Ap world history important terms Flashcards

258239154	Cultivate	prepare for crops
258239155	Pastoral	a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
258239156	Urbanization	the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
258239157	Social stratification	the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
258239158	Cultural diffusion	the spread of cultural elements from one society to another
258239159	Bipedalism	the ability to walk upright on two legs
258239160	Egalitarian	a person who believes in the equality of all people
258239161	Sedentary	characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
258239162	Scarcity	a small and inadequate amount
258239163	Hierarchy	the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
258239164	Imperial	relating to or associated with an empire
258239165	Assimilated	to blend in, to incorporate information into the mind
258239166	Mercantile	of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
258239167	Autonomy	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
258239168	Incursions	sudden, brief invasions or raids
258239169	Heresy	a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
258239170	Decentralized	withdrawn from a center or place of concentration
258239171	Matriarchal	relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family
258239172	Doctrine	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
258239173	Diplomacy	negotiation between nations
258239174	Bureaucrat	a minor official
258239175	Linguistic	consisting of or related to language
258239176	Ideology	imaginary or visionary theorization
258239177	Socioeconomic status	A person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors
258239178	Gentry	the most powerful members of a society