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Hunting-gathering (foraging)
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The acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.
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Domesticated plants and animals
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Tamed animals and plants raised by their own.
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Sedentary
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Accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
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Nomadic
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a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply. (Wanderer)
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Pastoral
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Pertaining to the country or to life in the country
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Neolithic
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Characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age
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Deity
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A god or goddess
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Pantheon
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A domed circular temple at Rome
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Pagan
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A person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim. (polytheistic religion)
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Caste System
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A social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
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Priest
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A person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings.
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Nun
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A woman member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
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Monotheism
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The doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
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Polytheism
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The doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
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Celibacy
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The state of being unmarried.
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