AP World History 2017 Flashcards

7204892252	abate	to lessen in violence or intensity	0
7204892514	absolutism	A system in which a ruler holds total power	1
7204893593	adjacent	near, next to, adjoining	2
7204893733	agrarian	Having to do with farming	3
7204895573	agriculture	Farming	4
7204895902	anthropomorphic	having human characteristics	5
7204895903	aristocracy	A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility	6
7204896453	avarice	a greedy desire, particularly for wealth	7
7204896719	bias	Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.	8
7204896720	buddhism	a relating founded in ancient India by the religious teacher the Buddha	9
7204897177	bureaucracy	A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	10
7204897178	capital	money available for investment	11
7204897318	capitalism	the private ownership of economic resources by individuals rather than by the government	12
7204897319	capitulate	cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender	13
7204897557	centralized	concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority	14
7204897558	charlatan	one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others	15
7204897559	chattel	an item of personal, movable property; slave	16
7204897882	chiefdom	a political economy that organizes regional populations through a hierarchy of the chiefs	17
7204897883	christianity	The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ	18
7204898478	city-state	a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory	19
7204898679	encroach	(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass	20
7204898680	epidemic	a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.	21
7204898809	equitable	FAIR; JUST; IMPARTIAL	22
7204898810	ethnocentrism	racial or cultural prejudice	23
7204899051	feudalism	the dominant social system in medieval Europe	24
7204899052	forage	To rummage, scavenge, graze for food	25
7204899262	fundamental	basic; primary; essential	26
7204899263	genocide	The systematic killing of an entire people	27
7204899550	globalization	growth to a global or worldwide scale	28
7204899551	hegemony	leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.	29
7204899848	hierarchy	system of ranking groups	30
7204899849	hinduism	a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.	31
7204900054	ideology	A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals	32
7204900055	imperialism	A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.	33
7204900056	incursion	an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one	34
7204900492	indentured servant	a person bound by contract to work for another for a fixed period of time	35
7204900493	indignant	Angered at something unjust or wrong	36
7204900912	industrial	Of, relating to, or resulting from industry.	37
7204900913	inflation	a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.	38
7204901157	institution	an organization founded and united for a specific purpose	39
7204901158	pandemic	A global outbreak of an infectious disease	40
7204901499	papacy	The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head	41
7204901500	parity	equality in amount, status, or value; functional equivalence	42
7204901821	pastoral	1. concerned with the countryside; 2. care given by clergy	43
7204901822	patriarchy	A society ruled by men	44
7204903527	periodization	the division of foundations to make things more manageable	45
7204902034	placate	To appease, soothe, pacify	46
7204903935	plethora	excess; overabundance	47
7204903936	polytheism	Belief in or worship of more than one god.	48
7204904410	prehistoric	The time or period before recorded or written history.	49
7204904411	prevalent	Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced	50
7204904574	primary source	an original document containing firsthand information about a subject	51
7204904575	prolific	abundantly productive; abundant, profuse	52
7204904856	protestant	a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation	53
7204904857	prowess	Distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability	54
7204904861	rational	based on or in accordance with reason or logic.	55
7204905081	reform	To make changes in order to improve	56
7204905082	regime	(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule	57
7204905301	revolution	a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.	58
7204905302	rural	Countryside	59
7204907553	civilization	A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes	60
7204907554	clergy	religious officials, such as priests, given authority to conduct religious services	61
7204907809	coerce	to compel, force	62
7204907810	colonialism	The practice of directly controlling and settling foreign territories	63
7204908243	colony	A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.	64
7204908244	communism	economic and political system based on a single-party government ruled by a dictator	65
7204908627	confucianism	a belief system based on the ideas of the Chinese thinker Confucius	66
7204908628	copious	Abundant; plentiful	67
7204908741	culture	The way a group of people live.	68
7204908742	daoism	a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature	69
7204909216	deforestation	The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.	70
7204909217	demography	the scientific study of population characteristics	71
7204909773	derive	To take or receive from a source	72
7204909774	diaspora	Scattering of Jews outside of Israel and Judah	73
7204909975	divine	of, from, or like God or a god.	74
7204909976	dynasty	a series of rulers from a single family	75
7204909979	economic	the system in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods	76
7204910202	edict	a decree or proclamation issued by an authority	77
7204910203	egalitarian	believing in the social and economic equality of all people	78
7204910966	empire	A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler	79
7204910967	intermediary	Acting as a go-between; mediator	80
7204911744	judaism	The religion of the Hebrews	81
7204911745	lambast	verb: to punish harshly	82
7204911752	legitimate	legal	83
7204912513	malfeasance	wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official	84
7204912514	manufacture	To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery.	85
7204912699	maritime	relating to the sea	86
7204912700	matriarchy	society ruled by mother or women	87
7204913044	medieval	Another name for the Middle Ages.	88
7204913045	merchant	someone who buys and sells goods to earn money	89
7204913262	monarchy		90
7204913263	monotheism	The belief in only one God	91
7204913271	munificence	generosity in giving	92
7204914107	myriad	a countless or extremely great number	93
7204914108	nation	a large area of land that is controlled by its own government; also like a country	94
7204914112	negligible	Unimportant; insignificant	95
7204914272	neolithic	New Stone Age, era of farming, cities and the first civilizations.	96
7204914273	nobility	the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank.	97
7204914274	nomad	wandering from place to place	98
7204914614	pagan	a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions	99
7204914900	scribe	a person who writes things down	100
7204914901	secondary source	Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event	101
7204915112	secular	Non-religious	102
7204915113	serf	a member of the peasant class tied to the land and subject to the will of the landowner	103
7204915126	shaman	a person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick	104
7204915360	slave	African American who is purchased to work for life on a plantation	105
7204915361	state	a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.	106
7204915496	stratified	multiple layers	107
7204915497	subjective	based on feelings or opinions rather than facts	108
7204915708	subjugate	to conquer by force, bring under complete control	109
7204915709	surplus	more than needed	110
7204915735	syncretic	The blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait.	111
7204915942	textile	Cloth or fabric	112
7204915943	theocracy	A government controlled by religious leaders	113
7204916247	tumultuous	disorderly or noisy	114
7204916248	ubiquitous	present, appearing, or found everywhere	115
7204916502	urban	a city area	116
7204916503	veneration	great respect; reverence	117
7204916739	xenophobic	unreasonably fearful of or hating anyone or anything foreign or strange	118