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Unit 1 Vocab
Social Studies content from period 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| egalitarian | when there is equality among all members of society |
| kinship | people are related by blood |
| patriarchy | when society is dominated by men |
| pastoral | communities that rely on domesticating animals and migrating |
| stratified | when there are different levels of society and separation between rich and pooor |
| conduit | a means of transferring information, goods, beliefs, or diseases between communities |
| artisan | a specialized worker in wood, metals, or cloth |
| textile | the making of clothing and other cloth materials from cotton, wool, or silk |
| metallurgy | the making of metal tools and weapons |
| bureaucracy | the government system of trained workers who run the different departments |
| fertility | the ability to reproduce; farmland produces crops or humans/animals produce offspring |
| mobilized | the gathering of men or resources to be used for an important purpose |
| divine | when something is holy or sacred |
| deity | a god or goddess |
| surplus | when there is more than enough to survive, which is used for trade |
| monumental | important buildings and infrastructure in a community |
| urban planning | when cities are planned out purposefully |
| foundational | important first step to greater achievements |
| transregional | when trade or movement happens across different geographic areas |
| diffuse | the spreading of ideas, beliefs, or products from a place of origin |
| intensification | the rapid, continual increase of something |
| razed | to be destroyed |