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7018412734Aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices0
7018412735Civilizationthe most advanced stage of human social development and organization, marked by settled societies, agricultural surplus, specialized labor, some type of government, and writing systems1
7018412736Cosmopolitandealing with a number of different cultures or backgrounds; a type of city made up of people from numerous different cultures living in peaceful proximity2
7018413342Epidemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time3
7018413343Filial Pietyin Confucian philosophy, a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors4
7018413991Hunter-gatherera member of a society or group (often nomadic) that lives chiefly through hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food5
7018413992Indentured servanta person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country6
7018414616Migrationmovement of large groups from one region to another7
7018414617Neolithic Revolutionthe wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to one of agriculture and settlement (leading to a large human population increase)8
7018415553Nobilitythe group of people belonging to the noble class in a society or country, especially those with a hereditary or honorary title9
7018415554Nomada member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock10
7018416632Paleolithicrelating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used11
7018416633Pandemica widespread occurrence of an infectious disease over an entire country, region, or the world12
7018421397Patriarchy / Patriarchala system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it; the eldest male is also generally the head of the family and descent/heredity is traced through the male line13
7018421398Serfan agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate; the laborer provides work, crops, and service to the lord in exchange for protection and land to live on14
7018421399Slavea person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them15
7018422429Urbanizationthe process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas16

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