| A | B |
|---|
| Persecute | Subject someone to ill-treatment |
| Primary Source | A direct or firsthand account of information |
| Projection | A way of showing the curved surface of the earth on a flat map |
| Region | Geographic areas that are broadly divided by physical or cultural characteristics |
| Republic | A government or political unit that allow some citizens to vote for some representative |
| Rural | Relating to the countryside, often agricultural |
| Sedentary | Staying in one place |
| Services | Work performed by others |
| Society | An organized group of persons living together as a community |
| State | A political unit with defined borders and centralized government |
| Strait | A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water |
| Subcontinent | Large, self-contained land mass that is part of a larger continent |
| Theism | Belief in the existence of a god or gods |
| Tribute | A rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a ruler |
| Urban | Relating to cities or towns |
| Antiquity | Ancient times |
| Arable | Land used or suitable for growing crops |
| Aristocracy | Government in which the power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling (wealth) class or nobility |
| Assimilation | Adoption of a larger culture or set of practices as one's own, often a result of conquest |
| Bureaucracy | A system of departments and agencies that carry out work of the government. i.e. tax collectores |
| Civic | Related to a city or other political unit |
| Civilization | A form of culture characterized by large cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced technology, and record keeping |
| Abdicate | To give up, usually in terms of the throne |
| Agrarian | Relating to cultivating (farming) land |
| Alliance | Agreement to work together for a common goal |
| Animism | the belief in powerful spirits that reside in all living and some non-living objects |
