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5317115115 | agriculture | the class of people | 0 | |
5317149198 | antiquity | extreme oldness | 1 | |
5317163988 | appease | make peace with | 2 | |
5317165907 | arable | capable of being farmed productively | 3 | |
5317174523 | arbitrary | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference | 4 | |
5317203368 | aristocracy | a privileged class holding hereditary titles | 5 | |
5317218522 | asceticism | rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | 6 | |
5317224128 | assimilation | the process of absorbing one cultural group into another | 7 | |
5317233636 | attribute | a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity | 8 | |
5317237563 | authoritarianism | government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator | 9 | |
5317243434 | autonomy | political independence | 10 | |
5317278054 | bias | a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue | 11 | |
5317281607 | bourgeoisie | the social class between the lower and upper classes | 12 | |
5317284637 | bureaucracy | nonelective government officials | 13 | |
5317287155 | capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of assets | 14 | |
5317497379 | capitulate | surrender under agreed conditions | 15 | |
5317502192 | caste | a social class separated by distinctions of hereditary rank | 16 | |
5317506400 | centralized | drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority | 17 | |
5317509000 | chronological | relating to or arranged according to temporal order | 18 | |
5317513153 | circumnavigate | travel around, either by plane or ship | 19 | |
5317516952 | civil | applying to ordinary citizens contrasted with the military | 20 | |
5317523488 | civilization | a society in an advanced state of social development | 21 | |
5317526025 | classical | of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization | 22 | |
5317529426 | codify | organize into a system, such as a body of law | 23 | |
5317532359 | coerce | to cause to do through pressure or necessity | 24 | |
5317535432 | commerce | transactions supplying goods and services | 25 | |
5317537896 | commercial | connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods | 26 | |
5317540473 | communal | for or by a group rather than individuals | 27 | |
5317545393 | conscription | compulsory military service | 28 | |
5317547882 | consumerism | the theory that increasing use of goods is beneÒcial | 29 | |
5319296329 | continuity | uninterrupted connection or union | 30 | |
5319298043 | culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society | 31 | |
5319304905 | decentralization | the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments | 32 | |
5319307529 | decolonization | the action of changing from colonial to independent status | 33 | |
5319309253 | deity | a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world | 34 | |
5319312217 | demography | the study of the characteristics of human populations | 35 | |
5319313815 | depiction | representation by drawing, painting, etc. | 36 | |
5319315454 | derived | formed or developed from something else; not original | 37 | |
5319318490 | diaspora | the dispersion of something that was originally localized | 38 | |
5319327745 | diffusion | the spread of social institutions from one society to another | 39 | |
5319337935 | diplomacy | negotiation between nations | 40 | |
5319339177 | domesticate | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | 41 | |
5319341109 | dynasty | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family | 42 | |
5319343634 | economic | of or relating to production and management of wealth | 43 | |
5319345385 | egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | 44 | |
5319347335 | elite | a group or class of persons enjoying superior status | 45 | |
5319350650 | empire | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress | 46 | |
5319352398 | encroachment | any entry into an area not previously occupied | 47 | |
5319354319 | disenfranchise | deprive of voting rights | 48 | |
5319356060 | establish | set up or found | 49 | |
5319358657 | ethnocentrism | belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | 50 | |
5319360521 | evident | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | 51 | |
5319362358 | exploit | use or manipulate to one's advantage | 52 | |
5319363650 | feudalism | the social system in which vassals were protected by lords | 53 | |
5319364834 | fragment | break or cause to break into pieces | 54 | |
5319367906 | globalization | growth to a worldwide scale | 55 | |
5319369451 | hegemony | the dominance or leadership of one social group over others | 56 | |
5319370974 | hierarchy | a series of ordered groupings within a system | 57 | |
