Final Flashcards
Anarchy
A state of disorder due to absence of nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems
Oligarchy
A small group of people having control of country, organization, or institusion
Republic
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has elected nominated president rather than a monarch
Monarchy
A form of government with a Monarch at the head
Democracy
A system of government by which the whole population or all the eligible members of a state typically through elected representatives.
Socialism
A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole
Theocracy
Government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god
Dictatorship
Government by a dictator or one single person with all the power.
serf
An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on their lord’s estate
knight
A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor
Lord
Someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler
King
The male ruler of an independent state especially one who inherits the position by right of birth
Pope
The Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church
Feudalism
A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.
Feudalism Hierarchy
At the top of the hierarchy in the feudal system was a king, traditionally owned all land and granted it directly to noblemen known as lords who held heredity rights to it.
Hinduism
A major religious and cultural tradition of south Asia, which developed from Vedic religion
Buddhism
A widespread Asian religion or philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC
Judaism
The monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
Christianity
The religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices
Islam
The religion of the Muslim, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammed as the prophet of Allah
Bubonic Plague
The most common form of plague in humans. characterized by fever, delirium, and the formation of buboes.
Hump of Africa
The massive shoulder of Africa that protrudes into the Atlantic Ocean.