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sociology [2]
Americas [3]
Feminism [4]
Ideologies [6]
American culture [7]
Encomienda [9]
Labor history [10]
Capitalism [11]
Melting pot [12]
slavery [13]
Social Issues [14]
nation-state - The modern form of political society that combines centralized government with a high degree of ethnic and cultural unity. "No dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states...existed in North America...." matrilinear - the form of society in which family line, power, and wealth are passed primarily through the female side. "...many North American native peoples, including the Iroquois. developed matrilinear cultures...." confederacy - An alliance or league of nations or peoples looser than a federation. "The Iroquois Confederacy developed the political and organizational skills...." primeval - Concerning the earliest origin of things. "...the whispering, primeval forests...."