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Academic Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Egalitarian | Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights |
Kinship | Blood relationship |
Patriarchy | A system in society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line |
Hinderance | A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone |
Elite | A select group that is superior in terms of abilities or qualities to the rest of the group or society |
Pastoral | Especially of land or a farm used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep and cattle |
Stratified | To form or place in strata or layers |
Conduit | A channel for conveying water or other liquid |
Artisan | A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making stuff by hand |
Textile | A type of cloth or woven fabric |
Metallurgy | The branch of science and technology concerned wit the properties of metals and their production and purification. |
Surplus | An amount of something left over when requirements have been met |
Bureaucracy | A system in government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected presidents. |
Fertility | The quality of being fertile, productiveness |
Mobilized | Make something movable or capable of movement |
Divine | Of, from, or like God or a god |
Monumental | Great in importance , extent, or size |
Urban | In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city |
Monotheism | The doctrine or belief that there is only one god |
Veneration | Great respect; reverence |
Diffuse | Spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people |
Razed | Completely destroy |
Reinforced | Strengthen or support, especially with another material |
Diaspora | The dispersion of jews beyond israel |
Piety | The quality of being religious or reverent |
Divergent | Tending to be different or develop in different directions |