AP World History Important Terms Flashcards
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260618950 | Cultivate | prepare for crops | 0 | |
260618951 | Pastoral | a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | 1 | |
260618952 | Urban | relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area | 2 | |
260618953 | Social stratification | the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group | 3 | |
260618954 | Cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural elements from one society to another | 4 | |
260618955 | Bipedalism | the bodily attribute of being bipedal | 5 | |
260618956 | Egalitarian | a person who believes in the equality of all people | 6 | |
260618957 | Sedentary | used of persons or actions | 7 | |
260618958 | Scarcity | a small and inadequate amount | 8 | |
260618959 | Hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | 9 | |
260618960 | Imperial | relating to or associated with an empire | 10 | |
260618961 | Assimilate | become similar to one's environment | 11 | |
260618962 | Mercantile | of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders | 12 | |
260618963 | Autonomy | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | 13 | |
260618964 | Incursions | invasions | 14 | |
260618965 | Heretical | characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | 15 | |
260618966 | Decentralized | withdrawn from a center or place of concentration | 16 | |
260618967 | Matriarchal | Female dominated society | 17 | |
260618968 | Doctrine | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | 18 | |
260618969 | Diplomacy | negotiation between nations | 19 | |
260618970 | Bureaucracy | nonelective government officials | 20 | |
260618971 | Linguistic | consisting of or related to language | 21 | |
260618972 | Ideology | imaginary or visionary theorization | 22 | |
260618973 | Socioeconomic | involving social as well as economic factors | 23 | |
260618974 | Gentry | the most powerful members of a society | 24 |