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Religious teacher a spiritual guide in Hinduism
Guru
Grassy plain
savanna
Social group that a person is born into and cannot change
Caste
In ancient Rome, a three-person ruling group
Triumvate
Children's respect for their parents and older relatives
Filial Piety
Noble whose wealth came from land ownership
Aristocrat
god or goddess
diety
group of people who share a similar position in society
social class
belief in one god
monotheism
material burned for its pleasant smell
incense
rebirth of the soul or spirit in different bodies over time
reincarnation
government in which a small group of people holds power
oligarchy
large family estate in ancient Rome
latifundia
Jewish leader and teacher of the Torah
Rabbi
to reject
veto
Jewish house of worship
synagogue
a group of letters that stand for sounds
alphabet
to tame animals and plants for human use
domesticate
record keeper
scribe
government headed by religious leaders
theocracy
group of traveling merchants and animals
caravan
line of rulers from the same family
dynasty
system of money
currency
area of fertile soil at the mouth of a river
delta
in early Greek city-states, an open area that served as both a market and a meeting place
agora