Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Terms
chapters 2 & 3
17
History
11th Grade
01/27/2014

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Monarchy
Definition
Ruled by a king or queen
Term
dynasty
Definition
line of rulers who belong to the same family
Term
theocracy
Definition
gov. headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as a god
Term
bureaucracy
Definition
a group of gov. officials headed by an administrator
Term
pharaoh
Definition
title of rulers of ancient egypt
Term
empire
Definition
group of territories or nations ruled by a singular ruler or gov.
Term
polytheism
Definition
worship of many gods
Term
hieroglyphics
Definition
ancient Egyptian handwriting system using picture symbols for ideas or sounds
Term
city-state
Definition
an independent state consisting of a city and the surrounding land and villages
Term
cuneiform
Definition
Sumerian system of writing using wedge-shaped markings
Term
subcontinent
Definition
Land mass that is part of a continent but distant from it, such as india
Term
monsoon
Definition
seasonal wind that affects climates and ways of life in southern asia
Term
mandate
Definition
in ancient living, authority granted by heaven to deserving rulers, called the mandate of heaven
Term
epic
Definition
long poem celebrating the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
Term
ziggurat
Definition
a temple of Sumerian origin
Term
codify
Definition
system for communication
Term
oracle
Definition
an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry
Supporting users have an ad free experience!