Chapter 19, Section 1 Vocabulary

An archipelago (AHR-kuh-peh-luh-goh) is ____________ .

• person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so

• a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country

• a collection of islands

• a formal series of acts always performed in the same way; a religious ceremony

An __________ is a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country.

A person who rules when a monarch or emperor is unable to do so is called a ______ .

• regent

• archipelago

• clan

• aristocracy

A clan is _____________ .

• an upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

• a collection of islands

• a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country

• group of families that shares a common ancestor

A series of acts always performed in the same way, such as a religious ceremony is a _____ .

• clan

• archipelago

• aristocracy

• ritual

An aristocracy (air-ih-STOCK-ruh-see) is an ______.

• upper class that is richer and more powerful than the rest of society

• a group of families that shares a common ancestor

• a collection of islands

• embassy