AP WORLD HISTORY TERMS Flashcards

7169052514	Absolutism	A political system in which a ruler holds total power	0
7169052515	Agrarian	concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land	1
7169052516	Agriculture	Farming	2
7169052517	Aristocracy	A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility	3
7169052518	Bias	Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.	4
7169052519	Buddhism	A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.	5
7169052520	Bureaucracy	A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	6
7169052521	Capitalism	An economic system based on private ownership of capital	7
7169052522	Centralized	decisions made at the top; often delegate responsibility without authority	8
7169052523	Chattel	a personal possession	9
7169052524	Chiefdom	the territory or people over which a chief rules	10
7169052525	Christianity	A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus	11
7169052526	city-state	a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.	12
7169052527	civilization	A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes	13
7169052528	Clergy	Church officials	14
7169052529	Colonialism	rule by an autonomous power over a subordinate and alien people and place	15
7169052530	Colony	A territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent.	16
7169052531	Communism	the idea that society should be based on public ownership and communal control of property	17
7169052532	Confucianism	the ideas of Confucius	18
7169052533	Culture	Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.	19
7169052534	Daoism	a Chinese philosophy that emphasizes living in harmony with nature	20
7169052535	Demography	the scientific study of population characteristics	21
7169052536	Diaspora	A dispersion of people from their homeland	22
7169052537	Dynasty	A series of rulers from the same family	23
7169052538	Economic	The gain or loss of money or jobs	24
7169052539	Edict	An order issued by someone in authority	25
7169052540	egalitarian	promoting equal rights for all people	26
7169052541	Empire	A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler	27
7169052542	Epidemic	A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.	28
7169052543	Ethnocentrism	racial or cultural prejudice	29
7169052544	Feudalism	A system of government based on landowners and tenants	30
7169052545	Forage	To rummage, scavenge, graze for food	31
7169052546	Genocide	Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group	32
7169052547	Globalization	development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy	33
7169052548	Hierarchy	A group organized by rank	34
7169052549	Hinduism	a major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.	35
7169052550	Ideology	A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals	36
7169052551	Imperialism	A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.	37
7169052552	Indentured servant	a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries	38
7169052553	Industrial	Of, relating to, or resulting from industry.	39
7169052554	Inflation	A general and progressive increase in prices	40
7169052555	Judaism	the Jewish religion	41
7169052556	Manufacture	To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery.	42
7169052557	Maritime	A humid air mass that forms over oceans	43
7169052558	Matriarchy	A society ruled or controlled by women	44
7169052559	Merchant	A person who makes money by selling goods	45
7169052560	Monarchy	A government ruled by a king or queen	46
7169052561	Monotheism	Belief in one God	47
7169052562	Nation	a politically organized body of people under a single government	48
7169052563	Neolithic	"New Stone Age"	49
7169052564	Nobility	a class of people having high birth or rank	50
7169052565	Nomad	a member of a wandering pastoral people	51
7169052566	Pagan	a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions	52
7169052567	Pandemic	A global outbreak of an infectious disease	53
7169052568	Papacy	The system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head	54
7169052569	Pastoral	Used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle	55
7169052570	Patriarchy	A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.	56
7169052571	Periodization	An act or instance of dividing a subject into historical eras for purposes of analysis and study.	57
7169052572	Polytheism	Belief in many gods	58
7169052573	prehistoric	before written history	59
7169052574	Primary source	A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.	60
7169052575	Protestant	a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation	61
7169052576	Reform	To bring back to rightness, order, or morality	62
7169052577	Regime	A government in power	63
7169052578	Revolution	The overthrow of a government to establish a new system.	64
7169052579	Rural	Countryside	65
7169052580	Scribe	a person who writes things down	66
7169052581	secondary source	Provides information gathered from or based on other sources	67
7169052582	Secular	Non-religious	68
7169052583	Serf	A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord	69
7169052584	Shaman	a person believed to have the power to summon spirits and heal the sick	70
7169052585	Slave	a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.	71
7169052586	State	a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.	72
7169052587	Subjugate	to conquer by force, bring under complete control	73
7169052588	Syncretic	A religion that combines several traditions	74
7169052589	textile	A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing	75
7169052590	Theocracy	A government controlled by religious leaders	76
7169052591	Urban	found or living in a city	77
7169052592	Veneration	great respect	78
7169052593	xenophobic	having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.	79