Deck 1: Government, Politics, and Cultures in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America

Question 1

Which type of republic is characterized as a small group of military officers in charge of a country?

A) Dictatorship
B) Junta
C) Oligarchy
D) Democracy

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders?

A) Government
B) Globalization
C) Political culture
D) Democracy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The tradition of understanding modern society through European and North American trends

A) is widely considered the only valid approach to understanding today's world.
B) fails to take into account almost two-thirds of the world's surface and approximately 80 percent of its population.
C) recognizes that all history and civilization originated in Europe and North America.
D) takes into account 80 percent of the world's population.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a type of republic?

A) Dictatorship
B) Monarchy
C) Oligarchy
D) Democracy

Question 5

Developing countries

A) do not experience globalization.
B) are predominantly inhabited by the wealthy.
C) are seriously affected by globalization.
D) recognize that globalization is a concept affecting only Europe and North America.

Question 6

The religious beliefs of a community

A) by law have no connection to its politics.
B) were part of a country's political culture during medieval times but no longer are.
C) determine the attitudes of only the most conservative politicians.
D) are part of a complex set of characteristics that create a society's political culture.

Question 7

The religious majority in Sub-Saharan African Senegal follows which religion?

A) Christianity
B) Judaism
C) Islam
D) Animism

Question 8

A "state"

A) is a legal and political unit.
B) must be internationally recognized.
C) must have a populated geographic area.
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which continents are referred to as the developing world?

A) Europe, North America, Asia
B) Asia, Africa, Latin America
C) North America, Africa, Asia
D) Asia, Africa, Europe

Question 10

This continent has more than a thousand languages and hundreds of religious and ethnic groups.

A) Asia
B) Europe
C) South America
D) Africa

Question 11

Africa has "vertical diversity," which means

A) many different cultures, practices, and customs.
B) many individuals who speak more than one language.
C) many individuals who hold myriad beliefs.
D) many different languages.

Question 12

Africa holds the earliest human traces, which go back approximately how many years ago?

A) 3 million years
B) 4 million years
C) 5 million years
D) 6 million years

Question 13

What relationship does Europe have to the developing world?

A) Europe once ruled many of the countries in the developing world.
B) Europe covers more territory than the developing world.
C) Europe has diversity and the developing world does not.
D) Europe is not as industrialized as the developing world.

Question 14

The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885

A) included African leaders who were invited to help make decisions.
B) carved up Africa into European colonies.
C) had no lasting effect on the African continent.
D) created the United States of Africa.

Question 15

Latin American countries

A) were the first to undertake wars of liberation against European domination.
B) had no African slaves.
C) are to this day mainly populated by Native Americans.
D) do not include Haiti.

Question 16

On which continent were Jesus, Abraham, Siddhartha, and Mohammad born?

A) Africa
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) North America

Question 17

During which Chinese dynasty did written records appear?

A) Shang Dynasty
B) Ming Dynasty
C) Xin Dynasty
D) Tang Dynasty

Question 18

Which area does the term Latin America NOT refer to?

A) South America
B) Countries in the Caribbean Sea
C) Mexico
D) Southern states of the United States

Question 19

The Palestinians and the Kurds are examples of

A) African resistance movements.
B) Middle Eastern peoples who did not gain their independence after WWII.
C) leaders of Western-centered economic systems.
D) forces responsible for the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 20

Which religion is the most prominent in Latin America?

A) Protestantism
B) Judaism
C) Catholicism
D) Islam

Question 21

Which explorer coined the term "the West Indies"?

A) Christopher Columbus
B) Francisco Pizzaro
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Hernan Cortes

Question 22

Which of the following countries is NOT included in the term "Middle East"?

A) Iran
B) Iraq
C) Egypt
D) Pakistan

Question 23

Who was the Muslim prophet who was given the message of Islam to spread?

A) Jesus
B) Abraham
C) Siddhartha
D) Mohammad

Question 24

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in this year, new nations emerged in the Middle East, but remained under colonial control.

A) 1916
B) 1917
C) 1918
D) 1919

Question 25

What world event led to the dissolution of empires and thus the independence of many Middle Eastern countries?

A) World War I
B) The Great Depression
C) World War II
D) The Vietnam War

Question 26

A state is a group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.

Question 27

A heterogeneous state has more than one nation within its boundaries.

Question 28

UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Question 29

Oil-rich countries are never included in the developing world.

Question 30

There are thousands of languages spoken in Africa.

Question 31

Egypt is located in a strategic area of the Caspian Sea.

Question 32

During the Golden Ages of the Islamic Empire, the world gained some of its greatest scientific and cultural contributions.

