Ap world history vocab Flashcards
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| 10430002724 | Autonomy (autonomous) | The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination | 0 | |
| 10430002725 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc) , open competition, and desire for profit [ opposite of socialism] | 1 | |
| 10430009119 | civilization | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology | 2 | |
| 10430365688 | Colony | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | 3 | |
| 10430368109 | Cosmopolitan | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community | 4 | |
| 10430372835 | Democracy | A government where citizens exercise political power through voting | 5 | |
| 10430385577 | Demographics | The statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration) | 6 | |
| 10430390029 | Diaspora | The breaking up and scattering of people (often as a result of forced migration) | 7 | |
| 10430392729 | Diffusion | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | 8 | |
| 10430397767 | Empire | A group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor) | 9 | |
| 10430402994 | Franchise (enfranchisement) | The right to vote; any right or freedom by the government | 10 | |
| 10430409162 | Gender | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female) | 11 | |
| 10430415222 | Globalization | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders | 12 | |
| 10430421647 | Hegemony | Dominant influence or authority over others | 13 | |
| 10430422510 | Hierarchy | The classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing system; system of social classes | 14 | |
| 10430430254 | Ideology | set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture or government | 15 | |
| 10430435598 | Matriarchy | A society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where linage and inheritance are traced from the mother | 16 | |
| 10430442374 | Millennium (plural= millennia) | a period of 1,000 years | 17 | |
| 10430446029 | Monarchy | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty | 18 | |
| 10430449294 | Oligarchy | A government ruled by a small group of elites | 19 | |
| 10430453336 | Patriarchy | A society ruled by men; social organization marked by the supremacy of the father, legal dependence of wives and children, and inheritance through the male line | 20 | |
| 10430463503 | Revolution | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | 21 | |
| 10430467077 | Rural | Relating to the countryside [opposite of urban] | 22 | |
| 10430470201 | Socialism | An economic system based on public ownership of the means of production (land, labor, raw materials, tools, etc), sharing of resources, and the desire to create economic equality [opposite of capitalism] | 23 | |
| 10430479876 | Sovereignty (sovereign) | supreme authority within territorial boundaries | 24 | |
| 10430483994 | Spatial (spatially) | Relating to, or occupying spaced; "across space" | 25 | |
| 10430486960 | Specialization | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | 26 | |
| 10430493511 | State | An area with its own independent government [note: "state" can refer to the place (country) or the government] | 27 | |
| 10430501353 | Suffrage | the legal right to vote | 28 | |
| 10430504328 | Syncretism | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | 29 | |
| 10430509889 | Temporal (temporally) | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | 30 | |
| 10430511435 | Urban | Relating to a city | 31 |