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History Vocab Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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caste system | Hindus categories:Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras |
Bureaucracy | the laws are made by certain government officials rather than elected representatives |
Autocratic- | a ruler with absolute power |
diffusion | spreading something |
Empire | states under one ruler(emperor or empress) |
filial piety | virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors |
Mandate of Heaven | a blessing in which a ruler is allowed to rule |
Patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of system of society or government controlled by men |
dynastic cycle- | political theory that every dynasty goes through culture cycle |
Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country |
tyrant | a cruel and oppressive ruler |
Oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country |
democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
Patricians | an aristocrat or nobleman |
Plebeians | a commoner in ancient Rome |
latifundia | a large land area in ancient Rome that was worked by slaves |
City-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state |
Plague | a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium |
Republic | supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, which are elected (president) |
caste system | Hindus categories:Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and the Shudras |
Bureaucracy | the laws are made by certain government officials rather than elected representatives |
Autocratic | a ruler with absolute power |
diffusion | spreading something |
Empire | states under one ruler(emperor or empress) |
filial piety | virtue of respect for one’s parents, elders, and ancestors |
Mandate of Heaven | a blessing in which a ruler is allowed to rule |
Patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of system of society or government controlled by men |
dynastic cycle | political theory that every dynasty goes through culture cycle |
Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country |
tyrant | a cruel and oppressive ruler |
Oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country |
democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. |
Patricians | an aristocrat or nobleman |
Plebeians | a commoner in ancient Rome |
latifundia | a large land area in ancient Rome that was worked by slaves |
City-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state |
Plague | a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium |
Republic | supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, which are elected (president) |