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| 14509040754 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 0 | |
| 14509041156 | Meritocracy | a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement | 1 | |
| 14509041926 | Aristorcracy | a government in which power is the hands of a hereditary ruling class/nobility | 2 | |
| 14509045175 | innovation | (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. | 3 | |
| 14509046556 | Afro | =African | 4 | |
| 14509047269 | Eurasia | the combined continent of Europe and Asia | 5 | |
| 14509048605 | Political | =relating to government | 6 | |
| 14509050015 | economic | =the system in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods | 7 | |
| 14509051085 | religious | relating to religion; having a belief in religion | 8 | |
| 14509053107 | Social | = people, social systems, impact on people | 9 | |
| 14509054073 | intellectual | =of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | 10 | |
| 14509055323 | merchant | =a person who buys and sells goods | 11 | |
| 14509056468 | Patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 12 | |
| 14509057224 | Matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family | 13 | |
| 14509058330 | Daoism | A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature. | 14 | |
| 14509059121 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of a Chinese philosopher. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 15 | |
| 14509061475 | Legalism | A Chinese philosophy that was devoted to strengthen and expand the state through increased agricultural work and military service. | 16 | |
| 14509062459 | Buddhism | Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. | 17 | |
| 14509063430 | Neo-Confucianism | A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements. | 18 | |
| 14509064886 | Centralized | Power of government is concentrated in one place, the government leaders | 19 | |
| 14509068471 | Decentralized | governmental power is spread among more than one person or group | 20 | |
| 14509068982 | tribute | Money paid by one country to another in return for protection | 21 | |
| 14509069576 | export | send (goods or services) to another country for sale. | 22 | |
| 14509071663 | import | bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale. | 23 | |
| 14509072329 | Assimilation | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | 24 | |
| 14509074071 | Diffusion | = bringing of two beliefs, culture, religious beliefs, etc together | 25 | |
| 14509076162 | ethical | Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong | 26 | |
| 14509076697 | philosphy | the investigation of truths and principles using human reason | 27 | |
| 14509078198 | foreign | from another country | 28 | |
| 14509078585 | rural | relating to farm areas and life in the country | 29 | |
| 14509079675 | urban | city | 30 | |
| 14509080661 | industrialize | to change an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming | 31 | |
| 14509081370 | Monotheism | belief in only one god | 32 | |
| 14509083839 | Polytheism | belief in more than one god | 33 | |
| 14509085748 | Diaspora | A dispersion of people from their homeland | 34 | |
| 14509086679 | Specialization | A focus on a particular activity or area of study | 35 | |
| 14509090904 | hereditary | passed down by inheritance from an ancestor; transmitted from parent to child | 36 | |
| 14509094392 | Emancipation | the freeing of slaves | 37 | |
| 14509095113 | philosophy | A system of beliefs and values | 38 | |
| 14509098561 | Culture | Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. | 39 | |
| 14509099288 | Urbanization | the growth of cities | 40 | |
| 14509100269 | labor | to work | 41 | |
| 14509102033 | Slavery | A system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people. | 42 | |
| 14509103486 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 43 | |
| 14509104481 | Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. | 44 | |
| 14509105009 | Dictator | A ruler who has complete power over a country | 45 | |
| 14509105469 | Democracy | government by the people | 46 | |
| 14509106758 | Communism | A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 47 | |
| 14509107546 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of capital | 48 | |
| 14509108640 | Socialism | A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. | 49 | |
| 14509109288 | traditional | a belief, custom, or way of doing something that has existed for a long time | 50 | |
| 14509109291 | hierarchy | A group organized by rank | 51 | |
| 14509111683 | customs | Common practices followed by people of a particular group or region | 52 | |
| 14509115448 | Migration | A movement from one country or region to another | 53 | |
| 14509116287 | immgration | people coming into an area | 54 | |
| 14509120750 | technological | relating to, or involving, technology | 55 | |
| 14509125649 | global | worldwide | 56 | |
| 14509127435 | Continuity | = something that has stayed the same | 57 | |
| 14509130464 | society | people who share a culture and a territory | 58 | |
| 14509133106 | Feudalism | A system of government based on landowners and tenants | 59 | |
| 14509134711 | trade | the action of buying and selling goods and services. | 60 | |
| 14509136315 | exploration | to travel for the purpose of discovery | 61 | |
| 14509136742 | Mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. | 62 | |
| 14509140221 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 63 | |
| 14509144314 | colony | A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent. | 64 | |
| 14509146012 | deity | a god or goddess | 65 | |
| 14509147231 | Diplomacy | Negotiation between nations | 66 | |
| 14509148443 | domestic | native to a country, not foreign | 67 | |
| 14509149799 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 68 | |
| 14509150567 | exile | the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons. | 69 | |
| 14509152662 | Inflation | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services | 70 | |
| 14509154577 | isolationism | A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs | 71 | |
| 14509157265 | Legislative | Makes laws | 72 | |
| 14509162132 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 73 | |
| 14509163097 | Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 74 | |
| 14509164537 | Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. | 75 | |
| 14509166251 | Reformation | A movement for religious reform | 76 | |
| 14509166724 | reform | (v.) - to change for the better, improve | 77 | |
| 14509167540 | refugee | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster | 78 | |
| 14509168416 | Republic | A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting | 79 | |
| 14509170942 | Secular | Non-religious, worldy | 80 | |
| 14509172240 | Segregation | Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences | 81 | |
| 14509173648 | Suffrage | the right to vote | 82 | |
| 14509174631 | Tariff | A tax on imported goods | 83 | |
| 14509175885 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 84 | |
| 14509177441 | Totalitarianism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 85 | |
| 14631007964 | city-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 86 |
