Reading - Vocabulary - History's "Eccentric Leaders"

What does 'monarchy ' mean?

• the system of having pharaoh as a leader

• the system of having a king or queen

• the system of passing power through generations

• the system in which citizens do not have any elective powers

What does 'sovereign ' mean?

• a country's leader

• an heir to the throne

• a king or queen

• pharaoh

What does 'abdicate' mean?

• to pass the throne to the heir

• to give up a position as king or queen

• to make a crown prince

• to become a king or queen

What does 'regent' mean?

• a person who rules a country for a limited period, because the king or queen is absent or too young, too ill

• a person who rules a country after the king or queen abdicates from their thrones

• a person who supports the king or queen by giving advice

• a person who is likely to marry the king or the queen

What does 'emperor' mean?

• a male ruler

• a female ruler

• a prince

• a princess

What does 'heir' mean?

• a person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, when that other person dies

• someone who becomes the new leader of a large organization or company after the old leader leaves

• someone who supports the new king or queen to rule after the previous ruler dies

• someone who is responsible for the coronation ceremony

What does 'coronation' mean?

• a ceremony at which a person abdicates from their throne

• a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen

• a ceremony at which a person chooses their heir

• a ceremony at which a king marries his queen

What does 'realm' mean?

• a country ruled by a king or queen

• a magical place

• an area of interest or activity

• a place which hasn't been excavated

What does 'investiture' mean?

• a ceremony in which someone is given an official rank, authority, power

• = coronation

• a ceremony of a royal marriage

• a ceremony where a king declares a crown prince

What does 'eccentric' mean?

• strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

• in a mysterious manner

• outrageous (in a way that make people mad)