10324030239 | Agrarian | Based on Agriculture for survival | 0 | |
10324030240 | Agriculture | the practice of farming | 1 | |
10324030241 | Animism | A type of religious belief that focuses on the roles of the various god and spirits in the natural world and in human events | 2 | |
10324030242 | Aristocracy | A wealthy ruling class | 3 | |
10324030244 | Bias | A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific. | 4 | |
10324030245 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. | 5 | |
10324030246 | Bureaucracy | A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 6 | |
10324030247 | Capital | The seat of government for a state or nation | 7 | |
10324030248 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of capital | 8 | |
10324030249 | Capitulate | To surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms | 9 | |
10324030250 | Centralized | decisions made at the top; often delegate responsibility without authority | 10 | |
10324030252 | Chattel | an item of personal, movable property; slave | 11 | |
10324030254 | Christianity | A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus | 12 | |
10324030255 | City-State | a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory | 13 | |
10324030256 | Civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 14 | |
10324030257 | Clergy | Church officials | 15 | |
10324030258 | Coerce | To make somebody do something by force or threat | 16 | |
10324030259 | Colonialism | the control and exploitation of an area by a political power from another territory. | 17 | |
10324030260 | Colony | A territory ruled by another nation | 18 | |
10324030261 | Communism | economic system in which all wealth and property are owned by the state | 19 | |
10324030262 | Confucianism | a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius | 20 | |
10324030264 | Culture | the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group | 21 | |
10324030265 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature | 22 | |
10324030266 | Deforestation | a loss of forest cover in a region | 23 | |
10324030267 | Demography | Scientific study of human populations. | 24 | |
10324030269 | Diaspora | A dispersion of people from their homeland | 25 | |
10324030270 | Divine | to foretell or know by inspiration | 26 | |
10324030271 | Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family | 27 | |
10324030272 | Economic | the system in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods | 28 | |
10324030273 | Edict | An official order | 29 | |
10324030274 | Egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people | 30 | |
10324030275 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 31 | |
10324030277 | Epidemic | A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease. | 32 | |
10324030278 | Equitable | fair, just, embodying principles of justice | 33 | |
10324030279 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. | 34 | |
10324030280 | Feudalism | A system of government based on landowners and tenants | 35 | |
10324030281 | Forage | to search for food or provisions | 36 | |
10324030282 | Fundamental | an essential part or foundation | 37 | |
10324030283 | Genocide | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group | 38 | |
10324030284 | Globalization | the increasing interdependence of citizens and nations across the world | 39 | |
10324030285 | Hegemony | the domination of one state or group over its allies | 40 | |
10324030286 | Hierarchy | A group organized by rank | 41 | |
10324030287 | Hinduism | a major religion that developed in ancient India | 42 | |
10324030288 | Ideology | System of thought and belief | 43 | |
10324030289 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 44 | |
10324030291 | Indentured Servant | men or women who sold their labor for the cost of a trip from England to the Colonies | 45 | |
10324030293 | Industrial | economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories | 46 | |
10324030294 | Inflation | A general and progressive increase in prices | 47 | |
10324030295 | Institution | an organization founded and united for a specific purpose | 48 | |
10324030297 | Judaism | the Jewish religion | 49 | |
10324030299 | Legitimate | lawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable | 50 | |
10324030301 | Manufacture | To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery. | 51 | |
10324030302 | Maritime | A humid air mass that forms over oceans | 52 | |
10324030303 | Matriarchy | A society ruled or controlled by women | 53 | |
10324030304 | Medieval | of or relating to the Middle Ages | 54 | |
10324030305 | Merchant | A person who makes money by selling goods | 55 | |
10324030306 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a king or queen | 56 | |
10324030307 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 57 | |
10324030310 | Nation | a politically organized body of people under a single government | 58 | |
10324030311 | Negligible | Unimportant; insignificant | 59 | |
10324030312 | Neolithic | "New Stone Age" | 60 | |
10324030313 | Nobility | A high-ranking social class | 61 | |
10324030314 | Nomadic | wandering from place to place | 62 | |
10324030315 | Pagan | a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions | 63 | |
10324030316 | Pandemic | A global outbreak of an infectious disease | 64 | |
10324030317 | Papacy | the office or authority of the Pope. | 65 | |
10324030318 | Pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | 66 | |
10324030319 | Patriarchy | a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. | 67 | |
10324030320 | Periodization | a form or resistance training that may be defined as strategic implementation of specific training phases. | 68 | |
10324030323 | Polytheism | Belief in more than one god | 69 | |
10324030324 | Prehistoric | before written history | 70 | |
10324030325 | Prevalent | Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced | 71 | |
10324030326 | Primary Source | an original document containing firsthand information about a subject | 72 | |
10324030327 | Prolific | Abundantly productive | 73 | |
10324030328 | Protestant | a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation | 74 | |
10324030330 | Rational | reasonable; logical | 75 | |
10324030331 | Reform | To bring back to rightness, order, or morality | 76 | |
10324030332 | Regime | A government in power | 77 | |
10324030333 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 78 | |
10324030334 | Rural | Countryside | 79 | |
10324030335 | Scribe | A professional writer | 80 | |
10324030336 | Secondary Source | Provides information gathered from or based on other sources | 81 | |
10324030337 | Secular | Non-religious | 82 | |
10324030338 | Serf | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | 83 | |
10324030339 | Shaman | a person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick | 84 | |
10324030340 | Slave | a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. | 85 | |
10324030342 | social stratification | a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | 86 | |
10324030343 | Subjective | Based on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes; not objective | 87 | |
10324030344 | Subjugate | to conquer by force, bring under complete control | 88 | |
10324030345 | Surplus | more than needed | 89 | |
10324030346 | Syncretic | A religion that combines several traditions | 90 | |
10324030348 | Theocracy | A government controlled by religious leaders | 91 | |
10324030351 | Urban | found or living in a city | 92 | |
10324030352 | Veneration | great respect; reverence | 93 | |
10324030353 | Xenophobic | intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. | 94 | |
10324078090 | Conservative (political) | A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to Maxine individual freedom | 95 | |
10324078091 | Diffusion | The spread of items from one place to another | 96 | |
10324078092 | Domestication | the taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food | 97 | |
10324078093 | Eurocentrism | The process of focusing on European culture or history to the exclusion of a wider view of the world; implicitly regarding European culture as preeminent | 98 | |
10324078098 | Filial Piety | a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors | 99 | |
10324078099 | irrigation | the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. | 100 | |
10324078100 | Liberal | A political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution | 101 | |
10324078101 | Polygamy | The custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time | 102 | |
10326395768 | Absolutism | A political system in which a ruler holds total power | 103 |
Foundational Vocabulary for AP World History Flashcards
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