American Pageant - Chapter 15 - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary from the guidebook packet for chapter 15 in American Pageant.

19284456	Polygamy	The practice of having two or more spouses at one time.	0
19284457	Polygyny	Having two or more wives at one time.	1
19284458	Polyandry	Having two or more husbands at one time.	2
19284459	Theocracy	Literally, rule by God; the term is often applied to a state where religious leaders exercise direct or indirect political authority.	3
19284460	Zealot	One who is carried away by a cause to an extreme or excessive degree.	4
19284461	Utopian	Referring to any place or plan that aims at an ideal social order.	5
19284462	Communistic	Referring to the theory or practice in which the means of production are owned by the community as a whole.	6
19284463	Communitarian	Referring to the belief in or practice of the superiority of community life or values over individual life, but not necessarily the common ownership of material goods.	7
19284464	Free Love	The principle or practice of sexual relations unrestricted by law, marriage, or religious constraints.	8
19284465	Eugenic	Concerning the improvement of the human species through selective breeding or genetic control.	9
19284466	Coitus Reservatus	The practice of sexual intercourse without the male's release of semen.	10
19284467	Classical	Concerning the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, or any artistic or cultural values presumed to be based on those enduring ancient principles.	11
19284468	Mystical	Referring to the belief in the direct apprehension of God or divine mystery, without reliance on reason or human comprehension.	12
19284469	Nonconformist	One who refuses to follow established or conventional ideas or habits.	13
19284470	Nonviolence	The principle of resolving or engaging in conflict without resort to physical force.	14
19284471	Urbane	Sophisticated, elegant, cosmopolitan.	15
19284472	Providential	Under the care and direction of God or other benevolent natural or supernatural forces.	16