AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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| 2754036264 | Autonomy (autonomous) | The right to govern oneself; self-determination | 0 | |
| 2754036265 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, open competition, and desire for profit ( opposite of socialism) | 1 | |
| 2754036266 | Civilization | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology | 2 | |
| 2754036267 | Colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | 3 | |
| 2754036268 | Cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural, multi-ethnic community | 4 | |
| 2754036269 | Democracy | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting | 5 | |
| 2754036270 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations (size, growth rate, death rate, migration) | 6 | |
| 2754036271 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of people (often a result of forced migration) | 7 | |
| 2754036272 | Diffusion | The spread cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | 8 | |
| 2754036273 | Empire | A group of territories or people ruled by a single sovereign authority ( emperor) | 9 | |
| 2754036274 | Franchise (enfranchisement) | The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government | 10 | |
| 2754036275 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex( male or female) | 11 | |
| 2754036276 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders | 12 | |
| 2754036277 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others | 13 | |
| 2754036278 | Hierarchy | The classification or ranking of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes | 14 | |
| 2754036279 | Ideology | Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government | 15 | |
| 2754036280 | Matriarchy | A society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced from the mother | 16 | |
| 2754036281 | Millennium (plural: millennia) | A period of 1000 years | 17 | |
| 2754036282 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty | 18 | |
| 2754036283 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites | 19 | |
| 2754036284 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependance of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 20 | |
| 2754036285 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | 21 | |
| 2754036286 | Rural | Relating to the countryside ( opposite of urban) | 22 | |
| 2754036287 | Socialism | An economic system based on based on public ownership of the means of production, sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality ( opposite of capitalism) | 23 | |
| 2754036288 | Sovereignty (sovereign) | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 24 | |
| 2754036289 | Spatial (spatially) | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | 25 | |
| 2754036290 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | 26 | |
| 2754036291 | State | An area with its own independent government (state can refer to the place or government) | 27 | |
| 2754036292 | Suffrage | The legal right to vote | 28 | |
| 2754036293 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 29 | |
| 2754036294 | Temporal (temporally) | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 30 | |
| 2754036295 | Urban | Relating to a city | 31 |