General Terms Flashcards
1
Q
government by divine authority
A
theocracy
2
Q
worshipping many gods
A
polytheism
3
Q
worship of one god
A
monotheism
4
Q
an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officials and regular procedures
A
bureaucracy
5
Q
an upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power
A
aristocracy
6
Q
tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father
A
matrilineal
7
Q
tracing lineage through the father
A
patrilineal
8
Q
dominated by the men
A
patriarchy
9
Q
a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family
A
dynasty
