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9th Grade
08/03/2011

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Abolition
Definition
To do away with.
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Absolutism
Definition
The principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in the government.
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Admonish
Definition
To caution, advise, or counsel against something.
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Anarchism
Definition
A doctrine urging the abolition of government or governmental restraint as the indispensable for full social and political liberty.
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Analyze
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To examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of.
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Animism
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The belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe possess souls.
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Anti-Semitism
Definition
Discrimination against of prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
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Appeasement
Definition
To bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment;pacify, soothe.
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Arable
Definition
Capable of producing crops suitable for farming, suited to the plow and for tillage.
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Archaeology
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The scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated.
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Archaic
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Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated
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Aristocracy
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A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility.
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Atheism
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The doctrine or belief that there is no god.
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Asceticism
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The manner of life, practices, or principles of ascetic.
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Authoritarianism
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Favoring complete obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom.
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Balance of Power
Definition
A distribution and opposition of forces among nations such that no single nation is strong enough to assert its will or dominate all the others.
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Balance of Trade
Definition
The difference between the values of exports and imports of a country, said to be favorable or unfavorable as exports are greater or less than imports.
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Barbarian
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A person in a savage, primitive state, uncivilized person.
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Bureaucracy
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Government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials.
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Bourgeoisie
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The middle class, typically referring to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
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Capitalism
Definition
An economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
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Capitulate
Definition
To surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms.
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Casualty
Definition
Any person, group, thing, etc. that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event.
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Causation
Definition
The relation of cause to effect.
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Celibacy
Definition
The state of being unmarried
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Christendom
Definition
Christians collectively; the Christian world; Christianity
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Circa
Definition
Abbreviation "ca" (used with date) at the approximate time of: circa 1182 BC
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City-State
Definition
A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies
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Civilization
Definition
An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
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Chauvinism
Definition
Biased devotion to any group, attitude, or cause.
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Chivalry
Definition
The sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms.
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Class Struggle
Definition
Conflict between different classes in a community resulting from different social or economic positions and reflecting opposed interests.
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Classical
Definition
Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity.
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Coercive
Definition
The act or power of coercing, government by force.
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Colony
Definition
A group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
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Communal
Definition
Used or shared by everyone in a group.
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Communism
Definition
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
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Conscription
Definition
Compulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.
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Conservative
Definition
Disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc. or to restore traditional ones and to limit change.
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Conflate
Definition
To fuse into one entity; merge.
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