AP World History Terms Flashcards
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| 4787955236 | Autonomy | The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination | 0 | |
| 4787957933 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), open competition, and desire for profit | 1 | |
| 4787959088 | Civilization | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology | 2 | |
| 4787972019 | Colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | 3 | |
| 4787974728 | Cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community | 4 | |
| 4787980627 | Democracy | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting | 5 | |
| 4787983252 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration) | 6 | |
| 4788010863 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration) | 7 | |
| 4788010864 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | 8 | |
| 4788012290 | Empire | A group of territories ruled by a single sovereign authority | 9 | |
| 4788016029 | Franchise | the right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government | 10 | |
| 4788016030 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female) | 11 | |
| 4788017451 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders | 12 | |
| 4788018106 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others | 13 | |
| 4788019258 | Heirarchy | The classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes | 14 | |
| 4788020265 | Ideaology | Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government | 15 | |
| 4788024947 | Matriarchy | A society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced through the mother | 16 | |
| 4788029811 | Millennium (plural= millennia) | A period of 1,000 years | 17 | |
| 4788029812 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty | 18 | |
| 4788031263 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites | 19 | |
| 4788031788 | Partiarchy | A society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 20 | |
| 4788032526 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | 21 | |
| 4788032527 | Rural | Relating to the countryside | 22 | |
| 4788034028 | Socialism | An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality | 23 | |
| 4788036458 | Sovereignty | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 24 | |
| 4788040214 | Spatial | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | 25 | |
| 4788040215 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | 26 | |
| 4788041020 | State | An area with its own independent government [NOTE: can refer to the place (country) or the government] | 27 | |
| 4788041021 | Suffrage | The legal right to vote | 28 | |
| 4788042013 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 29 | |
| 4788042014 | Temporal (temporally) | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 30 | |
| 4788046126 | Urban | Relating to a city | 31 |