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| 7091258166 | Absolutism | (n) the political doctrine of unlimited, centralized authority and absolute power, monarch or dictator; no checks and balances Example: Absolute Monarch-- Early Modern France, Prussia, Austria |  | 0 |
| 7091258449 | Agrarian | (adj) pertaining to land or its cultivation or farming Ex. agrarian reform, agrarian society |  | 1 |
| 7091260629 | Anachronism | (n) something out of place in a historical time period |  | 2 |
| 7091260937 | Anti-semitism | (n) hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews |  | 3 |
| 7091260938 | Aristocracy | (n) a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility; The highest class in certain societies Derived from Ancient Greece and Rome |  | 4 |
| 7091262702 | Assimilate | (v) to incorporate or absorb ideas or customs into a culture, government, or surrounding environment; to conform or adjust to the customs or attitudes of a group or nation |  | 5 |
| 7091262703 | Autocracy | (n) a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person; a dictatorship Ex: The Roman Empire; Hitler's reign |  | 6 |
| 7091263133 | Autonomy | (n) independence, freedom, freewill; the condition of a government that is self-governing or a democracy Example: Current American government |  | 7 |
| 7091263134 | Bias | (n) prejudice; a tendency to agree with a particular opinion; unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group |  | 8 |
| 7091263535 | Bureaucracy | (n) nonelective government officials, system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials Example: Han Dynasty gov't |  | 9 |
| 7091264023 | Capitalism | (n) an economic and political system in which a country's trade and income is collected by certain individuals or corporations instead of it being monitored and collected by the state |  | 10 |
| 7091264386 | Casualty | (n) A person who was killed or injured in war |  | 11 |
| 7091264387 | Centralized | (adj) a government in which the all the authority is under one person or a small group of people Example: monarchies, dynasties in East Asia | | 12 |
| 7091264754 | Coerce | (v) To obtain or persuade someone using force or threats |  | 13 |
| 7091266235 | Conservative | (n/adj) relating or someone relating to traditional ideas and institutions in culture and politics; cautious about change |  | 14 |
| 7091266236 | Context | (n) the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea |  | 15 |
| 7091266686 | Continuity | (n) when ideas, institutions, and cultures have a legacy that is carried on and a constant throughout time |  | 16 |
| 7091266687 | Coup d'etat | (n) the violent or sudden overthrow of an existing government by a small group Example: The French Revolution |  | 17 |
| 7091267565 | Cultural construct | (n) The specific ideas of a culture that are expected to be followed by each person who belongs to that culture |  | 18 |
| 7091267566 | Cultural diffusion | (n) the spread of ideas and ways of life through trade and travel |  | 19 |
| 7091268513 | Decentralized | (adj) when power or authority is distributed among different groups of people |  | 20 |
| 7091268514 | Demographic | (adj) relating to population statistics |  | 21 |
| 7091268954 | Diaspora | (n) people of a group who must scatter from their homeland to places across the globe, spreading their culture as they go Ex: Jewish must flee the Babylonians |  | 22 |
| 7091269357 | Domestication | (n) the taming and breeding of plants or animals to aid in survival or for other domestic purposes such as farming and transportation |  | 23 |
| 7091269358 | Duality | (n) an instance of opposition between two aspects of something; two aspects or opposites |  | 24 |
| 7091269709 | Dynasty | (n) A line of hereditary rulers in Eastern Asia or China; similar to a monarchy |  | 25 |
| 7091269710 | Entrepreneur | (n) a business person or person who makes their own career path and takes great financial risks to do so |  | 26 |
| 7091270440 | Ethnicity | (n) a person's race, a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, language |  | 27 |
| 7091270441 | Ethnocentrism | (n) the evaluation and prejudice to other cultures according to one's own culture; pride in one's own culture |  | 28 |
| 7091271871 | Evangelical | (adj) referring a person, church, or organization that is committed to the Christian gospel message that Jesus Christ is the savior of humanity |  | 29 |
| 7091271872 | Extrapolate | (v) to infer something that is unknown or to expand upon the known to search into the unknown |  | 30 |
| 7091272226 | Figurehead | (n) a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility |  | 31 |
| 7091272227 | Fundamentalism | (n) strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline; the strict interpretation of religious scriptures Ex: Islam or Protestant Christianity |  | 32 |
