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Forms of government

Terms and definitions of types of government and examples of governments

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39134108AnarchyA government where there is no functioning governement; this is a time of lawlessness and political disorder.
39134109TheocracyThis form of government is where political power is held by religious authorities.
39134110DictatorshipThis form of government is when a single person or a small clique (group) of people control the government.
39134111TotalitarianIn this form of government, absolute power is controlled by the central government. The rights of the individual are always valued less than the rights of the whole society.
39134112OligarchyThis form of government is when a rich group of people control the government.
39134113SocialismThis form of government is when the government controls much, if not all, of the industry and business in a country.
39134114DemocracyThis form of government is where the people, through voting, decide the policies and laws of the government.
39134115RepublicThis form of government is when the head of state is not a monarch. Often, the leader of state is a president.
39134116Democratic RepublicThis form of government is where citizens elect representative to vote for them and create legislation in their government.
39134117ConfederationIs a group of states that join together under a loose federal government.
39134118What type of government does the United States have today?Democratic Republic
39134119Castro, the leader of Cuba, is the head of what type of governement?Dictatorship
39134120In the community from the novel The Giver, what type of governement controls the community?Oligarchy
39134121Somalia has what form of governmentAnarchy
39134122Vatican City has what form of government?Theocracy
39134123Ancient Athens and Andover's town meetings are examples of what form of government?Democracy
39134124MonarchyIs a form of government where the country is lead by an individual who inherhits this royal right through their family.
39134125England and Spain have these types of governements.Monarchies
39134126The newly independent thirteen states of America formed what type of government?Confederation

Chapter 20 Review for Final Flashcards

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411084741El MinaGold production factory0
411084742FactoryAfrican trading post setup by Portuguese1
411084743Nzinga MvembaiKongo leader, converted to Christianity2
411084744LuandaIn Angola, biggest colony3
411084745American sugar plantationsWhere most slaves were sent, most lucrative trade in Africa4
411084746DutchSeized El Mina and slave trade after Portuguese5
411084747Royal African CompanyCharters slaves for west, British6
411084748Triangular TradePart of Columbian Exchange, between Europe, America, and Africa7
411084749AsanteSlave harvesting people, present day Ghana, Akan peoples,8
411084750Osei TutuAsante leader, promoted slave trade9
411084751DahomeyWest African kingdom, did slave trade10
411084752SahelGrassland belt in the middle of Africa11
411084753ZanibarSwahili island with cloves, used by Royal Court for plantations12
411084754BoersAfrikaners, settled in South Africa, ruled by Britain, moved north in Great Trek13
411084755Great TrekBritain abolished slavery so Boers moved north14
411084756Shaka ZuluBrutal leader of Zulu tribe that conquered most of Africa15
411084757Mfecane"Wars of crushing and wandering", tribes fleeing Zulu but come in conflict with each other16
411084758LesothoRejects Zulu ideas and successfully defends itself from the mfecane17
411084759SwazilandSurvives mfecane, follows Zulu customs18
411084760African DiasporaSlaves and African culture spreads19
411084761Middle PassageRoute to America for African Slaves20
411084762Saltwater slavesSlaves born in Africa21
411084763Creole SlavesSlaves born in America22
411084764Indigenous African religionsObedeah, Candomble, Vodun (becomes vodoo)23
411084765ResistancePalmares in Brazil and Suriname24
411084766AbolitionInspired by Enlightenment ideas, Britain does it in 1809 and Brazil by 188825
411084767Slave treatment20% Mortality rate, malnutrition, bad hygiene, disease, maltreatment, dysentery26

Chapter 11 Review for Final Flashcards

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408464759IndianMisnamed people of America0
408464760Pre-ColumbianNorth/South America before Eastern influence1
408464761ToltecSettled nomads in central Mexico, Tula=capital, warlike,2
408464762TopiltzinMost influential Toltec leader, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl3
408464763QuetzacoatlFeathered serpent deity4
408464764AztecRose from Toltec, Central Mexico, war-like, city-states -> Empire5
408464765Lake TexcocoLake the Aztec empire was in, sign from eagle on cactus with serpent6
408464766Tribute stateConquered nations only pay tribute7
408464767Integrating forceReligion8
408464768Patron god of sunHuitzillo Pochtli9
408464769CapulliClans, social organization, similar to suberb10
408464770NobilityDominated military, bureaucracy and clergy11
408464771lower classScribes, artisans, healers, merchants, serfs, slaves12
408464772TenochtitlanAztec capital city in Lake Texcoco, "foundation of heaven", 150K+ population, became Mexico city13
408464773ChinampasFloating gardens, rooted to lake floor14
408464774PochtecaMerchant class, dominated local/long distance trade15
408464775Beginning of socialism in AztecState distribution of commodities16
408464776Role of Women in AztecHad property rights, subordinate, 30+ hours/week cooking, monogamous peasantry, polygamist nobility17
408464777EmperorSupreme ruler, living god, had to throw dirt on head when passing, chosen heredity18
408464778TwantinsuyuInca Empire19
408464779CuzcoIncan capital c.135020
408464780PachacutiIncan ruler, expanded empire21
408464781ReligionAncestor worship, mummification, worshiped as intermediaries22
408464782Split inheritancePolitical power and titles went to successor, wealth to descendants23
408464783Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun)Cuzco, center of state religion, main burial ground24
408464784HuacasHoly shrines, stones, rivers, places of prayer/sacrifices25
408464785CuracasLocal rulers from conquered land/people, kept power in exchange for loyalty26
408464786QuechuaCommon language, form of integration27
408464787TambosWay stations, inns, storehouses28
408464788MitasMandatory community labor29
408874389AyllusQuechua speaking clans near Cuzco30
408874390YanasPermanent servants, artisans, or workers for Inca or nobility31
408464789Respected Woman in IncaCould pass property rights32
408464790QuipuKnotted strings for numerical records33
408464791TerracesSteps built into mountains for farming34

AP World Themes Flashcards

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388844309Theme 1- Demography & Disease - Migration - Patterns of Settlement - Technology1
388844310Theme 2- Religions - Beliefs, Philosophies, & Ideologies - Arts & Architecture2
388844311Theme 3- Political Structures - Empires - Nations & Nationalism - Revolts & Revolutions - Regional, Transregional, & Global Organizations3
388844312Theme 4- Agricultural & Pastoral Production - Trade & Commerce - Labor Systems - Industrialization - Capitalism & Socialism4
388844313Theme 5- Gender Roles - Family & Kinship - Racial & Ethnic Constructions - Social & Economic Classes5

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