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7223582218Absolutismabsolute power to the government0
7223582219ChiefdomA political organization by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns1
7223582220Demographythe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, etc.2
7223582221Empirean extensive group of states or countries ruled together by one government3
7223582222Genocidedeliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of a specific ethnic group4
7223582223Interregenialrelating to or occuring between two countries5
7223582224Monotheismthe belief in one single god such as judaism, christianity, or islam6
7223582225Nobilitythe group of people belonging to the highest social class in a country7
7223582226Pastoralrelated to Shepherds or herdsmen devoted to raising sheep or cattle8
7223582227Prehistoricreferring to the time before written records9
7223582228Scribea person who copies out documents10
7223582229Slavea person who is of legal property to another and is forced to obey them11
7223582230Theocracya form of government where the main ruler is seen as the god12
7223582231Agriculturethe science or occupation of farming13
7223582232City-statea state consisting of a city and surrounding territory that has its own government14
7223582233Diasporathe scattering of jews after being captive/ the scattering of people from there homeland15
7223582234Epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in community16
7223582235Globalizationextending and connecting to other parts of the world17
7223582236Kingdoma country whose ruler is a king or queen18
7223582237Nationa large group of people living in a territory with its own government19
7223582238Nomada people who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock never staying in one place20
7223582239patriarchala group controlled by a male21
7223582240Primary sourcean artifact, document, recording, diary, autobiography, or anything else that was created at that time22
7223582241Secondary sourcesomething created after the event or time period ocurred made by someone who did not experience it first hand23
7223582242Socialismall people receive equal portions instead of competing for it24
7223582243Urbanbelonging or relating to a town or city25
7223582244Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies especially those with titles or offices26
7223582245Civilizationswhen a human society has a high level of culture, science, industry, and government27
7223582246Divineof, from, of like god28
7223582247Feudalismeuropean political system in which a lord owned all land while vassals and serfs farmed it29
7223582248Imperialisma government that fights or uses politics to take control of other areas30
7223582249Medievalrelating to the middle ages of europe31
7223582250Nation-statea state consisting of a single group of people with the same language, race, and religion32
7223582251Pandemica disease that effects a large geographic area of population33
7223582252Periodizationthe dividing or categorizing of the past into certain blocks of time34
7223582253Revolutionthe sometimes violent attempt of a certain group of people to overthrow a government in favor of a new system35
7223582254SerfAn agricultural laborer who work his lords estate36
7223582255Statea politically organized group of people that may or may not be sovereign and have one government37
7223582256Bureaucracya system of government where most decisions are not made by the elected officials instead by state officials38
7223582257Colonialismwhen one country becomes an empire by taking control over other countries and turning them into colonies so they can have their money and food39
7223582258Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country40
7223582259Foragera person who seeks or looks for food or other needed resources41
7223582260indentured servanta person on a contract to work for another person for a period of time usually for passage into another country42
7223582261Merchanta buyer and seller of items for their own profit43
7223582262Neolithica period of time where farming, crafting, and the domestication of animals began44
7223582263Papacythe office or authority of the pope45
7223582264Polytheismthe belief or worship of more than one god46
7223582265Ruralrelating to the countryside other than the town47
7223582266Shamansomeone who is regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a ritual, and practices divination and healing.48
7223582267Syncretismthe combination of different beliefs and religions49

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