Cravattavictoriae ap world history important terms Flashcards
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259249060 | Cultivation | (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops | 0 | |
259249061 | Pastoral | Devoted to or based on livestock raising | 1 | |
259249062 | Urban | relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area | 2 | |
259249063 | Social stratification | a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy | 3 | |
259249064 | Cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural elements from one society to another | 4 | |
259249065 | Bipedalism | the ability to walk upright on two legs | 5 | |
259249066 | Egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | 6 | |
259249067 | Sedentary | Not migratory | 7 | |
259249068 | Scarcity | Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants. | 8 | |
259325735 | hierarchy | a group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually from lowest to highest | 9 | |
259325736 | imperial | relating to or associated with an empire | 10 | |
259325737 | assimilated | absorb or adapt another culture | 11 | |
259325738 | mercantile | of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders | 12 | |
259325739 | autonomy | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | 13 | |
259325740 | incursions | aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion | 14 | |
259325741 | heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred | 15 | |
259325742 | decentralized | to distribute the decision-making of a central authority among employees | 16 | |
259325743 | matriarchy | a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line | 17 | |
259325744 | doctrine | a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles | 18 | |
259325745 | diplomacy | the management of communication and relationships between nations by members and employees of each nation's government | 19 | |
259325746 | bureaucracy | system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials | 20 | |
259325747 | linguistic | consisting of or related to language | 21 | |
259325748 | ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture | 22 | |
259325749 | socioeconomic status | A person's position in society as determined by income, wealth, occupation, education, place of residence, and other factors | 23 | |
259325750 | gentry | people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility | 24 |