History Jargon (AP World History) Flashcards

4790716509	Bullion	gold or silver in bulk before coining, or valued by weight	0
4790722373	Chauvinism	exaggerated or aggressive patriotism	1
4790723797	Corollary	a proposition that follows from one already proved	2
4790727234	Edifice	a complex system of beliefs	3
4790734416	Eunuch	a man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court	4
4790737255	Fief	an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service	5
4790740662	Filial	of or due from a son or daughter	6
4790742685	Haggle	dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something	7
4790752736	Historiography	the study of historical writing	8
4790753351	Junta	a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force	9
4790755552	Metallurgy	the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification	10
4790757692	Monogamy	the practice or state of being married to one person at a time	11
4790759888	NGO's	any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level; non-governmental organization	12
4790768744	Orate	make a speech, especially pompously or at length	13
4790770331	Promulgate	promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)	14
4790772201	Quandary	a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation	15
4790773628	Regime	a government, especially an authoritarian one	16
4790775711	Shaman	a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of good and evil spirits, especially among some peoples of northern Asia and North America. Typically such people enter a trance state during a ritual, and practice divination and healing	17
4790777274	Viceroy	a regal official who runs a country, colony, city, province, or sub-national or state, in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory	18
4790780214	Xenophobia	intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries	19