Vocabulary #1

Question 1

What is Patriarchy?

Answer 1

A social system where men hold primary power in roles of leadership, authority, and property control.

Question 2

What is Cultural Diffusion?

Answer 2

The spread of cultural beliefs, practices, and technologies between societies.

Question 3

What is Monotheism?

Answer 3

The belief in and worship of one god.

Question 4

What is Polytheism?

Answer 4

The belief in and worship of multiple gods.

Question 5

What is Proselytizing?

Answer 5

Actively seeking to convert others to a religion or belief system.

Question 6

What is Irrigation?

Answer 6

The artificial supply of water to land or crops to support agriculture.

Question 7

What is a City-State?

Answer 7

A sovereign city that functions as an independent political unit.

Question 8

What is Foraging?

Answer 8

The act of gathering wild plants and hunting animals for sustenance.

Question 9

What is Codification?

Answer 9

The process of organizing laws, rules, or ideas into a systematic code.

Question 10

What is Agriculture?

Answer 10

The practice of cultivating crops and domesticating animals for food and resources.

Question 11

What is Pastoralism/Nomadic?

Answer 11

A lifestyle centered on raising livestock and often involving movement to find grazing lands.

Question 12

What is Civilization?

Answer 12

A complex society characterized by cities, centralized government, social hierarchy, and culture.

Question 13

What is Urbanization?

Answer 13

The growth and development of cities as populations shift from rural to urban areas.

Question 14

What is Migration?

Answer 14

The movement of people from one location to another, often for survival or opportunity.

Question 15

What is Hierarchy?

Answer 15

A system of organization where people or groups are ranked based on status or authority.

Question 16

What is Mesopotamia?

Answer 16

An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as the ‘cradle of civilization.’

Question 17

What is the Fertile Crescent?

Answer 17

A region in the Middle East with fertile soil and early agricultural development.

Question 18

What is Monarchy?

Answer 18

A form of government with a single ruler, often a king or queen, who inherits their position.

Question 19

What is Centralization?

Answer 19

The concentration of political or administrative power in a central authority.

Question 20

What is Aristocracy?

Answer 20

A privileged class of people, often hereditary, holding significant power and wealth.

Question 21

What is Corvée Labor?

Answer 21

Unpaid, forced labor imposed by the government or ruler, often for public works.

Question 22

What is the Mandate of Heaven/Dynastic Cycle?

Answer 22

A Chinese belief that rulers have divine approval, which can be lost through misrule, leading to the rise and fall of dynasties.

Question 23

What is the Civil Service Exam?

Answer 23

A test used in some societies, like Imperial China, to recruit government officials based on merit.

Question 24

What is a Republic?

Answer 24

A form of government where representatives are elected to make decisions on behalf of the people.

Question 25

What is Meritocracy?

Answer 25

A system where individuals gain power or positions based on ability and achievement.

Question 26

What is Bureaucracy?

Answer 26

An administrative system with departments and officials managing government operations.

Question 27

What is Infrastructure?

Answer 27

The physical and organizational structures needed for a society to function (e.g., roads, bridges, and systems).

Question 28

What is Empire/Imperialism?

Answer 28

A large political unit or state under one ruler, often expanding through conquest or domination of other regions.