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| 7234819759 | Abolitionism | Movement or doctrine advocating the abolition (elimination) of slavery | 0 | |
| 7234821807 | Agricultural Revolution | development of raising crops and animals as major food source among human communities replacing hunting and gathering | 1 | |
| 7234823888 | Aristocracy | nobility; ruling class based on heredity and privelege | 2 | |
| 7234831423 | Artisan | craftsman; skilled worker practicing a specific trade or craft | 3 | |
| 7234832461 | Authoritarian | system of leadership based on absolute obedience to a single ruler | 4 | |
| 7234835347 | Biological Exchange | process of plants, animals, and often disease being transferred from one region or society to another | 5 | |
| 7234836942 | Bronze Age | period from 4000 to 1500 BCE; characterized by the production of bronze tools and weapons | 6 | |
| 7234840520 | Buddhism | religion, practiced primarily in Asia, based on the teachings and doctrine of Buddha, in particular the notion that human suffering will end with cessation (end) of desires | 7 | |
| 7234847125 | Bureaucracy | system of nonelected government officials | 8 | |
| 7234848778 | Caliphate | a leader of islamic jurisdiction; also a political system in Middle East- North Africa in the post-classical period (period 3) | 9 | |
| 7234854295 | Capitalism | an econic system based on private ownership, profit motive, and free trade | 10 | |
| 7234856013 | Caste System | a social structure in which social class and status is defined primarily by heredity | 11 | |
| 7234857643 | Christianity | religion based on the teachings of Jesus and the belief that Jesus was the son of God | 12 | |
| 7234859554 | Chronology | understanding based on the arrangements of events in time and the close study of dates | 13 | |
| 7234862775 | Civilization | a complex form of human organization; a society defined by shared values and institutions | 14 | |
| 7234866777 | Class Structure | an organization of unequal social strata within a particular society | 15 | |
| 7234870507 | Classical | period from 1000 BCE to 500 CE; characterized by the expansion of key civilizations, integration of regional territory, and increase in regular interregional trade | 16 | |
| 7234873322 | Climate Zone | geographical region sharing a specific climate | 17 | |
| 7234874711 | Cold War | period of political hostility between the soviet union (USSR), it's satellite states, and western societies, particularly the United States, extending from 1945-1991 | 18 | |
| 7234881205 | Colonization | control of one country by another from afar; implies expolitaition of the smaller or less powerful country by the larger one | 19 | |
| 7234884296 | Columbian Exchange | a far-reaching transfer of plants, animals, humans, diseases, and cultural phenomena between the Eastern and Western Hemisperes | 20 | |
| 7234886903 | Commercial Agriculture | production of agricultural goods for sale | 21 | |
| 7234888111 | Commercialism | outlook in which commerce, business, and trade take priority | 22 | |
| 7234890580 | Communism | system of social organization based on marxist theories advocating the elimination of private property in favor of collective ownership | 23 | |
| 7234924156 | Confucianism | philosophy based on the teachings of confucius; placing high value on devotion to family and ancestors, charitable outlook on humanity, education, and political order | 24 | |
| 7234931728 | Consumerism | movement toward or value placed on increased consumption of goods | 25 | |
| 7234933222 | Constitution | fundamental law, set of laws or doctrin defining a government | 26 | |
| 7234934533 | Contemporary | period from 1914 on including rebalancing of world power/decolonization, population explosion, globalization, replacement of agricultural institutions | 27 | |
| 7234937326 | Continuity | uninterrupted pattern, something that goes on or repeats without essential change | 28 | |
| 7234938766 | Core society | in world economy theory, a society exporting disproportionately from global trade | 29 | |
| 7234943359 | Crusades | religious military campaign waged by Eurpopean christians in the Middle East between 1095 and 1291 | 30 | |
| 7234945892 | Culture | basic beliefs and ssumptions often also expressed in the arts | 31 | |
| 7234946891 | Decolonization | elimination of colonialism; freeing a colony from dependent status | 32 | |
| 7234948344 | Democracy | a government carried out by the people or representatives they have elected | 33 | |
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| 7235212130 | Demography | the characteristics of a human population, or the study of those characteristics | 35 | |
| 7235214882 | Diplomacy | the practice of international relations; the developement of relationships among different governments | 36 | |
| 7235216785 | Discipline | branch of knowledge or field of study | 37 | |
| 7235218232 | Dynasty | a succesion of rulers from one family; the period of time defined by leadership of one such sucession | 38 | |
| 7235221072 | Early Modern Period | 1450-1750, rise of global trade, inclusion of the Americas, gun powder empires | 39 | |
| 7235223517 | Economy | system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and/or services in a particular society or group of societies | 40 | |
| 7235226542 | Emancipation | the act of freeing a person or group of people from the control of another | 41 | |
| 7235228788 | Empire | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress, often characterized by absolute power or authoritarian rule; sometimes involves territorial expansion | 42 | |
| 7235233145 | Environmentalism | concern with protecting the natural environment from pollution and other destructive forces | 43 | |
| 7235234779 | Epidemic | wipespread outbreak of infectious disease | 44 | |
| 7235236421 | Evolution | genetic changes or developements in populations or societies over a period of time | 45 | |
