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| culture | is the way of life of a people, including their beliefs, customs, and practices |
| society | a group of people sharing a culture |
| cultural landscape | the parts of a people's environment that they have shaped and the technology they have used to shape it |
| technology | the use of skills and tools to help man |
| civilization | advanced cultures with cities and the use of writing |
| social structure | a pattern of organized relationships among groups of people within a society |
| surplus | an extra supply of something, such as crops that are not needed immediately for food |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| irrigation | that watering of dry land by means if canals and pipes |
| social class | a grouping of people based on rank or status |
| institution | customs and organizations with social, educational, or religious purposes |
| nuclear family | a mother, father, and their children |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| extended family | a family that includes several generations |