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14646168173Prehistorythe period of time before written records0
14646168947Patriarchalrelating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority1
14646168948CivilizationA society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes2
14646169795PastoralismA type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.3
14646169796Bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.4
14646176701DynastyA series of rulers from the same family5
14646178222City-Statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.6
14646180513OligarchyA government ruled by a few powerful people7
14646180514MonotheismBelief in one God8
14646181387DemographyThe scientific study of population characteristics.9
14646181388GriotA West African storyteller10
14646182210TechnologyApplication of science to help people11
14646183181EmpireA group of states or territories controlled by one ruler12
14646184115TheocracyA government controlled by religious leaders13
14646185056Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family14
14646185672Neolithic RevolutionThe switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.15
14646186249BarteringExchanging products or services with others by agreeing on their values without using money.16
14646187117Civil Service Exama test given to qualify candidates for positions in the government17
14646187118RepublicA form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting18
14646192898DemocracyA political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them19
14646192899Polytheismbelief in more than one god20
14646193732Nomadicwandering from place to place21
14646200239Stateless Societya group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government22
14646200865FeudalismA political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land23
14646201897Cultural DiffusionThe spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another24
14646202136Primogenitureright of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son25

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