Ap world history Flashcards
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| 2799054499 | Autonomy | The right or power to govern oneself. Self-determination | 0 | |
| 2799054500 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, open competition, and desire for profit. | 1 | |
| 2799054501 | Civilization | Complex society with a permanent location urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology. | 2 | |
| 2799054502 | Colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state. | 3 | |
| 2799054503 | Cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community. | 4 | |
| 2799054504 | Democracy | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting. | 5 | |
| 2799054505 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations. | 6 | |
| 2799054506 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of a people. | 7 | |
| 2799054507 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another. | 8 | |
| 2799054508 | Empire | A group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority. | 9 | |
| 2799054509 | Franchise | The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government. | 10 | |
| 2799054510 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex. | 11 | |
| 2799054511 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national boarders. | 12 | |
| 2799054512 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others. | 13 | |
| 2799054513 | Hierarchy | The classification of people based on economic social or professional standing; system of social classes. | 14 | |
| 2799054514 | Urban | Relating to a city. | 15 | |
| 2799054517 | Ideology | Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, government. | 16 | |
| 2799054518 | Interregional | Between two or more world regions. | 17 | |
| 2799054520 | 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. | 18 | |
| 2799054521 | Millennium | A period of 1,000 years. | 19 | |
| 2799054522 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty. | 20 | |
| 2799054523 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites. | 21 | |
| 2799054524 | 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. | 22 | |
| 2799054525 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler of political system. | 23 | |
| 2799054526 | Rural | Relating to the countryside. | 24 | |
| 2799054527 | Socialism | An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production, sharing of resources, and desire to create economic equality. | 25 | |
| 2799054528 | Sovereignty | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries. | 26 | |
| 2799054529 | Spatial | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space". | 27 | |
| 2799054530 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation. | 28 | |
| 2799054531 | State | An area with its own fully independent government "state" can refer to the place or the government. | 29 | |
| 2799054532 | Suffrage | The legal right to vote. | 30 | |
| 2799054533 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 31 | |
| 2799054534 | Temporal | Relating to the sequence of time, "over time". | 32 |