AP WORLD HISTORY Flashcards
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| 4822750627 | Autonomy | The right or power to govern oneself | 0 | |
| 4822750628 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (opposite of socialism) | 1 | |
| 4822750629 | Civilization | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advance technology | 2 | |
| 4822750630 | Colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | 3 | |
| 4822750631 | Cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a world diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community | 4 | |
| 4822750632 | Democracy | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting | 5 | |
| 4822750633 | Demographic | The statistical characteristics of human populations | 6 | |
| 4822750634 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration) | 7 | |
| 4822750635 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or a group of people to another | 8 | |
| 4822750636 | Empire | A group or territories of people ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor) | 9 | |
| 4822750637 | Franchise (enfranchisement) | The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government | 10 | |
| 4822750638 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex | 11 | |
| 4822750639 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across the world | 12 | |
| 4822750640 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others | 13 | |
| 4822750641 | Hierarchy | The classification (or racking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social class | 14 | |
| 4822750642 | Ideology | Someone IDEAS, beliefs especially relating to human life, cultural, or government | 15 | |
| 4822750643 | Matriarchy | Is a side of road by women a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where line and inheritance are traced from the mother | 16 | |
| 4822750644 | Millennium | A period of 1000 years | 17 | |
| 4822750645 | Monarchy | A government government ruled by single person, typically chosen from the royal family or dynasty | 18 | |
| 4822750646 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites | 19 | |
| 4822750647 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by men; social organizations marked by supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 20 | |
| 4822750648 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | 21 | |
| 4822750649 | Rural | Relating to the countryside (opposite of urban) | 22 | |
| 4822750650 | Socialism | An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality (opposite of capitalism) | 23 | |
| 4822750651 | Sovereignty | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 24 | |
| 4822750652 | Spatial | Relating to, or occupying space; " across space" | 25 | |
| 4822750653 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | 26 | |
| 4822750654 | State | An area with its own independent government | 27 | |
| 4822750655 | Suffrage | The legal right to vote | 28 | |
| 4822750656 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 29 | |
| 4822750657 | Temporal | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 30 | |
| 4822750658 | Urban | Relating to a city (opposite of rural) | 31 |