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10453347776Absolutism meansultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.0
10453347777AdministerTo manage or direct1
10453347778Afro-Of or pertaining to ideas, events, and people dealing with Africa2
10453347779agrarian societya society in which people make a living from farming3
10453347780AnalyzeDiscover or reveal(something) through detailed examination4
10453347781Anti-SemitismPrejudice against Jews5
10453347782Arable (adj)Fit for growing crops6
10453347783-archygovernment7
10453347784aristocracy (n)a hereditary ruling class; a group considered to be superior to the others8
10453347785AuthoritarianA government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.9
10453347786Balance of Powerdistribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong10
10453347787BureaucracyA large, complex organization composed of appointed officials11
10453347788CausationA cause and effect relationship in which one variable controls the changes in another variable.12
10453347789-centricat the center; central13
10453347790city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.14
10453347791coerce (v)to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats15
10453347792ColonyA group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.16
10453347793ConscriptionA military draft17
10453347794ContextThe circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, an in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed18
10453374815Coup d'etatA sudden overthrow of the government by a small group19
10453375641deforestationThe removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.20
10453376132Deity/deitiesgod or gods and goddesses.21
10453378108DemocracyA political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them22
10453379618DemographyThe scientific study of population characteristics.23
10453380282DiffusionThe process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time24
10453381787DynastyA series of rulers from the same family25
10453381789egalitarianpromoting equal rights for all people26
10453383059EmpireA group of states or territories controlled by one ruler27
10453384095Globalizationthe process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.28
10453385034hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.29
10453386919indenturewritten contract30
10453387923KinshipA social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption31
10453388448Metallurgythe science of working with metals32
10453390141MigrationA movement from one country or region to another33
10453392822nation-stateA state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality34
10453394414nomadicwandering from place to place35
10453395051pastoral______ societies were characterized by the domestication of animals but they usually did not settle down and farm or build towns.36
10453397768patriarchya form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.37
10453400652raw materialsUnprocessed natural products used in production38
10453401289sedentary(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place39
10453401781SecularConcerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters40
10453402731SyncretismThe unification or blending of opposing people, ideas, or practices, frequently in the realm of religion. For example, when Christianity was adopted by people in a new land, they often incorporate it into their existing culture and traditions.41
10453403723Synthesiscombination42
10453405279Stratificationthe uneven distribution of resources and privileges among participants in a group or culture43
10453406728VernacularEveryday language of ordinary people44

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