4262721320 | Abolition | The ending of slavery | 0 | |
4262721321 | Absolutism | Complete and unrestricted power in government | 1 | |
4262721322 | Administer | To manage affairs and have executive charge | 2 | |
4262721323 | Administration | The management of any business or organization | 3 | |
4262721324 | Admonish | to caution against something or to remind | 4 | |
4262721325 | -Archy | meaning Rule or Government | 5 | |
4262721326 | Argue | a discussion involving different points of view: a debate | 6 | |
4262721327 | Asceticism | The practice of self denial | 7 | |
4262721328 | Authoritarian | Complete obedience to government | 8 | |
4262721329 | Balance of Power | No single nation is strong enough to dominate another because of this kind of distribution | 9 | |
4262721330 | Communism | The system of communal property and all the economic activity is controlled by the state | 10 | |
4262721331 | Conjuncture | a critical combination of events or circumstances | 11 | |
4262721332 | Conscript | to force someone to join the military | 12 | |
4262721333 | Conservative | holding to traditional values and is cautious about changes | 13 | |
4262721334 | Constitutionalism | when an established set of principles governs a state | 14 | |
4262721335 | Consumer | a person that uses a commodity or service | 15 | |
4262721336 | Consumerism | The concept that an ever expanding consumption of goods is really beneficial for the economy | 16 | |
4262721337 | Conflate | To combine two or more texts into one | 17 | |
4262721338 | Context | the circumstances of the situation (the setting) | 18 | |
4262721339 | Continent | A main landmass of the globe: there are 7 of them | 19 | |
4262721340 | Convention | A meeting of representatives to discuss matters of concern | 20 | |
4262721341 | Conventional | something that is acceptable to society | 21 | |
4262721342 | Converge | To come together | 22 | |
4262721343 | Converse | an opposite | 23 | |
4262721344 | Corporation | A group of individuals working together in the name of law but still having their own individual lives outside of their business | 24 | |
4262721345 | Corollary | a natural consequence | 25 | |
4262721346 | Correlation | a mutual relationship between two or more things | 26 | |
4262721347 | Cosmopolitan | a person who is free from local attachments or biases and is a citizen of the world | 27 | |
4262721348 | Coup d'etat | a political upheaval | 28 | |
4262721349 | -Cracy | a suffix meaning governing body | 29 | |
4262721350 | Craft | an art, trade, or special skill | 30 | |
4262721351 | Credit | to obtain goods and services before payment because of trust | 31 | |
4262721352 | Currency | something that is used as means of exchange | 32 | |
4262721353 | Darwinism | the theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest | 33 | |
4262721354 | Empire | a group of nations that were dominated and are now ruled over by an supreme authority | 34 | |
4262721355 | Enlighten | to impart knowledge upon | 35 | |
4262721356 | Entrepot | a commercial center where goods are received for distribution | 36 | |
4262721357 | Era | a distinctive period of time | 37 | |
4262721358 | Ethic | morals that pertain to a certain group of people | 38 | |
4262721359 | Ethnic | a group sharing a common culture | 39 | |
4262721360 | Ethno- | a prefix meaning race or culture | 40 | |
4262721361 | Euro | a prefix meaning European | 41 | |
4262721362 | Executive Branch | the branch of the US government that is responsible for carrying out the laws | 42 | |
4262721363 | Fascism | a government led by a dictator that suppresses and controls | 43 | |
4262721364 | Feminism | advocation of the rights of women | 44 | |
4262721365 | Feudalism | a social system where nobility gets land from the government in exchange for military service while the peasants get work and protection for their military service | 45 | |
4262721366 | Fief | an estate of land granted by feudalism | 46 | |
4262721367 | Filial | having to do with sons and daughters | 47 | |
4262721368 | Fiscal | having to do with financial matters | 48 | |
4262721369 | Forage | to search for food | 49 | |
4262721370 | Frame of reference | criteria which judgements or measurements can be based off of | 50 | |
4262721371 | Free trade | trade between countries free from governmental restrictions | 51 | |
4262721372 | Frontier | the land that isn't quite settled on the outskirts of settled region | 52 | |
4262721373 | Fundamental | a form of Protestant Christianity that believes in the strict literal adherence to the Bible | 53 | |
