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195457216Absolutismthe principle of complete and unrestricted power in government0
195457217Agriculturethe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock1
195457218Biasa prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference2
195457219Aristocracythe most powerful members of a society3
195457220Bureaucracya system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials4
195457221ChiefdomThe rank or office of chief5
195457222City-Statea city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside6
195457223Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)7
195457224CommericalOf pertaining to, or characteristic of commerce produced and distributed in large quantities for industry.8
195457225Demographythe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations9
195457226Divinationforetelling the future by means of magic10
195457227Dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family11
195457228Empirea group of countries under a single authority12
195457229Epidemicthe rapid spread of a disease among many people13
195457230Foragedto search for food14
195457231GlobalizationTo extend to other or all parts of the globe to make worldwide15
195457232Indentured servantLaborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America16
195457233InterregionalPermanent movement from one region of the country to another. Not merely local17
195457234Kingdomthe domain ruled by a king or queen18
195457235Medievalrelating to or belonging to the Middle Ages19
195457236Merchantsomeone who buys and sells goods for a living20
195457237Monotheismbelief in a single God21
195457238Nationa politically organized body of people under a single government22
195457239NeolithicOf pertaining to or characteristic of the last phase of stone age marked by the domestication of animals23
195457240NobilityThe noble class or the body of nobles in a country24
195457241Nomada member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons25
195457242OceanThe vast body of salt water that covers almost 3/4 of earths surface26
195457243Pandemicexisting everywhere27
195457244PapacyThe office of the pope28
195457245Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)29
195457246Patriarchalmale led society and household30
195457247Periodizationan act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study31
195457248Polytheismbelief in multiple Gods32
195457249Prehistoricbelonging to or existing in times before recorded history33
195457250Primary sourcean original source that informs directly, not through another person's explanation or interpretation34
195457251Revolutionthe overthrow of a government by those who are governed35
195457252Scribesomeone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts36
195457253SeaThe salt waters that cover the greater part of the earths surface37
195457254Secondary sourceinformation gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event38
195457255SerfA servant or laborer of olden times who was treated as part of the land worked on and went along with the land if it was sold39
195457256ShamanA priest or priestess who uses magic for the purpose of curing stick, dividing the hidden, and controlling events.40
195457257SlaveA person who is owned by another person and can be old at the owners will41
195457258StateThe condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes42
195457259SteppesAn extensive plain, especially without trees43
195457260UrbanOf, pertaining to or designating a city or town, living in a city44

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