5475214955 | egalitarian | (adj) related to the belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres | 0 | |
5475214956 | kinship | culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having family ties. Based on marriage and decent. | 1 | |
5475214957 | diversified | having increased variety | 2 | |
5475214958 | patriarchy | a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe. | 3 | |
5475217122 | elite | a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities. | 4 | |
5475217123 | pastoral | Having to do with shepherds and herders. | 5 | |
5475218555 | specialization | The concentration of the productive efforts of individuals and firms on a limited number of activities | 6 | |
5475218556 | stratified | hierarchical | 7 | |
5475218557 | conduit | a means by which something is transmitted | 8 | |
5475218558 | hinderance | obstacle | 9 | |
5475220395 | flora and fauna | plants and animals | 10 | |
5475220396 | erosion | Gradual wearing away of something such as soil | 11 | |
5475220397 | artisan | A skilled craftsperson | 12 | |
5475222080 | textile | cloth made from weaving or knitting | 13 | |
5475222081 | metallurgy | The science and technology of metals | 14 | |
5475222082 | accumaulted | 15 | ||
5475222083 | bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives | 16 | |
5475223860 | civilization | a society with reliable food surplus, specialized occupations, social class distinctions, cities, complex governments, trade, and an organized writing system | 17 | |
5475223861 | hierarchical | arranging things one above the other by rank | 18 | |
5475312655 | social stratification | A system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | 19 | |
5475312656 | contraint | Restriction, limitation | 20 | |
5475313981 | fertitlity | A measure of how well soil supports plant growth. | 21 | |
5475313982 | undermine | Weaken, cause to collapse by digging away at the foundation (of a building or an argument ); injure or attack in a secretive or underhanded way | 22 | |
5475313983 | mobilized | put into motion | 23 | |
5475313990 | divine | godly, exceedingly wonderful | 24 | |
5475313991 | deity | a god | 25 | |
5475315307 | surplus | Excess | 26 | |
5475315308 | monumental | Massive, very great, very important | 27 | |
5475315309 | disseminators | scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse | 28 | |
5475315310 | urban planning | The planning of a city | 29 | |
5475317088 | foundational | The basis or groundwork of anything | 30 | |
5475317089 | monotheism | The belief in and worship of only one God | 31 | |
5475317090 | elaborate | Complicated, complex, detailed, intricate | 32 | |
5475317091 | regional | group, frequently ethnic group, identification with a particular region of a state rather than with the state as a whole | 33 | |
5475318183 | transregional | Trade between regions of the world. | 34 | |
5475318184 | diffuse | To cause to spread out; to cause to disperse; to disseminate | 35 | |
5475318185 | mode | A way or method of doing something; type, manner, fashion | 36 | |
5475320053 | intensification | To heighten or increase in strengthen or magnitude; an action that makes something stronger or more extreme | 37 | |
5475332586 | illustrative | descriptive; representative | 38 | |
5475334267 | arose | came into being; appeared | 39 | |
5475334268 | razed | To level to the ground; to destroy completely. | 40 |
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