4262721374 | Genocide | the deliberate and systematic annihilation of a certain group of people | 54 | |
4262721375 | Geo | a prefix meaning earth | 55 | |
4262721376 | Globalization | growth to a worldwide scale | 56 | |
4262721377 | Government | the system in which a state is governed by | 57 | |
4262721378 | -graphy | a suffix meanig drawing, writing, or recording | 58 | |
4262721379 | Mandate | A command from a superior court to a lower one | 59 | |
4262721380 | Manifest | to make clear or evident | 60 | |
4262721381 | Manifesto | a public declaration of intentions | 61 | |
4262721382 | Manuscript | something that is written by hand | 62 | |
4262721383 | Maritime | pertaining to the sea | 63 | |
4262721384 | Materiel | equipment required for an operation to be accomplished | 64 | |
4262721385 | Medieval | relating to the Middle Ages | 65 | |
4262721386 | Mercantilism | A belief in the economical theory that trade generates wealth | 66 | |
4262721387 | Meta- | a prefix meaning after or beyond | 67 | |
4262721388 | Metropolitan | relating to a capital city and its surrounding areas | 68 | |
4262721389 | Middle class | between the high and low classes in rank or standing | 69 | |
4262721390 | Migration | the act of moving from one place to another | 70 | |
4262721391 | Militarism | the belief that a country should have a really strong military that is prepared to protect aggressively at any time | 71 | |
4262721392 | Minister | a person authorized to conduct religious worship | 72 | |
4262721393 | Monastery | a place of residents occupied by people who live in seclusion under religious vows | 73 | |
4262721394 | Monogamy | marriage to only one person at a time | 74 | |
4262721395 | Monopoly | exclusive control of a commodity or service | 75 | |
4262721396 | Monsoon | a seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean | 76 | |
4262721397 | Peasant | people who are farmers of low social rank | 77 | |
4262721398 | Peonage | making someone your slave as a way of paying off their debt to you | 78 | |
4262721399 | Period | a large interval of time | 79 | |
4262721400 | Pilgrim | a person who journeys long distance | 80 | |
4262721401 | Pilgrimage | a journey to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion | 81 | |
4262721402 | Pragmatic | dealing with things sensibly and realistically based on logic not theory | 82 | |
4262721403 | Priest | A person who performs religious rites | 83 | |
4262721404 | Primary | first or of highest rank | 84 | |
4262721405 | Principle | a fundamental doctrine | 85 | |
4262721406 | Proletariat | the working class | 86 | |
4262721407 | Propaganda | falsely persuasive advertisement | 87 | |
4262721408 | Protectorate | a state controlled and protected by another | 88 | |
4262721409 | Proto | a prefix meaning foremost | 89 | |
4262721410 | Province | a division of certain territories | 90 | |
4262721411 | Psycho | a prefix that means having to do with the human mentality | 91 | |
4262721412 | Qualify | to be entitled to something because of previous experience | 92 | |
4262721413 | Quandary | a state of being perplexed or uncertain | 93 | |
4262721414 | Quantify | to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of | 94 | |
4262721415 | Quantity | a particular amount of anything | 95 | |
4262721416 | Quest | a search to find something | 96 | |
4262721417 | Shaman | a person who is a middleman between the natural and supernatural worlds | 97 | |
4262721418 | Sino | a prefix meaning Chinese | 98 | |
4262721419 | Social Darwinism | survival of the fittest advocated by laissez-faire | 99 | |
4262721420 | Social Democracy | a gradual and peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means | 100 | |
4262721421 | Socialism | a social organization where the rich give to the poor (robin hooding) | 101 | |
4262721422 | Socio-economic | the combination of social and economic factors | 102 | |
4262721423 | Debit | An item of debt recorded in an account | 103 | |
4262721424 | Debt | something that is owed | 104 | |
4262721425 | Deficit | an amount of money that falls short of the required amount | 105 | |
4262721426 | Deforestation | clearing away trees | 106 | |
4262721427 | Deism | the belief of God because of logical reasons- not supernatural ones | 107 | |
4262721428 | Deity | a supreme being | 108 | |
4262721429 | Democracy | government by the people | 109 | |
4262721430 | Destiny | a predetermined and usually inevitable course of events | 110 | |
