizedBrought together in one place12
2792545427ChiefdomSystem of government where leaders rely on generosity13
2792545428City-StateCity with political & economic control over surrounding countryside .14
2792545767CivilizationA complex, highly organized society.15
2792545768ClergyChurch officials16
2792589162ColonialismAttempt by one country to establish settlements in another .17
2792594300ColonyA country or area under political control over another.18
2792594301CultureThe arts, humanities and intellectual achievements.19
2792594812DeforestationThe clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared area.20
2792594813DemographyThe study of statistics like births, deaths, income, or incidence of disease .21
2792594975DeriveSpecific source22
2792594976DiasporaThe dispersal of an ethnic group beyond their homeland.23
2792595179Divineof, from, or like a God.24
2792595180DynastyA line of hereditary rulers for a country.25
2792595316EconomicJustified in the terms of profitability.26
2792595317EdictAn official order issued by a person in authority.27
2792596227Egalitarianof, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.28
2792596228EmpireAn extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority29
2792596232EncroachIntrude30
2792596648EpidemicA widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.31
2792596649EquitableFair and impartial32
2792597859EthnocentrismEvaluations on other cultures based on your own .33
2792597860ForageSearch widely for food or provisions34
2792598043FundamentalForming a necessary base or core: central importance35
2792598044GlobalizationA process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology.36
2792598231Hegemonyleadership or dominance37
2792598232HierarchyA system of organizations where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.38
2792598417IdeologyA system of ideas and ideals.39
2792598418InclusionIncluding or being included in a group or structure.40
2792598692IndigenousOriginating.41
2792598693IndustrialManufactuing42
2792598827InflationA general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.43
2792598828InstitutionAn established law, practice, or custom.44
2792599028IntermediaryA link between 2 people in order to come up with an agreement or reconciliation.; Mediator45
2792599253LegitimateJustified46
2792599504ManufactureMaking articles on a large scale using machinery47
2794375699MaritimeConnected with the sea48
2794376623MatriarchyRuled by women49
2794377751MedievalMiddle ages50
2794378719MerchantA person or company involved in wholesale trade.51
2794379764MonarchyA form of government ruled by kings and queens.52
2794381376MyriadAn extremely great number.53
2794382704NationA large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country or territory.54
2794385341NegligibleSmall or unimportant as to be not worth considering: insignificant.55
2794386547NobilityHaving great honor and integrity56
2794387776NomadHaving no permanent home, traveling from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.57
2794389035PaganA person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.58
2794391139PandemicAn outbreak of a disease over the whole country or world.59
2794393786PapacyThe office or authority of the pope60
2794394581ParityThe state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay.61
2794395951PastoralSpiritual guidance62
2794398565PatriarchySystem of government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family.63
2794400042PeriodizationThe systematic planning of athletic or physical training.64
2794401128PrehistoricThe period before written records65
2794402658PrevalentWidespread in a particular area in a particular time.66
2794403374Primary SourceA document or source written or created during the time under study.67
2794404707ProlificPresent in large numbers or quantities; plentiful68
2794405048ProwessExpertise; bravery in battle69
2794405049RationalBased on reason or logic70
2794405608ReformMake changes in order to improve something71
2794405609RegimeAn authoritarian government72
2794405935RevolutionA forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.73
2794405936RuralCountryside74
2794406228ScribeA person who copies documents before printing was invented.75
2794406229Secondary SourceAccounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.76
2794406905SecularDenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.77
2794406906ShamanA person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits.78
2794406907SlaveA person who is the legal property of another person.79
2794407379StratifiedArrange or classify80
2794407380SubjectiveBased on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.81
2794407757SubjugateBring under domination or control82
2794407758SurplusAn amount of something left over when requirements have been met83
2794408370SyncreticThe combination of different beliefs or practices.84
2794408371TextileA type of woven fabric.85
2794408727TheocracyA system of government where priests rule .86
2794408991TumultuousMaking a loud, confused noise.87
2794408992UrbanCity88
2794409920VenerationGreat respect89
2794410281XenophobicPrejudice against people from other cultures.90
2794424324StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community by the government.91

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