7094387032 | 1. Abate | 1. To make less in amount, to subside, to nullify, to deduct, omit | 0 | |
7095993401 | Absolutism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator. Popular during the years 16500-1750 | 1 | |
7094387473 | 1. Adjacent | 1. Near, next to, adjoining | 2 | |
7095992041 | Agrarian | Concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land | 3 | |
7094387784 | Agriculture | Farming | 4 | |
7094388288 | Anthropomorphic | Attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods | 5 | |
7094388790 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 6 | |
7094389593 | Avarice | A greedy desire, particularly for wealth | 7 | |
7094389931 | Bias | A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific | 8 | |
7096010526 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of Buddha | 9 | |
7094389932 | Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 10 | |
7094390815 | Capital | The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center | 11 | |
7096012400 | Capitalism | An economic system inn which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, esp. as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth | 12 | |
7094391130 | Capitulate | To end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel | 13 | |
7094391717 | Centralized | Empires and states developed increasingly _____ governments to administer and organize their subjects (600 BCE to 600 CE, in China, Persia, Rome, etc.) | 14 | |
7094392216 | Charlatan | A fake, fraud, imposter, cheat | 15 | |
7096026802 | Chattel | An item of personal, movable property; slave. Any article of tangible property other than land, building, and other things annexed to land | 16 | |
7094392491 | Cheifdom | A system of government in which the leader relies on generosity, ritual status, or charisma rather than force to win obedience from the people | 17 | |
7094394021 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | 18 | |
7094394509 | City-State | A city political and economic control over the surrounding countryside | 19 | |
7094395681 | Civilization | A complex, highly organized society | 20 | |
7096042905 | Clergy | Church Officials | 21 | |
7094397427 | Coerce | To compel, force | 22 | |
7094397428 | Colonialism | Attempt by one country to establish settlements in another territory. This was common from 1400-1700s | 23 | |
7094398007 | Colony | A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere | 24 | |
7094398306 | Communism | A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | 25 | |
7094398761 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct | 26 | |
7094400306 | Copious | Abundant, plentiful | 27 | |
7096054795 | Culture | Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people | 28 | |
7094400307 | Daoism | Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events | 29 | |
7094402061 | Deforestation | Destruction of forrests | 30 | |
7094402573 | Demography | Scientific study of human populations | 31 | |
7094403194 | Derive | Obtain something from a specified source | 32 | |
7096066251 | Diaspora | A Greek word meaning 'dispersal,' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews, for example, spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in antiquity and today can be found in other places | 33 | |
7094403674 | Divine | Pertaining to God | 34 | |
7096067985 | Dynasty | A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family | 35 | |
7094404812 | Economic | Of or relating to economics or the economy. Study of how societies decide what to produce, how to produce it, and how to distribute what they produce | 36 | |
7096067986 | Edict | An official order issued by someone in authority | 37 | |
7094406531 | Egalitarian | A person who believes in the equality of all people | 38 | |
7094411500 | Empire | An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formally especially an emperor or empress | 39 | |
7094411774 | Enroach | To advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass | 40 | |
7094411775 | Epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease | 41 | |
7094412660 | Equitable | Fair; just; impartial | 42 | |
7094413206 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | 43 | |
7094415448 | Feudalism | A political and social system that developed during the Middle Ages; nobles offered protection and land in return for service | 44 | |
7094415449 | Forage | The act of searching for food and provisions | 45 | |
7094415762 | Fundamental | A central or primary rule or principle on which something is based | 46 | |
7094416155 | Genocide | Deliberate elimination of a group through mass murder | 47 | |
7094416156 | Globalization | Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope | 48 | |
7094417680 | Hegemony | Domination or leadership - especially the predominant influence of one state over others; the domination of one state or group over its allies | 49 | |
