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4827063496absolutismbelief in where one ruler/government has all the powers0
4827068430agricultureproduction of crops, livestock and poultry1
4827068431aristocracyclass or government that is consider to be the best2
4827069397biasfeeling towards something that is unreasonable3
4827070388bureaucracygovernment with many administrator and officials4
4827086110chiefdomthe rank of a person highest on authority or family5
4827087547city statestate that is surrounded by agricultural cities6
4827099195civlizationwhere human society has reached the highest level of culture, science and etc7
4827119041commercialrelating to something or to engage in trade8
4827120569demographythe count of births, deaths, marriage and population9
4827125510divinationpractice that predicts the future10
4827133071dynastysequence of ruler from the same family11
4827138543empirepeople getting ruled over by someone more powerful then them12
4827141808epidemica disease affecting many people but not wide spread13
4827141809foragerone that looks for food or hunter or gatherer14
4827168717globalizationmoving to other parts of the world and connecting with them15
4827171950indentured servantpeople that moved to another country to work for someone16
4827174062interregionalconnecting with 2 or more regions or kind of like trading17
4827178058kingdomgovernment that has king or queen18
4827179443medievalstyle, characteristics of middle ages or just relating to it19
4827183588merchantsomeone who sells stuff like a dealer20
4827188003monotheismbelieving that there is only one god21
4827189594nationpeople with the same culture living in one territory22
4827193671neolithiclast phase of the stone age domestication of animals and development of agriculture23
4827195496nobilitygroup of people belonging in a noble class and got to be noble from there family24
4827208526nomadgroup of people moving from one place to another, so not living in the same place25
4827212015oceanvast body of salt water or a lot something26
4827278185pandemica disease that is wide spread throughout the world27
4827281976papacyoffice of pope or the time he is in office28
4827287597pastoralconsist of Shepard or relating to country life29
4827292021patriarchalthe male head of the family30
4827297348periodizationdividing subjects into historical timeline for purpose31
4827307760polytheismbelief in more than one god32
4827316569prehistoricrelating to a time period recorded in history33
4827318450primary sourcean eyewitness that saw what happened34
4827320008revolutionan overthrow of the government35
4827322025ruralrelating to the the characteristics of a country life or living in the country36
4827325802scribeperson who makes copies of scripts and must be able to read and write37
4827326865secondary sourceinformation that was created by someone that did not see it happen at the exact moment38
4827330465serfa person that works for another person or basically a slave39
4827331633shamankind of like a good witch doctor or a person that heals and controls spirit40
4827337783slavesomeone that is property to another subject41
4827338816steppesgrassland without trees42
4827340250urbanliving in city or relating to characteristics of a town or city43

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