| A | B |
|---|
| absolutism | the belief that monarchs hold supreme power and are responsible only to God |
| animism | belief in the existence of the soul: general belief in spiritual beings |
| anti-Semitism | prejudice against Jews |
| authoritarianism | favoring rule by absolute authority: dictator |
| Buddhism | an Asiatic religion that teaches self denial |
| capitalism | the economic system in which the ownership and exploitation of wealth are left largely in private hands |
| colonialism | the practice of territories being controlled by an outside power |
| communism | form of complete socialism in which there is public ownership of all land and all the means of production (Karl Marx) |
| Confucianism | Chinese philosophy and religion |
