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10512409950Absolutismthe acceptance in absolute principles in political matters/ how something absolute is done0
10519654253AgricultureThe science or practice of farming/ farmers1
10519659438AristocracyThe highest class in some societies/ noble or prime minister2
10519663009BCEBefore common era3
10519665167CECommon era4
10519899422BiasPrejudice against a single person or group/ Something against someone else5
10519948965BureaucracyA system of government where the state officials make the decisions instead of the representatives that were elected6
10523474816CapitalismA system of government where the trade is run by a private owner/owners/ Private businesses run trade7
10523487537ChiefdomA hierarchal organization in countries that do not use industrial goods; where it is based on kinship8
10523503788City-StateA state that is made up a city and the parts within it/ Sparta or Athens9
10523511765CivilizationA part of human development that is the most advanced/ United States10
10523520164Classical EraTime period that was located near the mediterranean sea, with Greece and Rome11
10523678140CodifyArrange into an orderly way/ How something is arranged12
10523688126ColonizationProcess of taking over a native area/ peoples; mainly by using force/ Going somewhere new to take over13
10523695312CommercialEngaged in commerce/ Commercial businessman14
10523702695Contemporary EraHistorical period from 1945 to the present day15
10523720962ContextualizationPlace or study in context16
10523727374CorroborationEvidence that proves a statement to be true/ used in police cases17
10523732965DemographyStudy of statistics that show how earth's population is changing18
10523772841DynastyA line of family who rule a country for an amount of time19
10523782295Early Modern EraEra that occurred right after the middle ages20
10523796950EmpireA group of countries or states that is under the rule of one figure with an extreme amount of power21
10523805361Ethnocentrismbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group22
10523819063EpidemicA widespread outbreak of an disease23
10523822235Foragerone who searches for food24
10523824722Globalizationgrowth to a global scale25
10523827909Hierarchyrank26
10523829709Imperialismextending your rule over foreign countries27
10523849165Indentured servantA person who is bonded or contracted to work for another for a specified time28
10523853269Interregionalbetween regions29
10523856142KingdomA place where a large group of people live30
10523863059MerchantA person who makes money by selling goods31
10523865075Modern Era1900-present32
10523870136MonotheismBelief in one God33
10523871307Nationa politically organized body of people under a single government34
10523872881NeolithicNew Stone Age35
10523874702NobilityA high-ranking social class36
10523875680Nomada person who moves from place to place37
10523877997PandemicDisease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population.38
10523879585PapacyThe central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head.39
10523885635PastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life40
10523887298Patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority41
10523888617PeriodizationDivision of a training program into smaller, progressive stages42
10523890324PolytheismBelief in many gods43
10523917043Post-classical era600 CE - 1450 CE44
10523923651Post-modern era21 century45
10523925337Prehistoricbefore written history46
10523928006Revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.47
10523929949Ruralrelating to farm areas and life in the country48
10523935537Scribeto write49
10523938603Sedentary AgricultureAgriculture that takes place in the immediate surroundings of a permanent settlement50
10523941194SerfA person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord51
10523942826Slavea person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.52
10523944452SocialismA system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.53
10523946171Statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.54
10523948080Stateless societya group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government55
10523951410Syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith56
10523952615Synthesiscombination57
10523957719SteppesDry Grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus58
10523960228Urbanin, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.59

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