Question 33

Jesus, Abraham, Siddhartha, and Mohammad were all born on the Asian continent.

Question 34

U.S. policy has reduced the role of the United States in Latin American countries.

Question 35

Mexico is considered part of Latin America even though it is in North America.

Question 36

The Incan Empire included the gigantic areas of present-day Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.

Question 37

The first forms of governments developed in Asia.

Question 38

The Islamic Empire stretched over present-day India, China, and Indonesia in Asia to France, Spain, and Portugal in Europe.

Question 39

Many Middle Eastern countries have problems with illiteracy, low life expectancy, high infant mortality, exploding populations, economic hardship, and political decay.

Question 40

The ____________ is the study of government and the use of power and its allocation in society.

Question 41

__________ is the integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.

Question 42

Ethnic conflict, famine, drought, and disease thwarted postcolonial nation-building in ____________ after WWII.

Question 43

The term ___________ is a concept from colonial times referring to the regions east of Europe.

Question 44

Britain and France used ______nationalism to help them defeat the Ottoman Empire.

Question 45

The United Kingdom's government is a good example of a ___________________.

Question 46

Recognition by other states, political organization, population, land, and sovereignty are all elements of _____________.

Question 47

Egypt has a substantial population of _________ Christians.

Question 48

_______ diversity is when there are many individuals who hold myriad beliefs.

Question 49

The United States has _______branches of government.

Question 50

A _________is the type of government with majority rule.

Question 51

The ________ dynasty was in charge of China when written records were invented.

Question 52

The ___________ is the largest river in China, where the earliest traces of Chinese civilization were discovered.

Question 53

A military takeover of government is a ____________.

Question 54

The ________ occurred when Meccans banished Mohammad to Yathrib (Medina).

Question 55

What is the meaning of following term:
-Politics

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 56

What is the meaning of following term:
-Government

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 57

What is the meaning of following term:
-Dictatorship

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 58

What is the meaning of following term:
-Oligarchy

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 59

What is the meaning of following term:
-Junta

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 60

What is the meaning of following term:
-Democracy

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 61

What is the meaning of following term:
-Federal structures

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 62

What is the meaning of following term:
-Culture

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 63

What is the meaning of following term:
-Political culture

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 64

What is the meaning of following term:
-State

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 65

What is the meaning of following term:
-Nation

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 66

What is the meaning of following term:
-Sovereignty

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 67

What is the meaning of following term:
-Nation-State

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 68

What is the meaning of following term:
-Coup d'état

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 69

What is the meaning of following term:
-Limited monarchy

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 70

What is the meaning of following term:
-Constitutional monarchy

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 71

What is the meaning of following term:
-Absolute monarchy

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 72

What is the meaning of following term:
-Totalitarian system

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 73

What is the meaning of following term:
-Globalization

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 74

What is the meaning of following term:
-Centralized power

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 75

What is the meaning of following term:
-Decentralized power

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 76

What is the meaning of following term:
-Homogeneous state

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 77

What is the meaning of following term:
-Heterogeneous state

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 78

What is the meaning of following term:
-General Act of Berlin

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 79

What is the meaning of following term:
-Shang Dynasty

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.

Question 80

What is the meaning of following term:
-Mestizos

A) A legal and political unit that must be internationally recognized, politically organized, and have a populated geographic area that possesses sovereignty.
B) A small group of military officers in charge of a country.
C) Military takeover of government.
D) The ability of a state to be independent and free from the control of another state.
E) The means by which a society organizes its affairs.
F) A type of monarchy where the monarch has absolute power.
G) Decisions are made at the center of power.
H) Any system where the majority rules.
I) A type of government where the monarch's powers are limited to ceremonial functions.
J) All powers are concentrated at the center of government.
K) A group of people who identify as a political community based upon common territory, culture, and other similar bonds.
L) Rule of the few.
M) Institutions and processes employed by societies to organize their affairs.
N) A type of monarchy where the monarch's powers are allocated in the constitution.
O) Nations and states have similar boundaries where the people identify with the nation and establish a state for themselves.
P) Traditions, values, beliefs, and attitudes that relate to politics and government.
Q) A state that has more than one nation within its boundaries.
R) Power is divided between a national government and smaller provincial or state governments.
S) Chinese era when written records appeared.
T) Descendants of Iberian and Native American ancestry.
U) The integration of markets, politics, values, and environmental concerns across borders.
V) A set of traditions, beliefs, and behaviors that a people express and hold.
W) A treaty that allowed certain European states different territories in Africa.
X) A state with a single nation within its boundaries.
Y) Smaller political units that have certain major powers over their own affairs.
Z) A government in which a single person, who is NOT a monarch, has absolute power.