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259249060Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops0
259249061PastoralDevoted to or based on livestock raising1
259249062Urbanrelating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area2
259249063Social stratificationa system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy3
259249064Cultural diffusionthe spread of cultural elements from one society to another4
259249065Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs5
259249066Egalitariana person who believes in the equality of all people6
259249067SedentaryNot migratory7
259249068ScarcityLimited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants.8
259325735hierarchya group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest9
259325736imperialrelating to or associated with an empire10
259325737assimilatedabsorb or adapt another culture11
259325738mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders12
259325739autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence13
259325740incursionsaggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion14
259325741heresyan opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred15
259325742decentralizedto distribute the decision-making of a central authority among employees16
259325743matriarchya form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line17
259325744doctrinea belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles18
259325745diplomacythe management of communication and relationships between nations by members and employees of each nation's government19
259325746bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials20
259325747linguisticconsisting of or related to language21
259325748ideologysystem of ideas characteristic of a group or culture22
259325749socioeconomic statusA person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors23
259325750gentrypeople of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility24

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