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261771116Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops0
261771117Pastoralrelating to country life, esp. of shepherds; rustic1
261771118Urban/urbanizationThe physical growth of rural or natural land into larger urban areas as a result of population immigration to an existing area.2
261771119Social stratificationthe division of large numbers of people into layers according to their relative power, property, and prestige; applies to both nations and to people within a nation, society, or other group3
261771120Cultural diffusionthe spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another4
261771121Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs5
261771122Egalitarianfavoring social equality6
261771123Sedentarynot migratory; settled7
261771124Scarcitya small and inadequate amount8
261771125Hierarchya series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system9
261771126Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire10
261771127Assimilatedaccepted into the general population of other cultures11
261771128Mercantileprofit oriented12
261771129Autonomypersonal independence13
261771130Incursionsa hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid14
261771131Heresy/hereticalthe expression of shocking or unacceptable views15
261771132DecentralizedTo distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area16
261771133Matriarchalrelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family17
261771134Doctrine(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles18
261771135Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility19
261771136Bureaucrat/bureaucracyA form of organization that operates through impersonal, uniform rules and procedures.20
261771137Linguisticconsisting of or related to language21
261771138Ideologyan orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation22
261771139Socioeconomic statusA person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors23
261771140GentryIn China, the class of prosperous families, next in wealth below the rural aristocrats, from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel. (166)24

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