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3283942528Aboriginaloriginal or earliest known; native; indigenous0
3300935787Agrarianrelating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property1
3300946009Animisticthe belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls2
3300948900Circaabout, approximate dates3
3300954179Coercionforce or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.4
3300958928Currencysomething that is used as a medium of exchange; money5
3300967703Egalitarianasserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.6
3300975098EurasiaEurope and Asia considered together as one continent7
3300977060Habitablecapable of being inhabited8
3300981639Hierarchyany system of persons or things ranked one above another9
3300985906Indigenousoriginating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native10
3300993063Integrationan act or instance of combining into an integral whole11
3300999895Kina relative or kinsman12
3301005394Lineagethe line of descendants of a particular ancestor; family.13
3301010480Literacypossession of education14
3301013271Metallurgythe technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.15
3301020128Monogamymarriage with only one person at a time16
3301025044Monotheisticthe doctrine that there is only one God17
3301029890Patriarchya 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.18
3301034631Paternalisticpractice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations19
3306347232Polygamythe practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time20
3306352070Polytheisticthe doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods21
3306361532Precariousdependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure22
3306365573Revolutionan overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed23
3306368063Secularof or relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal24
3306372621Sedentarycharacterized by or requiring a sitting posture25

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