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7276980079agriculturethe science of farming practice, including acuiring soil for growing crops and rearing of animals to supply things like food and wool0
7276985075abolute rulera dictatorship or a form of government where the ruler is a complete dictator1
7276990530aristocracya form of government that the highest class in some places are the ones holding hereditary offices or titles2
7276995201bureaucracya type of government where most decisions are made by state officials instead of elected representatives3
7277000533chiefdoma form of hierarchial political organization in non industrial societies usually based on kinship4
7277006212city-statesoverign state, or a type of small independant country, that is most often made up of a single city and its dependant territories5
7277042563coup de tatthe unjust and openly taking of a state by the military and other elites within a state6
7277048627democracya system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, usually through elected representatives7
7277057598dynastya succession of people from the same family who play a dominant role in business, politics, or another field8
7277067762hereditary monarchywhere all the monarchs come from the same family, and the crown is passed down from one member to another member of the family9
7277073005kingmale ruler of an independent state or country that has a royal family10
7277077262queenthe female ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the role by right of birth11
7277080674emperora sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire12
7277084005rulera person who is exercising government or dominion13
7277098383matriarchya system of society or government ruled by a woman or women14
7277100024oligarchya small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution15
7277106603patriarchya system of society or government in which the father or the eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line16
7277112050theocracya system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a go17
7277117296revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system18
7277119908gender rolesthe role or behavior learned by a person as appropriate to their gender, determined by the prevailing cultural norms19
7277141346indentured servanta person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, most of the time without pay but in exchange for a passage into a new country20
7277146954merchantsa person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade21
7277153820nobilitya social class that is normally ranked directly under royalty22
7277159476peasanta poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation23
7277161981rurala geographic area that is located outside of places such as main cities or towns24
7277165034scribea person who copies out documents25
7277166543serfstatus of peasants under feudalism26
7277167614shamana person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern asia and north america27
7277174155slavea person who is forced to work for little to no pay in poor conditions28
7277177630urbanin, relating to, or a characteristic of a city or town29
7277185780afterlifethe belief that a key part of a persons identity keeps living after a person dies30
7277201670casteeach of the hereditary classes of hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status31
7277216579deitiessupernatural, divine, or sacred beings32
7277218361epic of gilgameshan ancient mesopotamian poem that is said to be the first, or earliest, great piece of literature33
7277224125godssupernatural beings that are said to be divine or sacred34
7277263355karmayour destiny or fate, which follows as the effect from cause35
7277265796monotheismthe belief in one, all powerful, God who created the world36
7277276763mandate of heaventhe idea that there was only one real ruler of China and that he was chosen by the Gods37
7277289618mummificationa practice used to help someone get into the afterlife38
7277291941mythologythe myths that certain people who believed them collected and studied39
7277294863oracle bonesthe shoulder blades of oxen or plastrons or turtles which were used in the shang dynasty of china for divination40
7277299037polytheismthe belief or worship in more then one God41
7277301630pyramida structure used to house royal people who have died in cultures like mexican and the egyptian empire42
7277311626ritualreligious or solemn ceremonies consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order43
7277316460satithe hindu custom that a widow would commit suicide either during or after their husbands funeral44
7277320840sacrificean act of slaughtering an animal or person or giving something up as an offering to God or to give a divine or supernatural figure45
7277327132scripturesthe sacred writings of christianity contained in the bible, or sacred writings of another religion46
7277331817templesstructures reserved for worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reference47
7277351419Yah Wehthe hebrew name for God and God was referred to as this in the Bible48
7277354176zigguratsrectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple49

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