265658250 | Cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops | 0 | |
265658251 | Pastoral | Idealization of rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | 1 | |
265658252 | Urbanization | the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban | 2 | |
265658253 | Social Stratification | the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group | 3 | |
265658254 | Cultural Diffusion | the spread of cultural elements from one society to another | 4 | |
265658255 | Bipedalism | the bodily attribute of being bipedal | 5 | |
265658256 | Egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | 6 | |
265658257 | Sedentary | used of persons or actions, characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place | 7 | |
265658258 | Scarcity | a small and inadequate amount | 8 | |
265658259 | Hiearchy | a ranking system in which each thing is placed above or below others | 9 | |
265658260 | Imperial | relating to or associated with an empire | 10 | |
265658261 | Assimilate | make similar | 11 | |
265658262 | Mercantile | of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders | 12 | |
265658263 | Autonomy | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | 13 | |
265658264 | Incursions | invasions | 14 | |
265658265 | Heresy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion | 15 | |
265658266 | Decentralized | to distribute the decision-making of a central authority among employees | 16 | |
265658267 | Matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family | 17 | |
265658268 | Doctrine | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | 18 | |
265658269 | Diplomacy | wisdom in the management of public affairs | 19 | |
265658270 | Bureaucrat | A career government employee. | 20 | |
265658271 | Linguistic | consisting of or related to language | 21 | |
265658272 | Ideology | imaginary or visionary theorization | 22 | |
265658273 | Socioeconomic status | A person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors | 23 | |
265658274 | Gentry | the most powerful members of a society | 24 |
AP World History Important Terms Flashcards
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