6654104264 | Autocracy | a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person | 0 | |
6674998138 | Bourgeoisie | of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes | 1 | |
6675008973 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 2 | |
6675028645 | 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 | 3 | |
6675032392 | Cartel | an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition | 4 | |
6675057874 | Centralized Government | one in which power or legal authority is exerted or coordinated by a de facto political executive to which federal states, local authorities, and smaller units are considered subject | 5 | |
6675064438 | City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 6 | |
6675083306 | Civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced | 7 | |
6675101234 | Chinampas | a method of Mesoamerican agriculture which used small, rectangular areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico | 8 | |
6675107383 | Coercive Labor | a forced labor system as in slavery or an indentured laborer (a slave guaranteed freedom after service) | 9 | |
6675122063 | Command Economy | economic system in which the means of production are publicly owned and economic activity is controlled by a central authority that assigns quantitative production goals and allots raw materials to productive enterprises | 10 | |
6675127156 | Commodities | a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee | 11 | |
6675136536 | 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 | 12 | |
6675151572 | Cultural Diffusion | the gradual spread of cultural features between different groups of people | 13 | |
6675157572 | Decentralized Government | one in which power or legal authority is exerted or coordinated by a de facto political executive to which federal states, local authorities, and smaller units are considered subject | 14 | |
6675215100 | Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives | 15 | |
6675222464 | Diaspora | Jews living outside Israel | 16 | |
6675238336 | Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country | 17 | |
6675263423 | Entrepreneurship | the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit | 18 |
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