14632481866 | abdicate | to give up a position, right, or power | 0 | |
14632481867 | accumulation | an increase in amount over a period of time | 1 | |
14632481868 | agrarian | concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land | 2 | |
14632481869 | Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews | 3 | |
14632481870 | Appeasement | Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict | 4 | |
14632481871 | arable | suitable for growing crops | 5 | |
14632481872 | archaic | ancient; old-fashioned | 6 | |
14632481873 | Aristocracy | A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility | 7 | |
14632481874 | Asceticism | rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | 8 | |
14632481875 | Authoritarian | A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power. | 9 | |
14632481876 | autonomy | (n.) self-government, political control | 10 | |
14632481877 | Bureaucracy | A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials | 11 | |
14632481878 | capitulate | to surrender | 12 | |
14632481879 | casualty | A person killed or injured in a war or accident | 13 | |
14632481880 | Causation | the action of causing something | 14 | |
14632481881 | circa | about | 15 | |
14632481882 | city-state | A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland. | 16 | |
14632481883 | Chivalry | Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages | 17 | |
14632481884 | coerce | to compel, force | 18 | |
14632481885 | commerce | the buying and selling of foods | 19 | |
14632481886 | commodity | valuable product | 20 | |
14632481887 | communal | pertaining to a group or community | 21 | |
14632481888 | concubine | mistress | 22 | |
14632481889 | conjecture | to guess | 23 | |
14632481890 | conquest | Capture or taking of something by force | 24 | |
14632481891 | Conscription | compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces. | 25 | |
14632481892 | Consumerism | a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers | 26 | |
14632481893 | contingency | possibility | 27 | |
14632481894 | Continuity | the state of being unchanged over time | 28 | |
14632481895 | Correlation | A measure of the relationship between two variables | 29 | |
14632481896 | currency | money | 30 | |
14632481897 | Deflict | to lack | 31 | |
14632481898 | deforestation | Destruction of forests | 32 | |
14632481899 | deity | a god or goddess | 33 | |
14632481900 | Demography | The scientific study of population characteristics. | 34 | |
14632481901 | Diffusion | The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time | 35 | |
14632481902 | Diplomacy | Negotiation between nations | 36 | |
14632481903 | divinity | a god or goddess; a divine being | 37 | |
14632481904 | doctrine | a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government | 38 | |
14632481905 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 39 | |
14632481906 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 40 | |
14632481907 | egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people's | 41 | |
14632481908 | elite | (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior | 42 | |
14632481909 | Eunuch | a castrated man | 43 | |
14632481910 | fiscal | pertaining to finances | 44 | |
14632481911 | forage | search for food | 45 | |
14632481912 | fundamental | basic; primary; essential | 46 | |
14632481913 | Globalization | growth to a global or worldwide scale | 47 | |
14632481914 | hegemony | domination over others | 48 | |
14632481915 | hierarchy | A group organized by rank | 49 | |
14632481916 | Ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 50 | |
14632481917 | Inclusivity | how open the organization is to anyone who can perform a job | 51 | |
14632481918 | indenture | written contract | 52 | |
14632481919 | infrastructure | the basic framework of a building or a system | 53 | |
14632481920 | inverse | reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency | 54 | |
14632481921 | Judiciary | judicial branch of government | 55 | |
14632481922 | lucrative | bringing in money; profitable | 56 | |
14632481923 | mandate | (n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization; (v.) to issue such an order | 57 | |
14632481924 | maritime | A humid air mass that forms over oceans | 58 | |
14632481925 | Metallurgy | the science of working with metals | 59 | |
14632481926 | Mirgration | movement from one part of something to another. | 60 | |
14632481927 | Militarism | A policy of glorifying military power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war | 61 | |
14632481928 | monastic | Relating to or resembling a monastery (where monks or nuns live), esp. by being quiet, secluded, contemplative, strict, and/or lacking luxuries | 62 | |
14632481929 | monetary | relating to money | 63 | |
14632481930 | mortality | the state of being subject to death | 64 | |
14632481931 | Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's countryside | 65 | |
14632481932 | nobility | A high-ranking social class | 66 | |
14632481933 | Normadic | wandering, moving about from place to place | 67 | |
14632481934 | oracle | (Especially in ancient Greece) a person thought to be a source of wisdom or prophecy | 68 | |
14632481935 | Pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times. | 69 | |
14632481936 | Papal | having to do with the pope | 70 | |
14632481937 | pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | 71 | |
14632481938 | Patriarchy | A form of social organization in which males dominate females | 72 | |
14632481939 | Peasents | A poor farmer of low social class, poor uneducated farmer | 73 | |
14632481940 | Peonage | system by which workers owe labor to pay their debts (slavery) | 74 | |
14632481941 | quantify | measure | 75 | |
14632481942 | radical | Favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms. | 76 | |
14632481943 | reform | to bring back to rightness, order, or morality | 77 | |
14632481944 | regime | (n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule | 78 | |
14632481945 | revenue | income | 79 | |
14632481946 | rural | relating to farm areas and life in the country | 80 | |
14632481947 | Succession | A series of predictable and orderly changes within an ecosystem over time. | 81 | |
14632481948 | Secular | Non-religious | 82 | |
14632481949 | sedentary | (adj.) characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place | 83 | |
14632481950 | Serfdom | Feudal system, the use of serfs to work the land in return for protection against barbarian invasions | 84 | |
14632481951 | Sovereignty | Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states. | 85 | |
14632481952 | status quo | the existing state of affairs | 86 | |
14632481953 | Stratifaction | a system or formation of layers, classes, or categories | 87 | |
14632481954 | superiority | the quality of being better than others | 88 | |
14632481955 | Syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith | 89 | |
14632481956 | Tarrif | A tax on imported foods | 90 | |
14632481957 | textile | A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing | 91 | |
14632481958 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 92 | |
14632481959 | Totalitarianism | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 93 | |
14632481960 | urban | in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 94 | |
14632481961 | utopian | (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical | 95 | |
14632481962 | veneration | great respect | 96 | |
14632481963 | Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people | 97 |
AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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