Pre Unit Vocab Flashcards
Agrarian society
Sedentary agriculture; both crop production and animal breeding are the foundation of subsistence and/or surplus wealth
City-state
A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies
Domestication
To convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame
Dynasty
A series of rulers from a single family
Edict
A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority
Forage
To wander in search of food
Indigenous
Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place
Monarchy
A government in which a king/queen exercises central power that is passed on within a single family
Monotheistic
Belief in a single god
Nomadic
Lifestyle where a nomadic group has no permanent home, wandering form place to place in search of food
Pastoral
Lifestyle where a nomadic group herds domesticated animals
Patriarchal
Relating to a social system in which the father is head of the family
Polytheistic
Belief in many gods
Slavery
The state of an individual held in servitude as the property of another individual
Theocracy
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure OR a government controlled by religious leaders
Civil Service
The administrative departments of the government, especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examinations
Filial piety
Respect for parents and elders
Empire
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler
Direct democracy
A government where all citizens rule directly rather than through elected or appointed representatives
Autocracy
A government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it any manner he chooses
Republic
A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people
Caste (Varna)
Each of the 4 main hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity and social status
Jati
A Hindu sub caste, typically characterized by exclusive occupation of its male members
