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291561044Hunting-Gathering/ForagingSystem of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.0
291561045Domesticated Plants and AnimalsAnimals and plants that have been adopted by humans to raise.1
291561046Sedentarystaying in one place2
291561047Nomadic(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently3
291561048Pastoralrelating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle4
291561049NeolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period.5
291561050Deityany supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force6
291561051Pantheon(antiquity) a temple to all the gods7
291561052PaganA follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.8
291561053Caste Systema set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society9
291561054Priesta clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites10
291561055Nuna woman who has taken a sacred vow to devote her life to prayer and service to the church11
291561056Monotheismbelief in a single god12
291561057Polytheismbelief in many gods13
291561058CelibacyThe state of one who has chosen to remain unmarried for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven in order to give himself entirely to God and to the service of his people.14
291561059Monasticisma way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith15
291561060Afterlifelife after death16
291561061Reincarnationembodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)17
291561062Missionariespeople who work to spread their religious beliefs18
291561063Pilgrimspeople who take long journeys for religious reasons19
291561064Filialdesignating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation20
291561065Kinship GroupsEarly agricultural and technological development (about 8000 BCE to 3500 BCE) - Small groups of settlers grew into kinship-based villages that practiced both crop cultivation and domestication of animals. Tools and inventions helped villages to stabilize and eventually grow.21
291561066Conversiona spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life22
291561067Priesthoodthe body of ordained religious practitioners23
291561068Sacred Textsbooks that give religious guidance to their respective groups Bible, Qu'ran, and Tora24
291561069Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire25
291561070Feudalrelating to a system in which people (called "vassals") were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord26
291561071The StateA body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority.27
291561072Empirea monarchy with an emperor as head of state28
291561073Ideologyan orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation29
291561074Bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials30
291561075Civil Servicethe group of people whose job it is to carry out the work of the government31
291561076Social HierarchyThe division of society by rank or class32
291561077Stratificationthe act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata33
291561078Inequitypartiality that is not fair or equitable34
291561079Patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line35
291561080Slaverythe condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages36
291561081Urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area37
291561082Tax Revenuegovernment income due to taxation38
291561083Nobilityclass of people having high birth or rank39
291561084ElitesA group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status.40
291561085Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence41
291561086Citizena native or naturalized member of a state or other political community42
291561087Trade Goodsproducts such as animals and crops were traded between civilizations43
291561088Role of Nomads in Tradenomads spread ideas from far away lands and traded new technology44

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