AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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| 2792543803 | Abate | Deduct, omit | 0 | |
| 2792543804 | Absolutism | Form of government where the ruler is absolute. (1650-1750) | 1 | |
| 2792543934 | Adjacent | Near, next to, adjoining | 2 | |
| 2792543935 | Agarian | Concerning farms, farmers, or use if the land | 3 | |
| 2792544057 | Agriculture | Farming | 4 | |
| 2792544401 | Anthropomorphic | Attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods. | 5 | |
| 2792544402 | Aristocracy | Government where power is in the hands of hereditary ruling class. | 6 | |
| 2792544674 | Avarice | A greedy desire for wealth. | 7 | |
| 2792544675 | Bias | Personal preference | 8 | |
| 2792544906 | Bureaucracy | System of managing government through department run by appointed officials. | 9 | |
| 2792544907 | Capital | The most important city/town in a region. | 10 | |
| 2792545247 | Capitulate | Surrender | 11 | |
| 2792545248 | Centralized | Brought together in one place | 12 | |
| 2792545427 | Chiefdom | System of government where leaders rely on generosity | 13 | |
| 2792545428 | City-State | City with political & economic control over surrounding countryside . | 14 | |
| 2792545767 | Civilization | A complex, highly organized society. | 15 | |
| 2792545768 | Clergy | Church officials | 16 | |
| 2792589162 | Colonialism | Attempt by one country to establish settlements in another . | 17 | |
| 2792594300 | Colony | A country or area under political control over another. | 18 | |
| 2792594301 | Culture | The arts, humanities and intellectual achievements. | 19 | |
| 2792594812 | Deforestation | The clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared area. | 20 | |
| 2792594813 | Demography | The study of statistics like births, deaths, income, or incidence of disease . | 21 | |
| 2792594975 | Derive | Specific source | 22 | |
| 2792594976 | Diaspora | The dispersal of an ethnic group beyond their homeland. | 23 | |
| 2792595179 | Divine | of, from, or like a God. | 24 | |
| 2792595180 | Dynasty | A line of hereditary rulers for a country. | 25 | |
| 2792595316 | Economic | Justified in the terms of profitability. | 26 | |
| 2792595317 | Edict | An official order issued by a person in authority. | 27 | |
| 2792596227 | Egalitarian | of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 28 | |
| 2792596228 | Empire | An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority | 29 | |
| 2792596232 | Encroach | Intrude | 30 | |
| 2792596648 | Epidemic | A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. | 31 | |
| 2792596649 | Equitable | Fair and impartial | 32 | |
| 2792597859 | Ethnocentrism | Evaluations on other cultures based on your own . | 33 | |
| 2792597860 | Forage | Search widely for food or provisions | 34 | |
| 2792598043 | Fundamental | Forming a necessary base or core: central importance | 35 | |
| 2792598044 | Globalization | A process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. | 36 | |
| 2792598231 | Hegemony | leadership or dominance | 37 | |
| 2792598232 | Hierarchy | A system of organizations where people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 38 | |
| 2792598417 | Ideology | A system of ideas and ideals. | 39 | |
| 2792598418 | Inclusion | Including or being included in a group or structure. | 40 | |
| 2792598692 | Indigenous | Originating. | 41 | |
| 2792598693 | Industrial | Manufactuing | 42 | |
| 2792598827 | Inflation | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. | 43 | |
| 2792598828 | Institution | An established law, practice, or custom. | 44 | |
| 2792599028 | Intermediary | A link between 2 people in order to come up with an agreement or reconciliation.; Mediator | 45 | |
| 2792599253 | Legitimate | Justified | 46 | |
| 2792599504 | Manufacture | Making articles on a large scale using machinery | 47 | |
| 2794375699 | Maritime | Connected with the sea | 48 | |
| 2794376623 | Matriarchy | Ruled by women | 49 | |
| 2794377751 | Medieval | Middle ages | 50 | |
| 2794378719 | Merchant | A person or company involved in wholesale trade. | 51 | |
| 2794379764 | Monarchy | A form of government ruled by kings and queens. | 52 | |
| 2794381376 | Myriad | An extremely great number. | 53 | |
| 2794382704 | Nation | A large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 54 | |
| 2794385341 | Negligible | Small or unimportant as to be not worth considering: insignificant. | 55 | |
| 2794386547 | Nobility | Having great honor and integrity | 56 | |
| 2794387776 | Nomad | Having no permanent home, traveling from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. | 57 | |
| 2794389035 | Pagan | A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. | 58 | |
| 2794391139 | Pandemic | An outbreak of a disease over the whole country or world. | 59 | |
| 2794393786 | Papacy | The office or authority of the pope | 60 | |
| 2794394581 | Parity | The state or condition of being equal, especially regarding status or pay. | 61 | |
| 2794395951 | Pastoral | Spiritual guidance | 62 | |
| 2794398565 | Patriarchy | System of government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family. | 63 | |
| 2794400042 | Periodization | The systematic planning of athletic or physical training. | 64 | |
| 2794401128 | Prehistoric | The period before written records | 65 | |
| 2794402658 | Prevalent | Widespread in a particular area in a particular time. | 66 | |
| 2794403374 | Primary Source | A document or source written or created during the time under study. | 67 | |
| 2794404707 | Prolific | Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful | 68 | |
| 2794405048 | Prowess | Expertise; bravery in battle | 69 | |
| 2794405049 | Rational | Based on reason or logic | 70 | |
| 2794405608 | Reform | Make changes in order to improve something | 71 | |
| 2794405609 | Regime | An authoritarian government | 72 | |
| 2794405935 | Revolution | A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 73 | |
| 2794405936 | Rural | Countryside | 74 | |
| 2794406228 | Scribe | A person who copies documents before printing was invented. | 75 | |
| 2794406229 | Secondary Source | Accounts written after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. | 76 | |
| 2794406905 | Secular | Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. | 77 | |
| 2794406906 | Shaman | A person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits. | 78 | |
| 2794406907 | Slave | A person who is the legal property of another person. | 79 | |
| 2794407379 | Stratified | Arrange or classify | 80 | |
| 2794407380 | Subjective | Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. | 81 | |
| 2794407757 | Subjugate | Bring under domination or control | 82 | |
| 2794407758 | Surplus | An amount of something left over when requirements have been met | 83 | |
| 2794408370 | Syncretic | The combination of different beliefs or practices. | 84 | |
| 2794408371 | Textile | A type of woven fabric. | 85 | |
| 2794408727 | Theocracy | A system of government where priests rule . | 86 | |
| 2794408991 | Tumultuous | Making a loud, confused noise. | 87 | |
| 2794408992 | Urban | City | 88 | |
| 2794409920 | Veneration | Great respect | 89 | |
| 2794410281 | Xenophobic | Prejudice against people from other cultures. | 90 | |
| 2794424324 | State | A nation or territory considered as an organized political community by the government. | 91 |