Unit 3 Vocab Flashcard

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Filial Piety

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Respect and care for one's parents and ancestors.

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Caste System:

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A system of social stratification and a basis for affirmative action.

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Oligarchy: A government by a small group.

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Power held by a small group of people.

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Bureaucracy: A system where decisions are made by state officials, not elected representatives.

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A system of government in which most decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

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Mandate of Heaven: A political theory from ancient China granting rulers divine right to govern.

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A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source.

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Define patricians

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Upper class of Roman society

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Plebeians:

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Common people in ancient Rome.

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Define autocratic.

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Government by one person with absolute power.

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Define latifundia

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Large agricultural estates in ancient Rome.

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Define diffusion

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the spread of ideas and products