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10432953350agrarianrelating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land0
10432953351agriculturethe science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the tearing of animals to provide food,wool, and other products1
10432953352analysisA detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation2
10432953353argumentationthe action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea,action,or theory3
10432953354assessevaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of4
10432953355causationthe relationship between cause and effect5
10432953356civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.6
10432953357comparedraw an analogy between between one thing and another for the purposes of explanation or classification7
10432953358contextthe circumstances that form the setting for an event,statement,or idea,and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed8
10432953359continuitya state of stability and the absence of distribution9
10432953360cuneiformwedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets10
10432953361demographicsstatistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it11
10432953362describegive an account in words of someone or something including all the relevant characteristics,qualities,or events12
10432953363discusstalk or write about a topic in detail,taking into account different ideas and opinions13
10432953364domesticatetame an animal or plant for farm produce14
10432953365evaluateform an idea of the amount,number,or value of;assess15
10432953366explainmake (an idea,situation,or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or fdvesling relevant facts of ideas16
10432953367hierarchya system or organization in which people or hroyod are ranked one above the other according to status or authority17
10432953368hunter-gatherer (forager)nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting,fishing,and harvesting wild food18
10432953369ideologya system of ideas and ideals especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy19
10432953370judaismworlds odesr monotheistic, abrahamic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews20
10432953371monotheism (n)belief that there is one God21
10432953372neolithiclater part of the Stone Age, when ground or polished stone weapons and implements prevailed22
10432953373pastoral nomadpeople who depend on domesticated livestock,migrate in an established territory to find pasturage for their animals23
10432953374periodizationan act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study24
10432953375polytheism (n)the belief in or worship of more than one god.25
10432953376pyramida monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt26
10432953377sedentary (adj)inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migaratoryvor nomadic27
10432953378technologythe application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes,especially in industry28
10432953379paleolithiclater part of the Stone Age,lasting 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used29
10432953380toola device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.30
10432953381urbanrelating to, or characteristics of a city or town31
10432953382vedic religionsthe ancient religion of the Aryan peoples who entered northwestern India from Persia c.2000-1200BC.it was the precursor of Hinduism,and it's beliefs and practices are contain in the Vedas32
10432953383zigguratin ancient Mesopotamia, a rectangular stepped tower, soemerikes surmonted by a temple33
10432953384zorostrianisma mono pre-Islamic religion of Persia founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC34

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