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7407956001Artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft0
7407956002Castea division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race1
7407956003Classa group sharing the same economic or social status the working class2
7407956004Egalitarianisma belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs3
7407956005Elitethe socially superior part of society4
7407956006Ethnicitya particular ethnic affiliation or group5
7407956007Extended Familyan extensive group of people who are related by blood or marriage or who otherwise regard themselves as a large family6
7407956008Familya group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head7
7407956009Gendermembership of a word or a grammatical form in such a subclass8
7407956010Stratifyto divide or arrange into classes, castes, or social strata9
7407956011Immediate Familya person's parents, brothers and sisters, husband or wife, and children10
7407956012Kinshipa feeling of being connected to other people.11
7407956013Polygamymarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare12
7407956014Merchanta buyer and seller of commodities for profit13
7407956015Nationalitya people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state14
7407956016Nuclear Familya family group that consists only of parents and children15
7407956017Patriarchysocial organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line16
7407956018Social Systemthe formal organization of status and role that may develop among the members of a relatively small stable group17
7407956019Administrationperformance of executive duties18
7407956020Authoritarianismof, relating to, or favoring a concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people19
7407956021The balance of powerdistribution of power between a central government and its subnational governments.20
7407956022Bureaucracyan administrative policy-making group21
7407956023Casualtyserious or fatal accident22
7407956024Centralizeto concentrate by placing power and authority in a center or central organization23
7407956025Cityan inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village24
7407956026City-Statean autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory25
7407956027Consolidationthe process of uniting : the quality or state of being united; specifically : the unification of two or more corporations by dissolution of existing ones and creation of a single new corporation26
7407956028Coup d'etata sudden decisive exercise of force in politics27
7407956029Decentralizationthe dispersion or distribution of functions and powers28
7407956030Monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person29
7407956031Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations30
7407956032Imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor31
7407956033Revolutionactivity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation32
7407956034Infrastructurethe basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.33
7407956035Institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character34
7407956036Juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power35
7407956037Mobilizeto assemble and make ready for war duty mobilizeall reserve forces for overseas duty36
7407956038Monarcha person who reigns over a kingdom or empire37
7407956039Secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude38
7407956040Statesocial potion39
7407956041Suffragea vote given in deciding a controverted question or electing a person for an office or trust40
7407956042Theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided41
7407956043Rebellionopen, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government42
7407956044Empirea major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority43
7407956045Regionan administrative area, division, or district44
7407956046Climatethe average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation45
7407956047Demographythe statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density46
7407956048Desertland with usually sparse vegetation47
7407956049Diseasea condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms48
7407956050Diasporathe area outside ancient Palestine settled by Jews49
7407956051Emigrationto leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere50
7407956052Epidemicaffecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time51
7407956053Erosiondiminishing or destroing by degrees52
7407956054Immigrationto come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence53
7407956055Metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region54
7407956056Migrationto move from one country, place, or locality to another55
7407956057Monsoona periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia56
7407956058Pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population57
7407956059Pathogena specific causative agent (such as a bacterium or virus) of disease58
7407956060Populationthe whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region59
7407956061Savannaa tropical or subtropical grassland (as of eastern Africa or northern South America) containing scattered trees and drought-resistant undergrowth60
7407956062Tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions61
7407956063urbanof, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city62
7407956064Animismbelief in the existence of spirits separable from bodies63
7407956065Culturethe act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education64
7407956066Cultural Diffusionthe spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.65
7407956067Polytheismbelief in many Gods66
7407956068Religiona personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices67
7407956069Syncretismthe combination of different forms of belief or practice68
7407956070Ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture69
7407956071Indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment70
7407956072Literateability to read and write71
7407956073Missionarya person undertaking a mission and especially a religious mission72
7407956074Monotheismbelief in one God73
7407956075Philosophypursuit of wisdom74
7407956076Agriculturethe science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock75
7407956077Domesticateto bring into use in one's own country76
7407956078Capitalisman economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, Commerce- interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments77
7407956079Commoditya product of agriculture or mining78
7407956080Communisma totalitarian system of government in which a single authoritarian party controls state-owned means of production79
7407956081Consumerone that utilizes economic goods80
7407956082Creditthe provision of money, goods, or services with the expectation of future payment81
7407956083Consumerone that utilizes economic goods82
7407956084Creditthe provision of money, goods, or services with the expectation of future payment83
7407956085Cultivatecirculation as a medium of exchange84
7407956086Pastoraldevoted to or based on livestock raising85
7407956087Nomadan individual who roams about86
7407956088Economic Systemare the means by which countries and governments distribute resources and trade goods and services.87
7407956089Exportto carry or send (something, such as a commodity) to some other place (such as another country)88
7407956090Foragesearch for provisions89
7407956091Importto bring (something, such as merchandise) into a place or country from another country90
7407956092Industrializationthe development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale91
7407956093Irrigationthe watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth92
7407956094Monetizationto purchase (public or private debt) and thereby free for other uses moneys that would have been devoted to debt service93
7407956095Surplusthe amount that remains when use or need is satisfied94
7407956096Specialization of Labora powerful force in an economy, benefiting small and large businesses alike. Workers produce more when they occupy specialized roles, so businesses can offer higher quality products at lower prices.95
7407956097Commercializationto manage on a business basis for profit96
7407956098Raw Materialcrude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture, processing, or combination into a new and useful product97

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