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AP World History Important Term Flashcards

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259271240Cultivation(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
259271241PastoralPertaining to rural life
259271242Urban/urbanizationliving in a city; the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
259271243Social stratificationthe condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
259271244Cultural diffusionThe spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
259271245Bipedalismthe ability to walk upright on two legs
259271246EgalitarianA person who believes in the equality of all people
259271247Sedentarycharacterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
259271248Scarcitylimited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants
259271249Hierarchythe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
259271250Imperialrelating to or associated with an empire
259271251Assimilatedabsorb or adapt another culture
259271252Mercantileof or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
259271253Autonomyimmunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
259271254Incursionsa hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp. a sudden one; raid
259271255Heresy/hereticalopinion contrary to popular belief or conventions. words: controversial, unorthodox, dissenting.
259271256Decentralizedgovernmental power is spread among more than one person or group
259271257MatriarchalRelating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family.
259271258DoctrineA belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
259271259Diplomacythe art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations without arousing hostility
259271260Bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials
259271261Linguistichaving to do with the structure of language
259271262Ideologysystem of ideas characteristic of a group or culture
259271263Socioeconomic statusA person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors
259271264Gentrypeople of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility

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