10128899905 | Absolutism | a form of government with an absolute ruler; monarchy | 0 | |
10128903855 | Agrarian | of or relating to land | 1 | |
10128906199 | Agriculture | the cultivation of land and production of crops and livestock | 2 | |
10128910276 | Aristocracy | a form of government in which power is given to the upper class | 3 | |
10128914356 | Bias | prejudice in favor of or against something | 4 | |
10128915926 | Buddhism | a religion based off of teachings of the Buddha | 5 | |
10128919427 | Bureaucracy | a form of goverment where decisions are made by state officials rather than representatives | 6 | |
10128935521 | Capitalism | an economic system mainly of international trade across business for profit | 7 | |
10203733448 | Centralized | concentrated under a single authority | 8 | |
10203733449 | Chattel | an item of property; not real estate | 9 | |
10203734860 | Chiefdom | territory of people ruled by a cheif | 10 | |
10203734861 | Christianity | a religion based off of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth | 11 | |
10203736050 | City-State | a city with surrounding territories forming a state; usually run by the city | 12 | |
10203736051 | Civilization | society and culture of human social developement | 13 | |
10203738753 | Clergy | a body of religious figures who carry out religious duties | 14 | |
10203738754 | Colonialism | the practice of acquiring full power and control over a country | 15 | |
10203798466 | Colony | a country or area that is fully run by another country | 16 | |
10203798490 | Communism | a theory derived from Karl Marx, where everything is publically owned and each person is paid based off needs and abilities | 17 | |
10203800428 | Confucianism | a philosophical system of teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius: Chinese philosophers | 18 | |
10203800429 | Culture | a collective custom of social achievement, arts, and intellect | 19 | |
10203851550 | Daoism (Taoism) | a Chinese philosophy based off of the writings of Lao-tzu, advocating a simple lifestyle and non interference with natural events | 20 | |
10203873826 | Demography | a quantitative study of a certain human population | 21 | |
10203887032 | Diaspora | the dispersion/ leaving from ones' homeland | 22 | |
10203900876 | Dynasty | a bloodline of rulers of a country | 23 | |
10203919785 | Economic | relating to economics or economy | 24 | |
10203919786 | Edict | an official order or proclamation; command | 25 | |
10203922099 | Egalitarian | the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and oppurtunities; a person who believes in such ideals | 26 | |
10203924093 | Empire | a wide range of cities and countries under one supreme authority | 27 | |
10390173844 | Epidemic | a widespread occurrence of undesirable phenomenon | 28 | |
10390178194 | Ethnocentrism | evaluation of ones' culture according to origins of standards and customs | 29 | |
10390183976 | Feudalism | the dominant social system during medieval Europe, ranking from the monarch, noble, knight, peasant, and serf | 30 | |
10390195621 | Forage | to wander in search of food | 31 | |
10390208265 | Genocide | the mass killing of a large group of people, usually based on a specific ethnic group or nation | 32 | |
10390211463 | Globalization | the process in which a business begins to grow across the globe | 33 | |
10390217500 | Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority | 34 | |
10529467649 | Hinduism | Indian religion and way of life with multiple gods | 35 | |
10529469042 | Ideology | Ideas a person follows; beleifs | 36 | |
10529480581 | imperialism | A policy where a country increases their power with military force | 37 | |
10529485284 | Indentured Servant | Men and women who signed a contract by which they agreed to work in return of certain necessities. | 38 | |
10529639284 | Industrial | relating to or characterized by industries | 39 | |
10529640549 | Inflation | rapid increase in prices (money is worth less but everything is priced higher) | 40 | |
10529668668 | Judaism | religion of Jews (one god) | 41 | |
10529670473 | Manufacture | to mass produce; using machines | 42 | |
10529671734 | Maritime | connecting to the sea, especially in relation to military activity. | 43 | |
10529680592 | Matriarchy | A system of society ran by women. | 44 | |
10529680593 | Merchant | A person involved in trade of goods. | 45 | |
10529700347 | Monarchy | A government run by one ruler. | 46 | |
10529701449 | Monotheism | Belief in one god | 47 | |
10529703080 | Nation | A large group of people put together by similar culture. | 48 | |
10529714346 | Neolithic | relating to the later part of the stone age. | 49 | |
10529714347 | Nobility | A group of people belonging to the 1% | 50 | |
10529717857 | Nomad (-ic) | Wanderer; traveler or merchant | 51 | |
10529723471 | Pagan | A person who has beliefs that are different from the rest of the world. | 52 | |
10529738409 | Pandemic | Wide spread of diese | 53 | |
10529751479 | Papacy | authority of the pope | 54 | |
10529754298 | Pastoral | relating to the country or to the life in the country | 55 | |
10529755371 | Patiarchy | government run by men | 56 | |
10529758126 | Periodization | The act of divided eras/decades for study purposes | 57 | |
10529773707 | Polythesim | belief of multiple gods | 58 | |
10529774737 | Prehistoric | Time before written records | 59 | |
10529785349 | Primary Source | person or object that was there when the event took place;first hand witness | 60 | |
10529785350 | Protestant | A person who protests with christian churches; idealized in reformation | 61 | |
10529807639 | Reform | to make changes in order to improve | 62 | |
10529809943 | Regime | A tyrant goverment | 63 | |
10529811463 | Revolution | A forceful overthrow of a government | 64 | |
10529818457 | Rural | relating to the country side | 65 | |
10529820417 | Scribe | A person who copies documents | 66 | |
10529821961 | Secondary Source | a source created by someone later on who did not experience first-hand | 67 | |
10529824468 | Serf | A person forced to work on a plot of land | 68 | |
10529824469 | Secular | the declineing influence of religion | 69 | |
10529826056 | Shaman | person who has access to evil and good spirits "Indian magician" | 70 | |
10529826057 | Slave | A person owned by upper class-men/masters | 71 | |
10529826058 | State | A nation or territory under one government | 72 | |
10529829135 | Subjugate | to regulate; calm or put under control | 73 | |
10529829136 | Syncretic | blending of practices and beliefs | 74 | |
10529830516 | Textile | woven or knit cloth | 75 | |
10529832031 | Theocracy | government where priests rule in the name of god or a god | 76 | |
10529832032 | Urban | relating to city | 77 | |
10529833946 | Veneration | ultimate respect/great respect | 78 | |
10529837644 | Xenophobic | fearful of other races/cultures | 79 |
AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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