7231816211 | Absolutism | The political doctrine and practice of unlimited centralized authority and absolute sovereignty, as vested especially in a monarch. | 0 | |
7231816212 | Agriculture | The science and practice of farming | 1 | |
7231823802 | Aristocracy | 1. The highest class in certain societies 2. A form of government in which power is held by the nobility | 2 | |
7231826794 | Bias | Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another | 3 | |
7231829590 | Bureaucracy | A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by the state officials rather than by elected representatives | 4 | |
7231833081 | Chiefdom | A notional form of sociopolitical organization in which political and economic power is exercised by a single person or group over many communities | 5 | |
7231836553 | City-States | 1. A city with its surrounding territory form an independent state 2. First formed in Sumerian Civilizations, had own rulers, laws, and gods. | 6 | |
7231840533 | Commercial | Concerned with or engaging in commerce | 7 | |
7231841085 | Demography | The study of statistics such as births and deaths | 8 | |
7231841930 | Divination | The practice of seeking future knowledge by supernatural means | 9 | |
7231842883 | Dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers | 10 | |
7231843366 | Empire | A group of states or countries under a single authority | 11 | |
7231844170 | Epidemic | A widespread occurance of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time | 12 | |
7231845842 | Forager | 1. To wander or search for 2. Forage for or Collect | 13 | |
7231846498 | Globalization | Worldwide movement toward economic, finacial, trade, nd commucation intergration | 14 | |
7231852715 | Indentured Servant | A person under contract to work for another person for a set time, usually without pay | 15 | |
7231853411 | Interregional | Relating to or occuring in multiple regions | 16 | |
7231854324 | Kingdom | A country or state ruled under a king or queen | 17 | |
7231855270 | Medieval | 1. Relating to the Middle Ages 2. Outdated | 18 | |
7231856133 | Merchant | A person involved in trade | 19 | |
7231856549 | Monotheism | The doctrine or belief in one God | 20 | |
7231857393 | Nation | A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language | 21 | |
7231861742 | Neolithic | 1. Relating to the later part of the Stone Age 2. Ground or Polished stone weapons | 22 | |
7231863799 | Nobility | 1. The group of people belonging to the noble class 2. Hereditary or Honorary title | 23 | |
7231865286 | Nomad | A member of a people having no permanent abode but travel from place to place | 24 | |
7231868463 | Pandemic | 1. An Outbreak 2. Prevalent over a whole country | 25 | |
7231870326 | Papacy | Office or authority of the Pope | 26 | |
7231870984 | Pastoral | 1. Related to keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle 2. Concerning the giving of spiritual guidance | 27 | |
7231992628 | Patriarchal | A system of society or government controlled by men | 28 | |
7231994299 | Periodization | The act of diviging a subject into historical eras for study | 29 | |
7231996537 | Polytheism | The belief or worship of more than one God | 30 | |
7231998285 | Prehistoric | Relating to the period before written records | 31 | |
7231999516 | Primary Source | Documents created by witnesses | 32 | |
7231999950 | Revolution | A funamental change in political organization | 33 | |
7232002213 | Scribe | A persons who copies out documents | 34 | |
7232003096 | Sea | The expanse of salt water on the earth's surface | 35 | |
7232003748 | Secondary Source | Not an eyewitness account | 36 | |
7232004607 | Serf | An agricultural bound under the feudal system to work for his lord's estate | 37 | |
7232006035 | Shaman | 1. A person with influence in the worlds of good and evil 2. Northern Asia and North America | 38 | |
7232008182 | Slave | Someone who is legal property of someone else | 39 | |
7232008652 | State | 1. A politically organized body of people 2. Defined Territory | 40 | |
7232015137 | Steppes | A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia | 41 | |
7232016247 | Urban | Relating to characteristics of cities | 42 |
AP World History General Vocabulary Flashcards
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