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4712279483B.C.Ebefore common era0
4712279484C.E.common era1
4712280135abdicateto give up the throne2
4712280574accessionthe act of coming into the possession of a right3
4712280844aesthetichaving a sense of the beautiful4
4712280845agrariana person who favors the equal division of landed property and the advancement of agricultural groups.5
4712281298amenitiesany feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure6
4712281639anarchya state of society without government or law7
4712281926animismthe belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.8
4712307212antiquitythe peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times9
4715253458appeasementto bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe10
4715253916aristocracya governing body composed of those considered to be the best or most able people in the state11
4715254205asceticismthe doctrine that a person can attain a high spiritual and moral state by practicing self-denial, self-mortification, and the like12
4715254206assimilateto bring into conformity with the customs, attitudes, etc., of a group, nation, or the like; adapt or adjust13
4715255403authoritarianfavoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom:14
4715257905autocracygovernment in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others15
4715259150barbarismabsence of culture and civilization.16
4715262218bureaucracythe body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.17
4715262674city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.18
4715263880civicof or relating to citizenship19
4744712347classicalof, relating to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity:20
4744712348colonialof, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies21
4744712474commercean interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries22
4744713076communalof, by, or belonging to the people of a community; shared or participated in by the public23
4744713077concubinea woman who cohabits with a man to whom she is not legally married,24
4744714137conscriptioncompulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.25
4744715336cosmopolitanfamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures26
4744715953coupa highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.27
4744718819demography/demographica single vital or social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths28
4744719239despota king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.29
4744719743diasporathe body of Jews living in countries outside Israel.30
4744719744dissentto disagree with the methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government; take an opposing view.31
4744720073dissidentdisagreeing or dissenting, as in opinion or attitude32
4744721102domestic/domesticateto make more ordinary, familiar, acceptable33
4744721103dynasty/dynastica series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc.34
4744721517edictan official order given by a person with power or by a government35
4744722298egalitarianasserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.36
4744722871elitepersons of the highest class37
4744722872emigrateto leave one country or region to settle in another38
4744723088epica long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.39
4744723617ethnocentricevaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture40
4744725392feudalismthe dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.41
4744725786genocidethe deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.42
4744725787gentrythose who are not members of the nobility but are entitled to a coat of arms, especially those owning large tracts of land.43
4744726191guildan organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection44
4744726192hierarchyan organized body of ecclesiastical officials in successive ranks or orders:45
4744726644hominidsa primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors46
4744727461homogenousconsisting of parts all of the same kind.47
4744727713ideologya system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy48
4744729494imperial/imperilismof the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler49
4744729495indigenousoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country50
4744730502infrastructurethe fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area51
4744730503lineagelineal descent from an ancestor52
4744731522linguisticof or belonging to language53
4744731940manifestreadily perceived by the eye or the understanding54
4744731941maritimeconnected with the sea in relation to navigation,55
4744733321martialcharacteristic of or befitting a warrior56
4744733988martrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the female line.57
4744733989mercenarya professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army58
4744734344monarchya state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.59
4744735549monopoly/monopolizethe exclusive possession or control of something60
4744736291monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.61
4744736819mysticalspiritually symbolic62
4744736820nation-statea sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogeneous group of people who share a feeling of common nationality63
4744737333neoa combining form meaning "new," "recent," "revived," "modified," used in the formation of compound words64
4744738991Neolithicrelating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals,65
4744738992nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.66
4744739215oligarchya form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique67
4744739216pantheona public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.68
4744739589papal/papacyof or relating to the pope69
4744740342parliament/parliamentary systemthe legislature of certain British colonies and possessions70
4774138848pastoralhaving the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas71
4774139683patriarchalcharacteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., controlled by men72
4774140440patrilinealinheriting or determining descent through the male line73
4774140441patronagea condescending manner or attitude in granting favors, in dealing with people74
4774141257peasanta coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means.75
4774141258pharaoha title of an ancient Egyptian king76
4774141816piety/pioushaving or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.77
4774141817politya particular form or system of government78
4774142518polygamythe practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time.79
4774142519polytheismthe doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods80
4774143387proselytizeto convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit81
4774143388provincialhaving or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province82
4774143799regenta person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign83
4774143800republic84
4774144706rhetoric/rhetorical85
4774144707sedentary86
4774145462serf87
4774145463Sharia88
4774146052Sinification89
4774146053state90
4774146054steppe91
4774146866stratification92
4774146867Sub-Saharan93
4774148340subordinate94
4774148341succession95
4774149080syncretism96
4774149081textiles97
4774149082theocracy98
4774149440theology99
4774149441totalitarian100
4774151139tributary state101
4774151140tyranny102
4774151939urban/urbanize103
4774151940usurp104
4774153369vernacular105

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