| 7235237988 | Exchange | trade or transfer of goods, services, and diseases within or among populations, cultures, or societies | 46 | |
| 7235240551 | Expansion | the process of a territory or state growing, sometimes involving conquering another state; also refers to economic growth or recovery | 47 | |
| 7235245083 | Fascism | political theory advocating authoritarian and often totalitarian rule, hierarchical government system | 48 | |
| 7235248442 | Feminism | doctrine and political/social movements advocating equal rights for women | 49 | |
| 7235250618 | Feudalism | social and political system in post-classical Europe and Japan, based on land ownership by a ruling military class and relationship with vassals (servants) | 50 | |
| 7235253756 | Global Economy | interrelated and interdependent economies of the world | 51 | |
| 7235255211 | Globalization | the process of transforming local phenomena into global ones and intestifying interregional contacts | 52 | |
| 7235260161 | Government | organization of administration that is in charge of a political unit | 53 | |
| 7235262367 | Guerilla Warfare | military initiatives taken on by individuals or organizations operating independently from a government | 54 | |
| 7235266192 | Gunpowder Empire | empire, both land- based and overseas, in the early modern period based on use of guns | 55 | |
| 7235269523 | Heredity | inheritance of title, office, or right | 56 | |
| 7235270518 | Hinduism | religion and philosophy predominantly the Indian subcontinent and some other parts of South Asia; characterized by beliefs in reincarnation, dharma, and a divine order that takes on various natures and forms | 57 | |
| 7235274675 | Hunter Gatherer | society characterized by obtaining food via hunting and foraging; earliest form of human society | 58 | |
| 7235310814 | Immigration | migration into a new country or society | 59 | |
| 7235311869 | Imperialism | policy of extending new rule or authority over another country or region | 60 | |
| 7235314072 | Individualism | philosophy or a way of life advocating the primary of the individual, individual rights and desires | 61 | |
| 7235316962 | Industrial Age | long nineteenth century plus contemporary period | 62 | |
| 7235318337 | Industrial Revolution | transformation from agriculturally based societies | 63 | |
| 7235320035 | Infanticide | practice of killing newborn infants | 64 | |
| 7235323473 | Internationalism | international in character or discipline; doctrine advocating that nations should cooperate | 65 | |
| 7235326484 | Interwar Years | 1918-1939 | 66 | |
| 7235329142 | Iron Age | 1500 BCE through 1450 CE, encompassing the classical and post-classical periods; but in someways continues to the present | 67 | |
| 7235333659 | Islam | monotheistic religion predominant in North Africa and the Middle East and other parts of Asis and Africa, characterized by belief in the teachings of the prophet muhammad and worship of Allah | 68 | |
| 7235339493 | Judaism | monotheistic religion based on the teaching of the Torah and Talmud | 69 | |
| 7235341487 | Kingdom | political or territorial unit ruled by a monarch or other sovereign | 70 | |
| 7235343439 | Kinship System | system of social relationship and often family characterizing a particular society | 71 | |
| 7235346171 | Latissez-faire | the notion that government should not interfere in individual affairs; doctrine advocating individualism, particularly in the economic realm | 72 | |
| 7235350266 | Leisure | time spent away from work | 73 | |
| 7235351644 | Local | relating to a particular place, city, or town | 74 | |
| 7235353308 | Long Nineteenth Century | period from 1750-1914, characterized by Industrial Revolution, rise of Western power and Imperialism, greater global economic inequality, emancipation | 75 | |
| 7235356516 | Marxism | theory based on the teachings of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, advocating the notion that all human behaviors and social developement have their basics in economis, and class struggle plays accentral role in developement | 76 | |
| 7235361708 | Merchant | business person enganged in buying and/or selling of goods | 77 | |
| 7235363404 | Migration | movement of people from one country or world region to another | 78 | |
| 7235364654 | Military | of or relating to warfare; system developed within a society fro carrying out warfare | 79 | |
| 7235366624 | Missionary | a person, religion, or philosophy aiming to convert others to a particular cause or belief system | 80 | |
| 7235372412 | Modern | ussually assigned to periods since around 1700 | 81 | |
| 7235373342 | Modernization | belief that various changes are linked in political function, education and technology; and that societies will change in similar directions | 82 | |
| 7235380004 | Monarchy | government run by a single leader (monarch) who may claim absolute rule; usually an inherited system of authority | 83 | |
| 7235382879 | Nation | group of people politically organized under a single government with explicit geographical boundaries, often claiming a distinctive culture and cultural coherence | 84 | |
| 7235391467 | Nation-State | political unit compromised of an autonomous state, populated by people who tend to share common culture and history | 85 | |
| 7235396335 | Nationalism | devotion to the interests and developement of one's nation; often includes belief in the supremacy of one's nation over others | 86 | |
| 7235402189 | Neolithic Period (new stone age) | period from about 8000 BCE to 4000 BCE, characterized by the Agricultural Revolution and rise of patriarchy | 87 | |
| 7235405567 | "New Global" historians | historians arguing that recent globalization creates a dramatically novel historical context | 88 | |
| 7235407746 | "New Nations" Theory | idea that newly independent nations are often politically unstable because of internal conflicts, lack of experienced leadership, and economic setbacks | 89 | |
