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essential vocabulary
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| 6871327830 | Absolutism | A political system in which a ruler holds total power | 0 | |
| 6871327831 | Administer | to give to; to apply | 1 | |
| 6871327832 | Agrarian | pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform | 2 | |
| 6871327833 | Analyze | Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure | 3 | |
| 6871327834 | Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews | 4 | |
| 6871327835 | Arable | Suitable for growing crops | 5 | |
| 6871327836 | -archy | combining form meaning "rule," "government" | 6 | |
| 6871327837 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 7 | |
| 6871327838 | Authoritarian | enforcing strict obedience to authority, at the expense of personal freedom | 8 | |
| 6871327839 | Balance of Power | distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong | 9 | |
| 6871327840 | Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials (state) | 10 | |
| 6871327841 | Causation | the act of causing something | 11 | |
| 6871327842 | City-State | a city that, with its surrounding territory, forms an independent state | 12 | |
| 6871327843 | Coerce | to compel, force, persuade | 13 | |
| 6871327844 | Colony | A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent. | 14 | |
| 6871327845 | Conscription | compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces. | 15 | |
| 6871327846 | Context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. | 16 | |
| 6871327847 | Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group | 17 | |
| 6871327848 | Deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. | 18 | |
| 6871327849 | Deity | a god or goddess | 19 | |
| 6871327850 | Democracy | government by the people | 20 | |
| 6871327851 | Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics (births, deaths, income, etc.) | 21 | |
| 6871327852 | Diffusion | the spread of ideas from one culture to another | 22 | |
| 6871327853 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 23 | |
| 6871327854 | Egalitarian | believing in the social and economic equality of all people | 24 | |
| 6871327855 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 25 | |
| 6871327856 | Globalization | the increasing interconnection of producers, consumers, and financial systems around the world | 26 | |
| 6871327857 | Hierarchy | a ranking system of groups or individuals | 27 | |
| 6871327858 | Indenture | a formal legal agreement, contract, or document | 28 | |
| 6871327859 | Kinship | connection based on family relationships | 29 | |
| 6871327860 | Metallurgy | the science of working with metals | 30 | |
| 6871327861 | Migration | A movement from one country or region to another | 31 | |
| 6871327862 | Nation-state | a state whose territory is identical to that occupied by a particular ethnic group or nation | 32 | |
| 6871327863 | Nomadic | wandering from place to place | 33 | |
| 6871327864 | Pastoral | having to do with shepherds and herders | 34 | |
| 6871327865 | Patriarchy | a form of social organization in which males dominate females | 35 | |
| 6871327866 | Raw Material | the basic material from which a product is made | 36 | |
| 6871327867 | Sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place | 37 | |
| 6871327868 | Secular | Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters, non religious | 38 | |
| 6871327869 | Syncretism | a combination of different forms of belief, religions, and practice | 39 | |
| 6871327870 | Synthesis | combination or composition, in particular | 40 | |
| 6871327871 | Stratification | the uneven distribution of resources and privileges among participants in a group or culture | 41 | |
| 6871327872 | Vernacular | The everyday language spoken in a region | 42 | |
| 6871342901 | Afro- | of or pertaining to African-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc | 43 |
