A | B |
infanticide | the killing of newborns |
elite | group enjoying superior status |
divine | relating to a diety |
divination | attempt to foretell the future |
succession | to follow in power |
sedentary | stationary; not migratory |
animism | belief that spirits inhabit objects |
domesticate | to tame |
beast of burden | an animal used for heavy work |
forage | to search for food or provisions |
pastoralism | social/economic system bawed on livestock |
cultivate | to grow; to improve growth by labor |
agrarian | pertaining to land & ownership of land |
surplus | amount beyond one's needs |
urbanize | pertaining to cities or towns |
nuclear family | social unit of mom, dad, & children |
kinship | connected by blood or marriage; family relationship |
lineage | heritage; ancestry |
patrilineal | determining descent through the male |
matrilineal | determining descent through the female |