Classical Civilizations (600BCE-600CE) Flashcards

second set of vocabulary

46451501	classic, classical	traditional, relating to a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times	0
46451502	scholar-gentry	a priviledged group in China known for their education and expertise. often administrative personnel unto rulers	1
46451503	filial piety	respect for parents and elders	2
46451504	empire	a political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler	3
46451505	aristocracy	land ownning families who make up a small portion of the population	4
46451506	direct democracy	a government where decisions are made made by the citizens	5
46451507	representative democracy	a government where citizens electr representatives to make decisions for them	6
46451508	rationality	to base one's opinion on evidence and reason rather than superstition or commonly accepted beliefs	7
46451509	philosopher	thinkers who use logic and reason to investigate the nature of the universe, human society, and morality	8
46451510	tyranny	form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of a person who has seized control through force or the manipulation of social groups	9
46451511	oligarchy	form of government in which ruling power is in the hands of few leaders	10
46451512	barbarians	member of a society considered primitive, savage, etc.	11
46451513	autocracy	a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses in any manner he chooses	12
46451514	dictator	a political leader given absolute power to make laws and command the army for limited time (in theory)	13
46451515	republic	a form of government in which power is in the hands of representatives and leaders are elected by the people	14
46451516	civil service	the administrative departments of the government, especially those in which employees are hired on the basis of their scores on examinations	15