AP World History Modern Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
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| 14958263369 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. |  | 0 |
| 14958263370 | Confucianism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. |  | 1 |
| 14958263371 | Filial Piety (Confucianism) | a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors |  | 2 |
| 14958263372 | Imperial Bureaucracy | Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control | 3 | |
| 14958263373 | Neo-Confucianism | A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements. | 4 | |
| 14958263374 | Buddhism in China | Spread by the Silk Roads, took form of Mahavana Buddhism. Blended with Daoism, formed 'Chan Buddhism' (aka Zen Buddhism). | 5 | |
| 14958263376 | Champarice | a quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season | 6 | |
| 14958263377 | Grand Canal | Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; strengthened China's internal cohesion and economic development | 7 | |
| 14958263378 | Textile Industry | Industries primarily concerned with the design or manufacture of clothing as well as the distribution and use of textiles. | 8 | |
| 14958263379 | porcelain | a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; one of China's 3 major exports | 9 | |
| 14958263380 | Steel and iron production | A key element during the Song Economic Revolution; helped popularize mass production and new production methods | 10 | |
| 14958263381 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. | 11 | |
| 14958263382 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament. | 12 | |
| 14958263383 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. | 13 | |
| 14958263384 | Abbasid Caliphate | third of the Islamic Caliphates of the Islamic Empire. The rulers who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphs. In started in 750 CE. It flourished for two centuries, but slowly went into decline with the rise to power of the Turkish army it had created, the Mamluks. In the 13th century the Mongols displaced them. | 14 | |
| 14958263385 | Turks | Central Asian nomads related to the Xiongnu peoples that pressured Han China. Organized as tribes that constantly fought each other. Most converted to Islam. Most societies sought to trade with settled people. Nobles controlled absolutely in times of war. | 15 | |
| 14958263386 | Seljuk Empire | An empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis, lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D. | 16 | |
| 14958263387 | Mamluks | Under the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state, ruling Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) | 17 | |
| 14958263388 | Delhi Sultanates | For about 320 years beginning in 1206, five dynasties ruled over the city of Delhi in India. A former slave named Qutb-ud-din Aibak spread Delhi's territory and influence across northern India. He also spread the influence of the Islamic religion throughout the region. After years of conquest, the Sultanate conquered and incorporated that majority of the Indian subcontinent. This resulted in a sort of unification process between the diverse peoples of the region, but also led to a split in Indian culture, as Hindus increasingly fought against the Sultanate in the 16th century, leading to its demise. | 18 | |
| 14958263389 | Sufis | mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, & simple life | 19 | |
| 14958263390 | Dar al-Islam | an Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule | 20 | |
| 14958263391 | Abbasid | A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from 750 to about 1250. | 21 | |
| 14958263392 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 22 | |
| 14958263393 | Bhakti Movement | a Hindu movement that sought to emphasize the idea of devotion to God (Salvation); women began to receive greater importance and recognition in society | 23 | |
| 14958263394 | Monasticism | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith (monetarists and nunneries) | 24 | |
| 14958263397 | Great Zimbabwe | A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E. | 25 | |
| 14958263398 | Hausa Kingdoms | 1 kingdom divided into 7 states that were connected through kinship, blood, or ethnic ties; had no main central authority but rather ruled each state separate from one another;mainly benefited economically from the trans-Saharan trade network | 26 | |
| 14958263399 | Decentralization | Degree to which decision-making authority is given to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy. | 27 | |
| 14958263400 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection. | 28 | |
| 14958263401 | Manorial System | self sufficient, economic structure that is the relationship between the Lord and the peasants or serfs who produced all the necessary goods to keep the manor running | 29 | |
| 14958263402 | Free Labor | Wage-paying rather than slave labor | 30 | |
| 14958263403 | Coerced Labor | a system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation. | 31 | |
| 14958263404 | Serfdom | Feudal system, the use of serfs to work the land in return for protection against barbarian invasions | 32 |
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| 10826203429 | GEN | race; type; kind genotype genetics | 0 | |
| 10826212365 | Degenerate | n. a person with low moral standards and behavior \ di-ˈjen-rət\ Most of the teachers at the school felt that Rachel was a degenerate who could not be trusted. |  | 1 |
| 10826251188 | Engender | v. to bring out; to produce \ in-ˈjen-dər\ The sudden rise in the cost of fuel engendered a high number of firings at the airline companies. |  | 2 |
| 10826264270 | Genre | n. a kind or type of art \ ˈzhän-rə\ Frankenstein is a good example of a novel of the Gothic genre. |  | 3 |
| 10826276877 | NASC, NAT | to be born denature adnascent connate | 4 | |
| 10826286726 | Cognate | adj. related to or coming from the same source \ ˈkäg-ˌnāt\ Linguists were baffled by the newly discovered language, which did not seem to be cognate with any other they knew. |  | 5 |
| 10826297473 | innate | adj. natural; present from birth \ i-ˈnāt\ While other children needed lessons, Michael Jackson had an innate talent for song and dance. |  | 6 |
