Forms of government
Terms and definitions of types of government and examples of governments
39134108 | Anarchy | A government where there is no functioning governement; this is a time of lawlessness and political disorder. | |
39134109 | Theocracy | This form of government is where political power is held by religious authorities. | |
39134110 | Dictatorship | This form of government is when a single person or a small clique (group) of people control the government. | |
39134111 | Totalitarian | In 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. | |
39134112 | Oligarchy | This form of government is when a rich group of people control the government. | |
39134113 | Socialism | This form of government is when the government controls much, if not all, of the industry and business in a country. | |
39134114 | Democracy | This form of government is where the people, through voting, decide the policies and laws of the government. | |
39134115 | Republic | This form of government is when the head of state is not a monarch. Often, the leader of state is a president. | |
39134116 | Democratic Republic | This form of government is where citizens elect representative to vote for them and create legislation in their government. | |
39134117 | Confederation | Is a group of states that join together under a loose federal government. | |
39134118 | What type of government does the United States have today? | Democratic Republic | |
39134119 | Castro, the leader of Cuba, is the head of what type of governement? | Dictatorship | |
39134120 | In the community from the novel The Giver, what type of governement controls the community? | Oligarchy | |
39134121 | Somalia has what form of government | Anarchy | |
39134122 | Vatican City has what form of government? | Theocracy | |
39134123 | Ancient Athens and Andover's town meetings are examples of what form of government? | Democracy | |
39134124 | Monarchy | Is a form of government where the country is lead by an individual who inherhits this royal right through their family. | |
39134125 | England and Spain have these types of governements. | Monarchies | |
39134126 | The newly independent thirteen states of America formed what type of government? | Confederation |
AP WORLD HISTORY - STUDY SET
Chapter 20 Review for Final Flashcards
411084741 | El Mina | Gold production factory | 0 | |
411084742 | Factory | African trading post setup by Portuguese | 1 | |
411084743 | Nzinga Mvembai | Kongo leader, converted to Christianity | 2 | |
411084744 | Luanda | In Angola, biggest colony | 3 | |
411084745 | American sugar plantations | Where most slaves were sent, most lucrative trade in Africa | 4 | |
411084746 | Dutch | Seized El Mina and slave trade after Portuguese | 5 | |
411084747 | Royal African Company | Charters slaves for west, British | 6 | |
411084748 | Triangular Trade | Part of Columbian Exchange, between Europe, America, and Africa | 7 | |
411084749 | Asante | Slave harvesting people, present day Ghana, Akan peoples, | 8 | |
411084750 | Osei Tutu | Asante leader, promoted slave trade | 9 | |
411084751 | Dahomey | West African kingdom, did slave trade | 10 | |
411084752 | Sahel | Grassland belt in the middle of Africa | 11 | |
411084753 | Zanibar | Swahili island with cloves, used by Royal Court for plantations | 12 | |
411084754 | Boers | Afrikaners, settled in South Africa, ruled by Britain, moved north in Great Trek | 13 | |
411084755 | Great Trek | Britain abolished slavery so Boers moved north | 14 | |
411084756 | Shaka Zulu | Brutal leader of Zulu tribe that conquered most of Africa | 15 | |
411084757 | Mfecane | "Wars of crushing and wandering", tribes fleeing Zulu but come in conflict with each other | 16 | |
411084758 | Lesotho | Rejects Zulu ideas and successfully defends itself from the mfecane | 17 | |
411084759 | Swaziland | Survives mfecane, follows Zulu customs | 18 | |
411084760 | African Diaspora | Slaves and African culture spreads | 19 | |
411084761 | Middle Passage | Route to America for African Slaves | 20 | |
411084762 | Saltwater slaves | Slaves born in Africa | 21 | |
