"Non-History" Terms that Students Should Know & AP World History Jargon
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| 10251009239 | Absolutism | Definition: the acceptance of or belief in total principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters Significance: A ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs | 0 | |
| 10251009240 | Administer/ -stration | Definition: (verb) manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.) / (noun) the activity of a government or state in the exercise of its power | 1 | |
| 10251009241 | Afro- | Definition: a prefix meaning African | 2 | |
| 10251009242 | Agrarian | Definition: of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land Significance: agrarian societies is any society based around producing and maintaining crops and farmland Time period: the transition to agricultural (agrarian) societies from hunter-gatherer societies is known as the Neolithic Revolution. This takes place as early as 10,000 BCE. Region: Agrarian societies took place all around the world but may have differed in time of origin | 3 | |
| 10251009246 | Anti-Semitism | Definition: hostility or prejudice against Jews Significance/Time Period/Region: By the late 1000s, Western Europe had become more christianized, and prejudice against Jews increased. When faced with disasters they could not understand (such as illness or famine), Christians often blamed Jews. (Example: Black Death / Bubonic Plague). Anti-Semitism was present and strongly influential during the Middle Ages in Europe. | 4 | |
| 10251009248 | Arable | Definition: (of land) used or suitable for growing crops | 5 | |
| 10251009251 | -Archy | Definition: suffix meaning form of government or rule | 6 | |
| 10251009253 | Aristocracy | Definition: government headed by a privileged minority or upper class Significance/ Time Period/ Region: Between 750 BCE and 500 BCE, different forms of government were evolving in Greece. While Greece started off as a monarchy (in which a hereditary ruler exercises central power), at first a class of noble landowners defended the king. Over time, they won power for themselves resulting in an aristocracy. | 7 | |
| 10251009256 | Authoritarian / -ism | Definition: (adj.) favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom / a form of government characterized by absolute or blind obedience to authority, as against individual | 8 | |
| 10251009257 | Balance of Power | Definition: distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong Significance/ Time Period/ Region: When Louis XIV ruled France around the late 1600s, rival rulers joined forces. Lead by the Dutch or English, these alliances fought to maintain the balance of power. | 9 | |
| 10251009260 | Bureaucracy | Definition: system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority; the body of officials and administrators, especially of a government | 10 | |
| 10251009268 | Causation | Definition: the action of causing or producing; a cause that produces an effect | 11 | |
| 10251009270 | Central / -centric | Definition: at or near the center; principal; dominate | 12 | |
| 10251009271 | Circa (c. ca.) | Definition: around or approximately referring to a date (used when a date or dates of events are not precisely known) | 13 | |
| 10251009272 | City-State | Definition: A state consisting of a chief city and its dependencies | 14 | |
| 10251009278 | Coerce / Coercive | Definition: (verb) compelling or convincing a person of an argument by force / (adjective) something that convinces a person of an argument by force | 15 | |
| 10251009279 | Coincidence, Colony, Colonial | Definition: a colony that was formed by accident or unintentionally | 16 | |
| 10251237770 | Analyze | To think about the parts or something to help understand how it works | 17 | |
| 10251244689 | -archy | Means government | 18 |
