Quiz- Ch 4 Sect 1-2 City-States vs. Empires

city-state

• An independent city with its own government

• A large territory ruled by a king

• A group of territories under one ruler

• A society with advanced technology

civilization

• A group of territories under one ruler

• An advanced state of human society

• A small group of people in control

• A form of government with a monarch

empire

• A group of territories or peoples under one ruler

• A city with its own government

• A society with complex technology

• A hereditary monarchy

What are the seven characteristics of civilizations?

government system

• an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, technology, and government has been reached

• the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, state, empire, city-state, etc.

• set of rules

• complete authority to act in an area

monarchy

• A government with a single ruler

• A system controlled by a small group

• A dictatorship with one-man rule

• A hereditary system of governance

oligarchy

• A government controlled by a small group

• A monarchy with a king

• A dictatorship with one ruler

• A society with advanced technology

emperor

• A ruler in a monarchy

• A dictator with one-man rule

• A leader of an oligarchy

• A king with absolute power

oligarchs

• the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth

• A dictatorship with one-man rule that evolved from the Roman Republic. 

• an independent city — and sometimes its surrounding land — which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries

• ruler in a country that is controlled by a small group of people

king

• A male ruler of an independent state

• A leader in a democracy

• A ruler with absolute power

• A monarch with no heirs