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Skilled workers who practice a trade or handicraft
artisans
Exchange of goods without using money
barter
A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of government
bureaucracy
An agreement between two or more people that is enforceable by law
contract
To grow or work the soil
cultivate
Capable of sustaining [supporting] abundant [a lot of] plant life
fertile
Supply dry land with water
irrigation
Business person engaged in retail selling
merchant
A person who is in the upper class [aristocracy]; often based on birth (i.e., born into it)
noble
Person who works in the fields; not of high social status
peasant
Spiritual leader; one authorized [allowed] to perform the sacred rites [rituals] of a religion
priest
The prescribed [given] procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
rituals
The act of killing an animal (or a person) to please a deity [god]
sacrifice
A person whose job it is to copy manuscripts [documents]
scribe
Place of worship
temple
Buying and selling of goods and services
trade
Written agreement between two states [nations] or kingdom
treaty
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