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AP World History Vocab (I) Flashcards

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186840254AbolitionThe act of doing away with; removing Ex: The abolition of slavery1
186840255AbsolutismA form goverment where all the power is given to one ruler or other authority Ex: Dictators, a absolute principle2
186840256AnarchismA political theory stating that all forms of government are unnecessary, thus creating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups3
192211937Ancestor WorshipCeremonies and rituals praising the dead because of beliefs that the spirits live in nature and influence fate.4
192211938Animismthe doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls5
192211939Anti-SemitismPrejudice against jews.6
192211940Apartheida social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites7
192211941Appeasementpractice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war8
192211942Arable(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively9
192211943ArchiacOf earlier times, out dated10
192211944-archyrule11
192211945Aristocracya government in which power is in the hands of a minority12
192211946AscetiscismA religion in which strict self denial is practiced13
192211947AuthoritarianismBeing in absolute submission to principles and laws, when there is an absoulte ruler14
192211948BarbarianismBehaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude.15
192211949BCEDate designation meaning Before Common Era, or more than two thousand years ago.16
192211950Bordera strip forming the outer edge of something17
192211951Bourgeoisiemiddle class18
192211952Bureacracya system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority.19
192211953Capitalisman economic system controlled by the people20
192211954CartelAn official agreement between governments at war.21
192211955Casualtyperson killed, wounded captured or missing during war22
192211956City-Statea city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit23
192211957Civilizationa society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)24
192211958Class Struggleconflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)25
192211959Classicalcharacteristic of a form or system before modern times26
192211960Colonya body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland27
192211961Columbian ExchangeThe exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.28
192211962CommunalOf, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community29
192211963Communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership30
192211964ConservationThe preservation or restoration from loss, damage or neglect.31
192211965Constitutionalismbasic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law32

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