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2808035589AbsolutismA political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers0
2808037460AgricultureThe science or occupation of farming1
2808038268AristocracyA form of government in which power is held by the nobility.2
2808038878BCE and CEBCE means before the Common Era CE means Common Era3
2808039843BiasA tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasonable4
2808041325BureaucracyA body of nonelective government officials5
2808041780ChiefdomOne who is highest in rank or authority6
2808042153City-StateA sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependency7
2808044519CivilizationAn advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.8
2808047812CommercialOf, relating, or characteristics of commerce9
2808049318DemographyThe science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations10
2808051369DivinationThe art or practice that seeks to forsee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or by the aid of supernatural powers11
2808054433DynastyA sequence of rulers form the same family, stock, or group.12
2808054792EmpireA group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or government; a group of countries ruled bu an emperor or empress13
2808057243EpidemicAffecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population community, or region at the same time14
2808059380ForagerGrasses and other plants that are eaten by animals (such as cows)15
2808062025GlobalizationWorldwide integration and development.16
2808062950Indentured ServantA person who signs and is bound by indentures to work for another for a specified time especially in return for a payment tof travel expenses and maintenance17
2808065520PandemicOccurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population18
2808067834PapacyThe office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope19
2808068378PastoralOf or relating to the countryside or the lives of people who live in the country20
2808069280PatriarchalA family, group, or government controlled by a man or a group of men21
2808070068PeriodizationDivision (as of history) in periods22
2808071147PolytheismThe belief or worship of more than one god23
2808071606PrehistoricOf, relating to, or existing in the time before people could write24
2808072704Primary SourceA document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study25
2808073782RevolutionThe usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one26
2808075282RuralOf or relating to the country and the people who live there instead of the city27
2808076776InterregionalOf, involving, or connecting two or more regions28
2808077928KingdomA state or government having a queen or king as its head29
2808079333MedievalOf or relating to the Middle Ages (AD 500-1500)30
2808080444MerchantA person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader31
2808082267MonotheismThe doctrine or belief that there is only one God32
2808083474NationA large area of land that is controlled by its own government33
2808084535NeolithicOf or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements34
2808086602NobilityThe quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank35
2808088224NomadA member if a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time36
2808088796OceanThe vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface37
2808089848ScribeA person who copies out documents especially one employed to do this before printing was invented38
2808090029Secondary SourceAre less easily defined than primary sources39
2808090929SerfAn agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate40
2808093513ShamanSomeone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.41
2808095465SlaveA person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them42
2808096116StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government43
2808096798SteppesA large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in Eastern Europe and Asia44
2808097752UrbanOf or relating to cities and the people who live in them45

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