Monday, July 22, 2019

History – Spelling List


History – Spelling List
1.    absolution
formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in penance
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
a book or account of your own life
12. barter
exchange goods without involving money
13. boycott
refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization
14. census
a periodic count of the population
15. century
a period of 100 years
a state consisting of a sovereign city
a society in an advanced state of social development
18. clergy
the entire class of religious officials in Christianity
19. colony
a group of organisms of the same type living together
discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
the act of forming or establishing something
22. culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
relating to or arranged according to temporal order
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
the orientation of those who favor government by the people
a statistic characterizing human populations
a ruler who is unconstrained by law
negotiation between nations
a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
a film presenting the facts about a person or event
the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
of or relating to the home
36. dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
38. empire
the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
education that results in the spread of knowledge
someone who organizes 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
a series of ordered groupings within a system
48. impeach
bring an accusation against
movement of persons into a place
the act of filling something with air
readiness to embark on bold new ventures
52. import
bring in from abroad
the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
of or relating to isolationism
incapable of being put up with
of or relating to or characteristic of the Jews or their culture or religion
a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
relating to a lawmaking assembly
the ability to read and write
transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
a state of poor nourishment
the movement of persons from one locality to another
a span of 1000 years
believing that there is only one god
autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
66. myth
a traditional story serving to explain a world view
the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
68. neglect
leave undone or leave out
nonparticipation in a dispute or war
70. nomad
a member of a people who have no permanent home
the earth science that studies fossil organisms
72. pardon
accept an excuse for
the male head of family or tribe
a way of regarding situations or topics
75. poll
the counting of votes (as in an election)
belonging to or existing before recorded times
77. primary
of first rank or importance or value
information that is spread to promote some cause
the territory in an administrative district of a nation
making something valid by formally confirming it
improvement in the condition of institutions or practices
82. refugee
an exile who flees for safety
a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
a seeking for knowledge
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
being of second rank or importance or value
excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region
the act of keeping apart
an agreement that results in the organization of society
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
a branch of mathematics concerned with quantitative data
a legal right to vote
97. tariff
a government tax on imports or exports
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
a political unit governed by a deity
100.              totalitarianism
a form of government in which the ruler is unconstrained
101.              tribe
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
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 against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans


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