7094417681 | Hierarchy | A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 50 | |
7094418119 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 51 | |
7094419258 | Ideology | A consistent pattern of opinion on particular issues that steams from a core belief or set of beliefs | 52 | |
7094419631 | Imperialism | A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically | 53 | |
7094419632 | Incursion | Sudden Invasion; an attack or raid; the act of entering another's territory | 54 | |
7094420268 | Indentured Servant | Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a fixed number of years | 55 | |
7094420927 | Indignant | Angered at something unjust or wrong | 56 | |
7094420928 | Industrial | A series of improvements in the industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods. Of, relating to, or characterized by industry | 57 | |
7094421219 | Inflation | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services; a general and progressive increase in prices | 58 | |
7094421849 | Institution | A long lasting pattern of organization in a community | 59 | |
7094421850 | Intermediary | A negotiator who acts as a link between parties; a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a messenger | 60 | |
7094422257 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one God. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people, Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament | 61 | |
7094422258 | Lambast | Criticize (someone or something) harshly | 62 | |
7094424714 | Legitimate | Conforming to the law or to rules, reasonable, justified | 63 | |
7094436826 | Malfeasance | Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official | 64 | |
7094439221 | Manufacture | To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery | 65 | |
7094439222 | Maritime | Relating to the sea, especially in referring to seafaring commercial or military activity | 66 | |
7094439697 | Matriarchy | A system of society or government ruled by woman or women | 67 | |
7094439698 | Medieval | Another name for the Middle Ages | 68 | |
7094440032 | Merchant | A person who makes money by selling goods | 69 | |
7094440033 | Monarchy | A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings or queens who govern in the interests of all. (Like the British Monarchy, even though they once held power of the government, they no longer do) | 70 | |
7094440301 | Monotheism | Belief in a single God | 71 | |
7094440581 | Munificence | Generosity in giving; great generosity | 72 | |
7094440582 | Myriad | Consisting of a very great number; a countless or extremely great number | 73 | |
7094440816 | Nation | A large amount of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory | 74 | |
7094445709 | Negligible | So unimportant that it can be disregarded | 75 | |
7094446303 | Neolithic | Of, relating to the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed | 76 | |
7094446304 | Nobility | The quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank; a high-ranking social class | 77 | |
7094447187 | Nomad (-ic) | Nomadic thus means anything that involves moving around a lot. Nomadic hunter gatherer tribes follow the animals they hunt, carrying tents with them. You don't have to be a nomad to live a nomadic lifestyle | 78 | |
7094447188 | Pagan | A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions | 79 | |
7094447596 | Pandemic | An epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide | 80 | |
7094447597 | Papacy | The office or authority of the pope | 81 | |
7094447598 | Parity | Equality | 82 | |
7094448010 | Pastoral | 83 | ||
7094448011 | Patriarchy | 84 | ||
7094448854 | Periodization Placate | 85 | ||
7094452339 | Plethora | 86 | ||
7094452340 | Polytheism | 87 | ||
7094452693 | Prehistoric | 88 | ||
7094453196 | Prevalent | 89 | ||
7094453943 | Primary Source | 90 | ||
7094453944 | Prolific | 91 | ||
7094454324 | Protestant | 92 | ||
7094454325 | Prowess | 93 | ||
7094454602 | Rational | 94 | ||
7094454603 | Reform | 95 | ||
7094455126 | Regime | 96 | ||
7094455127 | Revolution | 97 | ||
7094455860 | Rural | 98 | ||
7094455861 | Scribe | 99 | ||
7094456368 | Secondary Source | 100 | ||
7094456369 | Secular | 101 | ||
7094456690 | Serf | 102 | ||
7094456691 | Shaman | 103 | ||
7094456692 | Slave | 104 | ||
7094457129 | State | 105 | ||
7094457130 | Stratified | 106 | ||
7094457646 | Subjective | 107 | ||
7094457647 | Subjugate | 108 | ||
7094457958 | Sutplus | 109 | ||
7094457959 | Syncretic | 110 | ||
7094458345 | Textile | 111 | ||
7094458633 | Theocracy | 112 | ||
7094458634 | Tumultuous | 113 | ||
7094458933 | Ubiquitous | 114 | ||
7094459542 | Urban | 115 | ||
7094459976 | Veneration | 116 | ||
7094461548 | Xenophobic | 117 |
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