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| 208846904 | Loess | Yellow- brown soil or silt at the bottom of the Yellow River in China, as well as other places in the world. | |
| 208846905 | Maize | Wild, multicolored corn; widely cultivated in America in many varieties | |
| 208846906 | Mandate of Heaven | a political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source | |
| 208846907 | Matriarchal | Relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family or tribe. | |
| 208846908 | Mercenary | a person hired to fight for another country than their own. | |
| 208846909 | Metallurgy | the science and technology of metals | |
| 208846910 | Moksha | Hindu concept of the salvation of the soul. | |
| 208846911 | Monotheism | The belief that there is only one God. | |
| 208846912 | Neolithic | New Stone Age (10,000-4000 B.C.E.) which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture. | |
| 208846913 | Nomad | A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons to find food. | |
| 208846914 | Obsidian | Shiny black volcanic rock, formed from rapid-cooling lava. | |
| 208846915 | Oracle Bones | Chinese Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 B.C.E.) means of foretelling the future. | |
| 208846916 | Paleolithic | Old Stone Age, a long period of human development based on hunting and gathering, before discovery of agriculture. | |
| 208846917 | Pastoralism | A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter. | |
| 208846918 | Patriarchal | Relating to a society in which men hold the greatest legal and moral authority. | |
| 208846919 | Pharaohs | Egyptian kings that were considered to be gods on earth to their people. | |
| 208846920 | Pictographs | Pictures that stand for words or ideas; picture writing. | |
| 208846921 | Polytheism | Belief in multiple Gods. | |
| 208846922 | Samsara | Hindu term for the concept of transmigration, that is, the soul passing into a new incarnation. | |
| 208846923 | Sati | Indian practice of a widow throwing herself on the funeral pyre of her husband. Ouch. | |
| 208846924 | Savannah | A tropical or subtropical grassland containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth. | |
| 208846925 | Self-Sufficient | Able to supply one's own needs. | |
| 208846926 | Varna | Hindu word for caste (Hindu high social status) | |
| 208846927 | Vedas | "Wisdom," early collections of prayers and hymns that provide info about the Indo-European Aryans who migrated to India around 1500 B.C.E. | |
| 208846928 | Veneration | respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, dedication, or talent of a person or god. | |
| 208846929 | Zoroastrianism | Persian religion based on the teaching of the sixth-century-B.C.E. prophet Zarathustra; it's emphasis on the duality of good and evil and on the role of individuals in determining their own fate would influence later religions. |
