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| 7177375247 | capitalism | an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 0 | |
| 7177382958 | bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 1 | |
| 7177384085 | aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 2 | |
| 7177386896 | absolutism | the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. | 3 | |
| 7177389006 | chiefdom | A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites form a political-ideological aristocracy relative to the general group. | 4 | |
| 7177409947 | city state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 5 | |
| 7177424978 | civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. | 6 | |
| 7177432865 | codification | the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan. | 7 | |
| 7187885027 | culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. | 8 | |
| 7189840600 | deity | a god or goddess | 9 | |
| 7189860701 | demography | the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. | 10 | |
| 7189861319 | dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. | 11 | |
| 7189866150 | economic | relating to economics or the economy. | 12 | |
| 7189892009 | empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress | 13 | |
| 7189922530 | epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. | 14 | |
| 7189950835 | feudalism | the 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. | 15 | |
| 7194972016 | genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | 16 | |
| 7194995185 | hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others. | 17 | |
| 7195000300 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 18 | |
| 7195012909 | ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 19 | |
| 7195030515 | imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 20 | |
| 7195043552 | industrialization | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. | 21 | |
| 7195142043 | manorialism | Manorialism or Seigneurialism is the name for the organization of the economy in the Middle Ages. The economy relied mainly on agriculture. Manorialism describes how land was distributed and who profited from the land. A lord received a piece of land, usually from a higher nobleman, or from the king. | 22 | |
| 7195149369 | Marxist | a supporter of the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels | 23 | |
| 7195156261 | medieval | relating to the Middle Ages. or very old-fashioned or primitive. | 24 | |
| 7195164390 | mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading; | 25 | |
| 7195187788 | migration | movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. | 26 | |
| 7195192396 | monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. | 27 | |
| 7195193340 | nation state | a sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent. | 28 | |
| 7195224807 | nationalism | patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts. | 29 | |
| 7195226549 | neolithic | relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. | 30 | |
| 7195265439 | nobility | the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. | 31 | |
| 7195267866 | nomad | a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. | 32 | |
| 7195257373 | nobility | the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. | 33 | |
| 7195300933 | pandemic | (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. | 34 | |
| 7195302652 | papacy | the office or authority of the Pope. | 35 | |
| 7195309474 | pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. | 36 | |
| 7195322006 | patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men. | 37 | |
| 7195329320 | periodization | Periodization is the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete, quantified named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study and analysis of history. | 38 | |
| 7195356029 | political | relating to the government or the public affairs of a country. | 39 | |
| 7195364767 | polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. | 40 | |
| 7195374082 | proletariat | workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism). | 41 | |
| 7195384942 | Protestantism | the faith, practice, and church order of the Protestant churches. | 42 | |
| 7195609412 | rebellion | an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. | 43 | |
| 7195615429 | reforms | make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. | 44 | |
| 7195628450 | religion | the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. | 45 | |
| 7195640862 | revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 46 | |
| 7195650601 | secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 47 | |
| 7195661423 | serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 48 | |
| 7195668803 | shaman | a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing. | 49 | |
| 7195688238 | social | relating to society or its organization. | 50 | |
| 7195694428 | state | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | 51 | |
| 7195725743 | steppes | a large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia. | 52 | |
| 7195729567 | suffrage | the right to vote in political elections. | 53 | |
| 7195733542 | syncretism | the amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. | 54 | |
| 7195740577 | technology | the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. | 55 | |
| 7195752183 | textiles | a type of cloth or woven fabric | 56 | |
| 7195754424 | urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 57 |