411084763 | Creole Slaves | Slaves born in America | 22 | |
411084764 | Indigenous African religions | Obedeah, Candomble, Vodun (becomes vodoo) | 23 | |
411084765 | Resistance | Palmares in Brazil and Suriname | 24 | |
411084766 | Abolition | Inspired by Enlightenment ideas, Britain does it in 1809 and Brazil by 1888 | 25 | |
411084767 | Slave treatment | 20% Mortality rate, malnutrition, bad hygiene, disease, maltreatment, dysentery | 26 |
Chapter 11 Review for Final Flashcards
408464759 | Indian | Misnamed people of America | 0 | |
408464760 | Pre-Columbian | North/South America before Eastern influence | 1 | |
408464761 | Toltec | Settled nomads in central Mexico, Tula=capital, warlike, | 2 | |
408464762 | Topiltzin | Most influential Toltec leader, dedicated to Quetzalcoatl | 3 | |
408464763 | Quetzacoatl | Feathered serpent deity | 4 | |
408464764 | Aztec | Rose from Toltec, Central Mexico, war-like, city-states -> Empire | 5 | |
408464765 | Lake Texcoco | Lake the Aztec empire was in, sign from eagle on cactus with serpent | 6 | |
408464766 | Tribute state | Conquered nations only pay tribute | 7 | |
408464767 | Integrating force | Religion | 8 | |
408464768 | Patron god of sun | Huitzillo Pochtli | 9 | |
408464769 | Capulli | Clans, social organization, similar to suberb | 10 | |
408464770 | Nobility | Dominated military, bureaucracy and clergy | 11 | |
408464771 | lower class | Scribes, artisans, healers, merchants, serfs, slaves | 12 | |
408464772 | Tenochtitlan | Aztec capital city in Lake Texcoco, "foundation of heaven", 150K+ population, became Mexico city | 13 | |
408464773 | Chinampas | Floating gardens, rooted to lake floor | 14 | |
408464774 | Pochteca | Merchant class, dominated local/long distance trade | 15 | |
408464775 | Beginning of socialism in Aztec | State distribution of commodities | 16 | |
408464776 | Role of Women in Aztec | Had property rights, subordinate, 30+ hours/week cooking, monogamous peasantry, polygamist nobility | 17 | |
408464777 | Emperor | Supreme ruler, living god, had to throw dirt on head when passing, chosen heredity | 18 | |
408464778 | Twantinsuyu | Inca Empire | 19 | |
408464779 | Cuzco | Incan capital c.1350 | 20 | |
408464780 | Pachacuti | Incan ruler, expanded empire | 21 | |
408464781 | Religion | Ancestor worship, mummification, worshiped as intermediaries | 22 | |
408464782 | Split inheritance | Political power and titles went to successor, wealth to descendants | 23 | |
408464783 | Machu Picchu (Temple of the Sun) | Cuzco, center of state religion, main burial ground | 24 | |
408464784 | Huacas | Holy shrines, stones, rivers, places of prayer/sacrifices | 25 | |
408464785 | Curacas | Local rulers from conquered land/people, kept power in exchange for loyalty | 26 | |
408464786 | Quechua | Common language, form of integration | 27 | |
408464787 | Tambos | Way stations, inns, storehouses | 28 | |
408464788 | Mitas | Mandatory community labor | 29 | |
408874389 | Ayllus | Quechua speaking clans near Cuzco | 30 | |
408874390 | Yanas | Permanent servants, artisans, or workers for Inca or nobility | 31 | |
408464789 | Respected Woman in Inca | Could pass property rights | 32 | |
408464790 | Quipu | Knotted strings for numerical records | 33 | |
408464791 | Terraces | Steps built into mountains for farming | 34 |
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AP WORLD HISTORY
Flashcards
AP World Themes Flashcards
388844309 | Theme 1 | - Demography & Disease - Migration - Patterns of Settlement - Technology | 1 | |
388844310 | Theme 2 | - Religions - Beliefs, Philosophies, & Ideologies - Arts & Architecture | 2 | |
388844311 | Theme 3 | - Political Structures - Empires - Nations & Nationalism - Revolts & Revolutions - Regional, Transregional, & Global Organizations | 3 | |
388844312 | Theme 4 | - Agricultural & Pastoral Production - Trade & Commerce - Labor Systems - Industrialization - Capitalism & Socialism | 4 | |
388844313 | Theme 5 | - Gender Roles - Family & Kinship - Racial & Ethnic Constructions - Social & Economic Classes | 5 |
AP WORLD FINAL REVIEW
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