Vocabulary
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| 7196353027 | absolutism (absolute rule, absolute monarchy) | • centralized power • divine right • Louis XIV, Suleiman the Magnificent, the Greats |  | 0 |
| 7196353028 | Agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land |  | 1 |
| 7196353029 | Agriculture | Farming |  | 2 |
| 7196353030 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility |  | 3 |
| 7196353031 | Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials |  | 4 |
| 7196353032 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of capital |  | 5 |
| 7196353033 | City state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |  | 6 |
| 7196353034 | Civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. |  | 7 |
| 7196353035 | Colonialism | The practice of directly controlling and settling foreign territories |  | 8 |
| 7196353036 | commercial | related to business |  | 9 |
| 7196353037 | Communism | the idea that society should be based on public ownership and communal control of property |  | 10 |
| 7196353038 | Culture | Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. |  | 11 |
| 7196353039 | Deforestation | Destruction of forests |  | 12 |
| 7196353040 | deity (n) | a god or goddess |  | 13 |
| 7196353041 | Democracy | government by the people |  | 14 |
| 7196353042 | Diffusion | the spreading of something more widely |  | 15 |
| 7196353043 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food |  | 16 |
| 7196353044 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |  | 17 |
| 7196353045 | Economics | The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and wants by making choices |  | 18 |
| 7196353046 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler |  | 19 |
| 7196353047 | Epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease. |  | 20 |
| 7196353048 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe |  | 21 |
| 7196353049 | Genocide | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group |  | 22 |
| 7196353050 | Globalization | the process of countries becoming more open to foreign trade and investment |  | 23 |
| 7196353051 | Hierarchy | ranking |  | 24 |
| 7196353052 | Ideologies | systems of thought and belief |  | 25 |
| 7196353053 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |  | 26 |
| 7196353054 | Industrialization | The development of industries for the machine production of goods. |  | 27 |
| 7196353055 | Kingdom | First and largest category used to classify organisms |  | 28 |
| 7196353056 | labor systems | system of labor in which people do specialized jobs |  | 29 |
| 7196353057 | Manorialism | the economic system of the Middle Ages |  | 30 |
| 7196353058 | Maritime | relating to the sea |  | 31 |
| 7196353059 | Marxism | A body of thought deriving its main elements from Karl Marx's ideas |  | 32 |
| 7196353060 | Matrilineal | of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line |  | 33 |
| 7196353061 | Medieval | Another name for the Middle Ages. |  | 34 |
| 7196353062 | Mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. |  | 35 |
| 7196353063 | Merchants | people who buy and sell goods for profit; business people |  | 36 |
| 7196353064 | Migration | the movement of people from place to place |  | 37 |
| 7196353065 | Monotheism | Belief in one God |  | 38 |
| 7196353066 | Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |  | 39 |
| 7196353067 | Nation state | A state that is independent of other states |  | 40 |
| 7196353068 | Neolithic | "New Stone Age" |  | 41 |
| 7196353069 | Nobility | a class of people having high birth or rank |  | 42 |
| 7196353070 | Nomads | People who move often from place to place |  | 43 |
| 7196353071 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a few powerful people |  | 44 |
| 7196353072 | Paleolithic | Old stone age |  | 45 |
| 7196353073 | Pandemic | A worldwide epidemic. |  | 46 |
| 7196353074 | Papacy | The office or authority of the pope |  | 47 |
| 7196353075 | partition | a division into pieces |  | 48 |
| 7196353076 | Pastoral | Having to do with the country |  | 49 |
| 7196353077 | Patrilineal | Of, relating to, or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line |  | 50 |
| 7196353078 | Political | having a definite policy or system of government |  | 51 |
| 7196353079 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods |  | 52 |
| 7196353080 | prehistoric | before written history |  | 53 |
| 7196353081 | Reform | to change |  | 54 |
| 7196353082 | Religion | The service and worship of God or the supernatural. |  | 55 |
| 7196353083 | Renaissance | Rebirth |  | 56 |
| 7196353084 | Revolution | The movement of an object around another object |  | 57 |
| 7196353085 | Scribe | write |  | 58 |
| 7196353086 | Secular | Non-religious |  | 59 |
| 7196353087 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. |  | 60 |
| 7196353088 | Social | refers to interactions and relationships with other people |  | 61 |
| 7196353089 | Socialism | the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all | | 62 |
| 7196353090 | Sovereignty | supreme power or authority |  | 63 |
| 7196353091 | specialization | A focus on a particular activity or area of study |  | 64 |
| 7196353092 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. |  | 65 |
| 7196353093 | Sufferage | the right to vote |  | 66 |
| 7196353094 | Technology | Application of science to help people |  | 67 |
| 7196353095 | Textiles | cloth items |  | 68 |
| 7196353096 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders |  | 69 |
| 7196353097 | Urban | city |  | 70 |
| 7196353098 | Westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture |  | 71 |
