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7236698366Animismthe belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.0
7236698367Vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language.1
7236698368Diffusionthe spread of items from one place to another.2
7236698369Deitydivinity or god.3
7236698370Indigenousoriginating in or produced, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment4
7236698371MetallurgyThe study of metals and their properties / the science and technology of extracting metals from their ores, refining them, and preparing them for use.5
7236698372Syncretismthe attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.6
7236698373Monotheisma doctrine or belief that there is only one deity.7
7236698374Polytheismbelief in or worship of more than one god.8
7236698375Deforestationto clear of forests9
7236698376Desertificationthe process by which natural or human causes reduce the biological productivity of drylands (arid and semiarid lands).10
7236698377DiasporaA Greek word meaning 'dispersal,' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland.11
7236698378Xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign12
7236698379UrbanizationThe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban13
7236698380Epidemica sudden rapidly spreading outbreak14
7236698381Pandemican outbreak of disease occurring over a wide area and affecting many people15
7236698382Domesticateto adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of human beings16
7236698383Migrationmovement from one part of something to another.17
7236698384Nomadica member of a people that have no fixed residence but wander from place to place18
7236698385Emigrationis leaving from one area to another.19
7236711966Immigrationis coming in from one area to another20
7236698386Theocracygovernment of a country by officials regarded as divinely guided21
7236698387Imperialrelating to an empire.22
7236698388Monarchya government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute23
7236698389Regenta person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.24
7236698390Autocracya system of government by one person with absolute power.25
7236698391Coup d'etata sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.26
7236698392Diplomacythe established method of influencing the decisions and behaviour of foreign governments and peoples through dialogue, negotiation, and other measures short of war or violence.27
7236698393Dynastya family or line of rulers, a succession of sovereigns of a country belonging to a single family or tracing their descent to a common ancestor.28
7236698394Sovereigntysupreme power or authority over a state29
7236698395Infrastructurethe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.30
7236698396Tributary SystemA system in which, from the time of the Han Empire, countries in East and Southeast Asia not under the direct control of empires based in China nevertheless enrolled as tributary states, acknowledging the superiority of the emperors in China.31
7236698397Agrarianrelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.32
7236698398Pastoralused for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.33
7236698399Commercethe activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale; trade34
7236698400Commodityan article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.35
7236698401Surplusan amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand.36
7236698402Exportsend (goods or services) to another country for sale.37
7236827629Importbring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.38
7236698403Inflationa continuing rise in the general price level of goods/services.39
7236698404Labor Systemsa system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation.40
7236698405Industrializationthe process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant.41
7236698406Specialization of Laborthe breakdown of jobs into narrow and repetitive tasks.42
7236698407Aristocracygovernment by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those felt to be best qualified to rule.43
7236698408Egalitarianismthe doctrine that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.44
7236698409Ethnicitythe fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.45
7236698410Genderthe state of being male or female46
7236698411Homogenousof the same kind, alike47
7236698412Demographicsstatistical data of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics (births, marriages, deaths, etc.)48
7236698413Nationalitymembership in a nation or sovereign state.49
7236698414Patriarchalrelating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.50
7236698415Hierarchya ranking of positions of authority, often associated with a chain of command and control.51

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