1. Political Systems Cultural forces Religions & Beliefs ConceptsWhere? 100 200 300 400 500 Geography Jeopardy! Culture

2. Final Jeopardy! Question Culture Comparative Politics

3. Rule passed by birth – ruler may have absolute power or it may be limited by law. Monarchy Political Systems 100

4. A single person or small group exercises complete power. Dictatorship Political Systems 200

5. Constitution/laws shape the government, guarantee certain rights to the people Republic Political Systems 300

6. Totalitarianism Government controls all aspects of their citizens’ lives. Political Systems 400

7. Religious leader or council has ultimate authority. Theocracy Political Systems 500

8. Spreading of a new technology or practice to other places over time. Cultural diffusion Cultural Forces 100

9. Changes that remake society; often the introduction of a new technology or practice, but also reform and revision of existing methods. Innovations Cultural Forces 200

10. The merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups; usually minority groups becoming more like the majority. Assimilation Cultural Forces 300

11. The likelihood or tendency for cultures to become increasingly dissimilar with the passing time, especially when isolated from others. Cultural divergence Cultural Forces 400

12. Diverse cultures taking on each other’s values, attitudes, and customs. Acculturation/Cultural convergence Cultural Forces 500

13. Sacred text is the Torah, which outlines the laws for living a good life. Judaism Religions & Beliefs 100

14. Based on the teachings of Siddhartha Guatama, instructs followers to follow the “Eightfold Path.” Buddhism Religions & Beliefs 200

15. Three monotheistic religions that believe in the same god. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Religions & Beliefs 300

16. A central element of other religions, this belief is often found in the religions of indigenous peoples. animism Religions & Beliefs 400

17. Centered in India, this religion has elements of both Hinduism and Islam. Sikhism Religions & Beliefs 500

18. patriotism The love of one’s country. Concepts 100

19. nationalism The policy of holding the interests of one’s own nation as separate from (and more important than) other nations, extreme versions of this have been used to justify aggression. Concepts 200

20. Natural boundaries Divisions between two nations formed by a physical feature such as a mountain, river, or sea. Concepts 300

21. suffrage The right to vote, sometimes denied to women and minorities. Concepts 400

22. Culture hearth The site ideas, materials, and technology develop and spread from – like Mecca, the “birthplace” of Islam. Concepts 500

23. North Korea Restrictive Communist dictatorship with no religious freedom Where? 100

24. United States Republic governed by rule of law; though there is “separation of church and state,” political institutions are influenced by the majority religion, Christianity Where? 200

25. Saudi Arabia Absolute monarchy that is only restricted by the laws of Islam. Where? 300

26. Iran Theocracy led by an Islamic leader who heads the Twelver Shi’a. Where? 400

27. USSR under Stalin and Nazi Germany Though they no longer exist, these two regimes are the most notable examples of totalitarianism – one atheist, and the other Christian. Where? 500

28. Rank the six major political systems from most free to least free. Democracy – Republic – Monarchy – Theocracy – Dictatorship – Totalitarianism FINAL JEOPARDY