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10464470279BCEBefore Common Era (same as BC)0
10464470942CERepresents dates after the year zero. Stands for Common Era.1
10464471429Abdicateto give up a position, right, or power2
10464472700AccessionInduction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.3
10464474038Aestheticconcerning the appreciation of beauty4
10464475282Agrarianconcerning farms, farmers, or the use of land5
10464487729Amenitiesa desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place6
10464488422anarchya state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.7
10464488925animismThe belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits8
10464489840antiquitythe quality of being ancient9
10464491520AppeasementSatisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.10
10464492208AristocracyGroup of the most wealthy and privileged11
10464492744asceticismsevere self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.12
10464493054assimlateTo absorb into a population13
10464493487authoritarianA government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.14
10464493663autocracya system of government by one person with absolute power.15
10464493928barbarismabsence of culture and civilization16
10464494552bureaucracy/bureaucratsA large, complex organization composed of appointed officials17
10464495162city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.18
10464495163civicHaving to do with the business of a town or community19
10464495451classicalAn age marked by great achievements20
10464495960colonialAttempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.21
10464497212commercetrade22
10464497503communalused or shared in common by everyone in a group23
10464497748concubinea woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives24
10464498340conscriptionA military draft25
10464498773cosmopolitanWorldly or sophisticated26
10464498774coupthe violent overthrow of a government by a small group; a victorious accomplishment27
10464499425demography/demographicthe science of vital or social statistics such as births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc.28
10464499426despota ruler with absolute power or tyrannical control over a group of people29
10464500252diasporaA dispersion of people from their homeland30
10464500253dissentto disagree31
10464501035dissidentrebel32
10464502208domestic/domesticateto tame or adapt to live in close connection with humans33
10464502985dynasty/dynastica sequence of rulers from the same family34
10464502986edictan official order35
10464507072egalitarianbelieving in the social and economic equality of all people36
10464507568elitePeople of wealth and power37
10464508215emigrateleave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.38
10464508216epicA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds39
10464513665ethnocentricbelieving in the superiority of one's own ethnic and cultural group, and having a corresponding disdain for all other groups40
10464513986feudalismA political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land41
10464514813genocideDeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group42
10464516977gentryA general term for a class of prosperous families, sometimes including but often ranked below the rural aristocrats.43
10464516978guildA medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people.44
10464519349hierarchyA group organized by rank45
10464521857hominidshumans and other creatures that walk upright46
10464522243homogenusof the same kind; alike47
10464523862ideologyA consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals48
10464524857imperial/imperialismrule by an emperor49
10464525627indigenousnative to a certain area50
10464526106infrastructureThe basic framework of a building or a system51
10464526107lineageancestry52
10464526360linguisticrelating to language53
10464526361manifestclear or obvious to the eye or mind54
10464527396maritimeon or near the sea55
10464528746martialassociated with war and the armed forces56
10464529188matrilinealrelating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother57
10464529893mercenarya professional soldier hired by a foreign army58
10464529894monarchyA government ruled by a king or queen59
10464530811monopoly/monopolizethe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.60
10464531969monotheismbelief in only one god61
10464531970mysticala spiritual sense beyond human understanding62
10464532364nation-stateA state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality63
10464532365neonew64
10464532857neolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period.65
10464532858nomadicwandering from place to place66
10464533733oligarchyA government ruled by a few powerful people67
10464533734pantheonA group of gods; a group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they seem like gods68
10464534708papal/papacyhaving to do with the pope69
10464535807parliament/parliamentary system(in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.70
10464542982pastoralhaving to do with the country71
10464544787patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority72
10464544788patrilinealbased on or tracing descent through the male line73
10464545895patronageGranting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support74
10464545896peasanta member of a class of persons who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank75
10464546751pharaohA ruler of ancient Egypt76
10464547113piety/piousreligious devotion77
10464547385polityan organized society, such as a nation, state, church, or other organization, having a specific form of government78
10464547386polygamyhaving more than one spouse at a time79
10464548092polytheismBelief in many gods80
10464548495proselytizeto convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause81
10464549065provinciallimited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded82
10464549066regentsomeone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule83
10464549509republicA form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting84
10464549971rhetoric/rhetoricalthe art of using language effectively and persuasively85
10464550980sedentarydoing or requiring a lot of sitting86
10464551256serfIn medieval Europe, an agricultural laborer legally bound to a lord's property and obligated to perform set services for the lord.87
10464551682shariaIslamic law88
10464552108sinificationextensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions89
10464552109statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.90
10464552486steppeA large area of flat unforested grassland91
10464552487stratificationthe uneven distribution of resources and privileges among participants in a group or culture92
10464553215sub-saharanthe region of Africa under or south of the Sahara Desert93
10464553220subordinatelower in rank or position94
10464556731successionThe series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time95
10464556732syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith96
10464557569textilescloth items97
10464557570theocracya system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.98
10464557951theologythe study of religion and God99
10464558534totalitarianA form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)100
10464558828tributary stateA country that pays tribute in money or goods to a more powerful nation101
10464558829tyrannyCruel and oppressive government or rule102
10464559687urban/urbanizein, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.103
10464559688unsurpto take over104
10464560256vernaculareveryday language105

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