Unit 0 vocab Friday Quiz

Question 1

Agrarian society

Answer 1

Sedentary agriculture: crop production and animal breeding.

Question 2

City-states

Answer 2

A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies.

Question 3

Domestication

Answer 3

To convert animals/plants to domestic uses; tame

Question 4

Dynasty

Answer 4

A series of rulers from a single family

Question 5

Edict

Answer 5

A decree issued by a sovereign or other authority.

Question 6

Draw a picture of edict

Answer 6

Sovereign person giving out a speech

Question 7

Forage

Answer 7

Wander in search of food

Question 8

Indigenous

Answer 8

Originating naturally from that place.

Question 9

Monarchy

Answer 9

A gov’t where king/queen exercise central power that is hereditary

Question 10

Nomadic

Answer 10

No permanence

Question 11

Pastoral

Answer 11

Lifestyle where a nomadic group herds domesticated animals

Question 12

Patriarchal

Answer 12

Relating to a social system in which the father is the head

Question 13

Slavery

Answer 13

Where a person is held as property of another person / servitude.

Question 14

Theocracy

Answer 14

A government in which the ruler is a divine figure

Question 15

What’s the other one of theocracy?

Answer 15

B. A government controlled by religious leaders

Question 16

Civil service

Answer 16

the administrative departments of the government, especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examinations

Question 17

Filial piety(draw a pic too)

Answer 17

respect for parents and elders

Question 18

Direct democracy

Answer 18

A government where all citizens rule directly rather than through elected or appointed representatives

Question 19

Empire

Answer 19

A political unit in which a number of people or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

Question 20

Autocracy

Answer 20

A government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it any manner he chooses.

Question 21

Republic

Answer 21

A form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people

Question 22

Caste(aka Varna)

Answer 22

each of the 4 main hereditary classes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra) of Hindu society distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity and of social status.

Question 23

What are the 4 main heredity classes of Hindu society?

Answer 23

Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya, Sudra.

Question 24

Jati

Answer 24

A Hindu subcaste, of which there are thousands in India, typically characterized by the exclusive occupation of its male members.