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9892459199occupationthe action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force.0
9892468600missionariespeople sent on a religious mission, to promote one's religion in a foreign country.1
9892648327sea lanea route designated for use or regularly used by shipping.2
9892715445antiquitythe ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.3
9892764775luxury goodssuperior goods, in contrast to a necessary goods4
9892789934pathogensa bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.5
9892797026diplomacythe conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.6
9892814193maritimeconnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.7
9892819177currencya system of money in general use in a particular country.8
9892826280caravana group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc.9
9892837666irrigationthe artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.10
9892856338frontiera line or border separating two countries.11
9892866908centralizedbrought under one control, especially in government12
9892886572decentralizeddistribution of administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area13
9892908018cultivateto prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops.14
9892918019siltearthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.15
9892930232administrationthe management of any government, office, business, or organization.16
9892956714piousdevoutly religious.17
9892963390diasporaany group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland.18
9892979818enlightenedhaving or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook19
9893386412infanticidethe practice of killing newborn infants.20
9893718438logicreasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.21
9893718439tyranta cruel and oppressive ruler.22
9893721905oligarchya small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.23
9893739988monarchya form of government with a king or queen at the head.24
9893739989polisa city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes.25
9893746496direct democracya form of democracy in which people decide (vote on) policies directly.26
9893751407aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.27
9893770560representative democracyis a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people.28
9893781669caste systemthe rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on class hierarchy.29
9893785387reincarnationthe rebirth of a soul in a new body.30
9893785388karma(in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.31
9893789681ahimsa(in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) the principle of nonviolence toward all living things.32
9893817641republica state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated leader rather than a monarch.33
9893817642plebian(in ancient Rome) a commoner.34
9893823643latifundiaa large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome typically worked by slaves.35
9893823644stirrupdevices attached to each side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot.36
9893826986consul(in ancient Rome) one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.37
9895212981tributea payment by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, and protection..38
9895232466provincea principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.39

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