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4772992319Agricultural RevolutionThe change of technology0
4772992320AnimismThe belief that everything has a soul and exist outside of the body1
4772992321ArableCapable to grow crops2
4772992322AristocracyThe class of someones rank3
4772992323AsceticismSelf disipline for religious reasons4
4772992324BarbarianSomeone that does not belong in a certain culture5
4772992325BrahmanFirst level of priest class6
4772992326BureaucracyRunned by a non elected government7
4772992327Centralized governmentPower exerted by political executive8
4772992328CharacteristicsServing to identify something9
4772992329Civilizations and societiesDevelopment in human development marked by process10
4772992330CurrencyA form or money and couns over sea11
4772992331De-centralized governmentThere is not one specific goverment there are many12
4772992332DeityA god13
4772992333DemocracyEveryone has a vote on the elector14
4772992334DharmaOnes own quality or characher15
4772992335DoctrineA belief that hs taught in a church16
4772992336DomesticateAdopt and animal for a use17
4772992337Dynastic cyclePolitical theory in chinese history18
4772992338DynastyLine of power passed down for generations19
4772992339EgalitarianBelief in all people are equal20
4772992340EmpireOnly one ruler21
4772992341Environmental determinismView that the enviroment determines culture22
4772992342Ethical/legal codesMortality and laws adopted by nation23
4772992343FrontierUndeveloped area24
4772992344HegemonyLeadership of social group over others25
4772992345Hunter and gatherersFood is gotten by selling and buying26
4772992346InterregionalConnecting 2 regions27
4772992347Irrigation systemCombination of canals and rivers28
4772992348KarmaA persons action29
4772992349Mandate of HeavenAncient belief and Chinese30
4772992350MaritimeDoing business on the sea31
4772992351MatrilinealKeeping the mothers name32
4772992352MetallurgyProperties of metals and there production33
4772992353MokshaThe cycle of rebirth from the law of karma34
4772992354MonotheisticBelief of one god35
4772992355Pastoral/pastoralismA keeping of sheep and cattle36
4772992356Patriarchy/patriarchal systemA system of societies37
4772992358PolygamyHaving more then one wife or husband38
4772992359ReincarnationIf the body is clenched it can come back to life39
4772992364SlaveryThe owning of another human40
4772992365SovereignA supreme leader41
4772992366Specialization of laborThe breakdown of jobs42
4772992367Subsistence farmingFarmers family with little or nothing left to sell43
4772992368SurplusThe excess of production44
4772992369SyncretismCombination of religions45
4772992370TextilesA type of clothing46
4772992371TheocracyGovernment operated by religion47
4772992372UrbanizationThe increase of a population48
4772992373VedicOldest scripture of Hinduism49

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