10575925942 | Representative Assembly | entity made of representatives who make decisions or laws (i.e., Congress or Parliament) | 0 | |
10575905629 | Context | the scenario or setting for a story or event | 1 | |
10575905630 | Social / Society | interaction of human social classes and gender | 2 | |
10575925932 | Politics | government | 3 | |
10575925933 | Economics | anything having to do with money, property, trade, or their systems | 4 | |
10575925934 | Theology | study of religion / religious issues | 5 | |
10575925935 | Philosophy | human outlooks and explanations for the purpose of life / the universe | 6 | |
10575925936 | Culture | a unique mix of art, language, religion, and social interactions for a particular people or region | 7 | |
10575925937 | State | can be used as a word for the government or a region inside a country | 8 | |
10575925938 | Nationality | citizens of a particularly country (not to be confused with ethnicity or race) | 9 | |
10575925939 | Hierarchies | systems of rankings or dominance in the natural world and human society | 10 | |
10575925941 | Monarchy | emperors, kings, or queens | 11 | |
10575925954 | Nobles /aristocracy /elites | born in upper class, often with substantial land and power across history | 12 | |
10575925943 | Infrastructure | publicly funded and publicly used facilities or areas (roads, bridges, etc.) | 13 | |
10575925944 | Egalitarian | relatively equal societies or cultures | 14 | |
10575925945 | Patriarchy | society dominated or influenced primarily by men | 15 | |
10575925946 | Primary Source | a document or object from the era being analyzed (i.e., made or written AT that specific historical time) | 16 | |
10575925947 | Secondary Source | a document analyzing a previous era or time (such as a textbook)—even if the document is quite old (i.e., a historical paper written in the 17th century about the 14th century) | 17 | |
10575925955 | Periodization | how certain eras are defined in European or World History usually ended / begun by certain 'turning point' event (i.e., Period 1 of European history is defined by religious conflicts whereas after the 'turning point' of the Peace of Westphalia, European conflicts were defined by power politics and the balance of power) | 18 | |
10575925948 | Analyze / Analysis | explaining the how or the why of a document or topic rather than just what, who, or where | 19 | |
10575925949 | Thesis | a brief and general statement/argument that answers the question | 20 |
AP World History Introductory Vocabulary Flashcards
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