| 10826307446 | nascent | adj. in the act of being born; growing \ ˈna-sᵊnt\ The president triumphantly announced that he had crushed the nascent rebellion in his own political party before it could get out of control. |  | 7 |
| 10826318958 | FIG, FICT | to shape fiction figure affliction conflict | 8 | |
| 10826330603 | Transfigure | v. to change the form or appearance of \ tran(t)s-ˈfi-gyər\ Building the Golden Gate Bridge transfigured the landscape of San Francisco. |  | 9 |
| 10826342497 | Fictive | adj. not real \ ˈfik-tiv\ The movie Shrek takes place in a fictive kingdom that captures children's imaginations. |  | 10 |
| 10826351680 | feign | v. to make up or invent; to pretend \ fān\ Monica was easily able to feign shock, even though she knew about the surprise party in advance. |  | 11 |
| 10826370013 | PAR, PER | to give birth, to produce paradox parachute persecute | 12 | |
| 10826377979 | Parturient | adj. about to being forth or give birth; pregnant \ pär-ˈtu̇r-ē-ənt\ The naturalist wrote that the volcano before him seemed parturient with all the fires of Earth. |  | 13 |
| 10826389699 | Repertory | n. the range or works an artist can produce or perform \ ˈre-pər-ˌtȯr-ē\ For such a young guitarist, Meg has a surprisingly large repertory. |  | 14 |
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| 11819122340 | Assimilation | the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | 0 | |
| 11819126043 | Cultural core | idea that the core houses main economic power of region and the outlying region or periphery houses lesser economic ties | 1 | |
| 11819134460 | cultural landscape | the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape | 2 | |
| 11819136863 | Glocalization | the practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations. | 3 | |
| 11819139528 | built environment | The man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter to neighborhoods to the large-scale civic surroundings. | 4 | |
| 11819143736 | Folk Culture | Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups. | 5 | |
| 11819146184 | cultural realm | the entire region that displays the characteristics of a culture | 6 | |
| 11819176602 | material culture | the art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people | 7 | |
| 11819180856 | popular culture | Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics. | 8 | |
| 11819183076 | Isogloss | A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate. | 9 | |
| 11819185618 | lingua franca | A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages | 10 | |
| 11819190378 | Pidgin | A simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages | 11 | |
| 11819193121 | toponymy | the study of place names | 12 | |
| 11819196059 | Animism | Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. | 13 | |
| 11819200492 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 14 | |
| 11819204906 | ethnic religion | a religion that is particular to one culturally distinct group of people | 15 | |
| 11819210008 | Fundamentalism | a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. | 16 | |
| 11819219046 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 17 | |
| 11819219047 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 18 | |
| 11819223892 | Religious architectural styles | styles of architecture created by religions | 19 | |
| 11819226471 | sacred space | place or space people infuse with religious meaning | 20 | |
| 11819230576 | Secularism | A doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations. | 21 | |
| 11819233376 | Shamanism | finding spirits within objects and listening too them | 22 | |
| 11819246769 | Sharia Law | the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed | 23 | |
| 11819252464 | Zoroastrianism | One of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia. | 24 | |
| 11819260473 | Cultural shatterbelt | A politically unstable region where differing cultural elements come into contact and conflict | 25 | |
| 11819263372 | race | A group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics. | 26 | |
| 11819265585 | Ethnocentrism | Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. | 27 | |
| 11819268230 | gender gap | Difference in political views between men and women | 28 | |
| 11819271067 | longevity gap | the gap between the life expectancy of men and women | 29 |
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AP Literature - Test Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 9842470321 | lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. |  | 0 |
| 9842470322 | contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. |  | 1 |
| 9842470323 | celestial | belonging or relating to heaven or space |  | 2 |
| 9842470324 | incongruous | not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something. |  | 3 |
| 9842470325 | opulence | great wealth or luxuriousness. |  | 4 |
| 9842470326 | fecund | producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile. |  | 5 |
| 9842470327 | austere | severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance. |  | 6 |
| 9842470328 | sublime | of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe; Romantic period authors were obsessed with it. |  | 7 |
| 9842470329 | idyllic | extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque. |  | 8 |
| 9842470330 | pastoral | (especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. |  | 9 |
| 9842470331 | aversion | a strong dislike or disinclination. |  | 10 |
| 9842470332 | rumination | a deep or considered thought about something. |  | 11 |
| 9842470333 | approbation | approval or praise. |  | 12 |
| 9842470334 | fervent | having or displaying a passionate intensity. |  | 13 |
| 9842470335 | acquiescence | the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. |  | 14 |
| 9842470336 | reprieve | cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death). |  | 15 |
| 9842470337 | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action. |  | 16 |
| 9842470338 | callous | showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. |  | 17 |
| 9842470339 | stoic | a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. |  | 18 |