4262721431 | Determinism | all events, including human action, are determined by external forces not one's own will | 111 | |
4262721432 | Dictator | a person who has absolute power | 112 | |
4262721433 | Diffuse | to spread out | 113 | |
4262721434 | Diplomacy | managing international affairs | 114 | |
4262721435 | Divinity | having to do with a God or a supreme being | 115 | |
4262721436 | Doctrine | a belief or set of beliefs held by a certain party or group | 116 | |
4262721437 | Document | any written item | 117 | |
4262721438 | Dogma | a doctrine that is known to be true and is not questioned | 118 | |
4262721439 | Domestic | having to do with home or local affairs | 119 | |
4262721440 | Draft | the first version of a writing or a conscript for military service | 120 | |
4262721441 | Dualism | the belief that there are two divine principle: good and evil | 121 | |
4262721442 | Dynasty | a sequence of rulers from the same family or group | 122 | |
4262721443 | Eclectic | something that is derived from many sources | 123 | |
4262721444 | Economy | the management of resources | 124 | |
4262721445 | Egalitarian | a belief in the equality of all people in every facet of life | 125 | |
4262721446 | Elite | persons of the highest class | 126 | |
4262721447 | Guild | an organization with related interests or goals who work to achieve mutual aid and protection | 127 | |
4262721448 | Hegemony | one nation being more dominant than the others in their confederation | 128 | |
4262721449 | Helio | a prefix meaning sun | 129 | |
4262721450 | Hierarchy | a ranking system | 130 | |
4262721451 | Historiography | a reliable narrative of history | 131 | |
4262721452 | Hyper- | a prefix meaning over or excess | 132 | |
4262721453 | Hypo- | a prefix meaning under or below | 133 | |
4262721454 | Iberian | of or relating to the Iberian Peninsula | 134 | |
4262721455 | Identity | a set of characteristics that one is known by | 135 | |
4262721456 | Ideology | a system of thought for a certain group of people | 136 | |
4262721457 | Imperialism | the expansion of one's rule over other territories | 137 | |
4262721458 | incarnation | a physical embodiment of an idea or deity | 138 | |
4262721459 | Indenture | someone who is forced to work because of a contract | 139 | |
4262721460 | Independence | freedom from control | 140 | |
4262721461 | Industrialism | a social or economic system built on manufacturing | 141 | |
4262721462 | Inverse | something that is reversed in position | 142 | |
4262721463 | -ism/-ist/-ize | suffixes denoting one who practices | 143 | |
4262721464 | Judicial | having to do with a court or judge | 144 | |
4262721465 | Junta | a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force | 145 | |
4262721466 | Kinship | a group of people who descended from the same ancestor | 146 | |
4262721467 | Laissez-faire | the doctrine that says that government should not interfere in economic affairs except when necessary | 147 | |
4262721468 | the Left | having to do with liberal or radical views in politics | 148 | |
4262721469 | Legislature | the branch of the government that makes laws | 149 | |
4262721470 | Legitimacy | something that is real and true | 150 | |
4262721471 | Liberal | open minded to new things and is willing to discard old traditions | 151 | |
4262721472 | -logy | a suffix having to do with science | 152 | |
4262721473 | Malnutrition | lack of proper nutrition | 153 | |
4262721474 | Mortality | the death rate | 154 | |
4262721475 | Nation | the territory or country itself | 155 | |
4262721476 | Nation-state | A country with a government who's population share a common identity. | 156 | |
4262721477 | Nationalism | a devotion and loyalty toward one's country | 157 | |
4262721478 | Neo- | a prefix meaning new | 158 | |
4262721479 | NGO's | an abbreviation for non-government organizations | 159 | |
4262721480 | Nobility | having to do with the aristocracy | 160 | |
4262721481 | Nomad | a group of people that don't have a permanent home but moves about from place to place | 161 | |
4262721482 | Nun | a woman member of a religious order bound by sacred religious vows | 162 | |
4262721483 | Optimism | a tendency to look on the favorable side of events and expect favorable outcomes | 163 | |
4262721484 | Oracle | a person who delivers highly regarded and important messages | 164 | |
4262721485 | Oral | by mouth or spoken | 165 | |
4262721486 | Orthodox | adhering to what is traditional and established, especially in religion | 166 | |
4262721487 | Pacifism | opposition to war or violence | 167 | |
