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200684103aristocracythose who have the most power in society0
200684104bureaucracygovernment officials that are not elected1
200684105cheifdoma type of society where power is passed through heredity.2
200684106City-statecity with political and economic power over the countryside surrounding it3
200684107classicala form of system that seems to be the first4
200684108civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development5
200684109commericialhaving to do with business and trade6
200684110demographystudy of human population7
200684111Divinationbeing able to prophecy through magical means8
200684112dynastyAn order of powerful leaders in a family9
200684113empirea group of countries under a single authority10
200684114Epidemicthe rapid spreading of a disease to many people at one time11
200684115Foragerone who searches for food by hunting or gathering12
200684116Interregionalbetween regions13
200684117Medievilmiddle ages14
200684118Metallurgythe science of metals15
200684119Merchantsomeone who buys and sells goods for a living16
200684120Monotheismbelief that there is only one God17
200684121NationA group of people organized with a leader18
200684122Nobilitya high-ranking social class or being good in character19
200684123Nomadsomeone who travels to follow their food supply20
200684124Papacythe government of the Roman Catholic Church21
200684125Pastorala rural lifestyles22
200684126Patriarchala social system where only the males have power23
200684127polytheismbelief in multiple Gods24
200684128revolutiona change25
200684129scribea record keeper/writer26
200684130Serflowest class in the middle ages (considered lower than children27
200684131Shamansomeone who is believed to be able to act as a bridge between mortals and spirits28
200684132Slavea person in captivity made to do work forcibly29
200684133Statean organized group of people under leadership of one30
200684134steppea dry, grassy, treeless plain found in Asia and eastern Europe31

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