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| 46449741 | bureaucracy | a system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government. Often highly respected position | 0 | |
| 46449742 | cultural diffusion | the spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another | 1 | |
| 46449743 | culture | a people's unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas | 2 | |
| 46449744 | dynastic cycle | the historical pattern of the rise, decline, and repplacement of dynasties | 3 | |
| 46449745 | dynasty | a series of rulers from a single family | 4 | |
| 46449746 | eunuchs | castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the rulers wives. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China | 5 | |
| 46449747 | forage | to wander in search of food | 6 | |
| 46449748 | independent invention | the creation of technology or culture without influence from outside groups | 7 | |
| 46449749 | matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family | 8 | |
| 46449750 | matrilineal | relating to a social system in which the family descent and inheritence rights are traced through the mother | 9 | |
| 46449751 | monarchy | a government in which a king/queen exercises central power that is passed on within a single family | 10 | |
| 46449752 | monotheistic | belief in a single god | 11 | |
| 46449753 | nomadic | lifestyle where a group has no permanent home, wondering from place to place in search of food | 12 | |
| 46449754 | pastoral | lifestyle wherre nomadic group herds domesticated animals | 13 | |
| 46449755 | patrilineal | relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritence rights are traced through the father | 14 | |
| 46449756 | patriarchal | relating to a social system in which the father is head of the family | 15 | |
| 46449757 | polytheistic | belief in many gods | 16 | |
| 46449758 | religion | belief system that holds that divine powers control the enviornment and people's futures | 17 | |
| 46449759 | sedentary | settled, not migratory | 18 | |
| 46449760 | static | showing little change characterized by little progression or movement | 19 | |
| 46449761 | syncretism | combination of different cultures (religion, art, etc.) resulting in a unique culture | 20 | |
| 46449762 | theocracy | a) a government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure b) a government controlled by religious leaders | 21 |