4262721488 | Pagan | a person who believes in a religion that is not a world religion | 168 | |
4262721489 | Paleo- | a prefix meaning old or ancient | 169 | |
4262721490 | Pan- | a prefix meaning all | 170 | |
4262721491 | Papacy | the government of the Roman Catholic Church | 171 | |
4262721492 | Papal | having to do with the pope or the papacy | 172 | |
4262721493 | Pastoral | having rural charm or domesticating animals | 173 | |
4262721494 | Paternal | having to do with a father | 174 | |
4262721495 | Patriarch | a male leader | 175 | |
4262721496 | Patriarchy | a social system in which men are regarded as superior | 176 | |
4262721497 | Patrician | an aristocrat | 177 | |
4262721498 | Racism | the belief that one race is superior to another | 178 | |
4262721499 | Radical | favoring the extremes | 179 | |
4262721500 | Rational | agreeable, reasonable, sensible | 180 | |
4262721501 | Rationale | the fundamental reasons for something | 181 | |
4262721502 | Raw material | material in its natural form | 182 | |
4262721503 | Rebel | a perso who resists any authority, control, or tradition | 183 | |
4262721504 | Reform | to make changes in order to improve | 184 | |
4262721505 | Regime | a system of rule or government | 185 | |
4262721506 | Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body | 186 | |
4262721507 | Republic | A form of government in which citizens choose what leaders they want to represent them | 187 | |
4262721508 | Revenue | the government's income | 188 | |
4262721509 | Revolt | an organized opposition to authority | 189 | |
4262721510 | the Right | having conservative beliefs | 190 | |
4262721511 | Rimland | the fringe of a country or region | 191 | |
4262721512 | Rural | having to do with the country | 192 | |
4262721513 | Russo- | a prefix meaning russia | 193 | |
4262721514 | Sacred | religious devotion | 194 | |
4262721515 | Scholastic | having to do with schools or education | 195 | |
4262721516 | Secede | to withdraw from an alliance or union | 196 | |
4262721517 | Secondary | next after the first | 197 | |
4262721518 | Secular | worldly things with no religious connotations | 198 | |
4262721519 | Sedentary | not moving | 199 | |
4262721520 | Segregation | separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences | 200 | |
4262721521 | Serfdom | A type of labor commonly used in feudal systems in which the laborers work the land in return for protection but are not allowed to leave or find a new occupation. | 201 | |
4262721522 | Sovereign | a monarch, king, or supreme ruler | 202 | |
4262721523 | Sphere of Influence | when one nation has influence over others | 203 | |
4262721524 | State | the condition of a person or thing because of particular circumstances | 204 | |
4262721525 | Status Quo Ante Bellum | a phrase meaning "the situation as it was before the war" | 205 | |
4262721526 | Strata | one part of a whole | 206 | |
4262721527 | Subsistence | supporting oneself at a minimum level | 207 | |
4262721528 | Syncretic | blending together different belief systems | 208 | |
4262721529 | Tariff | a tax or duty that must be paid on particular imports and exports | 209 | |
4262721530 | Teleology | the study of natural phenomenons | 210 | |
4262721531 | Terminal | something that has a definite end | 211 | |
4262721532 | Territory | the land and waters that belong to a state | 212 | |
4262721533 | Terrorism | the use of violence and threats to intimidate | 213 | |
4262721534 | Textile | material that is suitable for weaving | 214 | |
4262721535 | Theocracy | a government run by religious leaders | 215 | |
4262721536 | Third World | undeveloped nations of the world | 216 | |
4262721537 | Totalitarian | a centralized government that censors and doesn't tolerate any other parties | 217 | |
4262721538 | Tradition | a long established way of thinking, acting, or practices | 218 | |
4262721539 | Trust | confidence in someone or a large company trying to become a monopoly | 219 | |
4262721540 | Union | the act of uniting two or more things | 220 | |
4262721541 | Viceroy | a person appointed to rule as a deputy to the ruler | 221 | |
4262721542 | the West | cultures and societies heavily influenced by and connected to Europe | 222 | |
4262721543 | Working Class | persons working for wages and are in a social class | 223 | |
4262721544 | World systems theory | a theory proposing that social change in the developing world is inextricably linked to the economic activities of the developed world | 224 |
AP World History Jargon Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!