AP US History General Terms Flashcards
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| 4747750474 | Demographics | the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc. | 0 | |
| 4747753815 | Culture | the beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society | 1 | |
| 4747767133 | Politics | activities that relate to influencing the actions and policies of a government | 2 | |
| 4747769158 | Social | relationships between people | 3 | |
| 4747771738 | Geographic | physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity relating to it | 4 | |
| 4747775435 | Economic | pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and good produced | 5 | |
| 4747777939 | analyze | tell how or why | 6 | |
| 4747778320 | evaluate | place a value on it; Example: "It was a primary influence on the music of the decade." If you are asked to evaluate, you are writing a persuasive essay. | 7 | |
| 4747790815 | compare | Write both how they compare (are similar) and how they contrast (are different) | 8 | |
| 4747791368 | context | What else is going on at the time the statement/event exists? | 9 | |
| 4747791369 | synthesis | How does the topic connect to other periods or other topics? They say history repeats itself; is there another point in history that compares? | 10 | |
| 4747796899 | thesis | The main argument or point the author is trying to prove | 11 | |
| 4747797518 | causation | Write a cause and effect essay. What caused something to happen? What effect did it have on people/places? | 12 | |
| 4747798023 | periodization | Why was this date/year chosen to represent the beginning or end of a period? What made this event a "turning point?" You may be asked to identify what period an event fits into | 13 | |
| 4747798511 | continuity and change | How has this group's status changed over time? What has remained the same? | 14 | |
| 4747801889 | support, refute, modify | Support = offer evidence to prove the statement Refute = offer evidence to disprove the statement Modify = Change the statement then offer evidence to support the part changed as well as the unchanged part | 15 | |
| 4747806386 | primary sources | (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time under study. | 16 | |
| 4747808033 | secondary sources | information that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions being presented. | 17 | |
| 4747859213 | explain | tell how or why | 18 | |
| 4747869366 | describe | tell all about it; as if the person reading/hearing the description has not seen/heard it before and depends on your description to visualize it | 19 | |
| 4747877095 | identify | drop names of people, places, events, dates, etc. | 20 | |
| 4747889304 | historiography | the writing of history; especially based on critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods. This term is often used to study the way an event is presented in historical writings over time. | 21 |