WH Flashcards

For World History

24143996	Afterlife	A life or existence believed to follow death.	0
24143997	Autonomy	A self-governing state, community, or group.	1
24143998	Bureaucracy	Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with nonelected officials.	2
24143999	Caste system	a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity	3
24144000	Citizen	A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.	4
24144001	Conversion	A change in which one adopts a new religion, faith, or belief.	5
24144002	Deity	A god or goddess.	6
24144003	Domesticated Plants and Animals	Animals and plants that have been adopted by humans to raise.	7
24144004	Elites	A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status	8
24144005	Empire	A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.	9
24144006	Feudal	Of or relating to lands held in fee or to the holding of such lands	10
24144007	Filial	Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent	11
24144008	Hunting-Gathering	A way for nomadic groups to gather/hunt for food.	12
24144009	Ideology	The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, group, class, or culture.	13
24144010	Imperial	Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress	14
24144011	Kinship Group	group of people related by blood or marriage	15
24144012	Missionaries	One who is sent on a mission, especially one sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.	16
24144013	Monasticism	the rule or system of life in a monastery	17
24144014	Monotheism	the doctrine of or belief in only one God	18
24144015	Neolithic	The Neolithic Period. Also called New Stone Age	19
24144016	Nobility	the class of people who hold titles and high social rank	20
24144017	Nun	A woman who belongs to a religious order or congregation devoted to active service or meditation, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience	21
24144018	Pagan	Not Christian, Muslim, or Jewish	22
24144019	Pantheon	A circular temple in Rome, completed in 27 b.c. and dedicated to all the gods	23
24144020	Pastoral	Of or relating to shepherds or herders	24
24144021	Patriarchy	A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.	25
24144022	Pilgrim	A religious devotee who journeys to a shrine or sacred place	26
24144023	Polytheism	The worship of or belief in more than one god.	27
24144024	Priest	person having the authority to perform and administer religious rites	28
24144025	Priesthood	The character, office, or vocation of a priest	29
24144026	Reincarnation	Rebirth of the soul in another body	30
24144027	Role of Nomads in trade	Nomadic groups trading and moving goods from one place to another.	31
24144028	Sacred Texts	Books or chapters that are special to one's religion or a group of people	32
24144029	sedentary	remaining inactive for most of the day	33
24144030	Slavery	the status and/or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised	34
24144031	Social Hierarchy	A fundamental aspect of social organization that is established by fighting or display behavior and results in a ranking of the animals in a group	35
24144032	Stratification	Formation or deposition of layers, as of rock or sediments.	36
24144033	Tax Revenue	income available to the government	37
24144034	The state	A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area	38
24144035	Trade Goods	a man-made object taken as a whole	39
24144036	Urban	Characteristic of the city or city life	40