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258239154Cultivateprepare for crops
258239155Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
258239156Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
258239157Social stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
258239158Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another
258239159Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs
258239160Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people
258239161Sedentarycharacterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
258239162Scarcitya small and inadequate amount
258239163Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
258239164Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire
258239165Assimilatedto blend in, to incorporate information into the mind
258239166Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
258239167Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
258239168Incursionssudden, brief invasions or raids
258239169Heresya belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
258239170Decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration
258239171Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
258239172Doctrinea belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
258239173Diplomacynegotiation between nations
258239174Bureaucrata minor official
258239175Linguisticconsisting of or related to language
258239176Ideologyimaginary or visionary theorization
258239177Socioeconomic statusA person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors
258239178Gentrythe most powerful members of a society
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