Answer:
1. The latest period of the Stone Age between 8000-5000 B.C. --- Neolithic
2. A type of government ruled by members of noble or wealthy families ---Aristocratic
3. An economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country --- Mercantilism
4. The act of staying in one place for a long time --- Sedentary
5. Practice of attempting to foretell the future --- Divination
Explanation:
1- Neolithic was the latest period of the Stone Age. It is also known as the new-stone age, as an opposition to the Paleolithic, which was the earliest period within the Stone Age. The characteristic features of the Neolithic are polished and drilled stone tools.
2- Aristocracy is a form of government exercised by a small, privileged ruling class. The term is derived from Greek aristocracy within the meaning of "the rule of the best".
The Greeks perceived it as the rule of the most qualified citizens - and then generally regarded as a better form of government than the monarchy, the rule of a single individual who ruled because of their descent. In later times, aristocracy was conceived as the governing body of a privileged group, rich landlords who acted as nobles who abused their privileges to rule only for their own gain.
3- Mercantilism is a term used to summarize the economic ideas prevailing in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. These ideas were aimed at promoting a diverse structure in business.
Mercantilism became a serious exponent of today's trade, and led to colonialism as the colonial powers (England, France, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain) tried to avoid trade in products they could not produce themselves. Therefore, these nations expanded their territories (in Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean and the Far East, among others) to access raw materials they would otherwise have to buy into such as sugar, rubber, silk, spices, wood, diamonds and gems.
4- Sedentarization is a term applied to the cultural transition from nomadic to permanent colonization. In the transition to sedentary lifestyle, semi-nomadic populations had a fixed camp for the sedentary part of the year. Sedentarism became possible with new agricultural and livestock techniques.
5- Divination is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation through a standardized process or ritual. Central to this is reading and interpreting 'signs'. The predictor often uses tools such as a glass ball, a horoscope, runes or maps, and sometimes uses supernatural powers to interpret events and signs.
