1. absolution
the act of being formally forgiven
2. anarchy
a state of lawlessness and disorder
3. anthropology
science of the origins and social relationships of humans
4. age
how long something has existed
5. agriculture
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
6. archaeology
the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
7. architecture
the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
8. archive
a depository containing historical records and documents
9. artifact
a man-made object
10. artisan
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
11. autobiography
a book or account of your own life
12. barter
exchange goods without involving money
13. boycott
refusal to have commercial dealings with some organisation
14. census
a periodic count of the population
15. century
a period of 100 years
16. city state
a state consisting of a sovereign city
17. civilisation
a society in an advanced state of social development
18. clergy
the entire class of religious officials
19. colony
a group of organisms of the same type living together
20. confrontation
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
21. constitution
the act of forming or establishing something
22. culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
23. chronological
relating to or arranged according to the order of time
24. curator
the custodian of a collection, as a museum or library
25. data
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
26. deity
a supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
27. deism
the belief in God on the basis of reason alone
28. democracy
the orientation of those who favor government by the people
29. demographic
a statistic characterising human populations
30. dictator
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
31. diplomacy
negotiation between nations
32. document
a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
33. documentary
a film presenting the facts about a person or event
34. domino effect
the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events)
35. domestic
of or relating to the home
36. dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
37. economics
science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
38. empire
the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
39. enlightenment
education that results in the spread of knowledge
40. entrepreneur
someone who organises a business venture
41. epoch
a period marked by distinctive character
42. era
a period marked by distinctive character
43. exile
the act of expelling a person from their native land
44. export
sell or transfer abroad
45. fossil
the remains of a plant or animal from a past geological age
46. heresy
a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
47. hierarchy
a series of ordered groupings within a system
48. impeach
bring an accusation against
49. immigration
movement of people into a country or area
50. inflation
the act of filling something with air
51. initiative
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
52. import
bring in from abroad
53. irrigation
the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
54. isolationist
of or relating to isolationism
55. intolerable
incapable of being put up with
56. Judaical
of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion
57. jury system
a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
58. legislative
relating to a lawmaking assembly
59. literacy
the ability to read and write
60. mass medium
a technology that publicly transmits to a large audience
61. malnutrition
a state of poor nourishment
62. migration
the movement of persons from one locality to another
63. millennium
a span of 1000 years
64. monotheistic
believing that there is only one god
65. monarchy
autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
66. myth
a traditional story serving to explain a world view
67. nationalism
the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
68. neglect
leave undone or leave out
69. neutrality
nonparticipation in a dispute or war
70. nomad
a member of a people who have no permanent home
71. paleontology
the earth science that studies fossil organisms
72. pardon
accept an excuse for
73. patriarch
the male head of family or tribe
74. perspective
a way of regarding situations or topics
75. poll
the counting of votes (as in an election)
76. prehistoric
belonging to or existing before recorded times
77. primary
of first rank or importance or value
78. propaganda
information that is spread to promote some cause
79. province
the territory in an administrative district of a nation
80. ratification
making something valid by formally confirming it
81. reformation
improvement in the condition of institutions or practices
82. refugee
an exile who flees for safety
83. republic
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
84. research
a seeking for knowledge
85. revolution
a single complete turn
86. rural
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
87. schism
division of a group into opposing factions
88. scribe
someone employed to make written copies of documents
89. secular
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
90. secondary
being of second rank or importance or value
91. sectionalism
excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region
92. segregation
the act of keeping apart
93. social contract
an agreement that results in the organisation of society
94. socialism
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
95. statistics
a branch of mathematics concerned with quantitative data
96. suffrage
a legal right to vote
97. tariff
a government tax on imports or exports
98. technology
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
99. theocracy
a political unit governed by a deity
100. totalitarianism
a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
101. tribe
a group of people with shared ancestry and customs
102. tribune
an ancient Roman official elected by the plebeians
103. tyranny
government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
104. urban
relating to a city or densely populated area
105. veto
a vote that blocks a decision
106. Zealot
a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death