Unit 3 Vocabulary Set 2

A series of rulers who are all from the same family.

• Dynasty
• Noble

• Canal

• Annals

A channel dug by people; used by boats or for irrigation.

• canal
• pond
• lake
• river

A city that is its own political unit and has its own ruling government

• Metropolis
• District
• Township
• City-state

A command; a responsibility given by an authority.

• Order
• Mandate

• Command
• Instruction

A social organization in which kings, lords, and peasants are bound together by mutual obligations.

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Feudal System

A member of high social class.

• Noble

• Merchant
• Peasant
• Bourgeois

A record of events.

• Annals

• Diary
• Memoir
• Report

The study of ideas about knowledge, life, and truth; literally the love of wisdom.

• Anthropology
• Philosophy
• Sociology
• Psychology

Deep respect for one's parents.

• Obedience to authority
• Parental guidance
• Filial piety
• Respect for elders