10512409950 | Absolutism | the acceptance in absolute principles in political matters/ how something absolute is done | ![]() | 0 |
10519654253 | Agriculture | The science or practice of farming/ farmers | ![]() | 1 |
10519659438 | Aristocracy | The highest class in some societies/ noble or prime minister | ![]() | 2 |
10519663009 | BCE | Before common era | ![]() | 3 |
10519665167 | CE | Common era | ![]() | 4 |
10519899422 | Bias | Prejudice against a single person or group/ Something against someone else | ![]() | 5 |
10519948965 | Bureaucracy | A system of government where the state officials make the decisions instead of the representatives that were elected | ![]() | 6 |
10523474816 | Capitalism | A system of government where the trade is run by a private owner/owners/ Private businesses run trade | ![]() | 7 |
10523487537 | Chiefdom | A hierarchal organization in countries that do not use industrial goods; where it is based on kinship | ![]() | 8 |
10523503788 | City-State | A state that is made up a city and the parts within it/ Sparta or Athens | ![]() | 9 |
10523511765 | Civilization | A part of human development that is the most advanced/ United States | ![]() | 10 |
10523520164 | Classical Era | Time period that was located near the mediterranean sea, with Greece and Rome | ![]() | 11 |
10523678140 | Codify | Arrange into an orderly way/ How something is arranged | ![]() | 12 |
10523688126 | Colonization | Process of taking over a native area/ peoples; mainly by using force/ Going somewhere new to take over | ![]() | 13 |
10523695312 | Commercial | Engaged in commerce/ Commercial businessman | ![]() | 14 |
10523702695 | Contemporary Era | Historical period from 1945 to the present day | ![]() | 15 |
10523720962 | Contextualization | Place or study in context | ![]() | 16 |
10523727374 | Corroboration | Evidence that proves a statement to be true/ used in police cases | ![]() | 17 |
10523732965 | Demography | Study of statistics that show how earth's population is changing | ![]() | 18 |
10523772841 | Dynasty | A line of family who rule a country for an amount of time | ![]() | 19 |
10523782295 | Early Modern Era | Era that occurred right after the middle ages | ![]() | 20 |
10523796950 | Empire | A group of countries or states that is under the rule of one figure with an extreme amount of power | ![]() | 21 |
10523805361 | Ethnocentrism | belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | ![]() | 22 |
10523819063 | Epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an disease | ![]() | 23 |
10523822235 | Forager | one who searches for food | ![]() | 24 |
10523824722 | Globalization | growth to a global scale | ![]() | 25 |
10523827909 | Hierarchy | rank | ![]() | 26 |
10523829709 | Imperialism | extending your rule over foreign countries | ![]() | 27 |
10523849165 | Indentured servant | A person who is bonded or contracted to work for another for a specified time | ![]() | 28 |
10523853269 | Interregional | between regions | ![]() | 29 |
10523856142 | Kingdom | A place where a large group of people live | ![]() | 30 |
10523863059 | Merchant | A person who makes money by selling goods | ![]() | 31 |
10523865075 | Modern Era | 1900-present | ![]() | 32 |
10523870136 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | ![]() | 33 |
10523871307 | Nation | a politically organized body of people under a single government | ![]() | 34 |
10523872881 | Neolithic | New Stone Age | ![]() | 35 |
10523874702 | Nobility | A high-ranking social class | ![]() | 36 |
10523875680 | Nomad | a person who moves from place to place | ![]() | 37 |
10523877997 | Pandemic | Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a very high proportion of the population. | ![]() | 38 |
10523879585 | Papacy | The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head. | ![]() | 39 |
10523885635 | Pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | ![]() | 40 |
10523887298 | Patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | ![]() | 41 |
10523888617 | Periodization | Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages | ![]() | 42 |
10523890324 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | ![]() | 43 |
10523917043 | Post-classical era | 600 CE - 1450 CE | ![]() | 44 |
10523923651 | Post-modern era | 21 century | ![]() | 45 |
10523925337 | Prehistoric | before written history | ![]() | 46 |
10523928006 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | ![]() | 47 |
10523929949 | Rural | relating to farm areas and life in the country | ![]() | 48 |
10523935537 | Scribe | to write | ![]() | 49 |
10523938603 | Sedentary Agriculture | Agriculture that takes place in the immediate surroundings of a permanent settlement | ![]() | 50 |
10523941194 | Serf | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | ![]() | 51 |
10523942826 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. | ![]() | 52 |
10523944452 | Socialism | A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. | ![]() | 53 |
10523946171 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | ![]() | 54 |
10523948080 | Stateless society | a group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government | ![]() | 55 |
10523951410 | Syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith | ![]() | 56 |
10523952615 | Synthesis | combination | ![]() | 57 |
10523957719 | Steppes | Dry Grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus | ![]() | 58 |
10523960228 | Urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | ![]() | 59 |
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