7218846523 | Theocracy | a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives. | 0 | |
7218846524 | Diplomacy | the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad. | 1 | |
7218848280 | Imperial | relating to an empire. | 2 | |
7218848281 | Dynasty | a line of hereditary rulers of a country. | 3 | |
7218848799 | Monarchy | a form of government in which a group, generally a family representing a dynasty, embodies the country's national identity and its head, the monarch, exercises the role of sovereignty. | 4 | |
7218848282 | Sovereignty | the authority of a state to govern itself or another state. | 5 | |
7218847534 | Regent | a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated. | 6 | |
7218847535 | Infrastructure | the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise. | 7 | |
7218847536 | Autocracy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. | 8 | |
7218847537 | Tributary System | the network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries, which helped to shape much of East Asian affairs. | 9 | |
7218847538 | Coup d'état | the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus. | 10 |
AP World History Terms (Political) Flashcards
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