Vocabulary Global I

Question 1

Revolution

Answer 1

Great change, turning point

Question 2

Polytheisitc

Answer 2

Belief in many gods

Question 3

monotheisitc

Answer 3

Belief in one god

Question 4

Migrate

Answer 4

To move from place to place

Question 5

Matriarchal

Answer 5

Societies led by women

Question 6

Patriarchal

Answer 6

Societies led by men

Question 7

Agrarian

Answer 7

Agricultural; farming

Question 8

Civilization

Answer 8

Culture consisting of cities, specialization, govt, religion, recordkeeping, advanced technology

Question 9

Filial piety

Answer 9

Confucious’s idea of respect ones’ parents

Question 10

Infrastructure

Answer 10

Building roads, bridges, canals

Question 11

Assimilation

Answer 11

Accepting a more dominant culture as your own

Question 12

Cultural diffusion

Answer 12

Mixing to cultures together

Question 13

Autocracy

Answer 13

Government where the ruler has unlimited power and uses arbitrarily

Question 14

Golden age

Answer 14

A period of peace and prosperity where art and learning are highlighted

Question 15

Polis

Answer 15

Greek city-state acts as an independent political unit

Question 16

Oligarchy

Answer 16

Rule by a few

Question 17

Tyranny

Answer 17

1 ruler - position received illegally

Question 18

Democracy

Answer 18

Government controlled by its citizens

Question 19

Republic

Answer 19

People elect representatives to govern for them

Question 20

Schism

Answer 20

An organization splits into different parts

Question 21

Sect

Answer 21

Group following a particular religious demonination

Question 22

Tribute

Answer 22

A tax or a gift to a ruler in exchange for peace

Question 23

Feudalism

Answer 23

A political a dn social structure based on loyalty, land ownership, and military service

Question 24

Chivalry

Answer 24

The code of behavior for European knights during the Middle Ages

Question 25

Guild

Answer 25

Medieval associations - organized by artisans to maintain standards and protect the interests of the group

Question 26

Manorialism

Answer 26

Economic system during the Feudal Period where all aspects of life centered on the lord’s manor - self-sufficient

Question 27

Mercantilism

Answer 27

Economic System - idea of exporting more than a country imports…Mother country uses colonies for raw materials and markets

Question 28

Columbian Exchange

Answer 28

exchange of goods and disease from the Old World (Europe) and the New World (Americas)

Question 29

Holy Land

Answer 29

Term given to lands in present day Israel that is significant to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 30

Crusade

Answer 30

European military expedition to “take back” the Holy Lands

Question 31

Joint Stock Company

Answer 31

a company that sells shares to investors who share in the profits and losses

Question 32

Serf

Answer 32

Peasants who were tied to land and worked the manor for the nobles