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Global Words You Should Know
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literacy
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Predicted; foretold
monopoly
prophesized
matrilineal
patronage
2. A god or goddess
monasticism
evangelize
decadent
deity
3. Relating to or associated with an empire
classical
imperial
concubine
lineage
4. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
textiles
classical
ethnocentric
morality
5. To wipe out; to destroy
positivism
pagan
evangelize
eradicate
6. Incapable of being avoided or prevented - bound to happen
inevitable
ethnocentric
scorn
patrilineal
7. To come together in a group or crowd - assemble
investiture
investiture
congregate
papacy
8. Relating to a social system in which family descent and inheritance rights are traced through the mother
matrilineal
eunuchs
textiles
stratify
9. Motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
inevitable
decadent
morality
sedentary
10. Devotion and reverence to God
piety
aristocracy
forestalling
imperial
11. Castrated males - originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government - especially in China.
eunuchs
morality
secular
evangelize
12. Based on or tracing descent through the male line
garrison
patrilineal
faction
vigor
13. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
positivism
concubine
papacy
hastened
14. Divide society into social classes or castes; to arrange in layers
evangelize
indigenous
piety
stratify
15. Death rate
paramount
mortality
conscript
paramount
16. Outward demonstration; indication of the presence of something;
stratify
manifestation
nationalism
hinterland
17. To wipe out; to destroy
affiliation
evangelize
eradicate
harem
18. Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
prophesized
vigor
imperial
harem
19. A clergyman or other person in religious orders
egalitarian
affiliation
synthesis
ecclesiastic
20. Preach the gospel (to)
hastened
patrilineal
primogeniture
evangelize
21. A remote and undeveloped area
papacy
patrilineal
patrilineal
hinterland
22. Direct descent from a particular ancestor
lineage
congregate
hinterland
fuse
23. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions.
indigenous
pagan
investiture
patronage
24. Following in time or order - following - coming after or later
subsequent
patronage
harem
ethnocentric
25. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
patronage
sovereignty
primogeniture
papacy
26. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society ;prestige
ideology
piety
status
ethnocentric
27. (n) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
emulate
fealty
pagan
precedent
28. Someone Who is drafted into military service
concubine
lineage
conscript
stratify
29. Of recognized authority or excellence; relating to ancient Greece or Rome
congregate
maritime
classical
investiture
30. Relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
nationalism
pastoral
medieval
hastened
31. Very strict in matters of religious or moral conduct
subsequent
puritanical
ideology
secular
32. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
subsequent
hinterland
nationalism
positivism
33. The act of being formally connected or joined
investiture
egalitarian
imperial
affiliation
34. Independence; self-determination - political independence
emulate
monasticism
indigenous
autonomy
35. Royal authority; supreme power and authority
inextricable
fealty
harem
sovereignty
36. Centered on a specific ethnic group - usually one's own
ethnocentric
concubine
adept
investiture
37. A fortified military post where troops are stationed
garrison
eunuchs
lineage
synthesis
38. The body of doctrine - myth - belief - etc. - that guides an individual - social movement - institution - class - or large group.
vigor
ideology
patrilineal
garrison
39. A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the those of the Roman Catholic Church
heretic
hastened
decadent
indigenous
40. Relating to or associated with an empire
pastoral
imperial
hastened
sovereignty
41. Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; mix together different elements
inextricable
abdicate
fuse
mystic
42. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
status
patronage
sect
deity
43. The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
patronage
morality
fuse
mortality
44. The most powerful members of a society (some with hereditary titles)
pluralism
aristocracy
forestalling
suppressed
45. Regard with feelings of respect and reverence
stratify
evangelize
venerate
puritanical
46. Any system of persons or things ranked one above another
hierarchy
lineage
aristocracy
despot
47. Otherworldly; mysterious; enigmatic
piety
primogeniture
subordinate
mystic
48. Decaying or decayed - especially in terms of morals - downfall
matrilineal
aristocracy
decadent
emulate
49. A way of life in Which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith; living life as a monk
status
synthesis
monasticism
congregate
50. Control of a product or service by one company
hastened
monopoly
monasticism
fuse