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in, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city

urban

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in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. 

rural

100

societies that cultivate the land (farm) as opposed to animal herding (pastoral)

agrarian

100

a legislative body of government (seen most prominently in the UK)

parliament

100

male-dominated society

patriarchy

100

maritime

connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity. 

200

a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.  

commodities / commodity

200

forcibly put an end to. 

suppress/ abolish

200

blending of culture or religion

syncretism

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a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other. 

succession

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relating to the structure of populations

demographic

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catalyst

a person or thing that precipitates an event

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non-religious

secular

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lower in rank or position

subordinate

300

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

indigenous

300

modifying metals for use

metallurgy


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the spreading of something more widely.

diffusion

300

Communism

a political theory derive from Karl Marx advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works an dis paid according to their abilities and needs. 

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to give up the throne/rule/authority

abdicate

400

a scattered population with a common origin in a smaller geographic area

diaspora

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relating to a line of hereditary rulers of a country. 

dynasty / dynastic

400

compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.

conscription

400

Monastic

relating to monks, nuns, or others living under religious vows, or the buildings in which they live. 

500

gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight

bullion
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relating to a ruler who has absolute power (not dictatorship)

autocratic

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moving from private ownership to state ownership

nationalize

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an economic system were the government makes the decisions about production (communism)

centrally planned
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popular sovereignty

political principle that government derive their power and legitimacy from the consent of the people they govern.