AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards

7026242970	Abolition	doing away with; putting an end to	0
7026207784	Absolutism	the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters	1
7026212185	Anarchism	belief in the abolition of all government and the organization of society on a voluntary, cooperative basis without recourse to force or compulsion	2
7026214832	Anti-Semitism	hostility to or prejudice against Jews	3
7026217535	Apartheid	a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race	4
7026221611	Appeasement	diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict	5
7026223860	Arable	(of land) used or suitable for growing crops	6
7026244701	Archaic	ancient; old-fashioned	7
7026246626	-archy	rule by	8
7026248808	Aristocracy	hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility	9
7026228884	Asceticism	severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons	10
7026233077	Authoritarianism	the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom	11
7026233465	Barbarianism	behaviour appropriate to a barbarian, that is uncivilized, brutal, or crude	12
7026251144	Border	the line that divides two countries	13
7026234850	Bourgeoisie	middle class	14
7026236044	Bureaucracy	a system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials	15
7026237421	Caliph	a supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government	16
7026251809	Capitalism	economic system in which people and companies own the means of production	17
7026237874	Capitulate	to surrender	18
7026237875	Cartel	a formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production	19
7026253344	Casualty	A person killed or injured in a war or accident	20
7026253985	Chivalry	the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code	21
7026239542	City-State	a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state	22
7026256526	Civilization	a society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes	23
7026240041	Class Struggle	the ongoing conflict between those who own the means of production and those who work	24
7026258279	Classical	1750-1820; an age marked by great achievements	25
7026259448	Colony	a territory that is legally tied to a sovereign state rather than completely independent	26
7026259940	Columbian Exchange	transfer of goods & disease between Old World (Europe) & New World (Americas)	27
7026261298	Communal	pertaining to a group or community	28
7026261299	Conjecture	an inference based on guesswork; a supposition	29
7026262360	Conservatism	a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability	30
7026262361	Constitutionalism		31
7026264418	Consumerism	a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers	32
7026265114	Corporation	a business that is owned by many investors.	33
7026265115	Currency	a system of money in general use in a particular country	34
7026265839	Darwinism	survival of the fittest	35
7026310987	Debt Peonage	a system in which workers are bound in servitude until their debts are paid	36
7026312746	Deity	a god or goddess	37
7026315598	Democracy	government by the people	38
7026316008	Demographic	having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender	39
7026316447	Determinism	doctrine that events are predetermined by preceding events or laws	40
7026316448	Diffusion	the spread of ideas from one culture to another	41
7026316995	Diplomacy	the art of conducting negotiations with other countries	42
7026316996	Diversity	having different types together; variety	43
7026321152	Domestic	relating to issues within a country	44
7026324140	Dualism	the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities that interact	45
7026324141	Empire	an extensive group of states or countries under a single, supreme authority	46
7026325206	Entrepot	commercial center where goods are received and reshipped	47
7026328512	Ethic	a system of moral principles	48
7026328513	Ethnic	relating to races/groups of people with common customs	49
7026329336	Fascism	a political philosophy that advocates a strong nationalistic dictatorship	50
7026329337	Feminism	the movement for women's rights	51
7026331485	Feudalism	a political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals	52
7026331486	Foragers	a group of people who survive by hunting and gathering over a large region	53
7026332430	Free Trade	international trade free of government interference	54
7026332431	Frontier	undeveloped land that lies beyond the border of settled territory	55
7026333398	Genocide	deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group	56
7026334462	Global South	the majority of the world's poorest countries are located south of the equator	57
7026334463	-graphy	process of recording	58
7026335248	Guild	an organization of people in the same craft or trade	59
7026335249	Hegemony	the domination of one state or group over its allies	60
7026337099	Imperialism	the extension of a nation's power over other lands	61
7026337100	Indenture	contract binding a person to work for another	62
7026338369	Independence	self-reliance and freedom from outside control	63
7026338370	Industrialization	the process of developing machine production of goods	64
7026341538	Laissez-faire	an economic theory that government should not regulate or interfere with commerce	65
7026342719	Legitimacy	the hereditary right of a monarch to rule	66
7026343249	Liberalism	a belief that government can bring about justice and equality of opportunity	67
7026344046	Malnutrition	lack of proper nutrition	68
7026344047	Mandarin	an influential person; a member of an elite group	69
7026344959	Maritime	relating to the sea	70
