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7146249283Abate AbsolutismThe suspension of complete and unrestricted power in government.0
7146258134Adjacent AgrarianSomeone who supports the advancement of agriculture.1
7146258135AgricultureThe practice of raising crops or livestock on a continual and controlled basis.2
7146258603AnthropomorphicResembling human attributes.3
7146258604AristocracyA government led by the privileged upper class.4
7146259325AvariceInsatiable greed for riches.5
7146259702Bias BuddhismPrejudice for or against the religion based on the teachings of the Buddha in which the way to end suffering is through enlightenment.6
7146260044BureaucracyA system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials rather than by elected representatives.7
7146260330Capital CapitalismAn economic system based on private ownership of capital accumulation.8
7146260586CapitulateTo surrender.9
7146260848CentralizedConcentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority.10
7146261131Charlatan ChattelA person that is referred to as property.11
7146261432ChiefdomForm of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who had power over collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, chiefdoms were based on gift giving and commercial links.12
7146262295ChristianityA religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.13
7146262296City-StateA city and the land it controls14
7146262747Civilization ClergyA new form of human society with religious leaders.15
7146262748CoerceTo compel, force.16
7146264431ColonialismThe expansion and preservation of an empire.17
7146264432ColonyA group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.18
7146265296CommunismThe idea that society should be based on public ownership and communal control of property. In practice, a single authoritarian party controls both the political and economic systems (dictator).19
7146265694ConfucianismA belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius.20
7146266109Copious CultureAn abundance of culture(s).21
7146266110Daoisma Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao, the guiding force of all reality.22
7146266381DeforestationThe action of clearing a wide area of trees.23
7146266382DemographyScientific study of human populations, their characteristics, and changes.24
7146266930Derive DiasporaObtain something from a scattered population.25
7146267543Divine DynastyTo foretell or know by inspiration a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group.26
7146267544Economic EdictA decree issued by an authority related to the production, buying and selling of products and services.27
7146268092EgalitarianThe principle in which all people are created equal.28
7146268093EmpireA large territory that included diverse cultural groups.29
7146268493EncroachTo trespass.30
7146268494EpidemicOutbreak of a rapidly spreading disease.31
7146268774EquitableFair32
7146268775EthnocentrismBelief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.33
7146269708FeudalismThe dominant social system in medieval Europe in which people received land and protection from a Lord when they worked and fought for him.34
7146269709ForageTo rummage, scavenge, graze for food.35
7146270101FundamentalBasic; primary; essential.36
7146270102GenocideDeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group37
7146270396GlobalizationThe process of countries becoming more open to foreign trade and investment.38
7146270397HegemonyThe domination of one state or group over its allies. Domination over others.39
7146271123HierarchyA group organized by rank.40
7146271124HinduismA major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.41
7146271125IdeologyA consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals.42
7146271717ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.43
7146271718IncursionA sudden attack on another's territory; a raid.44
7146271719IndenturedLegally bound to work for someone for a specified amount of time.45
7146272731Servant IndignantA person who performs duties for others that expresses a strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting.46
7146272732IndustrialBig industries and big businesses, industrial complexes.47
7146272979InflationA general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.48
7146273524InstitutionAn organization.49
7146273525IntermediaryActing as a go-between; mediator.50
7146275990JudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews.51
7146277182LambastTo beat or whip severely; To criticize harshly.52
7146277183LegitimateLawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable.53
7146277803MalfeasanceMisconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official.54
7146278477ManufactureTo make something, especially on a large scale using machinery.55
7146278478MaritimeOn or near the sea.56
7146279536MatriarchyA society ruled or controlled by women.57
7146279537MedievalOf or relating to the Middle Ages.58
7146279889MerchantPeople who who buy and sell goods for a living.59
7146279890MonarchyA government ruled by a king or queen.60
7146280373MonotheismThe practice of worshipping only one God.61
7146281174MunificenceGenerosity in giving.62
7146281175MyriadA countless or extremely great number.63
7146281563NationA politically organized body of people under a single government.64
7146282232NegligibleSo unimportant that it can be disregarded.65
7146282233Neolithic"New Stone Age". The period of human culture characterized by the beginning of farming.66
7146282626NobilityA class of people having high birth or rank.67
7146282627Nomad(-ic)Wandering, moving about from place to place.68
7146283416PaganA follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.69
7146283417PandemicA worldwide epidemic.70
7146283866PapacyThe office or authority of the Pope.71
7146283867ParityEquality, as in amount, status, or character.72
7146284360PastoralHaving to do with the country life. Shepherd life.73
7146284361PatriarchySocieties dominated by men.74
7146284860Periodization PlacateTo soothe or pacify the categorization of the past into named blocks of time.75
7146284861PlethoraExcess.76
7146285304PolytheismThe practice of worshipping many gods.77
7146285305PrehistoricBefore written history.78
7146285557PrevalentCommonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced.79
7146285558Primary Sourcean original document containing firsthand information about a subject80
7146285786ProlificAbundantly productive.81
7146285787ProtestantA member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation.82
7146287169ProwessDistinguished bravery; superior skill or ability.83
7146287170RationalReasonable; logical.84
7146288513ReformTo make changes in order to improve.85
7146288514RegimeA government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule.86
7146288515Revolution1. The overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. 2 A change in society over time.87
7146288834RuralCountryside.88
7146288835ScribeIndividuals that were charged first with record-keeping and later with the writing of history and myths.89
7146288843Secondary SourceProvides information gathered from or based on other sources90
7146289293SecularNon-religious; worldly rather than spiritual.91
7146289294SerfAn agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.92
7146289295ShamanPeople believed to have special abilities to cure the sick and influence the future.93
7146290165SlaveA person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.94
7146290166StateA nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.95
7146290586StratifiedArranged in layers.96
7146290587SubjectiveBased on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes; not objective97
7146297630SubjugateTo conquer by force, bring under complete control.98
7146297678SurplusAn excess of supplies over demand.99
7146298428SyncreticA religion that combines several traditions.100
7146298836TextileItems made of cloth.101
7146298837TheocracyA government controlled by religious leaders.102
7146300344TumultuousNoisy and disorderly.103
7146301465UbiquitousPresent or existing everywhere.104
7146301466UrbanCity or town areas.105
7146301467VenerationGreat respect; reverence.106
7146325172XenophobicHaving or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.107

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