| 7235410883 | Nomad | person or group of people with no defined home or territory; roaming lfestyle pattern, usually in a herding economy | 90 | |
| 7235416235 | Nongovernmental Organization | organization characteristic of the complementary period, operating independently of government and often without the goal of profit | 91 | |
| 7235418615 | Orthodox Christianity | form of Christianity prevalent in the Byzantine Empire, the Baikans and Russia; rift with Roman Catholism in the llth century | 92 | |
| 7235423748 | Parliament | legislative assembly participating in the government of a country and sometimes characterizing the governmental system | 93 | |
| 7235429052 | Patriarchy | system of social and/or familiar organization based on the supremacy and centrality of the father of other males | 94 | |
| 7235436200 | Peasant | member of a social class comprised of farmers usually tightly ties to a village structures | 95 | |
| 7235440785 | Periodization | the system of historians use to define change and a resultant coherent set of friends, dividing chronology into periods | 96 | |
| 7235445486 | Peripheral Society | in world economy theory, a society that exports cheap goods with exploited labor | 97 | |
| 7235447294 | Political Structure | system of government characterized a specific region | 98 | |
| 7235449178 | Post-Classical | period from 600-1450 CE, characterized by spread of civilizations and world regions, rise of wider transregional trade networks, expansion of regional influences and imitations | 99 | |
| 7235452983 | Public Health | science of and policyy relating to preventing and curing disease and promoting health on a broad scale, societal and international level | 100 | |
| 7235456791 | Race | characterization of people based on inherited characteristics, often associated with skin color | 101 | |
| 7235458743 | Regime | political organization governing a society; government and rulers | 102 | |
| 7235460851 | Regional | characteristics of a specific place or geographical area | 103 | |
| 7235463576 | Religion | system of beliefs and rituals focused on ethics, a divine order, and afterlife | 104 | |
| 7235465499 | Renaissance | period of European history from the fourteenth through mia-sixteenth century, defined particularly by new artistic styles | 105 | |
| 7235468104 | Revolution | drastic and far-reaching change, can be used to refer to either political or social changes of great magnitude; a revolution can also mean a violent uprise from below that seeks to after political and social structures | 106 | |
| 7235473441 | River-Valley Civilizations | early civilizations that developed along river banks, as in Egypt or mesopotamia, primarily because of ease of irrigation and therefore agriculture | 107 | |
| 7235476540 | Science | systematic set of knowledge usually based on facts, truths or ideas that can be proven; usually focused on the workings of nature | 108 | |
| 7235479377 | Secular | not related to religion nor spirituality | 109 | |
| 7235484671 | Settler Societies | societies formed mainly by European settlers, as in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand | 110 | |
| 7235487486 | Silk Roads | qwidely used trade routes established in the classical period, from China to the Middle East and Meditterranean | 111 | |
| 7235490629 | Slavery | bondage; human labor owned and controlled by other people usually without pay and sometimes characterized by inhumane treatment | 112 | |
| 7235492700 | Socialism | political theory calling for collective ownership of industry and government control over resources and services | 113 | |
| 7235494581 | Society | enduring social group whose members have organized patterns of interaction through trade, culture, and/or politics | 114 | |
| 7235496821 | State | nation (or other political unit) or organized government | 115 | |
| 7235498451 | Syncretism | process in which beliefs or practices blend feautures from different groups or societies in contact | 116 | |
| 7235501023 | Technology | practical application of science to industry, knowledge, or daily life | 117 | |
| 7235925235 | Terrorism | use of violence against individuals or a society of religious or political goals | 118 | |
| 7235928113 | Third World | initially, countries like Egypt or India, not aligned with either side in the Cold War; came to mean poorer, economically developing regions | 119 | |
| 7235931841 | Topography | shape or features of an area of the Earth's surface | 120 | |
| 7235933435 | Trade | commercial exchange of goods and/or services | 121 | |
| 7235934579 | Tradition | long-standing custom; inherited pattern of thought or behavior | 122 | |
| 7235935853 | Trans-regional | comprising or relating to two or more regions and/or their relationships | 123 | |
| 7235945183 | Tribe | a social division or group of people, sometime a family, who live or travel together | 124 | |
| 7235945184 | United Nations | political organization formed from a group of independent states in 1045 with the goal of promoting international peace and security | 125 | |
| 7235945185 | Urban | relating to a city or other area of a dense population | 126 | |
| 7235946835 | Westernization | assimilation of or conversion to western culture, values, and belief systems | 127 | |
| 7235948266 | World Economy Theory | focuses on unequal trade relations from the early modern period onward, and their long-term economic, political, and social results | 128 | |
| 7235952145 | World War | a war involving most of the major nations of the world | 129 | |
| 7235952974 | Writing System | method for representing spoken language orthographically, using letter, signs, or symbols | 130 | |
| 7235954913 | Zoroastrianism | system of religion founded in Persia in the sixth century BCE, based on the notion of the struggle between good and evil | 131 | |
| 7235942494 | Tribe | 132 |
