Government Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary

What is the definition of the word "ancient"?

• unique

• from a long time ago

• new age

• recent

What is the definition of colonist?

• person who lives in a new land, but keeps ties with the home country

• someone who lives by laws and customs

• someone who lives on a boat

• someone who lives is an area that is ruled by a king

What is the definition of combination?

• messy

• grouping or joining people, things, ideas

• separating things, people or ideas

• organizing things

What is the definition of "community"?

• the quality or state of being different

• someone who doesn't belong

• the people living together in an area

• loner

What is the definition of "complicated"?

• simple

• involving minimal difficulty or effort

• difficult, having many parts to figure out

• easy

What is the definition of "consider"?

• to be unable to find

• to be unable to recall or think of

• to fail to give proper attention to

• to think about; to examine carefully

What is the definition of government?

• a common practice observed by many people

• to examine or think over carefully

• a group of people things or ideas that are joined together for a special reason

• laws and customs people live by

What is the definition of political

• having to do with government or the actions of the government

• to examine or think over carefully

• many years ago

• difficult

What is the definition of custom

• difficult

• a common practice observed by many people

• laws and customs people live by

• people living together in an area

democracy

• A form of government where power is vested in the people
• A type of dessert
• A musical instrument
• A species of bird