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nation-state
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political soceity where there is a centralized government with ethnic and culutural unity.
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plantation
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a large agriculutral enterprise growing crops and usually using slave or coerceed labor.
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ecosystem
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a naturally evolved network of reltions among organisms in a stable environment
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matrilinear
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Family line, power, and wealth are passed down through the female side.
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demographic
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concerning the general characteristics of a given population
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saga
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a lengthy story or poem recounting great deeds and adventure of its people and heros
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confederacy
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An alliance or league of nations loposer than a federation.
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primeval
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relating to the earliest ages
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middlemen
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dealers who operate between the original buyers and the retail merchants
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caravel
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a small vessel with a high deck and three triangular sails
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