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16042891235after-lifeLife after death0
16042891236kin / kinshipa person's relatives collectively; a relative1
16042891237agrarianrelating to advancement of agriculture2
16042891238mandate (v. & n.)a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative3
16042891239ancientvery old4
16042891240maritimeconnected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc5
16042891241archaeologystudy of historic or prehistoric people. Ancient history6
16042891242merchantA person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader7
16042891243border (national)line that separates one country, state, or province from another8
16042891244ministera person authorized to conduct religious worship; government official9
16042891245city-statea sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies10
16042891246monastery / monastica house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows11
16042891247civilization / civilizedan advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached12
16042891248monsoonthe seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter13
16042891249classicalconforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them.14
16042891250nation-statea state in which the great majority shares the same culture and are conscious of it15
16042891251convert (v. & n.)to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.:16
16042891252nomad / nomadica person or tribe that has no permanent home and moves from place to place17
16042891253causationthe action of causing or producing.18
16042891254oracleany person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication19
16042891255circaabout: (used especially in) approximate dates:20
16042891256deitya god; a divine being21
16042891257divineof, from, or like God or a god.22
16042891258Dynastya powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time23
16042891259egalitarianpromoting equal rights for all people24
16042891260Empirean extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress.25
16042891261frame of referencea set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made26
16042891262frontiera zone where no state exercises complete political control27
16042891263hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.28
16042891264HistoriographyThe principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research29
16042891265Ideologya system of social or political ideas30
16042891266incarnate, Incarnationembodied in human form31
16042891267indigenousoriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.32

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