Chapter 15

What was one main source of conflict between the European monarchs and the pope during the Middle Ages?

• The pope wanted the power to crown an emperor who would support him.

• They both wanted the power to appoint bishops who were loyal to them.

• They both wanted the power to tax nobles without their consent.

• The monarchs wanted the power to choose a pope by a secret ballot.

The Magna Carta was presented to the ...

• King

• Nobles

King John turned to ...... for help.

• The nobles

• the pope

• the other king

Term for a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the mother

• Catographer

• Astrolabe

• Matrilineal

• Caravel

a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

• spoils system

• aristocrat

• electoral college

• veto

• inauguration

an area of high and mostly flat land

• plateau

• savanna

• griot

• dhow

a family made up of several generations

• extended family

• matrilineal

• clan

• Swahili

What is the term for a system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units?

• Federalism

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

Which economic system is characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods?

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Feudalism

What is the name of the movement that aimed to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights for African Americans in the United States?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Suffrage Movement

• Labor Movement

• Green Movement