vocab lesson 13

Question 1

autocratic

Answer 1

ruling with unlimited power or authority

Question 2

autonomy

Answer 2

independence; self-determination or self-governance

Question 3

caste

Answer 3

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

Question 4

despot

Answer 4

a ruler with absolute power

a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant

Question 5

feudal

Answer 5

relating to a system in which people were given protection and the use of land, in return for loyalty, payments, and services to a lord.

Question 6

hegemony

Answer 6

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

Question 7

oligarchy

Answer 7

government by a few, especially by a small faction of people or families.
a state governed by a few people or families.

Question 8

sovereign

Answer 8

self-governing; independent
having supreme rank or power
a king, queen, or other noble person who serves as head of a state; a ruler or monarch

Question 9

totalitarian

Answer 9

relating to a form of government with absolute and centralized control over every aspect of peoples lives

Question 10

usurp

Answer 10

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