Political and Religious Systems 7th Quiz

What does the term "Central Government" refer to?

• A system of government by the whole population

• A major political unit having a territory of great extent

• All administrative departments of the state and other central agencies whose responsibilities cover the whole economic territory of a country, except for the administration of social security funds

• An organized compilation of existing laws

What is an Empire?

• A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

• A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen

• A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

• A major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority

What is a Legal Code?

• The spread of cultural trends across locations

• An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

• An organized compilation of existing laws

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

What is the Justinian Code?

• A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen

• The various sets of laws and legal interpretations collected and codified by scholars under the direction of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

• A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

• An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

What defines a City-State?

• A major political unit having a territory of great extent

• A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

• An organized compilation of existing laws

• The spread of cultural trends across locations

What is a Monarchy?

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

• A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

• A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen

• An organized compilation of existing laws

What is an Oligarchy?

• A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen

• An organized compilation of existing laws

• A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

• A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

What is Democracy?

• An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• The spread of cultural trends across locations

• A city with its surrounding territory forms an independent state

What was the Silk Road?

• A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen

• An organized compilation of existing laws

• An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

• A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution

What is Cultural Diffusion?

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state

• An ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia

• The spread of cultural trends across locations

• An organized compilation of existing laws