AP World History Vocab Terms Flashcards

4620805065	B.C.E.	Before Common Era	0
4620806145	C.E.	Common Era	1
4620806751	Abdicate	To renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.	2
4620812387	Accession	The attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power	3
4620812388	Aesthetic	Of or relating to art or beauty	4
4620819786	Agrarian	1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life. 2. Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests	5
4620828645	Amenities	The pleasantness of a place or a person.	6
4620839065	Animism	The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.	7
4620871953	Antiquity	The quality of being ancient or possessing great age.	8
4620872747	Appeasement	To bring to a state of peace or quiet	9
4620878267	Aristocracy	A form of government in which power is held by the nobility.	10
4620881902	Asceticism	Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.	11
4620886983	Assimilate	To take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend.	12
4620909370	Authoritorian	Enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.	13
4620915054	Autocracy	Government in which one person possesses unlimited power	14
4620919429	Bureaucracy	A body of nonelective government officials	15
4752581515	Communal	Shared by all members of a community or group.	16
4752585125	Concubine	A woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives.	17
4752586446	Conscription	The practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces	18
4752588265	Cosmopolitan	Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.	19
4752648946	Demographic	The statistical characteristics of a given population	20
4752650177	Despot	A person exercising power tyrannically	21
4752653348	Diaspora	A scattered population whose origin lies within a smaller geographic location.	22
4752653738	Dissent	To publicly disagree with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs	23
4752720988	Domesticate	To train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home	24
4752722139	Dynasty	A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.	25
4752722746	Edict	An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.	26
4752723481	Egalitarian	Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.	27
4752725579	Emigrate	To leave one's country to settle in another.	28
4752726789	Ethnocentric	Evaluating another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.	29
4752734200	Fuedalism	A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return	30
4752734808	Genocide	The deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group	31
4752739073	Gentry	People of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth.	32
4752745423	Guild	An organized group of people who have joined together because they share the same job or interest. (Merchants during the Middle Ages)	33
4752746368	Heirarchy	System or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.	34
4752752873	Hominids	A primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.	35
4752753632	Homogeneous	Of the same kind	36
4752754231	Ideology	System of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.	37
4752755045	Imperialism	Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.	38
4752755519	Indigenous	Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place. (Native.)	39
4752756808	Infrastructure	The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society.	40
4752759378	Lineage	Lineal descent from an ancestor or pedigree.	41
4752760512	Linguistic	The study of human speech including the nature, structure, and development of language	42
4752761958	Manifest	Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.	43
4752763468	Maritime	Connected with the sea, especially in relation to military activity.	44
4754554400	Martial	Of or relating to war or soldiers	45
4754556150	Matrilineal	Relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line	46
4754557368	Mercenary	A soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army	47
4754559241	Monopoly	The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.	48
4754560695	Monotheism	The belief that there is only one God.	49
4754564307	Nation-State	A form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government.	50
4754568212	Neo	Greek prefix for the word "young".	51
4754569351	Neolithic	"New Stone Age" / Later part of the Stone Age	52
4754570773	Oligarchy	A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people	53
4754572537	Pantheon	A temple dedicated to all gods (Rome)	54
4757964095	Papal/Papacy	Relating to the pope or the government of the Roman Catholic Church.	55
4757973755	Pastoral	The spiritual care or guidance of people who are members of a religious group.	56
4757977338	Patrilineal	Tracing descent through the paternal line.	57
4757984523	Patronage	Money and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc.	58
4757986713	Piety/Pious	The quality of being religious or reverent.	59
4757989720	Polity	A specific form of political organization.	60
4757990872	Polygamy	The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.	61
4757992380	Polytheism	The belief or worship of more than one god.	62
4757993429	Proselytize	To try to persuade people to join or convert a religion, belief, or group.	63
4757999594	Provincial	Concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.	64
4758008527	Regent	A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.	65
4758010746	Rhetoric	The art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.	66
4758014813	Sedentary	Tending to spend much time seated or inactive.	67
4758017043	Serf	A laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.	68
4758023311	Sharia	Islamic law based on the Koran.	69
4758028027	Sinification	Term used for the spread of Chinese culture.	70
4758031354	Steppe	A large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in eastern Europe and Asia.	71
4758034421	Stratification	The state of being divided into social classes.	72
4758038700	Sub-Saharan	From or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert.	73
4758042298	Succession	The order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne.	74
4758044408	Syncretism	The combination of different forms of belief or practice.	75
4758049437	Textiles	Type of cloth or woven fabric.	76
4758055087	Theocracy	A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.	77
4758056797	Theology	The study of the nature of God and religious belief.	78
4758060054	Totalitarian	Controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed.	79
4758065071	Tributary State	A state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor.	80
4758068297	Usurp	Take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.	81
4758072590	Vernacular	The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.	82