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6999970214B.C.E, BC(Before Common Era) or (Before Christ) the time period before the assumed birth year of Jesus.0
6999984167C.E, AD(Common Era) or (Anno Domini) the time period after the birth of Jesus1
7000161780Abdicatefail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).2
7000161781Accessionthe attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power, typically that of monarch or president.3
7000163166Aesthetica branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste4
7000164401Agrariana person who advocates a redistribution of landed property, especially as part of a social movement.5
7000204764Amenitiesa desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.6
7000204765Anarchya state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.7
7000205752Animismthe belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.8
7000205753Antiquitythe ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages (Great Age)9
7000206845Appeasementa political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict10
7000206846Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.11
7000210955Asceticismis a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.(frugal lifestyle)12
7000212811AssimilateTake in a new idea and fully understand it.13
7000225706Authoritarianfavoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.14
7000225707Autocracya system of government by one person with absolute power.15
7000226654Barbarismabsence of culture and civilization.16
7000230181Bureaucracy/Bureaucratsa system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.17
7000526730City-Statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state18
7000526731Civicsthe study of the rights and duties of citizenship.19
7000527956Classicalbetween about the year 1730 and the year 182020
7000527957Colonialrelating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies.21
7000527958Commercean interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries or between different parts of the same country trade; business22
7000529292Communal. shared by all members of a community; for common use23
7000593831Concubinea woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.24
7005750749Conscriptioncompulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.25
7005750750Cosmopolitanfamiliar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.26
7005755339Coupa sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.27
7005757669Demography/DemographicDemography is the science of populations.three main demographic processes: birth, migration, and aging (including death).28
7005758714Despota king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.29
7005758715Diasporathe scattering of the Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity.30
7005758716Dissentthe expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.31
7005759992Dissidenta person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state32
7005759993Domestic/Domesticateexisting or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international./tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce33
7005762027Dynasty/Dynastica series of rulers from one family./relating to a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.34
7005762028Edictan official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.35
7005762029Egalitarianrelating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.36
7005763087Elitea group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group37
7005763088Emigrateleave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.38
7005764144Epica long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.39
7005765941Ethnocentricevaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.40
7005765942Feudalisma combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe it was a way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor.41
7005765943Genocidethe deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.42
7005767700GentryA group of people born into the high class "pure-bred"43
7005767701Guildan association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft in a particular town.44
7005769316Hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.45
7005769317Hominidsmembers are known as great apes[note 1] or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates46
7005770752Homogenoussimilar in position, structure, and evolutionary origin but not necessarily in function.47
7005776715Ideologya system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.48
7005777893Imperial/Imperialisma policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.49
7005789335Indigenousoriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place50
7005789336Infrastructurethe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.51
7005790198Lineagelineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.52
7005790199Linguisticrelating to language53
7005790200Manifestclear or obvious to the eye or mind.54
7005791629Maritimeconnected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity.55
7005791630Martialof or appropriate to war; warlike.56
7005791631Matrilinealof or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.57
7005792559Mercenarya person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or party to the conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities by desire for private gain58
7005800264Monarchya form of government in which a group, usually a family called the dynasty, embodies the country's national identity and one of its members, called the monarch, exercises a role of sovereignty59
7005803807Monopoly/Monopolizethe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.60
7005803808Monotheismthe belief that there is only one God.61
7005803809Mysticalrelating to mystics or religious mysticism62
7005805530Nation-statea type of state that joins the political entity of a state to the cultural entity of a nation, from which it aims to derive its political legitimacy to rule and potentially its status as a sovereign state63
7005805531Neoa modified form of liberalism tending to favor free-market capitalism.64
7005805532NeolithicPeriod or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC65
7005807497Nomadicpeople having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.66
7005808482Oligarchya small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.67
7005808483Pantheona temple dedicated to all the gods.68
7005810509Papal/Papacyof or relating to a pope or to the Roman Catholic Church69
7005814412Parliament/Parliamentary Systema system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch70
7005814413Pastoralis a lifestyle of shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasture71
7005814414PatriarchalDominated by men.72
7005816839Patrilinealrelating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line73
7005816840Patronagethe support given by a patron74
7005816849Peasanta poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation75
7005818411Pharaohthe common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt76
7005818412Piety/Piousthe quality of being religious or reverent.77
7005820099Politya form or process of civil government or constitution.78
7005820100Polygamythe practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.79
7005823137Polytheismthe belief in or worship of more than one god.80
7005823138Proselytizeconvert or attempt to convert someone from one religion, belief, or opinion to another.81
7005824810Provincialconcerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.82
7005826630Regenta person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.83
7005826631Republica state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.84
7005829732Rhetoric/Rhetoricalthe art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques./relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.85
7005829733Sedentarytending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.86
7005831162Serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.87
7005831163ShariaIslamic canonical law based on the teachings of the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet prescribing both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for law breaking.88
7005831164Sinificationthe process whereby non-Han Chinese societies come under the influence of Han Chinese state and society.89
7005832631Statethe territory, or one of the territories, of a government.90
7005832632Steppean extensive plain, especially one without trees.91
7005834028Stratificationa stratified state or appearance92
7005834029Sub-Saharanthe area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara.93
7005837598Subordinatea person under the authority or control of another within an organization.94
7005837599Successiona number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other95
7005838446Syncretismthe amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.96
7005838447Textilesa type of cloth or woven fabric.97
7005839642Theocracya form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives98
7005839643Theologythe study of the nature of God and religious belief.99
7005841319Totalitarianrelating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.100
7005841320Tributary Stateis subordinate to a more powerful neighbor101
7005842851Tyrannycruel and oppressive government or rule.102
7005842852Urban/Urbanizein, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town./make or become urban in character.103
7005844216Usurptake a position of power or importance illegally or by force.104
7005844217Vernacularthe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.105

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