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Basic terms for WHAP.

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200813316hegemonydomination over others0
200813317demographystudy of human populations1
200813318empiregroup of lands under one ruler2
200813319urbanizationthe growth of cities3
200813320economichaving to do with business or money4
200813321hierarchya group organized by ranking5
200813322patriarchalmale led society and household6
200813323diffusionthe spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another7
200813324culturalhaving to do with the arts, manners, and ideas8
200813325socialconcerned with human beings as a group9
200813326city-statea city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside10
200813327technologytools people use to meet their basic needs11
200813328castesocial class that one is born into12
200813329militaryarmed forces13
200813330imperialisma policy of extending your rule over foreign countries14
200813331pastoralrural15
200813332bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials16
200813333politicaladministration of public affairs, particularly those of a government17
200813334feudalismA political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land18
200813335aristocracya privileged class holding hereditary titles; nobles19

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