Ap world History Vocabulary Flashcards

2531425302	Industrial Revolution	A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s, beginning in Great Britain, quickly spread throughout the world.	0
2531630872	mercantilism	the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.	1
2531632319	domestic	a system of manufacturing based upon work done at home on materials supplied by merchant employers —contrasted with factory system — compare cottage industry.	2
2531669489	cottage industry	a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.	3
2531686819	peasant	a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).	4
2531689529	aristocrat	a member of the aristocracy	5
2531705394	nationalism	a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation.	6
2531711777	deforestation	the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses.	7
2531717946	Empire	an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.	8
2531719225	Columbian Exchange	the widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, communicable diseases, technology and ideas between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres	9
2531730783	irrigation	the watering of land to make it ready for agriculture. If you want to start a strawberry farm in the desert, irrigation will be necessary. Irrigation comes from the Latin for "moist" or "wet," but it means the purposeful wetting of something.	10
2531737050	mobilization	to assemble and make ready for war duty	11
2531758219	Confucianism	the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.	12
2531766436	diplomacy	the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations.	13
2531781849	manifestation	a list of the cargo carried by a ship, made for the use of various agents and officials at the ports of destination.	14
2531810451	diversified	to invest in different types of, to produce different types of	15
2531824320	hierarchy	a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.	16
2531828094	egalitarian	of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.	17
2531833358	government	the governing body of a nation, state, or community.	18
2531837972	syncretism	the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.	19