5299850760 | pastoralism | the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock | 0 | |
5299885349 | agrarian | a social system upon which agriculture is the sustaining foundation. | 1 | |
5299925769 | secular | denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 2 | |
5299927592 | precarious | dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure | 3 | |
5319198916 | degredation | the act of lowering in character or quality; debase. | 4 | |
5319243408 | diaspora | Any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland | 5 | |
5319248458 | patriarchal | characteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., that are controlled by men | 6 | |
5319264541 | synthesis | the combination of ideas to form a theory or system. | 7 | |
5319267678 | proselytizing | to convert someone from one religious faith to another | 8 | |
5319273516 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 9 | |
5319284836 | scriptures | any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature. | 10 | |
5319293659 | subordinate | placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank; subject to or under the authority of a superior. | 11 | |
5319301177 | reciprocal | inversely related or proportional or opposite; given or felt by each toward the other or mutual | 12 | |
5319322352 | virtue | conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. | 13 | |
5319344322 | animism | the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls; the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies. | 14 | |
5319399883 | edict | any authoritative proclamation or command. | 15 | |
5319402662 | pervasive | spread throughout | 16 | |
5319408751 | mystical | of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc. | 17 | |
5319414787 | infrastructure | the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area | 18 | |
5319424558 | syncretism | the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion. | 19 | |
5319430254 | monumental | of historical or enduring significance | 20 | |
5319434412 | oppressed | to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power | 21 | |
5319440995 | diffuse | to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate. | 22 | |
5319442429 | aristocracy | a government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class. | 23 | |
5319449043 | infanticide | the practice of killing newborn infants | 24 |
AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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