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government
the action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people. you need a government to not cause anarchy.
democracy
system of government where the people have the power. the people vote for what laws and regulations the society follows
direct democracy
a form of government in which policies and laws are decided by a majority of all those eligible rather than by a body of elected representatives. there is still voting
representative democracy
government is elected by citizens. Here, citizens vote for their government officials. These officials represent the citizens’ ideas and concerns in government.
oligarchy
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
autocracy
a form of government in which there is a king and or quen that can rule with or without a contitution a absolute monarchy or dictatorship rules with out a constitution but a constitutional monarchy rules wit a constitution so the person in power doesnt get to much power
monarchy
a form of government with a monarch at the head.
dictatorship
1 group or person is in complete control and usually forces their way into power
anarchy
a community with no rules
theocracy
form of government follows rules made by their god or gods
tribe
a division in society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect having a recognized leader.
matriarchal
women are the leaders in the society.
patriarchal
the men are leaders in the society
bc
before christ
bce
before common era
ce
common era
ad
Anno Domini
Buddhism
a widespread Asian religion or philosophy founded by Siddartha Gautama in northeastern India in the 5th century BC.
confucianism
one of the most influential religious philosophies in the history of China
sui dynasty
a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618.
Period of Disunion
After the Han dynasty collapsed China was split into several competing kingdoms, each ruled by military leaders.The era lasted from 220 to 589.
hierarchy
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. based on the simulation we did in class usually the king will earn the most money.
feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
middle ages
the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) from c. 1100 to 1453.