14772398611 | Absolutism | The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matter | 0 | |
14772398612 | Agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and rearing of animals to provide food, wool, or other products | 1 | |
14772398613 | agrarian | relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land. | 2 | |
14772398614 | aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. | 3 | |
14772398615 | bands/clans | *A group of people who have a common interest or purpose * A group of close knit and interrelated families | 4 | |
14772398616 | barbarian | a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized | 5 | |
14772398617 | Bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | 6 | |
14772398618 | bias | prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. | 7 | |
14772398619 | Chiefdom | A form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship | 8 | |
14772398620 | civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. | 9 | |
14772398621 | City states | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 10 | |
14772398622 | classical | The period after the decline of River Valley civilizations (about 1000 B.C.E. to 600 CE) | 11 | |
14772398623 | commercial | concerned with or engaged in commerce. | 12 | |
14772398624 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 13 | |
14772398625 | Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics. | 14 | |
14772398626 | Divination | the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means | 15 | |
14772398627 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 16 | |
14772398628 | economy | The system of trade and industry by which the wealth of a country is made and used | 17 | |
14772398629 | egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people | 18 | |
14772398630 | emperor | the male ruler of an empire | 19 | |
14772398631 | empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 20 | |
14772398632 | epidemic | a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. | 21 | |
14772398633 | 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. | 22 | |
14772398634 | forager | an organism that searches for food | 23 | |
14772398635 | globalization | the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. | 24 | |
14772398636 | Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 25 | |
14772398637 | Hunter gatherer | a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods. | 26 | |
14772398638 | indentured servant | Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America | 27 | |
14772398639 | Interregional | Of, involving, or connecting two or more regions | 28 | |
14772398640 | irrigation | The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops. | 29 | |
14772398641 | Kingdom | a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. | 30 | |
14772398642 | medieval | referring to the Middle Ages | 31 | |
14772398643 | Merchant | a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade. | 32 | |
14772398644 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head. | 33 | |
14772398645 | Monotheism | belief in only one god | 34 | |
14772398646 | nation | a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 35 | |
14772398647 | Neolithic | of, relating to, or denoting the later part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed. | 36 | |
14772398648 | Nobility | A high-ranking social class | 37 | |
14772398649 | nomadic | people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock | 38 | |
14772398650 | Ocean | A large body of salt water | 39 | |
14772398651 | pandemic | an epidemic that is geographically widespread | 40 | |
14772398652 | Papacy | the office or authority of the pope | 41 | |
14772398653 | Pastoral | related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle | 42 | |
14772398654 | patriarchal | relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority | 43 | |
14772398655 | Periodization | the division of history into periods of time | 44 | |
14772398656 | polytheism | Belief in many gods | 45 | |
14772398657 | prehistoric | the time or period before recorded or written history | 46 | |
14772398658 | primary source | An original document containing the observations, ideas, and conclusions of an individual. It is a firsthand account presented by someone present or actively participating in the event. Examples include manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and personal journals. | 47 | |
14772398659 | revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 48 | |
14772398660 | Scribe | a person who writes things down | 49 | |
14772398661 | sea | large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land | 50 | |
14772398662 | Secondary source | a document or written work created after an event | 51 | |
14772398663 | serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 52 | |
14772398664 | shaman | A person who is believed to have the power to cure the sick and forecast and control the future | 53 | |
14772398665 | slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. | 54 | |
14772398666 | state | a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. | 55 | |
14772398667 | steppes | Treeless plains, especially the high, flat expanses of northern Eurasia, which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military. | 56 | |
14772398668 | theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 57 | |
14772398669 | urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 58 |
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