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7540947996polygamythe practice of having more than one wife or husband0
7540980408paleolithicrelating to the early phase of the stone age1
7541001531prehistoricrelating to the period before written records2
7541016470nomadicliving the life of a nomad3
7541034984neolithicrelating to the later phase of the stone age4
7541067979bandsthin loops of material put around something5
7541090962hunter-gatherera society in which most or all food is from wild plants and animals6
7541141163civilizationterm that refers to complex society7
7541273868culturea tradition the study of humans8
7541287079agrarian revolutiona term that refers to the changeover from food gathering to production 8000 BCE -2000 BCE9
7541340867patriarchalrelating to or characteristics of a patriot10
7541370040matriarchalrelating to or denoting a form of social organization in which a woman is the head11
7541377859matrilinealof or based on kinship with the mother or the female line12
7541390623matrilocalof or denoting a custom in marriage whereby the husband goes to live with the wife's community13
7541411788pastoralismis the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock14
7541422394egalitarianrelating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities15
7541431706bridepricea sum of money or quantity of goods given to a bride's family by that of the groom, especially in tribal societies16
7541433980courtesana prostitute17
7541458403dowryproperty or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage18
7541462847genderthe state of being male or female19
7541475468concubinea woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives20
7541487454eunucha man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court.21
7541497668foragingsearch widely for food or provisions.22

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