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2708880762Absolutismthe acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters0
2751225177Agriculturethe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products1
2777799196Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.2
2777799822Bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.3
2777806789Capitalisman economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state4
2777807191Chiefdomthe rank or office of a chief, the territory or people over which a chief rules5
2777807535City-stateA city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state6
2777808122Civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced7
2777810312Codificationthe act, process, or result of arranging in a systematic form or code, the act, process, or result of stating the rules and principles applicable in a given legal order to one or more broad areas of life in this form of a code, the reducing of unwritten customs or case law to statutory form8
2777811543Coercedpersuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats9
2777811900Colonialismthe policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically10
2777815033Commercial: concerned with or engaged in commerce, making or intended to make a profit, (of television or radio) funded by the revenue from broadcast advertisements, (of chemicals) supplied in bulk and not of the highest purity, a television or radio advertisement11
2777815398Communisma political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs12
2777815830Culturethe arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively, the cultivation of bacteria, tissue cells, etc., in an artificial medium containing nutrients, maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth13
2777816348Deforestationto divest or clear of forests or trees14
2777817069Deitya god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)15
2777822536Demographythe study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations16
2777822711Diffusionthe spreading of something more widely17
2777823202Domesticationto convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame, to tame (an animal), especially by generations of breeding, to live in close association with human beings as a pet or work animal and usually creating a dependency so that the animal loses its ability to live in the wild, to adapt (a plant) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings, to accustom to household life or affairs, to take (something foreign, unfamiliar, etc.) for one's own use or purposes; adopt, to make more ordinary, familiar, acceptable, or the like18
2777824089Dynastya line of hereditary rulers of a country19
2777824396Economicof or relating to economics or the economy, justified in terms of profitability20
2777825479Empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress21
2777826018Epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time, of, relating to, or of the nature of an epidemic22
2777826234FeudalismFeudalism: the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection23
2777827472Foragerone who forages24
2777828719Genocidethe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation25
2777829145Globalizationthe tendency of businesses, technologies, or philosophies to spread throughout the world, or the process of making this happen26
2777829593Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority27
2777830020Ideologiesa system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy, the science of ideas; the study of their origin and nature28
2777831131Imperialisma policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force29
2777832822Indentured ServantA person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country30
2777834332IndustrializationThe process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of services and goods31
2777834552Kingdoma country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen, the spiritual reign or authority of God, each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified32
2777835494ManorialismIn the medieval times, the organization of rural economy and society by three classes of manors; demesne, serf, or villein holdings, and free peasant land33
2777835994Maritimeconnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity34
2777884157Marxismthe political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism35
2777884953Medievalof or relating to the Middle Ages36
2777885172Mercatilismbelief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism37
2777885422MerchantA person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade, a person with a partiality or aptitude for a particular activity or viewpoint, of or relating to merchants, trade, or commerce38
2777886094Migrationseasonal movement of animals from one region to another, movement from one part of something to another39
2777886715Monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God40
2777886972Nation-Statea sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent41
2777887357Nationalismpatriotic feeling, principles, or efforts42
2777887621Neolithicof, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed43
2777888333Nobilitythe quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank, the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title44
2777890815Nomada member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock45
2777893093Pandemic(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world, an outbreak of a pandemic disease46
2777893380Papacythe office or authority of the pope47
2777894523Partition(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts, divide into parts48
2777894784Pastoral(especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle, (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance, a work of literature portraying an idealized version of country life49
2777895282Patriarchalof, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch, or a system of society or government controlled by men50
2777895939Periodizationan act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for the purposes of analysis and study51
2777896120Politicalof or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country52
2777896325Polytheismthe belief in or worship of more than one god53
2777898061Proletariatworkers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism54
2777898326Protestantismthe faith, practice, and church order of the Protestant churches55
2777898583Rebellionan act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler56
2777898824Reformsmake changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it, the action or process of reforming an institution or practice57
2777899071Religionthe belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods58
2777899458Revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system, an instance of revolving59
2777899739Seculardenoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis,(of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order, of or denoting slow changes in the motion of the sun or planets, (of a fluctuation or trend) occurring or persisting over an indefinitely long period, occurring once every century or similarly long period (used especially in reference to celebratory games in ancient Rome), a secular priest60
2777899906Serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate61
2777900167Slavea person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them, to work excessively hard62
2777900562Socialof or relating to society or its organization63
2777900730Socialisma political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole64
2777901007SpecializationThe basis of global trade as few countries produce enough goods to be completely self-sufficient65
2777901495Statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government, the civil government of a country, pomp and ceremony associated with monarchy or high levels of government66
2777901745Suffragethe right to vote in political elections, a series of intercessory prayers or petitions67
2777902136Technologythe application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry68
2777902273Textilesa type of cloth or woven fabric69
2777902576Urbanin, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town70
2777903024Westernizationa process whereby societies come under or adopt western cultures71
2777914989Labor Systema plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law72
2777915533Paleolithicof, relating to, or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used73
2777915895Prehistoricof, relating to, or denoting the period before written records74
2777916124Scribea person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented75

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