AP World History vocab. Flashcards

2743867347	quechua	a member of an American Indian people of Peru and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. the language or group of languages of the Quechua.	0
2743867813	conquest	the invasion and assumption of control (taking power), the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered	1
2743868174	post conquest	after being conquered.	2
2743868345	authentic	based on facts; accurate or reliable	3
2743868520	chronicle	a record or register of events in chronological order	4
2743869055	weaning	To deprive permanently of breast milk and begin to nourish with other food.	5
2743869267	idolatry	worship of idols.	6
2743872762	Degradation	reduce (someone) to a lower rank, especially as a punishment.	7
2743873181	phenomenon	a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable:	8
2744005679	enmesh	involve (someone) in a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape.	9
2744008000	manifest	display or show	10
2747697489	Feudalism	Medieval Europe Social System	11
2747697803	Nobles	A member of a ruling family or one of high rank.	12
2747700270	Maritime	related to the sea, ocean	13
2747701798	Rural	Countryside relating to farm areas and life in the country	14
2747702277	Aristocracy	A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility	15
2747703410	Urban	in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.	16
2747704620	franchise	A privilege or right granted by law	17
2747736234	Oligarchy	A government ruled by a few powerful people	18
2747737290	Regime	A system of government	19
2747782707	facade	an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.	20
2747783375	Nostalgia	A longing for something past; homesickness	21
2747783636	Personnel	staff, employees, work force	22
2747812776	Aristocrat	A member of a rich and powerful family	23
2747813790	despots	A person who rules alone and has absolute power and are cruel and oppress the rights of people	24
2747815858	diplomacy	A process of negotiation and communication between states that seeks to resolve conflict without recourse to war; an instrument of foreign policy.	25
2747817491	consolidate	To gather and combine	26
2747782540	ambition	a desire to succeed or be powerful	27
2747819548	inaugurate	To put someone into an official position with a ceremony	28
2747820414	humanism	A philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance	29
2747822935	contempt	Hatred	30
2747823156	barbarian	A person who belongs to a group that others consider wild, or uncivilized	31
2747823629	gothic	A style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries.	32
2747824635	predecessor	A person or thing that has held a position or office before another	33
2747825039	arbitrary	unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness	34
2747829989	antique	having a high value because of considerable age.	35
2747833335	humility	A modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness	36
2747833880	civic	The study of the rights and duties of citizens	37
2747835285	populace	the common people; a population.	38
2747836611	zeal	enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent	39
2747891959	rhetorician	An eloquent writer or speaker; a master of rhetoric; the art of speaking and writing	40
2747897444	pagan	A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions	41
2747907113	eloquent	Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.	42
2747907666	scorn	lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike	43
2747908681	secularism	The belief in material things instead of religious things. This was a shift away from Medieval thinking.	44
2747909649	acquisition	The act of getting something	45
2747920337	prosperity	wealth, success	46
2747931842	penance	Act of devotion to pay for a sin or wrongdoing	47
2747933249	pilgrimage	A journey to a sacred place or shrine.	48
2747946841	jurisdiction	An area of authority or control; the right to administer justice.	49
2747955686	tenet	An opinion, belief, or principle held to be true	50
2747956025	pious	Deeply religious	51
2760986393	institution	An important practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture	52
2760993869	economic	Study of how societies decide what to produce, how to produce it, and how to distribute what they produce	53
2760994285	political	A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.	54
2776099230	commercial	an economic system in which people invested in trade and goods in order to make profit	55