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4620805065B.C.E.Before Common Era0
4620806145C.E.Common Era1
4620806751AbdicateTo renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.2
4620812387AccessionThe attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power3
4620812388AestheticOf or relating to art or beauty4
4620819786Agrarian1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life. 2. Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests5
4620828645AmenitiesThe pleasantness of a place or a person.6
4620839065AnimismThe belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.7
4620871953AntiquityThe quality of being ancient or possessing great age.8
4620872747AppeasementTo bring to a state of peace or quiet9
4620878267AristocracyA form of government in which power is held by the nobility.10
4620881902AsceticismSevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.11
4620886983AssimilateTo take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend.12
4620909370AuthoritorianEnforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.13
4620915054AutocracyGovernment in which one person possesses unlimited power14
4620919429BureaucracyA body of nonelective government officials15
4752581515CommunalShared by all members of a community or group.16
4752585125ConcubineA woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.17
4752586446ConscriptionThe practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces18
4752588265CosmopolitanFamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.19
4752648946DemographicThe statistical characteristics of a given population20
4752650177DespotA person exercising power tyrannically21
4752653348DiasporaA scattered population whose origin lies within a smaller geographic location.22
4752653738DissentTo publicly disagree with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs23
4752720988DomesticateTo train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home24
4752722139DynastyA succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.25
4752722746EdictAn official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.26
4752723481EgalitarianBelieving in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.27
4752725579EmigrateTo leave one's country to settle in another.28
4752726789EthnocentricEvaluating another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.29
4752734200FuedalismA social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return30
4752734808GenocideThe deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group31
4752739073GentryPeople of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.32
4752745423GuildAn organized group of people who have joined together because they share the same job or interest. (Merchants during the Middle Ages)33
4752746368HeirarchySystem or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.34
4752752873HominidsA primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.35
4752753632HomogeneousOf the same kind36
4752754231IdeologySystem of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.37
4752755045ImperialismExtending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.38
4752755519IndigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place. (Native.)39
4752756808InfrastructureThe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.40
4752759378LineageLineal descent from an ancestor or pedigree.41
4752760512LinguisticThe study of human speech including the nature, structure, and development of language42
4752761958ManifestClear or obvious to the eye or mind.43
4752763468MaritimeConnected with the sea, especially in relation to military activity.44
4754554400MartialOf or relating to war or soldiers45
4754556150MatrilinealRelating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line46
4754557368MercenaryA soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army47
4754559241MonopolyThe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.48
4754560695MonotheismThe belief that there is only one God.49
4754564307Nation-StateA form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government.50
4754568212NeoGreek prefix for the word "young".51
4754569351Neolithic"New Stone Age" / Later part of the Stone Age52
4754570773OligarchyA country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people53
4754572537PantheonA temple dedicated to all gods (Rome)54
4757964095Papal/PapacyRelating to the pope or the government of the Roman Catholic Church.55
4757973755PastoralThe spiritual care or guidance of people who are members of a religious group.56
4757977338PatrilinealTracing descent through the paternal line.57
4757984523PatronageMoney and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc.58
4757986713Piety/PiousThe quality of being religious or reverent.59
4757989720PolityA specific form of political organization.60
4757990872PolygamyThe practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.61
4757992380PolytheismThe belief or worship of more than one god.62
4757993429ProselytizeTo try to persuade people to join or convert a religion, belief, or group.63
4757999594ProvincialConcerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.64
4758008527RegentA person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.65
4758010746RhetoricThe art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.66
4758014813SedentaryTending to spend much time seated or inactive.67
4758017043SerfA laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.68
4758023311ShariaIslamic law based on the Koran.69
4758028027SinificationTerm used for the spread of Chinese culture.70
4758031354SteppeA large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in eastern Europe and Asia.71
4758034421StratificationThe state of being divided into social classes.72
4758038700Sub-SaharanFrom or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert.73
4758042298SuccessionThe order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne.74
4758044408SyncretismThe combination of different forms of belief or practice.75
4758049437TextilesType of cloth or woven fabric.76
4758055087TheocracyA system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.77
4758056797TheologyThe study of the nature of God and religious belief.78
4758060054TotalitarianControlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed.79
4758065071Tributary StateA state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor.80
4758068297UsurpTake a position of power or importance illegally or by force.81
4758072590VernacularThe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.82

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