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2749044064Cultural Diffusionthe spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another0
2749044065Hunting and Gatheringany group of people that depends primarily on wild foods for subsistence1
2749044066Independent Innovationcultures or societies that invented something2
2749044067Metallurgythe science of metals3
2749044068Monotheismthe belief that there is only one god4
2749044069Neolithic Revolutionthe first agricultural revolution—the transition from nomadic hunting and gathering communities and bands to agriculture and settlement5
2749044070Pastoral Society (Pastoralism)the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock6
2749044071Patriarchalsystem of society or government controlled by men7
2749044072Polytheismthe belief in more than one God8
2749044073Sedentary Agriculturea farming system in which the farmer remains settled in one place9
2749044074Slaveryindividuals are owned by others, who control where they live and at what they work10
2749044075Social Stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy11
2749044076Syncretismthe reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief12

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