Historical Vocab 1 Flashcards
Bureaucracy
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
Aristocracy
The highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices
Voluntary Association
A group or union who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteers, to form a body or oraganization
Coercive Conversion
Changing of force or threats
Assimilation
The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas; the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture
City-State
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
Dynasty
A line of hereditary rulers of a country
Hegemony
Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others
Lingua Franca
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
Colony
A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country
Monarchy
A form of government with a monarch at the head
Democracy
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives
Legislature
A group of people chosen to make laws
Golden Age
Period of great cultural achievement; the period when a specified art, skill, or activity is at its peak
Republic
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
