AP World History Flashcards

2841863998	Abate	to reduce in amount, degree, or severity	0
2841864470	Absolutism	A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)	1
2841864764	Adjacent	(adj) near, next to, adjoining.	2
2841865675	Agrarian	concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land	3
2841870075	Agriculture	Farming	4
2841874607	Anthropomorphic	attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods	5
2841878542	Aristocracy	A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility	6
2841879028	Avarice	(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth	7
2841879374	Bias	A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific.	8
2841879748	Buddhism	Belief system that started in India in the 500s BC. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one's desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering.	9
2841880714	Bureaucracy	a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives	10
2841881489	Capital	An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.	11
2841882698	Capitalism	An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.	12
2841882921	Capitulate	(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel	13
2841883354	centralized	Concentrated in one place	14
2841883566	Charlatan	(n.) one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack	15
2841884109	Chattel	an item of personal, movable property; slave	16
2841884773	Chiefdom	Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires, they were based on gift giving and commercial links.	17
2841885249	Christianity	A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.	18
2841888561	City-State	A sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate hinterland.	19
2841888842	Civilization	A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes	20
2841888843	clergy	(n.) members of Christian holy orders (Though the villagers viewed the church rectory as quaint and charming, the clergy who lived there regarded it as a mildewy and dusty place that aggravated their allergies.)	21
2841889307	coerce	To compel, force	22
2841889941	colonialism	Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.	23
2841900394	colony	A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.	24
2841900395	communism	A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.	25
2841901293	confucianism	A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.	26
2841901651	copious	Abundant; plentiful	27
2841901652	culture	Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.	28
2841902365	daoism	A religion in China which emphasizes the removal from society and to become one with nature.	29
2841905082	deforestation	Destruction of forests	30
2841905355	demography	Scientific study of human populations.	31
2841905682	derive	to obtain from a specified source	32
2841905683	diaspora	any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion. Particularly used in relation to Jews scattered by Romans in 70 CE or to Africans spread to new places during the Atlantic Slave Trade.	33
2841906196	divine	to foretell or know by inspiration	34
2841906826	dynasty	A series of rulers from the same family	35
2841908330	economic	study of how people and societies use limited resources to satisfy unlimited wants; the management of scarcity and choice	36
2841908331	edict	An order issued by someone in authority	37
2841908777	egalitarian	believing in the social and economic equality of all people	38
2841908778	empire	A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler	39