77951036 | globalization | the process of developing economic, social, cultural, and political interdependence across international borders | 0 | |
77951037 | specialization | a specific occupation practiced by an individual | 1 | |
77951038 | capitalism | an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned | 2 | |
77951039 | socialism | an economic system in which the factors of production are publicly owned, and operated for the good of all | 3 | |
77951040 | syncretism | the blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 4 | |
77951041 | diffusion | the spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | 5 | |
77951042 | empire | a major political unit controlling territory or people under a single sovereign authority | 6 | |
77951043 | colony | a body of people living in a territory under the authority of a parent state | 7 | |
77951044 | hegemony | dominant influence or authority over others | 8 | |
77951045 | demographics | the statistical characteristics of human populations | 9 | |
77951046 | diaspora | the breaking up and scattering of a people | 10 | |
77951047 | temporally | relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 11 | |
77951048 | spatially | relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | 12 | |
77951049 | monarchy | rule by a single person | 13 | |
77951050 | oligarchy | government by a small group of elites | 14 | |
77951051 | democracy | a government by the people based on direct or indirect representation | 15 | |
77951052 | hierarchy | the classification of people based on economic, social or professional standing | 16 | |
77951053 | patriarchy | social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 17 | |
77951054 | matriarchy | social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line | 18 | |
77951055 | gender | the behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex i.e. male or female | 19 | |
77951056 | point of view | a person's perspective, typically influenced by class, gender and culture | 20 | |
77951057 | bias | an inclination to observe situations from a preconceived point of view | 21 | |
77951058 | continuity | uninterrupted connection; the continuation of a preexisting entity | 22 | |
77951059 | suffrage | the legal right to vote | 23 | |
77951060 | franchise | a right or freedom granted by the government; the right to vote | 24 | |
77951061 | sovereignty | supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 25 | |
77951062 | autonomy | the right or power to govern oneself; self-determination | 26 | |
77951063 | revolution | a drastic and far reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving | 27 | |
77951064 | cosmopolitan | common to or representative of many parts of the world; not national or local | 28 |
AP World History Summer Vocab Flashcards
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