Unit 2 Terms

Question 1

satrapy

Answer 1

province ruled by a governor called a satrap

Question 2

polis

Answer 2

referring to a city, its people, and the surrounding countryside that they controlled

Question 3

monarchy

Answer 3

one-man rule

Question 4

aristocracy

Answer 4

rule by a class of well-born families

Question 5

democracy

Answer 5

rule by the entire body of citizens

Question 6

tyranny

Answer 6

the illegal seizure of power (usually in a time of emergency) by someone who had no right to it

Question 7

republic

Answer 7

a flexible form of government by elected representatives that proved capable of military conquest and administrative efficiency

Question 8

pax romana

Answer 8

Roman peace

Question 9

natural law

Answer 9

“law of peoples.” a Roman vision of legal principles applicable to all societies regardless of time or circumstances

Question 10

greco-roman culture

Answer 10

rich and attractive, helped keep Roman society stable

Question 11

chosen people

Answer 11

people chosen by God to spread the word of God