MYP Individuals & Societies Administrative Systems Key Definitions

The organized institutions, roles, procedures, and networks used by a state or empire to govern, manage resources, enforce laws, and coordinate activity across its territory.

A Roman imperial system for securing and transporting grain to supply the city of Rome, involving state coordination and contracts with merchants.

Large Roman storage warehouses used to store grain and other essential goods for urban supply and state needs.

The institutions and processes through which a state makes laws, judges disputes, and enforces rules.

In the Inca Empire, a state storehouse built in large numbers along road networks to store food, textiles, and weapons for redistribution and military supply.

An economic system in which the state collects goods from producers and then allocates them to communities, officials, or the military according to need or policy.

A compulsory contribution to the state, paid as labor, goods, or services, used to finance government and public systems.