11126489496 | iconoclast | a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; historically - leaders against the celebration of religious artwork | 0 | |
11126489497 | theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders, very limited separation between church and state | 1 | |
11126489498 | schism | split, division | 2 | |
11126489499 | theme system | made land available to the peasants in return for military service | 3 | |
11126489500 | monasteries | religious communities where followers give up their possessions and devote their lives to serving their god(s) and/or religious traditions | 4 | |
11126489501 | icons | religious images | 5 | |
11126489502 | heresy | the crime of believing something that goes against established doctrine/common religious beliefs | 6 | |
11126489503 | orthodox | following the traditional and established way of doing things, especially in religion | 7 | |
11126489504 | centralized government | central authority controls the running of a state usually from a central city | 8 | |
11126489505 | pastoralists | nomads who kept herds of livestock on which they depended for most of their food | 9 | |
11126489506 | bureaucracy | a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by different levels of non-elected officials, usually used as a negative term | 10 | |
11126489507 | patriarchy | A form of social organization in which males dominate (hold more power than) females | 11 | |
11126489508 | strait | A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water | 12 | |
11126489509 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 13 | |
11126489510 | infrastructure | systems or network serving a country, city, or area - such as transportation, communication, electrical, sewage, and education systems | 14 | |
11126489511 | surplus | extra | 15 | |
11126489512 | The Steppe | a large area of flat, unforested grassland in southeastern Europe and central Asia, historically home to nomadic, pastoralist groups like the Huns and Mongols | 16 | |
11126489513 | context | the circumstances, attitudes, and events surrounding and influencing a particular situation | 17 | |
11126489514 | unification | the joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one | 18 | |
11126489515 | expansion | the act of increasing (something) in size or quantity or scope | 19 | |
11126489516 | flourish | to thrive, to grow well | 20 | |
11126489517 | innovation | an improvement in technology or way of doing things | 21 | |
11126489518 | diffusion | spread outward | 22 | |
11126489519 | emerge | develop and become recognized | 23 | |
11126489520 | synthesis | combining different parts into a whole | 24 | |
11126489521 | interregional | something share between multiple regions | 25 | |
11126489522 | significant | important and meaningful | 26 | |
11126489523 | luxury goods | products that have special qualities that make them more expensive/valuable than "regular" or common products | 27 |
AP World History Period 3 Flashcards
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