AP World History Flashcards

6946074134	Abate	To remove, stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork	0
7020101836	Absolution	A remission of sin or the punishment for sin. Made by the priest in the sacrament of penance on the ground, by authority received from Christ.	1
7020128750	Adjacent	Related or very close to a specified topic.	2
7020140752	Agrarian	concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land	3
7020152578	Agriculture	The raising of crops and animals for food, feed, fiber, fuel, or other useful products.	4
7020161758	Anthropomorphic	having human form or characteristics	5
7020168288	Aristocracy	Government by those considered to be the best or most able people in the state.	6
7020187568	Avarice	a greedy desire, particularly for wealth	7
7020190945	Bias	a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.	8
7020225175	Buddhism	A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.	9
7020226583	Bureaucracy	A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	10
7020234161	Capital	The most important city of a region.	11
7020240021	Capitalism	An economic system based on private ownership of capital	12
7020241467	Capitulate	to surrender	13
7020250213	Centralized	concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority	14
7020260930	Charlatan	A pretender or imposter	15
7020287704	Chattel	an item of personal, movable property; slave	16
7020294706	Chiefdom	A political economy that organizes regional populations through hierarchy of the chiefs	17
7020305687	Christianity	Official Religion during the declining century of the Roman Empire.	18
7020314878	City-State	a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.	19
7020331731	Civilization	A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes	20
7020332656	Clergy	the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.	21
7020338125	Coerce	to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats	22
7020341265	Colonialism	the control and exploitation of an area by a political power from another territory.	23
7020348761	Colony	A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.	24
7020353153	Communism	an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions	25
7020364374	Confucianism	a system of beliefs based on the teachings of Confucius	26
7020369877	Copious	abundant, plentiful	27
7020379899	Culture	Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.	28
7020390053	Daoism	a Chinese philosophy concerned with obtaining long life and living in harmony with nature	29
7020394319	Deforestation	Cutting of trees	30
7020401976	Demography	study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease.	31
7020413351	Derive	Base a concept on a logical extension or modification of another concept.	32
7020431220	Diaspora	Jews living outside Israel	33
7020434134	Divine	of, from, or like God or a god.	34
7020437682	Dynasty	a line of hereditary rulers of a country.	35
7020447895	Economic	the system in a country that involves making, buying, and selling goods	36
7020449033	Edict	An order issued by someone in authority	37
7020450527	Egalitarian	promoting equal rights for all people	38
7020451074	Empire	A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler	39
7070757967	Encroach	(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass	40
7070760929	Epidemic	A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.	41
7070765590	Equitable	valid in equality as distinct from law	42
7070778272	Ethnocentrism	Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.	43
7070786815	Feudalism	A system of government based on landowners and tenants	44
7070791342	Forage	to search for food or provisions	45
7070809012	Fundamental	something necessary; of central importance	46
7070855977	Genocide	the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation	47
7070950854	Globalization	development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy	48
7070997687	Hegemony	the domination of one state or group over its allies	49
7071015491	Hierarchy	A system in which people are ranked above one according to status	50
7071052068	Hinduism	A major religious and cultural tradition of South Asia, developed from Vedic religion.	51
7071076261	Ideology	A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals	52
7071085839	Imperialism	rule by an emperor	53
7071104832	Incursion	an invasion or attack; especially a sudden or brief one	54
7071189009	Indentured Servant	men or women who sold their labor for the cost of a trip from England to the Colonies	55
7071206196	Indignant	showing anger or annoyance for unfair treatment	56
7071254852	Industrial	change in technology, brought about by improvements in machinery and by use of steam power	57
7078042365	Inflation	A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.	58
7078052137	Institution	an organization founded for a religious, education, social or similar purpose	59
7078053694	Intermediary	someone who acts as a go-between or mediator between two people or groups of people	60
7078058294	Judaism	the religion of the Jewish people	61
7078060223	Lambast	To criticize harshly	62
7078062786	Legitimate	conforming to the law or to rules	63
7078072176	Malfeasance	wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official	64
7078102340	Manufacture	To make something, especially on a large scale using machinery.	65
7078108833	Maritime	type of temperate climate near an ocean or sea	66
7078114500	Matriarchy	A society ruled or controlled by women	67
7078124762	Medieval	relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages	68
7078159964	Merchant	A person who makes money by selling goods	69
7078192653	Monarchy	A government ruled by a king or queen	70
7078199307	Monotheism	Belief in one God	71
7078200279	Munificence	generosity in giving	72
7078206868	Myriad	a countless or extremely great number	73
7078207396	Nation	A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country	74
7078210562	Negligible	so unimportant that it can be disregarded	75
7078214203	Neolithic	New Stone Age, era of farming, cities and the first civilizations.	76
7078218227	Nobility	a class of people having high birth or rank	77
7078219330	Nomadic	wandering, moving about from place to place	78
7078225021	Pagan	a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions	79
7078226346	Pandemic	widespread; epidemic over a wide geographic region	80
7078228557	Papacy	the office or the position of the pope	81
7078230341	Parity	equality, as in amount, status, or value	82
7078233274	Pastoral	1. concerned with the countryside; 2. care given by clergy	83
7078237912	Patriarchy	Egypt was ruled by a Patriarchy (dominated by men)(Not Pharaohs)	84
7078246739	Periodization	Division of a training program into smaller, progressive stages.	85
7078252512	Placate	make (someone) less angry or hostile	86
7078258177	Plethora	A great number, an abundance	87
7078265045	Polytheism	Belief in many gods	88
7078268972	Prehistoric	A time before written history	89
7078276355	Prevalent	powerful	90
7078278996	Primary Source	something made or written by someone who was there at the time; an original record	91
7078280237	Prolific	present in large numbers or qualities	92
7078284318	Protestant	a member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation	93
7078285680	Prowess	(n.) distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability	94
7078291082	Rational	logical or sensible	95
7078293788	Reform	of, denoting, or pertaining to Reform Judaism	96
7078307121	Regime	(n.) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule	97
7078309332	Revolution	a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.	98
7078310966	Rural	in, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.	99
7078315903	Scribe	a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper	100
7078320154	Secondary Source	Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event	101
7078325404	Secular	denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.	102
7078325993	Serf	A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord	103
7078327429	Shaman	an ancient doctor, healer, or priest, they were called upon for religious ceremonies	104
7078330090	Slave	a person who had few rights and who spent his or her entire life in service of others	105
7078332221	Stratified	2 or more layers	106
7078339336	Subjective	based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions	107
7078341021	Subjugate	(v.) to conquer by force, bring under complete control	108
7078341434	Surplus	A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded	109
7078343622	Syncretic	A religion that combines several traditions	110
7078344726	Textile	A fabric made by weaving, used in making clothing	111
7078345497	Theocracy	A government controlled by religious leaders	112
7078345951	Tumultuous	Riotous, violently agitated, marked by disturbance or uproar; noisy, chaotic	113
7078346685	Ubiquitous	present or existing everywhere	114
7078346686	Urban	Cities	115
7078348271	Veneration	respect or awe inspired by the dignity, wisdom, or talent of a person	116
7078348681	Xenophobic	having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.	117