259266349 | Cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops | |
259266350 | Pastoral | a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | |
259266351 | Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | |
259266352 | Social stratification | a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | |
259266353 | Cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural elements from one society to another | |
259266354 | Bipedalism | the ability to walk upright on two legs | |
259266355 | Egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | |
259266356 | Sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place | |
259266357 | Scarcity | a small and inadequate amount | |
259266358 | Hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | |
259266359 | Imperial | relating to or associated with an empire | |
259266360 | Assimilation | the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure | |
259266361 | Mercantile | of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders | |
259266362 | Autonomy | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | |
259266363 | Incursions | a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid | |
259266364 | Heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred | |
259266365 | Decentralized | governmental power is spread among more than one person or group | |
259266366 | Matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family | |
259266367 | Doctrine | (n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles | |
259266368 | Diplomacy | the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility | |
259266369 | Bureaucracy | a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | |
259266370 | Linguistic | consisting of or related to language | |
259266371 | Ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture | |
259266372 | Socioeconomic | ... | |
259266373 | Gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility |
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