| 7091272608 | Gentry | (n) an upper class group of noble people (especially in England) Ex: the second estate in England |  | 33 |
| 7091272609 | Hegemony | (n) political or cultural dominance or authority over others; the social influence exerted by a dominant group |  | 34 |
| 7091272988 | Heresy | (n) a belief or opinion that is at contradicts the norm; beliefs that go against a religious doctrine |  | 35 |
| 7091272989 | Hierarchy | (n) a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority |  | 36 |
| 7091273798 | Humanism | (n) a philosophy displayed during the Renaissance that states people should enjoy their life on Earth and strive to uncover facts about science and to master the arts |  | 37 |
| 7091273799 | Ideology | (n) a set of political beliefs or a set of ideas that characterize a particular culture; a systematic body of concepts especially about human life or culture |  | 38 |
| 7091274163 | Inflation | (n) a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money |  | 39 |
| 7091274164 | Infrastructure | (n) the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise; the system of public works of a country, state, or region Ex: buildings, roads, and power supplies |  | 40 |
| 7091274501 | Isolationism | (n) a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries |  | 41 |
| 7091274502 | Legitimacy | (n) conformity to the law or to rules; ability to be defended with logic or justification; validity |  | 42 |
| 7091275189 | Liberal | (adj) favorable to concepts of maximum individual freedom as possible and governmental protection of civil liberties; favorable to political or social progress or reform |  | 43 |
| 7091275190 | Nationalism | (n) Pride in one's country or organization; patriotism |  | 44 |
| 7091275547 | Nationalization | (n) the transfer of control of private businesses to state owned businesses and organizations |  | 45 |
| 7091275548 | Oligarchy | (n) a form of government where a small group of respected people are in control Ex: Spartan government |  | 46 |
| 7091275929 | Orthodox | (adj) conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true; established and approved (especially used when describing religion) |  | 47 |
| 7091275930 | Objective | (n) something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target; existing independent of thought oran observer as part of reality. |  | 48 |
| 7091276336 | Pastoralism | (n) the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock |  | 49 |
| 7091276938 | Patriarchy | (n) a system of society or government in which men hold the power; a system of society in which the father or eldest male is head of the family |  | 50 |
| 7091276939 | Periphery | (n) the outward bounds of something; an area lying beyond the strict limits |  | 51 |
| 7091277735 | Power Vacuum | (n) when the government has lost control and no one has yet to claim a new authority |  | 52 |
| 7091277736 | Propaganda | (n) information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |  | 53 |
| 7091278102 | Radical | (adj) extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms | 54 | |
| 7091278103 | Regime | (n) a controlling government; a planned way of doing things | | 55 |
| 7091278996 | Subjective | (adj) based on or influenced by personal feelings or opinions; prejudiced |  | 56 |
| 7091278997 | Sect | (n) a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs |  | 57 |
| 7091279677 | Secular | (adj) worldly; not overtly or specifically religious; occurring once in an age or a century |  | 58 |
| 7091279678 | Sedentary | (adj) characterized by little movement or migration |  | 59 |
| 7091279966 | Socialism | (n) a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the government |  | 60 |
| 7091279967 | Sovereignty | (n) supreme power and authority; the authority of a state to govern itself or another state; a self-governing state |  | 61 |
| 7091280692 | Sphere of influence | (n) a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority |  | 62 |
| 7091280693 | Stratification | (n) the arrangement or classification of something into different groups |  | 63 |
| 7091281301 | Syncretism | (n) the merging or attempted merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought |  | 64 |
| 7091281302 | Theocracy | (n) a system of government in which religion is intertwined |  | 65 |
| 7091281643 | Tribute | (n) payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence |  | 66 |
| 7091281644 | Urbanization | (n) the process of making an area more developed into a city or town |  | 67 |
| 7091282871 | Xenophobia | (n) intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries |  | 68 |
| 7100764669 | The Political Spectrum |  | 69 |
