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HISTORICAL WORD :
MEANING- angel : divine messenger of God
- annexation : addition of territories or territories to existing ones
- artisan : craftsman or manually skilled worker
- bushido : code of conduct for samurai in Japan emphasizing obedience to one's master
- capital : accumulated wealth; money and stock with which company starts
- chariot : car drawn by horses used in ancient times
- collectivism : collective ownership of land and means of production / distribution
- corporation : body of persons or business owned by body of investors
- creole : descendant of French or Spanish settlers in America
- crucifixion : act of putting to death on a cross especially that of Christ
- culture : customs and lifestyle of a group of people
- Czar, Tsar, Tzar : emperor or king of Russian Empire
- dictator : absolute ruler or person with supreme authority
- federal : (of States) united, but independent in internal matters
- fortification : defensive work to protect against enemy
- guild : association with common interest, e.g., of merchants or artisans
- hejira, hegira : Mohammedian era dating from A.D. 622; Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medina in A.D. 622
- Hellenism : Greek culture
- karma : destiny or fate in next life is decided by sum of person's actions in previous lives according to Hinduism / Buddhism
- kibbutz : collective farm in Israel
- Knesset : Israeli parliament
- kremlin : Russian government; citadel in Russian town especially that in Moscow
- literacy : ability to read and write
- materialism : belief that material prosperity is the requirement for a good life
- memoirs : account of one's own life or experiences
- Messiah : deliverer expected by the Jews
- modernization : adoption of modern means for producing quality goods and services
- monotheism : belief in one God
- monument : buildings and statues designed or serving to commemorate people or things
- mummy : dead body of Egyptian Pharaoh that has been embalmed for preservation
- Muslim : Follower of Islam and believer in prophet Muhammad's teachings
- palanquin : covered litter for a person carried on poles, formerly used in India and the East
- papyrus : ancient writing material made from the paper reed grown on the banks of the Nile
- Pharaoh : Egyptian king
- polytheism : belief in more than one God
- republic : State where people are supreme; system of government where citizens elect leaders exercising right to vote
- self-sufficiency : condition of supporting oneself without aid from others
- senate : State council of ancient Rome with nobles meeting to make laws; modern legislature
- shogun : chief general in Japan with more political power than emperor after 1162
- state : civil community with its own government and laws
- suffragist : advocate of extending voting rights especially to women
- tyranny : cruel government and oppressive use of authority
- westernization : adoption of western ideas and lifestyles by other countries
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