7245385996 | Absolutism | the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. | 0 | |
7245385997 | Agrarian | Adjective - Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. Noun- person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement | 1 | |
7250369776 | Agriculture | the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life. | 2 | |
7245387833 | Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. | 3 | |
7245387834 | Bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. | 4 | |
7245387902 | Buddhism | a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment that enables one to halt the endless sequence of births and deaths | 5 | |
7245392162 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 6 | |
7245392163 | 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. | 7 | |
7245393678 | Centralized | concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority. | 8 | |
7245394546 | Chattel | an item of property other than real estate. | 9 | |
7245394547 | Chiefdom | a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial | 10 | |
7245395627 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 11 | |
7245395628 | City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 12 | |
7245396944 | Civilization | the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization. | 13 | |
7245400336 | Clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church. | 14 | |
7245400337 | Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. | 15 | |
7245401580 | Colony | a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country. | 16 | |
7245401581 | Communism | A type of society where all property is owned by the government, everyone is paid the same and there is very little work incentive so everyone is poor | 17 | |
7245402534 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 18 | |
7245404900 | Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society. | 19 | |
7245404901 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety. | 20 | |
7245406700 | Demography | the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. | 21 | |
7245406701 | Diaspora | the dispersion of any people from their original homeland.(Jews in particular) | 22 | |
7245406976 | Dynasty | a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in politics. | 23 | |
7245410018 | Economic | relating to economics or the economy. | 24 | |
7245410019 | Edict | an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. | 25 | |
7245411430 | Egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 26 | |
7245411431 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 27 | |
7245412019 | Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. | 28 | |
7245414683 | Ethnocentrism | evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture. | 29 | |
7245415513 | 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. | 30 | |
7245420838 | Forage | a wide search over an area in order to obtain something, especially food or provisions. | 31 | |
7245420839 | Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. | 32 | |
7245422738 | Globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. | 33 | |
7245423532 | Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 34 | |
7245423533 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion. | 35 | |
7245426816 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 36 | |
7245427992 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 37 | |
7245429155 | Indentured Servant | A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country. | 38 | |
7245429156 | Industrial | relating to or characterized by industry. | 39 | |
7245431382 | Inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. | 40 | |
7245432072 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews. | 41 | |
7245434025 | Manufacture | make (something) on a large scale using machinery. | 42 | |
7245435734 | Maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity. | 43 | |
7245437743 | Matriarchy | a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women. | 44 | |
7245438748 | Merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade. | 45 | |
7245439716 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. | 46 | |
7245440910 | Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God. | 47 | |
7245440911 | Nation | a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 48 | |
7245443845 | Neolithic | relating to or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. | 49 | |
7245444782 | Nobility | the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. | 50 | |
7245444783 | Nomad(ic) | living the life of a nomad; wandering. | 51 | |
7245446063 | Pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. | 52 | |
7245446064 | Pandemic | (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. | 53 | |
7245447869 | Papacy | the office or authority of the Pope. | 54 | |
7245448914 | Pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. | 55 | |
7245450099 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by men | 56 | |
7245450100 | Periodization | 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. | 57 | |
7245452442 | Polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. | 58 | |
7245452443 | Prehistoric | relating to or denoting the period before written records. | 59 | |
7245455006 | Primary Source | an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. | 60 | |
7245455799 | Protestant | a member or follower of any of the Western Christian churches that are separate from the Roman Catholic Church and follow the principles of the Reformation, including the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Lutheran churches. | 61 | |
7245455800 | Reform | make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. | 62 | |
7245456766 | Regime | a government, especially an authoritarian one. | 63 | |
7245456767 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 64 | |
7245457771 | Rural | in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. | 65 | |
7245457772 | Scribe | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. | 66 | |
7245458922 | Secondary Source | information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching. | 67 | |
7245458923 | Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 68 | |
7245461328 | Serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 69 | |
7245461329 | 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. | 70 | |
7245461330 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. | 71 | |
7245462076 | State | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | 72 | |
7245462077 | Subjugate | bring under domination or control, especially by conquest. | 73 | |
7245462852 | Syncretic | a union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies | 74 | |
7245464125 | Textile | a type of cloth or woven fabric. | 75 | |
7245464775 | Theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 76 | |
7245464776 | Urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 77 | |
7245465697 | Veneration | great respect; reverence. | 78 | |
7245465698 | Xenophobic | having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. | 79 |
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