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| 2827879602 | absolutism | a form of government where unlimited, complete power is held by one individual (dictator) | 0 | |
| 2827881955 | agriculture | cultivating of land to produce crops and raise livestock for human consumption | 1 | |
| 2827885623 | aristocracy | government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class and may be known as superior/have a high rank | 2 | |
| 2827889921 | bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared to another, usually in a way that is considered to be unfair | 3 | |
| 2827907017 | bureaucracy | system of managing government though departments run by appointed officials who are not elected | 4 | |
| 2827910932 | chiefdom | type of complex society of varying degrees of centralization that is led by an individual known as a chief that has military and political power | 5 | |
| 2827916310 | city-state | small, independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory / establishment led civilizations to rise or decline | 6 | |
| 2827969113 | civilization | society in an advanced state of social development with legal, political, and religious organizations | 7 | |
| 2827971924 | commercial | related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services | 8 | |
| 2827975372 | demography | science of vital and social statistics (births, deaths, marriages etc.) of populations | 9 | |
| 2827989825 | divination | practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means | 10 | |
| 2827993195 | dynasty | series of rulers from a single family | 11 | |
| 2827993821 | empire | many territories, countries, or people controlled by one ruler; formed by the domination of one cultural group over other different culture groups | 12 | |
| 2827999836 | epidemic | rapid spread of diseases to a large number of people in a given population in an area | 13 | |
| 2828022254 | forager | people who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering edible plants and insects | 14 | |
| 2828023795 | globalization | worldwide movement of products/trade | 15 | |
| 2828025323 | indentured servant | worker under a contract to an employer for a fixed period of time | 16 | |
| 2828031088 | interregional | when something involves or connects two or more regions | 17 | |
| 2828032609 | kingdom | country, state, or territory ruled by a king and/or queen | 18 | |
| 2828034024 | medieval | relates to middle ages or is used when referring to something very old fashioned | 19 | |
| 2828036220 | merchant | person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchants to a particular trade | 20 | |
| 2828041129 | monotheism | belief in a single god | 21 | |
| 2828056851 | nation | large body of people united by a common culture, history, or language that live in the same country or region | 22 | |
| 2828080157 | neolithic | period of the stone Age associated with the ancient agriculture revolutions; made new lengths of advancement for many civilizations | 23 | |
| 2828092269 | nobility | daily citizens who are neither rich or poor and didn't really have a say in their community | 24 | |
| 2828097283 | nomad | member of a group that has no permanent home and that wanders from place to place in search of food and water | 25 | |
| 2828099343 | ocean | body of salt water divided geographically | 26 | |
| 2828100464 | pandemic | occurs over a whole geographic area and affects a high portion of a population (worldwide) | 27 | |
| 2828103059 | papacy | central administration of the Roman Catholic Church of which the Pope is the head | 28 | |
| 2828106114 | pastoral | relating to the shepherd or herdsmen devoted to raising sheep or cattle OR work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life | 29 | |
| 2828111026 | patriarchal | relates to a social system in which the father is the head of the family | 30 | |
| 2828112119 | periodization | act categorizing/dividing time into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study | 31 | |
| 2828117038 | polytheism | belief that there are multiple gods | 32 | |
| 2828117781 | prehistoric | refers to a period of time before human existence and a period prior to recorded history | 33 | |
| 2828120789 | primary source | artifact, original document, or some other source of information that was created at the time that is being studied | 34 | |
| 2828124046 | revolution | overthrow and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people being governed | 35 | |
| 2828125770 | rural | space of land that has few homes/buildings low population density homes and buildings far apart | 36 | |
| 2828128897 | scribe | professional record keepers in early civilizations who were usually males who applied their skills in reading and writing | 37 | |
| 2828135751 | secondary source | books and articles that give information on a certain event; interprets and analyzes primary sources | 38 | |
| 2828138348 | serf | medieval peasant legally bound to live in a Lord's estate | 39 | |
| 2828145673 | shaman | person regarded as having access to both the natural and supernatural; connects with worlds of spirits and gods and in some cultures can even cure people | 40 | |
| 2828155047 | slave | person who is owned as property and is forced to serve that person without any type of pay | 41 | |
| 2828157358 | state | has a defined territory, a permanent population | 42 | |
| 2828160197 | steppes | dry, grass covered plains | 43 | |
| 2828161415 | urban | densely populated nonagricultural jobs homes and buildings very close | 44 |
