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9860794818egalitarianrelating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.0
9860800616patriarchya system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.1
9860821495stratifiedto arrange in a hierarchical order, especially according to graded status levels.2
9860833039pastoral(especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle.3
9860839093artisana worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.4
9860849063textilerelating to fabric or weaving5
9860856501civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.6
9860864059deitya god or goddess7
9860875311diffusespread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.8
9860883251monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.9
9860895924hierarchicalof the nature of a hierarchy; arranged in order of rank.10
9860903564fertilitythe ability to conceive children or young.11
9860913866divineof, from, or like God or a god.12
9860924630metallurgythe technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.13
9860945202polytheismthe belief in or worship of more than one god.14
9860953959florathe plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.15
9860958446faunathe animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.16
9860969758erosionthe process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.17
9860996809specializationthe process of concentrating on and becoming expert in a particular subject or skill.18
9861000501elitea group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence within a larger group19
9861017222bureaucracygovernment by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials. excessive multiplication of, and concentration of power in, administrative bureaus or administrators.20
9861044121constraintlimitation or restriction.21
9861059182foundationaldenoting an underlying basis or principle; fundamental.22
9861065820illustrativeserving as an example or explanation.23
9861070589urbanin, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.24
9861123057monumentalgreat in importance, extent, or size.25
9861129352razeto tear down; demolish; level to the ground26
9861155087accumulategather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.27
9861161828mobilizeto marshal, bring together, prepare for action, especially of a vigorous nature:28
9861186027surplusan amount, quantity, etc., greater than needed.29
9861219378regionalrelating to or characteristic of a region.30
9861250474disseminatespread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.31
9861265117modea way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done.32
9861277530kinshipa family, clan, or other group33
9861281848elaborateinvolving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.34
9861294093hindrancea thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.35
9861387910hunter-forager/hunter-gathereris a human living in a society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals), in contrast to agricultural societies, which rely mainly on domesticated species.36
9861407545Paleolithic PeriodOf or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age beginning with the earliest chipped stone tools, about 2.4 million years ago, until the beginning of the Mesolithic Period, about 15,000 to 11,500 years ago in western Asia and southern Europe. noun. The Paleolithic Period. Also called Old Stone Age37
9861454147Neolithic Revolutionwas the first agricultural revolution. It was a gradual change from nomadic hunting and gathering communities and bands to agriculture and settlement. This period is described as a "revolution" because it changed the way of life for communities that made this change.38
9861489942nomadicliving the life of a wanderer; wandering.39
9861542149merchanta person who buys and sells goods for profit; dealer; trader.40
9861583232domesticateto convert (animals, plants, etc.) to human uses. to tame (an animal), especially by breeding, to live as a pet or work animal. to adapt (a plant/crop) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings.41
9861650272city-statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.42
9861658693statea nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. , provided by, or concerned with the civil government of a country.43

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