Unit 3 Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 archy | government, to govern, chief, first, ancient |
| archaeology | study of ancient cultures |
| archenemy | the chief (most important) enemy |
| monarchy | a form government headed by a member of a royal family |
| anarchy | no government; the absence of government |
| oligarchy | a government controlled by a small group of people. |
| hierarchy | people ranked from first (most important) to last (least important) in a classifying system |
| patriarch | the chief or oldest (most ancient) or most respected male in a family; man who is regarded as the founder of something |
| matriarch | the chief or oldest (most ancient) or most respected female in a family; woman who is regarded as the founder of something |
| cracy | government, to govern, power |
| aristocracy | a government ruled by the elite (small section of society that controls most of the resources) |
| democracy | a government by the people; a government where a large segment of the population gets to participate in decision making. |
| theocracy | a government run by leaders of a religious group |
| autocracy | a government ruled by one person with absolute power |
| meritocracy | a government whose leaders are selected on the basis of their ability; the most able (skillful, intelligent, wise...) hold the power |
| technocracy | a hypothetical form of government in which scientists, engineers, and other technical experts are in charge |
| bureaucracy | the numerous departments and subdivisions within a government |
| astro | star |
| asterisk | star-shaped symbol (*) used to indicate footnotes, references, omissions. etc. |
| astronomical | so large that it can be compared to the scale of the stars |
| astronomy | the scientific study of the universe and all its stars |
| astrology | the study of the supposed connection between the movement of planets and stars and human affairs |
| disaster | terrible event that occurs (comes from the astrological belief that when the stars are out of alignment, terrible things can happen) |
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