10316425938 | Aristocracy | nobility; ruling class based on heredity and privilege | 0 | |
10316429217 | BCE | before the Common Era | 1 | |
10316429671 | Bureaucracy | system of non-elected government officials | 2 | |
10316432745 | CE | the Common Era | 3 | |
10316433908 | Chronology | understanding based on the arrangement of events in time and the close study of dates | 4 | |
10316437224 | Civilization | a complex form of human organization; a society defined by shared values and institutions | 5 | |
10316440085 | Class structure | the organization of unequal social strata within a particular society | 6 | |
10316442592 | Continuity | uninterrupted pattern, something that goes on or repeats without essential change | 7 | |
10316444401 | Culture | basic beliefs and assumptions, often also expressed in the arts | 8 | |
10316446487 | Democracy | a government carried out by the people or representatives they have elected | 9 | |
10316447830 | Demography | the characteristics of a human population, or the study of those characteristics | 10 | |
10316452523 | Diplomacy | the development of relationships among different governments | 11 | |
10316454959 | Dynasty | a succession of rulers from one family; period of time defined by leadership of such succession | 12 | |
10316456739 | Economy | system of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and/or services in a particular society or group of societies | 13 | |
10316458655 | Empire | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress, often characterized by absolute power or authoritarian rule; sometimes involves territorial expansion | 14 | |
10316461810 | Epidemic | widespread outbreak of infectious disease | 15 | |
10316462804 | Evolution | genetic changes or developments in population or societies over a period of time | 16 | |
10316465065 | Exchange | trade or transfer of goods, services, and diseases within or among populations, cultures, or societies | 17 | |
10316468624 | Government | organization or administration that is in charge of a political unit | 18 | |
10316470232 | Imperialism | policy of extending rule or authority over another country or region | 19 | |
10316471444 | Kinship system | system of social relationships and often family characterizing a particular society | 20 | |
10316473509 | Leisure | time spent away from work | 21 | |
10316474198 | Merchant | businessperson engaged in buying and/or selling of goods | 22 | |
10316475077 | Migration | movement of people from one country or world region to another | 23 | |
10316476033 | Military | of or relating to warfare; system developed within a society for carrying out warfare | 24 | |
10316477750 | Missionary | a person, religion, or philosophy aiming to convert others to a particular cause or belie system | 25 | |
10316480145 | Nation | group of people politically organized under a single government with explicit geographical boundaries, often claiming a distinctive culture and cultural coherence | 26 | |
10376295764 | Nation-state | political unit comprised of an autonomous state, populated by people who tend to share common culture and history | 27 | |
10376299395 | Nationalism | devotion to the interests and development of one's nation; often includes belief in the supremacy of one's nation over others | 28 | |
10376301455 | Nomad | person or group of people with no defined home or territory; roaming lifestyle pattern, usually in a herding economy | 29 | |
10376303637 | Patriarchy | system of social and/or familial organization based on the supremacy or centrality of the father or other males | 30 | |
10376306513 | Peasant | member of a social class comprised of farmers usually tightly tied to village structures | 31 | |
10376332677 | Periodization | the system historians use to define change and a resultant coherent set of trends, dividing chronology into periods | 32 | |
10376334138 | Race | characterization of people based on inherited ethnic characteristics, often associated with skin color | 33 | |
10376348977 | Regime | political organization governing a society; government and rulers | 34 | |
10376358936 | Region | a specific geographical area | 35 | |
10376360235 | Religion | system of beliefs and rituals focused on ethics, a divine order, and the afterlife | 36 | |
10376361007 | Revolution | drastic and far-reaching change, can be used to refer to either political or social changes of great magnitudes revolution can also mean a violent uprising from below that seeks to alter political and social structures | 37 | |
10376363997 | Science | systematic set of knowledge usually based on facts, truths or ideas that can be proven; usually focused on the workings of nature | 38 | |
10376367248 | Secular | not related to religion nor spiritually | 39 | |
10376369964 | Slavery | bondage; human labor owned and controlled by other people usually without pay and sometimes characterized by inhumane treatment | 40 | |
10376385215 | Society | enduring social group whose members have organized patterns of interaction through trade, culture, and/or poltics | 41 | |
10376386699 | State | nation (or other political unit) or organized government | 42 | |
10376387626 | Syncretism | process in which beliefs or practice blend features from different groups or societies in contact | 43 | |
10376389578 | Technology | pratical application of science to industry, knowledge, or daily life | 44 | |
10376390730 | Topography | shape or features or an area of the Earth's surface | 45 | |
10376392022 | Trade | commercial exchange of goods and/or services | 46 | |
10376400929 | Tradition | long-standing custom; inherited pattern of thought of behavior | 47 | |
10376412824 | Tribe | a social divison or group of people, sometimes a family, who live or travel together | 48 | |
10376414060 | Urban | relating to a city or other area of dense population | 49 |
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