AP World History Terms (Political) Flashcards

7218846523	Theocracy	a form of government in which a deity is the source from which all authority derives.	0
7218846524	Diplomacy	the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.	1
7218848280	Imperial	relating to an empire.	2
7218848281	Dynasty	a line of hereditary rulers of a country.	3
7218848799	Monarchy	a form of government in which a group, generally a family representing a dynasty, embodies the country's national identity and its head, the monarch, exercises the role of sovereignty.	4
7218848282	Sovereignty	the authority of a state to govern itself or another state.	5
7218847534	Regent	a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.	6
7218847535	Infrastructure	the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.	7
7218847536	Autocracy	a system of government by one person with absolute power.	8
7218847537	Tributary System	the network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries, which helped to shape much of East Asian affairs.	9
7218847538	Coup d'état	the illegal and overt seizure of a state by the military or other elites within the state apparatus.	10