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261078985Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops0
261078986Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)1
261078987Urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area2
261078988Social stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy3
261078989Cultural diffusionThe spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another4
261078990Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs5
261078991Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people6
261078992Sedentarycharacterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place7
261078993Scarcitya small and inadequate amount8
261078994Heirarchya ranking according to status or ability; a group having authority9
261078995Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire10
261078996Assimilatedto blend in, to incorporate information into the mind11
261078997Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders12
261078998Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence13
261078999Incursionthe act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)14
261079000Heresya belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion15
261079001Decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
261079002Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family17
261079003DoctrineA belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school18
261079004Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility19
261079005Bureaucratone who works for a department or agency of the federal government—civil servant20
261079006Linguisticconsisting of or related to language21
261079007Ideologyan orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation22
261079008Socioeconomic statusA person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors23
261079009Gentrypeople of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility24

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