8000 BCE-600 BCE Vocabulary

Question 0

Bureaucracy

Answer 0

A system of departments and agencies formed to carry out the work of a government. Often a highly respected position.

Question 1

Agrarian Society

Answer 1

Sedentary agriculture, both crop production and animal breeding are the foundation of subsistence and/or surplus wealth.

Question 2

City-State

Answer 2

A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.

Question 3

Domestication

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To convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.

Question 4

Dynasty

Answer 4

A series of rulers from a single family.

Question 5

Edict

Answer 5

A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.

Question 6

Eunuchs

Answer 6

Castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler’s wives. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China.

Question 7

Forage

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To wander in search of food.

Question 8

Independent Invention

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The creation of technology or culture without influence from outside groups.

Question 9

Indigenous

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Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.

Question 10

Matriarchal

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Relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family.

Question 11

Matrilineal

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Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother.

Question 12

Metallurgy

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The technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes and properties.

Question 13

Monarchy

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A government in which a king or queen exercises central power that is passed on in a single family.

Question 14

Monotheistic

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Belief in a single God

Question 15

Nomadic

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Lifestyle where a group has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food.

Question 16

Pastoral

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Lifestyle where a nomadic group herds domesticated animals.

Question 17

Patriarchal

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Relating to a social system in which the father is head of the family.

Question 18

Patrilineal

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Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the father.

Question 19

Polytheistic

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Belief in many gods.

Question 20

Slavery

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The state of an individual held in servitude as the property, or chattel, of another individual, a household, or the state; the practice of owning slaves. The legal, economic, moral, and personal condition of slaves have varied widely in history from one society to another.

Question 21

Theocracy

Answer 21

A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure; a government controlled by religious leaders.