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11126489496iconoclasta person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; historically - leaders against the celebration of religious artwork0
11126489497theocracyA government controlled by religious leaders, very limited separation between church and state1
11126489498schismsplit, division2
11126489499theme systemmade land available to the peasants in return for military service3
11126489500monasteriesreligious communities where followers give up their possessions and devote their lives to serving their god(s) and/or religious traditions4
11126489501iconsreligious images5
11126489502heresythe crime of believing something that goes against established doctrine/common religious beliefs6
11126489503orthodoxfollowing the traditional and established way of doing things, especially in religion7
11126489504centralized governmentcentral authority controls the running of a state usually from a central city8
11126489505pastoralistsnomads who kept herds of livestock on which they depended for most of their food9
11126489506bureaucracya system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by different levels of non-elected officials, usually used as a negative term10
11126489507patriarchyA form of social organization in which males dominate (hold more power than) females11
11126489508straitA narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water12
11126489509hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority13
11126489510infrastructuresystems or network serving a country, city, or area - such as transportation, communication, electrical, sewage, and education systems14
11126489511surplusextra15
11126489512The Steppea large area of flat, unforested grassland in southeastern Europe and central Asia, historically home to nomadic, pastoralist groups like the Huns and Mongols16
11126489513contextthe circumstances, attitudes, and events surrounding and influencing a particular situation17
11126489514unificationthe joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one18
11126489515expansionthe act of increasing (something) in size or quantity or scope19
11126489516flourishto thrive, to grow well20
11126489517innovationan improvement in technology or way of doing things21
11126489518diffusionspread outward22
11126489519emergedevelop and become recognized23
11126489520synthesiscombining different parts into a whole24
11126489521interregionalsomething share between multiple regions25
11126489522significantimportant and meaningful26
11126489523luxury goodsproducts that have special qualities that make them more expensive/valuable than "regular" or common products27

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