AP World History Vocab Flashcards

5299850760	pastoralism	the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock	0
5299885349	agrarian	a social system upon which agriculture is the sustaining foundation.	1
5299925769	secular	denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.	2
5299927592	precarious	dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure	3
5319198916	degredation	the act of lowering in character or quality; debase.	4
5319243408	diaspora	Any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland	5
5319248458	patriarchal	characteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., that are controlled by men	6
5319264541	synthesis	the combination of ideas to form a theory or system.	7
5319267678	proselytizing	to convert someone from one religious faith to another	8
5319273516	hierarchy	a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.	9
5319284836	scriptures	any writing or book, especially when of a sacred or religious nature.	10
5319293659	subordinate	placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank; subject to or under the authority of a superior.	11
5319301177	reciprocal	inversely related or proportional or opposite; given or felt by each toward the other or mutual	12
5319322352	virtue	conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.	13
5319344322	animism	the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls; the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies.	14
5319399883	edict	any authoritative proclamation or command.	15
5319402662	pervasive	spread throughout	16
5319408751	mystical	of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.	17
5319414787	infrastructure	the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area	18
5319424558	syncretism	the attempted reconciliation or union of different or opposing principles, practices, or parties, as in philosophy or religion.	19
5319430254	monumental	of historical or enduring significance	20
5319434412	oppressed	to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power	21
5319440995	diffuse	to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate.	22
5319442429	aristocracy	a government or state ruled by an elite, or privileged upper class.	23
5319449043	infanticide	the practice of killing newborn infants	24