AP World History Foundational Vocab Flashcards

7228762210	Animism	The belief that natural objects such as rivers and rocks possess a soul or spirit	0
7228762508	Vernacular	Using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language	1
7228762509	Diffusion	The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another	2
7228762880	Deity	A god or goddess	3
7228763301	Indigenous	Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native	4
7228764451	Metallurgy	First used copper, common and easy to mold; hammered metal then later heated it to bend; created first jewelry and decorations, then weapons	5
7228764452	Syncretism	The assimilation or attempted assimilation of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought.	6
7228765177	Monotheism	The belief of one god	7
7228765178	Deforestation	The action of clearing a wide area of trees	8
7228766827	Desertification	The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture	9
7228766828	Diaspora	The dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel	10
7228767360	Xenophobia	Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries	11
7228767361	Urbanization	The process of making an area more urban	12
7228767971	Epidemic	A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time	13
7228769076	Pandemic	A disease that's prevalent over a whole country or the world	14
7228769694	Domesticate	Tame an animal and keep it as a pet or for farm produce	15
7228769695	Migration	Movement from one part of something to another	16
7228770205	Nomadic	Someone who moves from place to place	17
7228770578	Emigration	The act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad	18
7228771150	Immigration	The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country	19
7228771505	Polytheism	Belief in more than one god	20
7228771998	Theocracy	A system of government in which priests rule in the name of god or a goddess	21
7228771999	Imperial	Relating to an empire	22
7228772910	Monarchy	A form of government with a monarch (king or queen) at the head	23
7228773225	Regent	A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated	24
7228773226	Autocracy	A system of government by one person with absolute power	25
7228773660	Coup d'état	A sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force	26
7228773661	Diplomacy	The conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations	27
7228774284	Dynasty	A sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group. Ex) the Ming dynasty.	28
7228774690	Sovereignty	The quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority	29
7228774691	Infrastructure	The basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization	30
7228775300	Tributary System	The Imperial Chinese ________________ was the network of trade and foreign relations between China and its tributaries, which helped to shape much of East Asian affairs.	31
7228776113	Agrarian	Relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property	32
7228778261	Pastoral	Having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas	33
7228778262	Commerce	An interchange of goods or commodities, especially on a large scale between different countries or between different parts of the same country trade; business	34
7228778733	Commodity	An article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service	35
7228778734	Surplus	Something that remains above what is used or needed	36
7228780163	Export	To ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.	37
7228780164	Import	To bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services	38
7228780488	Inflation	A persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency	39
7228781120	Labor Systems	Slavery or workers	40
7228781121	Industrialization	The large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.	41
7228781437	Specialization of Labor	A powerful force in an economy, benefiting small and large businesses alike. Workers produce more when they occupy specialized roles, so businesses can offer higher quality products at lower prices	42
7228781438	Aristocracy	A class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, especially the hereditary nobility	43
7228782463	Egalitarianism	Belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life	44
7228782464	Ethnicity	An ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language	45
7228783889	Gender	Either the male or female division of a species, especially as differentiated by social and cultural roles and behavior	46
7228783890	Homogenous	Corresponding in structure because of a common origin	47
7228784322	Demographics	The statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc.	48
7228784323	Nationality	The status of belonging to a particular nation, whether by birth or naturalization	49
7228784885	Patriarchal	Of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.	50
7228785270	Hierarchy	Any system of persons or things ranked one above another	51