Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is the definition of 'authority' as provided in the vocabulary list?

• The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

• A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God.

• A small group of people having control of a country or organization.

• The ability to do something or act in a particular way.

What part of speech is the word 'caravan' according to the vocabulary list?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

List the synonyms for the word 'commerce' as given in the vocabulary list.

• Trade, business, exchange

• Art, science, technology

• Education, learning, knowledge

• War, conflict, battle

The word forms of 'culture' mentioned in the vocabulary list are:

• cultural, cultured

• culture, cultural

• cultured, culture

• culture, cultural, cultured

Provide an example sentence using the word 'diaspora' from the vocabulary list.

• The diaspora of the community led to cultural exchanges.

• Diaspora is a type of plant found in tropical regions.

• The word 'diaspora' is used to describe a type of music.

• Diaspora refers to a specific historical event in 1960.

What is the definition of 'diffusion'?

• The system of handling wealth and resources

• The spreading or wide scattering of something, such as technology or belief systems

• Territory controlled by a central government

• Having origin in a country or locality

Fill in the blank: The diffusion of new technologies increased as trade routes _________.

• expanded

• contracted

• remained the same

• disappeared

What is the definition of 'economy'?

• The spreading or wide scattering of something

• Territory controlled by a central government

• The system, within a particular country, or region, of handling wealth and resources, producing goods and services, and consuming goods and services

• Of or concerning seagoing vessels

What is the definition of 'empire'?

• Having origin in a country or locality

• Of or concerning seagoing vessels

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

• The system of handling wealth and resources

What is the definition of 'merchant'?