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259266349Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
259266350Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
259266351Urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
259266352Social stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy
259266353Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another
259266354Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs
259266355Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people
259266356Sedentary(adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
259266357Scarcitya small and inadequate amount
259266358Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
259266359Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire
259266360Assimilationthe process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure
259266361Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
259266362Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
259266363Incursionsa hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid
259266364Heresyan opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
259266365Decentralizedgovernmental power is spread among more than one person or group
259266366Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
259266367Doctrine(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
259266368Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility
259266369Bureaucracya system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials
259266370Linguisticconsisting of or related to language
259266371Ideologysystem of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
259266372Socioeconomic...
259266373Gentrypeople of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

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