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260618950Cultivateprepare for crops0
260618951Pastorala literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)1
260618952Urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area2
260618953Social stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group3
260618954Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another4
260618955Bipedalismthe bodily attribute of being bipedal5
260618956Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people6
260618957Sedentaryused of persons or actions7
260618958Scarcitya small and inadequate amount8
260618959Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body9
260618960Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire10
260618961Assimilatebecome similar to one's environment11
260618962Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders12
260618963Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence13
260618964Incursionsinvasions14
260618965Hereticalcharacterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards15
260618966Decentralizedwithdrawn from a center or place of concentration16
260618967MatriarchalFemale dominated society17
260618968Doctrinea belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school18
260618969Diplomacynegotiation between nations19
260618970Bureaucracynonelective government officials20
260618971Linguisticconsisting of or related to language21
260618972Ideologyimaginary or visionary theorization22
260618973Socioeconomicinvolving social as well as economic factors23
260618974Gentrythe most powerful members of a society24
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