AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards

2831005083	autonomy, autonomous	the right or power given to govern oneself; self-determination	0
2831005084	capitalism	an economic system based on private ownership of the means of production, open competition, and desire for profit	1
2831005085	civilization	complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology	2
2831005086	colony	a foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state	3
2831005087	cosmopolitan	consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethic community	4
2831005088	democracy	a government where the citizens exercise political power through voting	5
2831005089	demographics	the statistical character of human populations	6
2831005090	diaspora	the breaking up and scattering of people; forced migration	7
2831005091	diffusion	the spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people, to another	8
2831005092	empire	a group of territories or people ruled by a single sovereign authority;	9
2831005093	franchise	The right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government	10
2831005094	gender	the behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex; male or female	11
2831005095	globalization	the process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders	12
2831005096	hegemony	dominant influence or authority over others	13
2831005097	hierarchy	The classification or ranking of people based on economic, social or professional standing system of social classes	14
2831005098	ideology	set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government	15
2831005099	interregional	between two or more world regions; interregional trade linking Europe and Africa	16
2831005100	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 one another	17
2831005101	millennium (plural: millennia)	a period of 1,000 years	18
2831005102	monarchy	a government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty	19
2831005103	oligarchy	a government ruled by a small group of elites	20
2831005104	patriarchy	a society ruled by men; social organization marked by the the supremacy of the father, legal dependance of wives and children, and inheritance though the male line	21
2831005105	revolution	a dramatic change in ways and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler of political system	22
2831005106	rural	relating the the country side	23
2831005107	socialism	an economic system based on public ownership of the means of production, sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality	24
2831008412	sovereignty, sovereign	supreme authority within territorial boundaries	25
2831014356	spatial, spatially	relating to or occupying space	26
2831015903	specialization	process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation	27
2831018783	state	an area with its fully independent government	28
2831027529	suffrage	the legal right to vote	29
2831027530	syncretism	The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions	30
2831028137	temporal, temporally	relating to the sequence of time	31
2831032521	urban	relating to city	32