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AP World History Quiz #1 Flashcards

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8782577542aristocracythe highest class in certain societies, the nobility0
8782581560autonomythe right to make one's own decisions in a particular matter1
8782585896centralizedwhen control is concentrated under one authority2
8782591452coerceto force someone to do something3
8782594031commercethe activity of buying and selling4
8782596894consequencea (positive or negative) result of an action or event5
8782602837conservativeholding to traditional values and attitudes6
8782608725consolidateto make something stronger; to combine a number of parts into a coherent whole7
8782616286contemporaryat the same time as something else; belonging or occurring in the present8
8782622826cultural diffusionthe spread of beliefs and social activities from one group to another9
8782663325decentralizedwhen control is shared among many different people10
8782666739demographicrelating to the structure of populations11
8782673126divineof, from, or like god12
8782675832egalitarianequal13
8782680194emigrationthe movement of people out of a country14
8782696313epidemica widespread occurrence of a disease at a particular time15
8782704283ethnocentrismbelieving one's own culture or ethnicity to be superior to others16
8782723306hegemonyleadership or influence by one country or social group over others17
8782740964hereditarypassed down from parents to children18
8782743933heterogeneousof different kinds19
8782747137hierarchya system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority20
8782761978homogenousof the same kind; alike21
8782764096ideologya system of ideas that forms the basis of philosophy or policy22
8782777734infrastructurethe physical and organizational structures that make a society possible23
8782785205impedimentsomething that gets in the way of something else, an obstacle24
8782790273implicationthe conclusion that can be inferred from something; a possible future event or result25
8782799943influxan arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things26
8782806493innateinborn or natural27
8782809163liberalmore open to new behavior or opinions OR favoring maximum freedom in political and social life28
8782819782marketthe economy of a country in which buying or selling happens29
8782834887monarchya society with one single ruler30
8782841152nation-statea country whose citizens share a similar language or descent31
8782850082oligarchya society ruled by a small group of people32
8782862318orthodoxin line with what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true33
8782869534patriarchya system of society in which the men hold the power34
8782876190persecuteto be hostile towards someone or to mistreat them35
8782883456priorrefers to something that happened earlier36
8782894231prominentvery noticeable or obvious37
8782898340revenueincome38
8782902000secularrelating to non-religious things39
8782905730sovereigntysupreme power or authority; the authority of a state to govern itself40
8782910979state-buildingthe process of strengthening a government's ability to function41
8782920543subsequentrefers to something that happened next42
8782927092syncretismthe merging of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought43
8782934179tariffa tax on imports or exports44
8782937000tendencya likelihood of doing something45
8782941202teneta main principle or belief of a religion or philosophy46
8782945576theocracya system of government in which the ruler claims to be ruling with the approval of god47
8782954248trans-regionalreferring to things that move across different regions or areas48
8782960275urbanrelating to cities49

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