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259267173Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops0
259267174PastoralBased on crop raising1
259267175Urban/ Urbanizationliving in a city; the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban2
259267176Social Stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy3
259267177Cultural diffusionThe spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another4
259267178Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs5
259267179Egalitarianfavoring social equality6
259267180SedentaryRemaining in one place7
259267181Scarcitylimited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants8
259267182Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body9
259267183Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire10
259267184Assimilatedaccepted into the general population of other cultures11
259267185Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders12
259267186Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence13
259267187Incursionsaggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion14
259267188Heresy/ hereticalopinion contrary to popular belief or conventions. words: controversial, unorthodox, dissenting.15
259267189Decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
259267190Matriarchalcharacteristic of a matriarchy, a society with female leaders.17
259267191Doctrinea belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school18
259267192Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility19
259267193Bureaucracya system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials20
259267194Linguisticconsisting of or related to language21
259267195Ideologythe body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.22
259267196Socioeconomic statusA persons position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors.23
259267197Gentrypeople of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility24

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