Unit 2 Vocabulary

The right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience

• DYNASTY

• ENSLAVED

• AUTHORITY

• PROPHET

A set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code.

• CONFUCIANISM

• BELIEF SYSTEM

• MONOTHEISTIC

• RITUAL

The act or process of causing (to make happen; creating or influencing)

• CAUSATION

• CLAIM TESTERS

• CONTINUITY

• STATE

Strategies to decide whether a story or concept should or should not be trusted.

• CONTINUITY

• CLAIM TESTERS

• POLYTHEISTIC

• PROPHET

Ethical teachings that emphasize respect for and respect of ancestors, devotion to family and friends, cultivation and discipline of the mind, and social responsibility.

• MONOTHEISM

• PROPHET

• POLYTHEISTIC

• CONFUCIANISM

The sum of the language, customs, beliefs, and art considered characteristic of a particular group of people.

• DYNASTY

• CULTURE

• HIERARCHY

• MOSQUE

A succession, lasting several generations, of rulers from the same family or group

• BELIEF SYSTEM

• MIGRATION

• DYNASTY

• SOCIETY

Territory controlled by a central government, with one supreme ruler, who governs a diverse population

• EMPIRE

• HIERARCHY

• DYNASTY

• SOCIETY

A body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority.

• STATE

• SOCIETY

• DYNASTY

• HIERARCHY

Of or concerning seagoing vessels, or intended for use in navigation at sea

• MARITIME

• MONOTHEISM

• TRADE NETWORK

• CONFUCIANISM