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184260301abolishdo away with0
184260302acquisitionan ability that has been acquired by training1
184265523agrarianrelating to rural matters2
184265524agriculturethe federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers3
184265525annextake illegally, as of territory4
184265526asceticpractices self denial as spiritual discipline5
184265527atrocitiescruel and inhumane acts that people commit against each other6
184265528bureaucracynonelective government officials7
184265529caliphthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth8
184265530capitalistPerson who owns or controls the means for producing wealth9
184265531capitulationsAgreements with European powers that gave European bankers and merchants unfair advantages in the Empire10
184265532colonizationthe act of colonizing11
184265533communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership12
184265534conscriptioncompulsory military service13
184265535conservatisma political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes14
184265536cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another15
184265537decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
184265538democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them17
184265539disillusionmentfreeing from false belief or illusions18
184265540domesticof concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation19
184265541dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family20
184265542empirea group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization21
184265543envoysomeone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else22
184265544extraterritorialityRight of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.23
184265545fascisma political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition24
184265546feudalismA political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land25
184265547immigranta person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there26
184265548imperialisma policy of extending your rule over foreign countries27
184265549indentured laborlabor under contract to an employer for a fixed period of time, typically three to seven years, in exchange for their transportation, food, clothing, lodging and other necessities28
184265550indigenousnative to a certain area29
184265551industrializationthe development of industry on an extensive scale30
184265552kingdoma monarchy with a king or queen as head of state31
184265553maritimebordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea32
184265554mercantilisman economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests33
184265555merchantsomeone who buys and sells goods for a living34
184265556metallurgythe science and technology of metals35
184265557migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another36
184265558monasticisma way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith37
184265559monotheismbelief in a single God38
184265560nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it39
184265561nomadicwandering, moving about from place to place40
184265562pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)41
184265563patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority42
184265564polytheismbelief in multiple Gods43
184265565popular sovereigntypeople hold the final authority in all matters of government44
184265566prohibitforbid; ban; enjoin; interdict45
184265567reforma change for the better as a result of correcting abuses46
184265568reparationcompensation (given or received) for an insult or injury47
184265569ruralliving in or characteristic of farming or country life48
184265570secularconcerning those not members of the clergy49
184265571sedentarycharacterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place50
184265572self-determinedTo decide, take control, of one's own being and actions. To make one's own decisions about the future.51
184265573shiaa Muslim group that accepts only the descendants of Muhammed's son-in-law Ali as the true rulers of Islam52
184265574socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry53
184265575subservientabjectly submissive54
184265576suffragea legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; right to vote55
184265577sunniA branch of Islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad56
184265578taxcharge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government57
184265579totalitarianisma form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)58
184265580urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area59

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