World History BHS 1

John B.
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  1. BCE
    of the period before the Common Era
    Before the Common Era
  2. CE
    of the period coinciding with the Christian era
    the Common Era
  3. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
    Usually a land-owning elite class
  4. assimilate
    make alike
  5. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  6. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  7. feudalism
    the social system in which vassals were protected by lords
  8. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  9. monotheism
    belief in a single God
  10. neo
    (used as a combining form) recent or new
  11. neolithic
    of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age
  12. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  13. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  14. Pharaoh
    the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
  15. polygamy
    having more than one spouse at a time
  16. polytheism
    belief in multiple gods
  17. republic
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  18. sedentary
    requiring sitting or little activity
  19. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  20. theology
    the rational and systematic study of religion
  21. totalitarianism
    a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
Created on Thu Aug 29 15:41:29 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Sep 03 10:05:38 EDT 2013)

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