9892459199 | occupation | the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force. | 0 | |
9892468600 | missionaries | people sent on a religious mission, to promote one's religion in a foreign country. | 1 | |
9892648327 | sea lane | a route designated for use or regularly used by shipping. | 2 | |
9892715445 | antiquity | the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages. | 3 | |
9892764775 | luxury goods | superior goods, in contrast to a necessary goods | 4 | |
9892789934 | pathogens | a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. | 5 | |
9892797026 | diplomacy | the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. | 6 | |
9892814193 | maritime | connected with the sea, especially in relation to seafaring commercial or military activity. | 7 | |
9892819177 | currency | a system of money in general use in a particular country. | 8 | |
9892826280 | caravan | a group of travelers, as merchants or pilgrims, journeying together for safety in passing through deserts, hostile territory, etc. | 9 | |
9892837666 | irrigation | the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. | 10 | |
9892856338 | frontier | a line or border separating two countries. | 11 | |
9892866908 | centralized | brought under one control, especially in government | 12 | |
9892886572 | decentralized | distribution of administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area | 13 | |
9892908018 | cultivate | to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops. | 14 | |
9892918019 | silt | earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment. | 15 | |
9892930232 | administration | the management of any government, office, business, or organization. | 16 | |
9892956714 | pious | devoutly religious. | 17 | |
9892963390 | diaspora | any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland. | 18 | |
9892979818 | enlightened | having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook | 19 | |
9893386412 | infanticide | the practice of killing newborn infants. | 20 | |
9893718438 | logic | reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity. | 21 | |
9893718439 | tyrant | a cruel and oppressive ruler. | 22 | |
9893721905 | oligarchy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. | 23 | |
9893739988 | monarchy | a form of government with a king or queen at the head. | 24 | |
9893739989 | polis | a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for philosophical purposes. | 25 | |
9893746496 | direct democracy | a form of democracy in which people decide (vote on) policies directly. | 26 | |
9893751407 | aristocracy | the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices. | 27 | |
9893770560 | representative democracy | is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people. | 28 | |
9893781669 | caste system | the rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on class hierarchy. | 29 | |
9893785387 | reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. | 30 | |
9893785388 | karma | (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences. | 31 | |
9893789681 | ahimsa | (in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist tradition) the principle of nonviolence toward all living things. | 32 | |
9893817641 | republic | a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated leader rather than a monarch. | 33 | |
9893817642 | plebian | (in ancient Rome) a commoner. | 34 | |
9893823643 | latifundia | a large landed estate or ranch in ancient Rome typically worked by slaves. | 35 | |
9893823644 | stirrup | devices attached to each side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot. | 36 | |
9893826986 | consul | (in ancient Rome) one of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic. | 37 | |
9895212981 | tribute | a payment by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, and protection.. | 38 | |
9895232466 | province | a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires. | 39 |
AP World History Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
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