12229185972 | BCE | Before Common Era | 0 | |
12229186547 | CE | Common Era | 1 | |
12229186959 | Abdicate | renounce one's throne | 2 | |
12229188226 | Accession | the attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president. | 3 | |
12229366001 | Agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. | 4 | |
12311941393 | Anarchy | (n) a lack of government and law; confusion | 5 | |
12311947219 | Animism | the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena. | 6 | |
12311950103 | Antiquity | ancient times | 7 | |
12311955888 | Appeasement | Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict | 8 | |
12311958492 | Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. | 9 | |
12311961048 | Assimulate | to absorb fully or make one's own will; to adapt fully | 10 | |
12311967267 | Authoritarian | A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power. | 11 | |
12311971168 | Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. | 12 | |
12311976808 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 13 | |
12311984843 | City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 14 | |
12311986856 | Civic | relating to a city or town | 15 | |
12311992065 | Classical | related to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome | 16 | |
12311995160 | Colonial | of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colonies. | 17 | |
12312000646 | Commerce | the buying and selling of goods | 18 | |
12312006135 | Concubine | a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives | 19 | |
12312008793 | Conscription | compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces. | 20 | |
12312010871 | Coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government | 21 | |
12312016215 | Demographic | relating to the structure of populations | 22 | |
12312019043 | Despot | a dictator with absolute power | 23 | |
12312021037 | Diaspora | Jews living outside Israel | 24 | |
12312140470 | Domesticate | to tame; to bring plants or animals under human control | 25 | |
12312143537 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 26 | |
12312146050 | Egalitarianism | A belief in the equality of all people | 27 | |
12312147854 | Elite | the choice members or best of a group | 28 | |
12312153225 | Ethnocentric | evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture. | 29 | |
12312155636 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown | 30 | |
12312160474 | Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. | 31 | |
12312162390 | Gentry | A class of powerful, well-to-do people who enjoy a high social status | 32 | |
12312951044 | Guild | A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people. | 33 | |
12312962856 | Hiearchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 34 | |
12312972765 | Homogenous | of the same kind | 35 | |
12312975576 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 36 | |
12312978368 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 37 | |
12312994266 | Indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. | 38 | |
12312999332 | Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities | 39 | |
12313006742 | Lineage | ancestry | 40 | |
12313009364 | Linguistic | relating to language | 41 | |
12313012861 | Maritime | relating to the sea | 42 | |
12313024614 | Matrilineal | of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line | 43 | |
12313030227 | Mercenary | (of a person or their behavior) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics. | 44 | |
12313034572 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. | 45 | |
12313036971 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 46 | |
12313040329 | Nation-State | a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. | 47 | |
12313042267 | Neolithic | New Stone Age | 48 | |
12313043970 | Nomadic | wandering | 49 | |
12313045805 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people | 50 | |
12313050809 | Pantheon | a group of people held in high esteem for their great achievements | 51 | |
12313065255 | Papal | having to do with the pope | 52 | |
12313067617 | Parliament | a legislature similar to parliament in other nations and states. | 53 | |
12313086733 | Pastoral | concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance | 54 | |
12313097605 | Patriarchal | Dominated by men | 55 | |
12313101585 | Patronage | the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges. | 56 | |
12313104976 | Peasant | a poor farmer of low social status who rents a small piece of land for farming | 57 | |
12313114737 | Pharoah | A ruler of ancient Egypt | 58 | |
12313117820 | Piety | the quality of being religious or reverent | 59 | |
12313119839 | Polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time | 60 | |
12313121742 | Polytheism | belief in more than one god | 61 | |
12313124971 | Provincial | concerning a province of a country or empire | 62 | |
12313128023 | Republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | 63 | |
12313130764 | Rhetorical | expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress | 64 | |
12313136823 | Sedentary | doing or requiring a lot of sitting | 65 | |
12313139235 | Serf | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | 66 | |
12313141172 | Sharia | Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith. | 67 | |
12313144015 | Sinification | extensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions | 68 | |
12313149596 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | 69 | |
12313152495 | Steppe | A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia. | 70 | |
12313155170 | Stratification | the arrangement or classification of something into different groups | 71 | |
12313160943 | Sub-Sahara | from or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert. | 72 | |
12313171062 | Subordinate | lower in rank or position | 73 | |
12313171063 | Succession | process in inheriting a title, office, etc. | 74 | |
12313183565 | Syncretism | combining of different beliefs | 75 | |
12313186320 | Textiles | a type of cloth or woven fabric | 76 | |
12313188829 | Theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 77 | |
12313195909 | Theology | the study of religion and God | 78 | |
12313198518 | Totalitarian | referring to a form of government in which one person or party holds absolute control | 79 | |
12313205217 | Tributary state | a state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor | 80 | |
12313207865 | Tyranny | Cruel and oppressive government or rule | 81 | |
12313210099 | Urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 82 | |
12313212890 | Usurp | take illegally or by force | 83 | |
12313214834 | Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people | 84 |
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