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21 Cards in this Set
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Agrarian Society
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sedentary agriculture
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bureaucracy
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a system if departements and agencies formed to carry out the work of government
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cultural diffusion
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the spreading of ideas from one culture to another
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city state
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a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city
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domestication
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converting animals for use
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dynasty
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a series of rulers from one family
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eunuchs
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castrated males
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forage
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gather
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independent invention
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technology without influence from other outside groups
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indigenous
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occurring naturally form a particular place
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matriarchal
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mother is in charge
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matrillineal
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inheritence is traced from the mother
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metallurgy
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heating metals to certain shapes
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monarchy
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a government in which a king or queen excersizea central power
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monotheistic
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believes in one god
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nomadic
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moves around to follow food source
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pastoral
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nomadic group domesticates animals
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patriatchal
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father is in charge
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patrillineal
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inheritence is traced from father
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polytheistic
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believes in many gods
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theocracy
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government controlled by religious leaders
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