| 9842470340 | aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. |  | 19 |
| 9842470341 | erstwhile | former. |  | 20 |
| 9842470342 | penitent | feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. |  | 21 |
| 9842470343 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly. |  | 22 |
| 9842470344 | fatuous | silly and pointless. |  | 23 |
| 9842470345 | illicit | forbidden by law, rules, or custom. | 24 | |
| 9842470346 | elicit | evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions. | 25 | |
| 9842470347 | fickle | changing frequently, especially as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection. |  | 26 |
| 9842470348 | imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. |  | 27 |
| 9842470349 | vacillating | alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive. |  | 28 |
| 9842470350 | succumb | fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force). | 29 | |
| 9842470351 | patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. | 30 | |
| 9842470352 | onerous | (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. |  | 31 |
| 9842470353 | illustrious | well known, respected, and admired for past achievements. |  | 32 |
| 9842470354 | pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |  | 33 |
| 9842470355 | homage | special honor or respect shown publicly. |  | 34 |
| 9842470356 | ignoble | not honorable in character or purpose. |  | 35 |
| 9842470357 | pall | a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb. |  | 36 |
| 9842470358 | luminosity | the intrinsic brightness of a celestial object (as distinct from its apparent brightness diminished by distance). |  | 37 |
| 9842470359 | pensive | engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought. | | 38 |
| 9842470360 | jocular | fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful. |  | 39 |
| 9842470361 | morose | sullen and ill-tempered. |  | 40 |
| 9842470362 | bemusing | puzzle, confuse, or bewilder (someone). |  | 41 |
| 9842470363 | enigmatic | difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious. |  | 42 |
| 9842470364 | misanthrope | a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society. |  | 43 |
| 9842470365 | estranged | (of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated. |  | 44 |
| 9842470366 | nostalgia | a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. |  | 45 |
| 9842470367 | artificial | fake |  | 46 |
| 9842470368 | nonchalant | (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm. |  | 47 |
| 9842470369 | congenial | (of a person) pleasant because of a personality, qualities, or interests that are similar to one's own |  | 48 |
| 9842470370 | fastidious | very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. |  | 49 |
| 9842470371 | inconspicuous | not clearly visible or attracting attention |  | 50 |
| 9842470372 | unrequited | (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded. |  | 51 |
| 9842470373 | adversary | one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. |  | 52 |
| 9842470374 | fictitious | not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated. |  | 53 |
| 9842470375 | ephemeral | lasting for a very short time. |  | 54 |
| 9842470376 | mercurial | (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. |  | 55 |
| 9842470377 | beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. |  | 56 |
| 9842470378 | reprove | reprimand or censure (someone). |  | 57 |
| 9842470379 | gaunt | (of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age. |  | 58 |
| 9842470380 | antagonism | active hostility or opposition. |  | 59 |
| 9842470381 | jilt | suddenly reject or abandon (a lover). |  | 60 |
| 9842470382 | facetious | treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant. |  | 61 |
| 9842470383 | self-effacing | not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest. |  | 62 |
| 9842470384 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. |  | 63 |
| 9842470385 | ludicrous | so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous. |  | 64 |
| 9842470386 | incredulous | (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. |  | 65 |
| 9842470387 | remiss | lacking care or attention to duty; negligent. |  | 66 |
| 9842470388 | sardonic | grimly mocking or cynical. |  | 67 |
| 9842470389 | chastise | to scold |  | 68 |
| 9842470390 | allay | diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry). |  | 69 |
| 9842470391 | lionize | give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity. |  | 70 |
| 9842470392 | impassioned | filled with or showing great emotion. |  | 71 |
| 9842470393 | subversive | seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution. | 72 | |
| 9842470394 | aberrant | departing from an accepted standard. | 73 | |
| 9842470395 | maxim | a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. |  | 74 |
| 9842470396 | pronouncement | a formal or authoritative announcement or declaration. |  | 75 |
| 9842470397 | affluent | rich |  | 76 |
| 9842470398 | ostentatious | showy |  | 77 |
| 9842470399 | didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |  | 78 |
| 9842470400 | dispassionate | not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial. |  | 79 |
| 9842470401 | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent. |  | 80 |
| 9842470402 | monotony | lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine. |  | 81 |
| 9842470403 | nativity | the occasion of a person's birth. | 82 | |
| 9842470404 | vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy. |  | 83 |
| 9842470405 | erudite | having or showing great knowledge or learning. |  | 84 |
| 9842470406 | malevolent | having or showing a wish to do evil to others. |  | 85 |
| 9842470407 | reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. |  | 86 |
| 9842470408 | minutiae | the small, precise, or trivial details of something. | 87 | |
| 9842470409 | repudiate | refuse to accept or be associated with. |  | 88 |
| 9842470410 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |  | 89 |
| 9842470411 | tumult | confusion or disorder. |  | 90 |
| 9842470412 | impropriety | a failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty; improper language, behavior, or character. |  | 91 |
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