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10388492420BCEBefore the Common Era0
10388494620CECommon Era1
10388496711Abdicateto renounce the throne2
10388498988AccessionComing to the possession of a right3
10388511887AestheticConcerned with notions such as beautiful and ugly4
10388518626AgrarianPertaining to farmers5
10388520264AmenitiesAn agreeable way or manner6
10388522901AnarchyA state of society without government or law7
10388525597Antiquitythe quality of being ancient8
10388535028AnimismThe belief that natural objects have souls9
10388537284AppeasementTo yield to the demands of something/someone sometimes at the expense of justice10
10388546020Aristocracygovernment by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state11
10388549510AsceticismSuggesting the practice of self-discipline typically for religious reasons12
10388553817AssimilateTo bring conformity (adapt or adjust)13
10388556460AuthoritarianEnforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of freedom14
10388566006AutocracyGovernment where one person has unlimited authority over others15
10388568310BarbarismAbsence of culture and civilization16
10388585136BureaucracyThe body of officials in a government setting17
10388594464City-StateA city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state18
10388599744Civicof citizens19
10388600493ClassicalConforming to Ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art20
10388603911ColonialPertaining to the 13 British colonies that became the USA21
10388613675CommerceThe activity of buying or selling22
10388621795CommunalShared in common by everyone in a group23
10388627072ConcubineA second wife24
10388629122ConscriptionA contribution of money to a government during a time of war25
10388632015CosmopolitanFree from ideas26
10388633169CoupA brave deed preformed in battle by a single warrior (striking an enemy warrior without getting injured)27
10388639581DemographyThe science of vital and social statistics28
10388643569DespotRuler with unlimited power29
10388644614DiasporaThe scattering of Jews beyond Israel Di30
10388649716DissentTo differ from the main opinion31
10388651387DissidentA person who differs in opinion32
10388652812DomesticNo longer wild33
10388655269DynastyA sequence of rulers from the same family34
10388657134EdictA decree issued by an authority35
10388659340EgalitarianBelieving that all people are equal and deserve equal rights36
10388663720EliteA part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability37
10388670466EmigrateTo leave one county to settle in another38
10388672050EpicImpressively great39
10388673252EthnocentricThe belief that is superior in a single ethnic group40
10388683950FeudalismThe feudalism system (its practices)41
10388685287GenocideThe extermination of a group of people42
10388686695Gentryan upper of ruling class43
10388689677GuildAn organization of people with related interests44
10388692492HierarchyAny system of people or things ranked one above the other45
10388695091HominoidsAny member of the group consisting or all modes an extinct humans and great apes an all their immediate ancestors46
10388735271HomogenousCorresponding in structure because of a common origin47
10388738449IdeologyA myth with reference to some political and social plan and putting it into operation48
10388742604ImperialCharacterizing the rule of a sovereign state over its dependencies49
10388755243IndigenousOriginating in a particular region50
10388758284InfrastructureThe basic structures needed for the operation of a society enterprise51
10388763555LinguisticBelonging to a language52
10388766340ManifestTo make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding53
10388770138MaritimeConnected to sea in relation to navigation54
10388776029MartialWarlike55
10388777897MatrilinealInheriting descent through the female line56
10388780491MercenaryHired to serve in an over seas army57
10388820891MonarchySupreme power held by a single person58
10388824499MonopolyExclusive control over a service in a particular market or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices59
10388830079MonotheismThe belief that there is only one God60
10388831776Nation-StateA sovereign state whose citizens are homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent61
10388837510MysticalSpiritually symbolic62
10388959444NeoA renewed form63
10388960348NeolithicThe last phase of the Stone Age64
10388962220NomadicWandering (nomad life)65
10388963733OligarchyForm of government where all power is invested in a few people66
10388966616PantheonThe place of the hero67
10388968092PapalAuthority of the Pope68
10388969939ParliamentA legislature similar to parliament in other nations and states69
10388972838SystemAny assemblage of members70
10388999495PastoralPertaining to the country71
10389007063PatriarchalMale head of the family72
10389008185PatrilinealInheriting descent through the male line73
10389010351PatronageControl to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant political favors74
10389012722PeasantUneducated person of little financial means75
10389015077Pharaohany person who uses power to oppress others76
10389016609PietyReverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations77
10389018796PolityBeing constituted as a state78
10389020120PolygamyHaving more than one spouse79
10389021863PolytheismBelief in more than one God80
10389025021ProselytizeRecruit (convert to a proselyte)81
10389026794ProvincialShowing the manners of a province82
10389027662RegentA person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent83
10389085635RepublicState where power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen by them84
10389114770RhetoricThe study of the effective use of language85
10389130190SedentaryAccustomed to rest a great deal86
10389131653SerfA slave87
10389132431ShariaLaw88
10389134933SinificationNon-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture89
10389137973StateA territory considered as an organized political community under one government90
10389140607SteppeLarge area of flat unforested grassland in Siberia91
10389143860StratificationThe arrangement of something into different groups92
10389145882Sub-SaharanForming part of the Sahara desert93
10389147321SubordinateLower rank94
10389148119SuccessionProcess of inheriting title95
10389150694SyncretismThe amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought96
10389154941TextilesA type of cloth97
10389155871TheocracyA system of government where priests rule in the name of God98
10389158308TheologyThe study of the nature of God and religious belief99
10389172406TotalitarianSystem of government that is centralized and requires complete subservience to the state100
10389174773Tributary StateSubordinate to a more powerful neighbor101
10389177239TyrannyCruel rule102
10389178339UrbanCity or town103
10389179187UsurpTo take104
10389180616VernacularLanguage spoken by the ordinary people in the region105

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