5319372983 | ideology | an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group | 58 | |
5319374279 | imperial | befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress | 59 | |
5319374280 | imperialism | a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries | 60 | |
5319378489 | incursion | the act of entering some territory or domain | 61 | |
5319382158 | indigenous | originating where it is found | 62 | |
5319384154 | infrastructure | basic facilities needed for the functioning of a country | 63 | |
5319385827 | institute | set up or lay the groundwork for | 64 | |
5319388590 | kowtow | bend the knees and bow in a servile manner | 65 | |
5319390628 | laissez faire | a doctrine that government should not interfere in commerce | 66 | |
5319392903 | legitimacy | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized | 67 | |
5319394171 | liberal | having political views favoring reform and progress | 68 | |
5319396018 | literacy | the ability to read and write | 69 | |
5319398263 | mandate | assign authority to | 70 | |
5319402184 | manifestation | a public display of group feelings | 71 | |
5319405549 | manor | the landed estate of a lord, including the house on it | 72 | |
5319405550 | merit | the quality of being deserving | 73 | |
5319407127 | migration | the movement of persons from one locality to another | 74 | |
5319407128 | missionary | someone sent on an assignment to a foreign country | 75 | |
5319409008 | modernity | the quality of being current or of the present | 76 | |
5319412156 | monasticism | asceticism as a form of religious life | 77 | |
5319413503 | monotheism | belief in a single God | 78 | |
5319417257 | nationalism | the doctrine that your country's interests are superior | 79 | |
5319419029 | nobility | a privileged class holding hereditary titles | 80 | |
5319420458 | nomadic | migratory | 81 | |
5319424663 | obtain | come into possession of | 82 | |
5319424664 | pacify | fight violence and try to establish peace in | 83 | |
5319429496 | pastoral | devoted to raising sheep or cattle | 84 | |
5319431834 | patriarchy | a form of social organization in which men hold power | 85 | |
5319431835 | patrician | a member of aristocracy | 86 | |
5319434298 | patron | someone who supports or champions something | 87 | |
5319436718 | peasant | one of a chiefly European class of agricultural laborers | 88 | |
5319440488 | perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics | 89 | |
5319440489 | philosphy | the rational investigation of existence and knowledge | 90 | |
5319440490 | plunder | steal goods; take as spoils | 91 | |
5319444206 | pluralism | a social organization in which diversity is tolerated | 92 | |
5319445890 | proletariat | a social class comprising those who do manual labor | 93 | |
5319447744 | regime | the governing authority of a political unit | 94 | |
5319452302 | reparation | compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors | 95 | |
5319453446 | revolution | the overthrow of a government by those who are governed | 96 | |
5319455183 | rural | living in or characteristic of farming or country life | 97 | |
5319456793 | secular | not concerned with or devoted to religion | 98 | |
5319458510 | sedentary | requiring sitting or little activity | 99 | |
5319460896 | serf | a person bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | 100 | |
5319460914 | seige | an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place | 101 | |
5319464325 | socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry | 102 | |
5319464327 | sovereignty | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | 103 | |
5319466378 | sphere | the geographical area in which one nation is influential | 104 | |
5319467720 | steppe | an extensive plain without trees | 105 | |
5319470736 | stratification | the act of arranging persons into classes or levels | 106 | |
5319472213 | subjugate | put down by force or intimidation | 107 | |
5319474836 | sustain | continued at length without interruption or weakening | 108 | |
5319474837 | textile | an artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting Òbers | 109 | |
5319476420 | theocracy | a political unit governed by a deity | 110 | |
5319478257 | transmit | transfer to another | 111 | |
5319484435 | tribute | payment by one nation for protection by another | 112 | |
5319484436 | urban | relating to a city or densely populated area | 113 | |
5319487982 | venerate | regard with feelings of respect and reverence | 114 | |
5319490104 | vernacular | the everyday speech of the people | 115 | |
5319494335 | xenophobic | having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign | 116 | |
5319503902 | derive | come from | 117 | |
5327326151 | jizya | arabic for property tax (placed on nonbelievers of Islam) | 118 |