8204519691 | Millet | A fast-growing cereal plant that is widely grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils | 0 | |
8204522988 | Patriarchy | A system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is the head of the family and descent is traced from the male line | 1 | |
10483570445 | Neolithic Revolution | The final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans | 2 | |
10483574901 | Bronze Age | The third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods | 3 | |
10483579577 | Cuneiform | A writing system based on wedge-shaped characters developed in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets | 4 | |
10483586185 | City-state | A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state | 5 | |
10483588687 | Ziggurat | A rectangular stepped tower originating from Mesopotamia sometimes surmounted by a temple | 6 | |
10483592991 | Monsoon | A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of south and southeastern Asia blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain or from the northeast between October and April | 7 | |
10483600382 | Untouchables/Dalits | A member of the lowest caste | 8 | |
10483601537 | Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place | 9 | |
10483638663 | Reincarnation | The rebirth of a soul in a new body | 10 | |
10483641999 | Zoroastrianism | A monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster | 11 | |
10483647101 | Nirvana | A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self and the subject is released from the effects of of karma and the cycle of rebirth | 12 | |
10483648964 | Stupa | A dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine | 13 | |
10483654457 | Patrilineal | Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descendent through the male line | 14 | |
10483658185 | Matrilineal | Of or based on kinship with the mother or female line | 15 | |
10483660311 | Matriarchy | A system of society or government ruled by a woman or women | 16 | |
10483662430 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another | 17 | |
10483663271 | Polis | A city-state in Ancient Greece | 18 | |
10483665787 | Hellenistic | The natural character or culture of Greece | 19 | |
10483667134 | Plebeian | A commoner; lower class | 20 | |
10483668774 | Patrician | An aristocrat or nobleman | 21 | |
10483671887 | Theology | The study of the nature of God and religious belief | 22 | |
10483672786 | Diaspora | Dispersion of Jews beyond Israel | 23 | |
10483674595 | Mandate of Heaven | Any such mandate or blessing under which a certain ruler is allowed to rule | 24 | |
10483678050 | Kami | A divine being in Shintoism | 25 | |
10483684391 | Infanticide | The crime of killing an infant within one year of birth | 26 | |
10483687274 | Secular | Attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis | 27 | |
10483689262 | Filial Piety | The virtue of respect for one's elders and ancestors | 28 | |
10483697969 | Animism | The religious belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence | 29 |
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