Stuff Flashcards
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What is government?
*Government is any group of people living together in a country, state city, or local community that have to live by certain rules
*EX: Democracy (Direct and Representative) ,oligarchy, Autocracy(Monarchy,Dictatorship, Dynasty), Anarchy, Theocracy, are all parts of Government.
What is democracy?
*In a democracy citizens, hold the power
*EX: the atheans had the first democracy
What is direct?
*There are no representatives, citizens who are directly involved in governing the country.
*EX: The Athens had a direct democracy
What is representative
Citizens elect their leaders to represent their interests and rights in government. If they do not like the way they lead then they can vote for a new one.
*EX:The U.S. has a representative just like when we have the president but we vote a new one every 4 years.
What is oligarchy?
A small group of people that has all the power In Greek means “rule by a few”.Sometimes a certain group has political Rights, such as members of One political party, one social class, or One race.
*EX:A junta is a small group of people usually Military Officers who rule a country after taking over by force
What is autocracy?
In a government in which one person has all the power there are two types of autocracy: a monarchy and a dictatorship.
EX: North Korea has a dictatorship and Saudi Arabia has a monarchy.
What is monarchy?
A king or queen rules the country and they are known as a monarch. They are also known as a country’s constitution.
EX: The UK
What is dictatorship?
A form of government, where one leader has absolute control over citizens lives but they do not represent citizens.
EX: North Kor
What is anarchy?
Nobody is in control,no countries have this form of government because this would allow people to be free and not have any rules .
EX: no country has this type of government
What is theocracy?
A government that recognizes God, or a divine being as the ultimate authority,”Theo” is a Greek word that means god.
theocracy can also be democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, or just about any other kind of government .
EX: Islamic law
What is a tribe
A tribe. It is a collection of families usually lead by a male, but sometimes led by a female.tribes are social groups of many families, Clans, or Generations that share the same language, Customs, and beliefs.
What is matriarchal?
When a female leads a tribe
What is patriarchal?
When a tribe is led by a male
What is BC?
*Before Christ
*EX: 10 BC= 10 years before Christ
*years BC count backwards
*placed after the number
What is BCE?
BC replaced by BCE “before common era”
What is AD?
*“Ano domini” “year of our lord” for an event, after Jesus birth
*EX: AD 800= Ano domini 800
What is CE?
*AD replaced by CE “common era”
*CE and BCE are placed after the number
What is Buddhism
the ancient religion of Buddhism originated in India 500 BCE and first came to China during the Han Dynasty,very few Chinese practiced it until the period of disunion,many people took Comfort into Buddha’s beliefs and teachings which emphasize finding their inner peace and escaping suffering.
what is Confucianism
a set of beliefs based on the teachings of cunfuscious
What is the sui dynasty
after hundreds of years of political confusion sm and disunity in China the man who is known for reuniting China under one rule was Yang Jain. he became the leader in 581 and in 589 he conquered Southern China. This established the sui Dynasty.
Accomplishments:
* created a new capital city
* repaired portions of the Great Wall of China in North that had been destroyed
* reduce taxes for the peasants
* conducted a census to make sure taxes were collected fairly
* insured every male who was eligible to be taxed received a piece of land
What was the period of disunion
*When the Han Dynasty collapsed in 220 CE 20 another Dynasty would not take hold for another 360 years instead China broke up to separate kingdoms
* nomadic tribes ruled the north whereas brief dynasties ruled the South
* this time period was characterized by this Unity, conflict, and Chaos as rival groups try to gain power
* no matter people blending their culture and lifestyle with Chinese in the North, Northern Chinese fled the South to avoid the nomadic Invaders
* new types of art and music developed in addition to new foods and clothing styles.
what is hierarchy
a hierarchy of power was established in these kingdoms to bring order and protection to the society period each level provided loyalty to the level above and in return for a piece of land and protection from Invaders.
What is feudalism
when the mighty Empire collapsed a new form of government would eventually establish itself called feudalism
What were the middle ages
the Middle Ages lasted from 500 CE to about 1500 CE it is named this because it falls in the middle of ancient times in the modern times period this time period also referred as a medieval period which comes in the Latin word middle age.