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| 7055946211 | Absolutism | the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. | 0 | |
| 7055946708 | Agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. | 1 | |
| 7055947140 | Agriculture | the 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 products. | 2 | |
| 7055947737 | Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. | 3 | |
| 7055947738 | Bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. | 4 | |
| 7055948363 | Buddhism | a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths to which one is otherwise subject. | 5 | |
| 7055948931 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 6 | |
| 7055949957 | Capitalism | an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 7 | |
| 7055950765 | Centralized | concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority. | 8 | |
| 7055950766 | Chattel | (in general use) a personal possession. | 9 | |
| 7055952690 | Chiefdom | the rank or office of a chief. | 10 | |
| 7055954790 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. Christian quality or character. | 11 | |
| 7055955072 | City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 12 | |
| 7055955829 | Civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. | 13 | |
| 7055955830 | Clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church. | 14 | |
| 7055956304 | Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. | 15 | |
| 7055956319 | Colony | a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. | 16 | |
| 7055956733 | Communism | a 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 needs. | 17 | |
| 7055956734 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 18 | |
| 7055958889 | Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. | 19 | |
| 7055959701 | Daoism (Taoism) | a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety. | 20 | |
| 7055960096 | Demography | the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. | 21 | |
| 7055960097 | Diaspora | the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. | 22 | |
| 7055960567 | Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. | 23 | |
| 7055961172 | Economic | relating to economics or the economy. | 24 | |
| 7055962089 | Edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. | 25 | |
| 7055962973 | Egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 26 | |
| 7055962974 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 27 | |
| 7055963434 | Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time | 28 | |
| 7055963435 | Ethnocentrism | evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture. | 29 | |
| 7055964495 | Feudalism | 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 protection. | 30 | |
| 7055964788 | Forage | a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions. | 31 | |
| 7055964789 | Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. | 32 | |
| 7055965207 | Globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. | 33 | |
| 7055965270 | Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 34 | |
| 7055965856 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion. | 35 | |
| 7055966224 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 36 | |
| 7055966824 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 37 | |
| 7055968773 | Indentured Servant | a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers. | 38 | |
| 7055968774 | Industrial | relating to or characterized by industry. | 39 | |
| 7055986293 | Inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. | 40 | |
| 7055987238 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews. | 41 | |
| 7055987239 | Manufacture | the making of articles on a large scale using machinery. | 42 | |
| 7055988889 | Maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity. | 43 | |
| 7055989183 | Matriarchy | a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women. | 44 | |
| 7055989513 | Merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade. | 45 | |
| 7055998337 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. | 46 | |
| 7055998338 | Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. | 47 | |
| 7055998768 | Nation | a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 48 | |
| 7055999253 | Neolithic | relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. | 49 | |
| 7056002450 | Nobility | the group of people belonging to the noble class in a country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title. OR the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. | 50 | |
| 7056006689 | Nomad(-ic) | a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply. | 51 | |
| 7056007327 | Pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. | 52 | |
| 7056007640 | Pandemic | of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. | 53 | |
| 7056007641 | Papacy | the office or authority of the Pope. | 54 | |
| 7056008082 | Pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. OR (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance. | 55 | |
| 7056008644 | Patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. | 56 | |
| 7056009062 | Periodization | the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history. | 57 | |
| 7056009658 | Polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. | 58 | |
| 7056009754 | Prehistoric | relating to or denoting the period before written records. | 59 | |
| 7079837607 | Primary Source | an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. | 60 | |
| 7079837994 | Protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches. | 61 | |
| 7079837995 | Reform | make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. | 62 | |
| 7079838492 | Regime | a government, especially an authoritarian one. | 63 | |
| 7079838991 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 64 | |
| 7079839640 | Rural | in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. | 65 | |
| 7079839641 | Scribe | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. | 66 | |
| 7079839844 | Secondary Source | one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching. For the purposes of a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles. | 67 | |
| 7079841278 | Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 68 | |
| 7079841279 | Serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 69 | |
| 7079841280 | Shaman | a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing. | 70 | |
| 7079842162 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. | 71 | |
| 7079842163 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | 72 | |
| 7079842564 | Subjugate | bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. | 73 | |
| 7079843145 | Syncretic | a union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies | 74 | |
| 7079844164 | Textile | a type of cloth or woven fabric. | 75 | |
| 7079844649 | Theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 76 | |
| 7079844650 | Urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 77 | |
| 7079844972 | Veneration | great respect; reverence. | 78 | |
| 7079845042 | Xenophobic | having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. | 79 |
