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9868351318AbsolutismThe practice of a political system in which a monarch or dictator has unrestricted power.0
9868351320AgrarianSomeone working with the cultivation of land or relating to cultivating land.1
9868351321AgricultureFarming. Cultivating land, producing crops, and raising livestock.2
9868351323AristocracyA government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility3
9868351326BuddhismA religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. A religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification.4
9868351327BureaucracyA system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.5
9868351329CapitalismA system under which the ownership of land and wealth is for the most part in the hands of private individuals.6
9868351331CentralizedThings that are in different places, are brought together to a single, specific point or place.7
9868351333Chattelsomething (such as a slave, piece of furniture, tool, etc.) that a person owns other than land or buildings8
9868351335ChristianityA monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.9
9868351336City-Statea) A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. b) An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory10
9868351337CivilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes11
9868351338ClergyChurch officials12
9868351339CoerceTo compel, force13
9868351340ColonialismAttempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.14
9868351341ColonyA group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.15
9868351342CommunismA political and economic system where factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.16
9868351343ConfucianismChinese belief system from 500s BCE that emphasized family loyalty, respecting elders, education, obedience, and ancestors.17
9868351345CultureBeliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.18
9868351346DaoismChinese philosophy based on the teachings of Laozi; taught that people should turn to nature and give up their worldly concerns; a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature.19
9868351347DeforestationThe removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.20
9868351348DemographyScientific study of human populations.21
9868351350DiasporaA dispersion of people from their homeland22
9868351351Divine(adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful.23
9868351352DynastyA series of rulers from the same family24
9868351353EconomicPertaining to the production, distribution and use of income, wealth and commodities.25
9868351354EdictAn authorized proclamation or command.26
9868351355EgalitarianThe belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic or social life.27
9868351356EmpireAn extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch28
9868351358EpidemicA wide spread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.29
9868351360EthnocentrismThe belief that ones own belief is more superior30
9868351361FeudalismA social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return31
9868351362ForageTo search widely for food or provisions.32
9868351363Fundamentalserving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying.33
9868351364Genocidethe deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.34
9868351365GlobalizationThe act of globalizing or extending to other or all parts of the world. the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.35
9868351366Hegemonythe domination of one state or group over its allies36
9868351367HierarchyA group organized by rank37
9868351368HinduismA religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms38
9868351369IdeologyA consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals39
9868351370ImperialismA policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.40
9868351372Indentured ServantColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years41
9868351374Industrialof or relating to factories, the people who work in factories, or the things made in factories42
9868351375InflationA general and progressive increase in prices43
9868351376Institutionan organization founded and united for a specific purpose44
9868351378JudaismA religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament.45
9868351380Legitimatelawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable46
9868351382Manufactureto make, create, or produce47
9868351383Maritimeof or relating to sailing on the sea or doing business (such as trading) by sea48
9868351384Matriarchya family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women49
9868351385Medievalreferring to the Middle Ages50
9868351386MerchantA person who makes money by selling goods51
9868351387MonarchyA government ruled by a king or queen52
9868351388MonotheismThe belief in only one God.53
9868351391Nationa large area of land that is controlled by its own government54
9868351393Neolithicof, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed.55
9868351394Nobilitythe quality or state of being noble in character, quality, or rank56
9868351395Nomad (ic)a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time57
9868351396PaganA follower of a polytheistic religion58
9868351397PandemicAn epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population59
9868351398Papacythe office or position of the pope60
9868351400Pastoralof or relating to the countryside or to the lives of people who live in the country. of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen devoted to or based on livestock raising61
9868351401Patriarchya family, group, or government controlled by a man or a group of men62
9868351402Periodizationdivision (as of history) into periods63
9868351405PolytheismThe belief in multiple Gods.64
9868351406Prehistoricof, relating to, or existing in the time before people could write65
9868351408Primary Sourcea first-hand account of an event, person, or place (official document, diary, letter, historical photograph, oral testimony).66
9868351410ProtestantA person in a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.67
9868351413Reformthe improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.68
9868351414RegimeA government in power69
9868351415Revolutionthe usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one70
9868351416Ruralof or relating to the country and the people who live there instead of the city71
9868351417Scribea person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.72
9868351418Secondary Sourceany source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed73
9868351419Secularnot connected with religious or spiritual matters.74
9868351420Serfan agricultural labourer bound by the feudal system who was tied to working on his lord's estate.75
9868351421Shamansomeone who is believed in some cultures to be able to use magic to cure people who are sick, to control future events, etc.76
9868351422Slavesomeone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay77
9868351423Statea: A politically organized territory that is administered by a sovereign government is recognized by the international community. b: the overall physical condition of something78
9868351424StratifiedSomething that is divided or arranged into classes, castes, or social strata79
9868351425SubjectiveBased on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.80
9868351426Subjugateto defeat and gain control of (someone or something) by the use of force81
9868351428SyncreticA combination of different forms of belief or practice82
9868351429Textilea fabric that is woven or knit83
9868351430TheocracyThe type of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders84
9868351433Urbanof or relating to cities and the people who live in them85
9868351434Venerationrespect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person86
9868351435XenophobicFear of foreigners87

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