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8204519691MilletA fast-growing cereal plant that is widely grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils0
8204522988PatriarchyA 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 line1
10483570445Neolithic RevolutionThe final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans2
10483574901Bronze AgeThe third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods3
10483579577CuneiformA writing system based on wedge-shaped characters developed in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets4
10483586185City-stateA city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state5
10483588687ZigguratA rectangular stepped tower originating from Mesopotamia sometimes surmounted by a temple6
10483592991MonsoonA 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 April7
10483600382Untouchables/DalitsA member of the lowest caste8
10483601537IndigenousOriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place9
10483638663ReincarnationThe rebirth of a soul in a new body10
10483641999ZoroastrianismA monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia founded by Zoroaster11
10483647101NirvanaA 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 rebirth12
10483648964StupaA dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist shrine13
10483654457PatrilinealRelating to or based on relationship to the father or descendent through the male line14
10483658185MatrilinealOf or based on kinship with the mother or female line15
10483660311MatriarchyA system of society or government ruled by a woman or women16
10483662430Cultural DiffusionThe spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another17
10483663271PolisA city-state in Ancient Greece18
10483665787HellenisticThe natural character or culture of Greece19
10483667134PlebeianA commoner; lower class20
10483668774PatricianAn aristocrat or nobleman21
10483671887TheologyThe study of the nature of God and religious belief22
10483672786DiasporaDispersion of Jews beyond Israel23
10483674595Mandate of HeavenAny such mandate or blessing under which a certain ruler is allowed to rule24
10483678050KamiA divine being in Shintoism25
10483684391InfanticideThe crime of killing an infant within one year of birth26
10483687274SecularAttitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis27
10483689262Filial PietyThe virtue of respect for one's elders and ancestors28
10483697969AnimismThe religious belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence29

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