7181081271 | Abate absolutism | a form of government in which the ruler is a less intense absolute dictator | 0 | |
7181072460 | Adjacent Agrarian | the cultivation of land next to one another | 1 | |
7181072275 | Agriculture | farming is the cultivation and breeding of animals, plants and fungi for food, fiber, bio fuel, medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life | 2 | |
7181111355 | Anthropomorphic | having human characteristics | 3 | |
7181111356 | Aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices | 4 | |
7181112777 | Avarice | extreme greed for wealth or material gain | 5 | |
7181113040 | Bias Buddhism | To be in favor or against Buddhism | 6 | |
7181113449 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 7 | |
7181114284 | Capital Capitalism | the product that is making most profit | 8 | |
7181116157 | Capitulate | cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender | 9 | |
7181116158 | Centralized | concentrate control of an activity or organization under a single authority | 10 | |
7181116575 | Charlatan Chattel | a fake slave | 11 | |
7181117643 | Chiefdom | a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or houses | 12 | |
7181118318 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices | 13 | |
7181118319 | City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 14 | |
7181118744 | Civilization Clergy | the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church | 15 | |
7181118745 | Coerce | persuade an unwilling person to do something by using force or threats | 16 | |
7181119537 | Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically | 17 | |
7181119538 | 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 | 18 | |
7181123855 | Communism | a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs | 19 | |
7181126993 | Confucianism | the ethical teachings formulated by Confucius and introduced into Chinese religion, emphasizing devotion to parents, family, and friends, cultivation of the mind, self-control, and just social activity | 20 | |
7181126994 | Copious Culture | Cultures that are very successful within their economy. | 21 | |
7181127403 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu, 6th century BC, advocating humility and religious piety | 22 | |
7181127404 | Deforestation | clearance or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use | 23 | |
7181129431 | Demography | the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations | 24 | |
7181129432 | Derive Diaspora | they scatter from their homeland to places across the globe, spreading their culture as they go to share their life with new people. | 25 | |
7181130088 | Divine Dynasty | doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. This belief was common through the seventeenth century | 26 | |
7181130624 | Economic Edict | When the economy is at the point of falling apart | 27 | |
7181132768 | Egalitarian | relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 28 | |
7181132769 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress | 29 | |
7181133970 | Encroach | intrude on a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right | 30 | |
7181134404 | Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time | 31 | |
7181135352 | Equitable | fair and impartial | 32 | |
7181136295 | Ethnocentrism | evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture | 33 | |
7181137861 | 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 | 34 | |
7181138079 | Forage | a person or animal search widely for food or provisions | 35 | |
7181138080 | Fundamental | forming a necessary base or core; of central importance | 36 | |
7181139289 | Genocide | the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation | 37 | |
7181139290 | Globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale | 38 | |
7181142007 | Hegemony | leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others | 39 | |
7181144164 | Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 40 | |
7181144849 | Hinduism | a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion | 41 | |
7181144850 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy | 42 | |
7181145496 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force | 43 | |
7181148250 | Incursion | an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one | 44 | |
7181148261 | Indentured | bind someone by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer | 45 | |
7181148980 | Servant Indignant | Servants that were not treated fairly | 46 | |
7181149457 | Industrial | relating to or characterized by industry | 47 | |
7181149774 | Inflation | the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated | 48 | |
7181150101 | Institution | a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose | 49 | |
7181151935 | Intermediary | a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator | 50 | |
7181152296 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews | 51 | |
7181152607 | Lambaste | criticize someone or something harshly | 52 | |
7181152608 | Legitimate | conforming to the law or to rules | 53 | |
7181153164 | Malfeasance | wrongdoing, especially by a public official | 54 | |
7181158616 | Manufacture | make something on a large scale using machinery | 55 | |
7181158617 | Maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity | 56 | |
7181159138 | Matriarchy | a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women | 57 | |
7181159139 | Medieval | lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery | 58 | |
7181159586 | Merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade | 59 | |
7181159973 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head | 60 | |
7181159974 | Monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one God | 61 | |
7181161051 | Munificence | the quality or action of being lavishly generous; great generosity | 62 | |
7181161283 | Myriad | a countless or extremely great number or a unit of ten thousand | 63 | |
7181161945 | Nation | a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory | 64 | |
7181161946 | Negligible | so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant | 65 | |
7181162351 | Neolithic | denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed | 66 | |
7181162591 | Nobility | the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank | 67 | |
7181163069 | Nomad(-ic) | a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock | 68 | |
7181165352 | Pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions | 69 | |
7181165736 | Pandemic | a disease prevalent over a whole country or the world | 70 | |
7181165737 | Papacy | the office or authority of the Pope | 71 | |
7181167583 | Parity | the state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay | 72 | |
7181167584 | Pastoral | land or a farm used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle | 73 | |
7181168149 | Patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line | 74 | |
7181168150 | Periodization Placate | make someone less angry or hostile throughout the history of the world | 75 | |
7181170005 | Plethora | a large or excessive amount of something | 76 | |
7181170022 | Polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god | 77 | |
7181170919 | Prehistoric | relating to or denoting the period before written records | 78 | |
7181171689 | Prevalent | widespread in a particular area at a particular time | 79 | |
7181173001 | 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 | 80 | |
7181173002 | Prolific | producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring | 81 | |
7181174369 | 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. | 82 | |
7181174661 | Prowess | skill or expertise in a particular activity or field | 83 | |
7181174662 | Rational | based on or in accordance with reason or logic | 84 | |
7181175043 | Reform | make changes in something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it | 85 | |
7181175376 | Regime | a government, especially an authoritarian one | 86 | |
7181176070 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system | 87 | |
7181176648 | Rural | the countryside rather than the town | 88 | |
7181177802 | Scribe | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. | 89 | |
7181178103 | Secondary Source | information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand | 90 | |
7181178886 | Secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis | 91 | |
7181179321 | Serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate | 92 | |
7181179322 | 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 | 93 | |
7181179734 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them | 94 | |
7181180343 | State | a type of political subdivision of a nation | 95 | |
7181180805 | Stratified | arrange or classify | 96 | |
7181181432 | Subjective | based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions | 97 | |
7181181973 | Subjugate | bring under domination or control | 98 | |
7181182243 | Surplus | an excess of production or supply over demand | 99 | |
7181182660 | Syncretic | fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies | 100 | |
7181183338 | Textile | a type of cloth | 101 | |
7181184395 | Theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god | 102 | |
7181185053 | Tumultuous | making a loud, confused noise or being excited | 103 | |
7181186558 | Ubiquitous | found everywhere | 104 | |
7181190627 | Urban | characteristic of a city or town | 105 | |
7181190893 | Veneration | great respect; reverence | 106 | |
7181190894 | Xenophobic | showing a dislike against people from other countries | 107 |
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