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Culture
ConceptImagined simultaneity
People can imagine distant lives and events as unfolding alongside their own in shared time.
ConceptImagined community
An imagined community involves a sense of shared membership among people who cannot all know one another personally.
VocabularyVernacular print-language
A vernacular print-language is a written medium based on languages used by wider populations rather than solely a learned elite language.
ConceptGeographical constraints
Terrain, climate and resources shape opportunities and constraints for societies.
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