Unit 2 key terms

Question 1

patriarchal

Answer 1

dominated by men

Question 2

satrap

Answer 2

“Protector of the kingdom”;
the governor of a province of the Persian empire under Darius

Question 3

Monarchy

Answer 3

government by sovereign ruler such as a king or queen

Question 4

empire

Answer 4

large political unit or state, usually under a single leader that controls many people or territories

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

a succession of people from the same family who lay a prominent role in business politics or government

Question 6

city state

Answer 6

a city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

Question 7

tephra

Answer 7

rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption

Question 8

freedman

Answer 8

an emancipated slave

Question 9

plebians

Answer 9

a commoner

Question 10

patricians

Answer 10

a aristocrat or nobleman

Question 11

oligarchy

Answer 11

ruled by few

Question 12

Democracy

Answer 12

voted by citizens

Question 13

Allah

Answer 13

Arabic
The muslim belief in one god

Question 14

Islam

Answer 14

submission to the will of Allah

Question 15

Muslim

Answer 15

one who has submitted

Question 16

Hijrah

Answer 16

The migration Muhammad did from the town of Yathrib 200 miles north of Mecca

Question 17

Haji

Answer 17

pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 18

Quram

Answer 18

Holy book of muslims

Question 19

mosque

Answer 19

an islamic house of worship

Question 20

caliphate

Answer 20

period of time when muslims were ruled by caliphs

Question 21

Caliph

Answer 21

Successor of Muhammad