7026345400	Medieval	of or relating to the Middle Ages	71
7026347818	Mercantilism	belief in the benefits of profitable trading	72
7037012875	Metallurgy	extraction and processing of metals to make tools	73
7037015336	Middle Class	a social class of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers	74
7037056734	Migration	the movement of people from place to place	75
7037057711	Minister	a member of a cabinet; a high government official	76
7037057712	Modernity	relating to modern times or "forward progress"	77
7037059393	Monarchy	a form of government with a monarch at the head	78
7037059394	Monasticism	the lifestyle of a monk or nun, characterised by prayer and solitude	79
7037061489	Mono-	one, single	80
7037061490	Monogamy	marriage with only one person at a time	81
7037062706	Monopoly	the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service	82
7037062707	Mortality	the state of being subject to death	83
7037064328	Nation	a politically organized body of people under a single government	84
7037064329	Nation Building	constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state	85
7037065936	Nation-State	an independent state, or country, whose people mostly share a common identity	86
7037065937	Nationalism	a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country	87
7037067296	Neo-	new, recent	88
7037067297	NGOs	non-governmental organizations	89
7037069371	Nomadic	prior to agriculture, this type of group travelled looking for food and shelter	90
7037069372	Optimism		91
7037070501	Pagan		92
7037070502	Paleo-		93
7037072761	Pastoralism	the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society	94
7037074250	Paternalism	treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children	95
7037080076	Patriarch	the male head of a family or tribe	96
7037080077	Patrician	a person of noble birth; an aristocrat	97
7037081320	Pessimism	the tendency to focus on the negative aspects of a situation	98
7037081321	Poly-	many	99
7037082587	Polygamy	having more than one spouse at a time	100
7037084142	Proletariat	working class	101
7037085877	Protectorate	a state that is controlled and protected by another	102
7037087343	Protestant Work Ethic	the biblical teaching that God expects all men to do work	103
7037088272	Proto-	first; primary	104
7037088273	Psycho-	mind, soul	105
7037089759	Racism	the belief that one race is superior to another	106
7037090558	Rebellion	open defiance of authority	107
7037089760	Reincarnation	Hindu and Buddhist belief that souls are reborn into new bodies over and over	108
7037091787	Republic	a form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting	109
7037092550	Revolt	a violent action in opposition to a government or law	110
7037092551	Revolution	a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system	111
7037094174	Rimland Theory	Eurasian rim holds key to global dominance	112
7037094175	Rural	countryside	113
7037095689	Scholasticism	a medieval philosophical and theological system that tried to reconcile faith and reason	114
7043025096	Segregation	separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences	115
7043025097	Serfdom	the feudal condition of being permanently bound to land owned by someone else	116
7043026644	Shamanism	belief that some people can communicate with spirits	117
7043026645	Skepticism	a philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain	118
7043028377	Slavery	the practice or system of owning slaves	119
7043028378	Social Darwinism	the belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.	120
7043029355	Social Democracy	a hybrid system combining a capitalist economy and a government that supports equality	121
7043030474	Socialism	a system in which the government owns and operates a country's means of production	122
7043030475	Southernization	developments that started in South Asia and spread throughout the world	123
7043031583	Sovereignty	the supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries	124
7043033931	Sphere of Influence	a region in which one country has influence over the governments of other countries	125
7043035225	State Building	culturally distinct groups form into a new state by accepting a single culture	126
7043035226	State	a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government	127
7043037370	Syncretism	a combination of different forms of belief and practice	128
7043038281	Terrorism	targeting random people who are usually civilians with violence for a political purpose	129
7043039199	The West	Europe and its culture seen in contrast to other civilizations	130
7043039200	The Left	liberal side; wants the government to solve problems; emphasis on social change	131
7043039201	The Right	conservative side; against government intervention and interference; emphasis on personal freedoms	132
7043040702	Theocracy	a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god	133
7043040703	Third World	developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America	134
7043042512	Totalitarianism	government control over every aspect of public and private life	135
7043042513	Trust	group of corporations run by a single board of directors (a type of monopoly)	136
7043045225	Unanimity	oneness of mind; complete agreement	137
7043045226	Union	organization to help workers achieve a common goal	138
7043049553	Urban	city	139
7043049554	Utopian	idealistic or visionary, usually used to describe a perfect society	140
7043050491	Veneration	great respect	141
7043050492	Working Class	a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages	142
7043051826	World Systems Theory	economic and political connections that tie the world's countries together	143