MYP Individuals & Societies Structures and Functions of Empires 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.

An economic system in which individuals or firms own capital and employ labour to produce goods and services for sale, with investment and profit playing central roles.

A planned method used by a state or power to increase its control over territory, resources, or people, using tools such as force, diplomacy, economic influence, or settlement.

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

The system by which an empire obtains resources (through taxes, tribute, labor, and control of trade) and redistributes them to fund government, infrastructure, and military power across a large territory.

The physical systems (like transport and communication) needed for an economy to function.

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

A psychological model suggesting that humans are motivated by a set of needs, from basic survival and safety needs to needs for belonging, esteem, and personal fulfilment.

The planning and organization of moving, supplying, and maintaining military forces, including transport, storage, communication, and maintenance.

A concept associated with Durkheim referring to how closely connected people are, based on how often and how intensely they interact, influenced by population density and communication technology.

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.

The concentration of production in particular areas based on local resources and conditions, with goods exchanged across a wider network.

A system in which people are treated as property or are deprived of freedom and compelled to work through violence or coercion.

A ranked structure in a society or social group in which individuals and subgroups have different levels of power, status, and access to resources.

A permanent, full-time military force maintained by the state in peacetime as well as wartime.

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