Asia Vocabulary Review

Indian leader who opposed British rule of India using non-violent protest.

• Mahatma Gandhi

• MLK Jr.

• Dalai Lama

A social dividing of people in India based on their importance and status.

• Feudalism

• The Caste System

• Socialism

• Communism

When one ruling family maintains government power over many years.

• Democracy

• Dynasty

• Republic

• Theocracy

A form of government where citizens participate in free, fair elections of officials who create and enforce laws on their behalf.

• Monarchy

• Communism

• Representative Democracy

• Capitalism

A form of government where a ruling family holds all the power and control is handed down through family lineage.

• Communism

• Isolationism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

A form of economy where citizens are given the freedom to spend, save, and invest their resources freely.

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Democracy

A form of economy where the government decides how to spend, save, and invest the country’s resources.

• Communism

• Democracy

• Capitalism

• Socialism

The rights and freedoms of citizens are protected by a constitution or laws that restrict the government’s power.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

• Monarchy

• Dynasty

The government is not restricted and can make new laws and decisions without the consent of citizens.

• Unlimited Government

• Limited Government

• Democracy

• Monarchy

The total value of all goods and services produced in a country.

• Taxes

• GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

• Tarriffs

• Money