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193736025abolishdo away with0
193736026acquisitionan ability that has been acquired by training1
193736027agrarianrelating to rural matters2
193736028agriculturethe practice of cultivating the land or raising stock3
193736029annexan addition that extends a main building4
193736030asceticpractices self denial as spiritual discipline5
193736031atrocitiescruel and inhumane acts that people commit against each other6
193736032bureaucracynonelective government officials7
193736033caliphthe civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth8
193736034capitalistfavoring or practicing capitalism9
193736035capitulationsAgreements with European powers that gave European bankers and merchants unfair advantages in the Empire10
193736036colonizationthe act of colonizing11
193736037communisma political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society12
193736038conscriptioncompulsory military service13
193736039conservatisma political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes14
193736040cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another15
193736041decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
193736042democracythe political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives17
193736043disillusionmentfreeing from false belief or illusions18
193736044domesticof concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation19
194204363dynastya sequence of powerful leaders in the same family20
194204364empirea group of countries under a single authority21
194204365envoysomeone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else22
194204366extraterritorialityRight of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.23
194204367fascisma political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)24
194204368feudalismthe social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C25
194204369immigranta person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there26
194204370imperialisma policy of extending your rule over foreign countries27
194204371indentured 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
194204372indigenousoriginating where it is found29
194204373industrializationthe development of industry on an extensive scale30
194204374kingdoma monarchy with a king or queen as head of state31
194204375maritimebordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea32
194204376mercantilisman economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests33
194204377merchanta businessperson engaged in retail trade34
194204378metallurgythe science and technology of metals35
194204379migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another36
194204380monasticismasceticism as a form of religious life37
194204381monotheismbelief in a single God38
194204382nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it39
194207691nomadicwandering, moving about from place to place40
194207692pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life41
194207693patriarchalcharacteristic of a patriarchy42
194207694polytheismbelief in multiple Gods43
194207695popular sovereigntypeople hold the final authority in all matters of government44
194207696prohibitcommand against45
194207697reforma change for the better as a result of correcting abuses46
194207698reparationcompensation (given or received) for an insult or injury47
194207699ruralliving in or characteristic of farming or country life48
194207700secularconcerning those not members of the clergy49
194207701sedentaryused of persons or actions50
194207702self-determinationthe ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will51
194207703Shiaone of the two main branches of orthodox Islam52
194207704socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry53
194207705subservientcompliant and obedient to authority54
194207706suffragea legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution55
194207707Sunnione of the two main branches of orthodox Islam, a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad56
194207708taxcharge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government57
194207709totalitarianisma form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator58
194207710urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area59

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