Lesson 13 vocab

Question 1

ruling with unlimited power or authority

Answer 1

autocratic

Question 2

independence; self-determination

Answer 2

autonomy

Question 3

A social class separated from others by profession, wealth, or hereditary rank

Answer 3

caste

Question 4

a ruler with absolute power, a person who wields power oppressively, a tyrant

Answer 4

despot

Question 5

relating to a system in which people (called “vassals”) were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord

Answer 5

feudal

Question 6

Dominance, especially that of a country, region, or group over others

Answer 6

hegemony

Question 7

government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families

Answer 7

Oligarchy

Question 8

independent; having rank or power

Answer 8

sovereign

Question 9

relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control over every aspect of people’s lives

Answer 9

totalitarian

Question 10

to take and hold power or rights by force; to take the place of or occupy without right

Answer 10

usurp