4620805065 | B.C.E. | Before Common Era | 0 | |
4620806145 | C.E. | Common Era | 1 | |
4620806751 | Abdicate | To renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function. | 2 | |
4620812387 | Accession | The attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power | 3 | |
4620812388 | Aesthetic | Of or relating to art or beauty | 4 | |
4620819786 | Agrarian | 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life. 2. Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests | 5 | |
4620828645 | Amenities | The pleasantness of a place or a person. | 6 | |
4620839065 | Animism | The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe. | 7 | |
4620871953 | Antiquity | The quality of being ancient or possessing great age. | 8 | |
4620872747 | Appeasement | To bring to a state of peace or quiet | 9 | |
4620878267 | Aristocracy | A form of government in which power is held by the nobility. | 10 | |
4620881902 | Asceticism | Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. | 11 | |
4620886983 | Assimilate | To take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend. | 12 | |
4620909370 | Authoritorian | Enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. | 13 | |
4620915054 | Autocracy | Government in which one person possesses unlimited power | 14 | |
4620919429 | Bureaucracy | A body of nonelective government officials | 15 | |
4752581515 | Communal | Shared by all members of a community or group. | 16 | |
4752585125 | Concubine | A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives. | 17 | |
4752586446 | Conscription | The practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces | 18 | |
4752588265 | Cosmopolitan | Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. | 19 | |
4752648946 | Demographic | The statistical characteristics of a given population | 20 | |
4752650177 | Despot | A person exercising power tyrannically | 21 | |
4752653348 | Diaspora | A scattered population whose origin lies within a smaller geographic location. | 22 | |
4752653738 | Dissent | To publicly disagree with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs | 23 | |
4752720988 | Domesticate | To train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home | 24 | |
4752722139 | Dynasty | A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field. | 25 | |
4752722746 | Edict | An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. | 26 | |
4752723481 | Egalitarian | Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 27 | |
4752725579 | Emigrate | To leave one's country to settle in another. | 28 | |
4752726789 | Ethnocentric | Evaluating another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture. | 29 | |
4752734200 | Fuedalism | A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return | 30 | |
4752734808 | Genocide | The deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group | 31 | |
4752739073 | Gentry | People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth. | 32 | |
4752745423 | Guild | An organized group of people who have joined together because they share the same job or interest. (Merchants during the Middle Ages) | 33 | |
4752746368 | Heirarchy | System or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 34 | |
4752752873 | Hominids | A primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. | 35 | |
4752753632 | Homogeneous | Of the same kind | 36 | |
4752754231 | Ideology | System of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 37 | |
4752755045 | Imperialism | Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 38 | |
4752755519 | Indigenous | Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place. (Native.) | 39 | |
4752756808 | Infrastructure | The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society. | 40 | |
4752759378 | Lineage | Lineal descent from an ancestor or pedigree. | 41 | |
4752760512 | Linguistic | The study of human speech including the nature, structure, and development of language | 42 | |
4752761958 | Manifest | Clear or obvious to the eye or mind. | 43 | |
4752763468 | Maritime | Connected with the sea, especially in relation to military activity. | 44 | |
4754554400 | Martial | Of or relating to war or soldiers | 45 | |
4754556150 | Matrilineal | Relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line | 46 | |
4754557368 | Mercenary | A soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army | 47 | |
4754559241 | Monopoly | The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. | 48 | |
4754560695 | Monotheism | The belief that there is only one God. | 49 | |
4754564307 | Nation-State | A form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government. | 50 | |
4754568212 | Neo | Greek prefix for the word "young". | 51 | |
4754569351 | Neolithic | "New Stone Age" / Later part of the Stone Age | 52 | |
4754570773 | Oligarchy | A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people | 53 | |
4754572537 | Pantheon | A temple dedicated to all gods (Rome) | 54 | |
4757964095 | Papal/Papacy | Relating to the pope or the government of the Roman Catholic Church. | 55 | |
4757973755 | Pastoral | The spiritual care or guidance of people who are members of a religious group. | 56 | |
4757977338 | Patrilineal | Tracing descent through the paternal line. | 57 | |
4757984523 | Patronage | Money and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc. | 58 | |
4757986713 | Piety/Pious | The quality of being religious or reverent. | 59 | |
4757989720 | Polity | A specific form of political organization. | 60 | |
4757990872 | Polygamy | The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. | 61 | |
4757992380 | Polytheism | The belief or worship of more than one god. | 62 | |
4757993429 | Proselytize | To try to persuade people to join or convert a religion, belief, or group. | 63 | |
4757999594 | Provincial | Concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. | 64 | |
4758008527 | Regent | A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated. | 65 | |
4758010746 | Rhetoric | The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people. | 66 | |
4758014813 | Sedentary | Tending to spend much time seated or inactive. | 67 | |
4758017043 | Serf | A laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 68 | |
4758023311 | Sharia | Islamic law based on the Koran. | 69 | |
4758028027 | Sinification | Term used for the spread of Chinese culture. | 70 | |
4758031354 | Steppe | A large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in eastern Europe and Asia. | 71 | |
4758034421 | Stratification | The state of being divided into social classes. | 72 | |
4758038700 | Sub-Saharan | From or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert. | 73 | |
4758042298 | Succession | The order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne. | 74 | |
4758044408 | Syncretism | The combination of different forms of belief or practice. | 75 | |
4758049437 | Textiles | Type of cloth or woven fabric. | 76 | |
4758055087 | Theocracy | A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 77 | |
4758056797 | Theology | The study of the nature of God and religious belief. | 78 | |
4758060054 | Totalitarian | Controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed. | 79 | |
4758065071 | Tributary State | A state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor. | 80 | |
4758068297 | Usurp | Take a position of power or importance illegally or by force. | 81 | |
4758072590 | Vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 82 |
AP World History Vocab Terms Flashcards
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