AP World History Historical Vocabulary Flashcards

4838701353	autonomy (autonomous)	the right or power to govern oneself; self-determination	0
4838702841	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 [opposite of socialism]	1
4838708880	civilization	complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology	2
4838712897	colony	a foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state	3
4838714839	cosmopolitan	consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community	4
4838719792	democracy	a government where the citizens exercise political power through voting	5
4838724402	demographics	the statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration)	6
4838727904	diaspora	the breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration)	7
4838730479	diffusion	the spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another	8
4838734139	empire	a group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor)	9
4838741283	franchise (enfranchisement)	the right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government	10
4838744969	gender	the behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female)	11
4838748067	globalization	the process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders	12
4838752636	hegemony	dominant influence or authority over others	13
4838756060	hierarchy	the classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes	14
4838760149	ideology	set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government	15
4838764109	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 from the mother	16
4838768653	millennium (plural= millennia)	a period of a 1,000 years	17
4838770208	monarchy	a government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty	18
4838773704	oligarchy	a government ruled by a small group of elites	19
4838775968	patriarchy	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
4838784505	revolution	a dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system	21
4838789503	rural	relating to the countryside [opposite of urban]	22
4838791632	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 [opposite of capitalism]	23
4838802379	sourcing	the technique used by historians to analyze the information contained in a written or visual document. Ask who is the author, when was it created, what is the author's motive, does it exaggerate, does it omit key information, id it reliable?	24
4838813795	sovereignty (sovereign)	surpreme authority within territorial boundries	25
4838819031	spatial (spatially)	relating to, or occupying space, "across space"	26
4838823576	specialization	process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation	27
4838825830	state	an area with its own independent government[NOTE: "state" can refer to the place (country) or the government]	28
4838830034	suffrage	the legal right to vote	29
4838831290	syncretism	the blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions	30
4838834954	temporal (temporally)	relating to the sequence of time "over time"	31
4838837764	urban	relating to a city or town	32