AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards

9999642534	B.C.E	Before the common or current era.	0
9999642535	C.E	Common or current era.	1
9999642536	Abdicate	Renounce one's throne.	2
9999642537	Accession	The attainment of a position of power, typically that of monarch or president.	3
9999642538	Aesthetic	Giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty.	4
9999642539	Agrarian	Of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.	5
9999642540	Amenities	A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.	6
9999642541	Anarchy	A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.	7
9999642542	Animism	The belief that all plants, animals, and objects have spirits.	8
9999642543	Antiquity	Ancient times	9
9999642544	Appeasement	To make (someone) pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired.	10
9999642545	Aristocracy	The people who have special titles, who typically own land, and who traditionally have more money and power than the other people in a society.	11
9999642546	Asceticism	Relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure.	12
9999642547	Assimilate	To learn (something) so that it is fully understood and can be used.	13
9999642548	Authoritarian	Expecting or requiring people to obey rules or laws : not allowing personal freedom.	14
9999642549	Autocracy	A form of government in which a country is ruled by a person or group with total power.	15
9999642550	Barbarism	Cruel and violent behavior.	16
9999642551	Bureaucracy	A large group of people who are involved in running a government but who are not elected.	17
9999642552	Bureaucrat	A person who is one of the people who run a government or big company and who does everything according to the rules of that government or company.	18
9999642553	City-State	State that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it.	19
9999642554	Civic	Of or relating to a city or town or the people who live there.	20
9999642555	Classical	Of a kind that has been respected for a long time.	21
9999642556	Colonial	Of or relating to a colony	22
9999642557	Commerce	Activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services.	23
9999642558	Communal	Shared or used by members of a group or community.	24
9999642559	Concubine	An unmarried woman who has sex with a man and lives with the man and his wife or wives.	25
9999642560	Conscription	The practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces.	26
9999642561	Cosmopolitan	A person who has lived in and knows about many different parts of the world.	27
9999642562	Coup	A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.	28
9999642563	Demography	The study of changes that occur over a period of time in human populations.	29
9999642564	Demographic	Of or relating to the study of changes that occur in large groups of people over a period of time.	30
9999642565	Despot	A ruler who has total power and who often uses that power in cruel and unfair ways.	31
9999642566	Diaspora	A group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived.	32
9999642567	Dissent	To publicly disagree with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs.	33
9999642568	Dissident	Disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief.	34
9999642569	Domestic	Of, relating to, or made in your own country.	35
9999642570	Domesticate	To train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home.	36
9999642571	Dynasty/Dynastic	A family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time; also: the period of time when a particular dynasty is in power.	37
9999642572	Edict	An official order given by a person with power or by a government.	38
9999642573	Egalitarian	Aiming for equal wealth, status, etc for all people.	39
9999642574	Elite	The people who have the most wealth and status in society.	40
9999642575	Emigrate	To leave a country or region to live elsewhere.	41
9999642576	Epic	Telling a story about a hero or about exciting events or adventures.	42
9999642577	Ethnocentric	Having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others.	43
9999642578	Feudalism	A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.	44
9999642579	Gentry	Upper or ruling class	45
9999642580	Guild	An organized group of people who have joined together because they share the same job or interest.	46
9999642581	Hierarchy	A group that controls an organization and is divided into different levels.	47
9999642582	Hominids	Any of a family (Hominidae) or erect bipedal primate mammals that include recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and in some recent classifications the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan.	48
9999642583	Homogenous	Made up of the same kind of people or things.	49
9999642584	Ideology	The set of ideas and beliefs of a group or political party.	50
9999642585	Imperial	Of or relating to an empire or an emperor.	51
9999642586	Imperialism	A policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world.	52
9999642587	Indigenous	Produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region or environment.	53
9999642588	Infrastructure	The basic equipment and structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region, or organization to function properly.	54
9999642589	Lineage	a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor.	55
9999642590	Linguistic	of or relating to language or linguistics.	56
9999642591	Manifest	easily understood or recognized.	57
9999642592	Maritime	of or relating to sailing on the sea or doing business (such as trading) by sea.	58
9999642593	Martial	of or relating to war or soldiers.	59
9999642594	Matrilineal	relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line.	60
9999642595	Mercenary	a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army.	61
9999642596	Monarchy	a country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen).	62
9999642597	Monopoly	complete ownership or control of something.	63
9999642598	Monopolize	to use (something) in a way that prevents others from using it.	64
9999642599	Monotheism	the belief that there is only one God.	65
9999642600	Mystical	having a spiritual meaning that is difficult to see or understand.	66
9999642601	Nation-State	a form of political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language live in a particular area under one government.	67
9999642602	Neo	new.	68
9999642603	Neolithic	of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age characterized by polished stone implements.	69
9999642604	Nomadic	or, relating to, or characteristics of nomads.	70
9999642605	Oligarchy	a country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people.	71
9999642606	Pantheon	the gods of particular country or group of people.	72
9999642607	Papal	of or relating to the pope or the government of the Roman Catholic Church.	73
9999642608	Papacy	the office or position of the pope.	74
9999642609	Parliament/ Parliamentary System	the group of people who are responsible for making the laws in some kinds of government.	75
9999642610	Pastoral	of or relating to the countryside or to the lives of people who live in the country.	76
9999642611	Patriarchal	of, relating to, or being a patriarch or patriarchy.	77
9999642612	Patrilineal	relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the paternal line.	78
9999642613	Patronage	money and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc.	79
9999642614	Peasant	a poor farmer or farm worker who has low social status.	80
9999642615	Pharaoh	a ruler of ancient Egypt.	81
9999642616	Piety	devotion to God.	82
9999642617	Pious	deeply religious.	83
9999642618	Polity	something (such as a country or state) that has a government.	84
9999642619	Polygamy	the state of practice of being married to more than one person at the same time.	85
9999642620	Polytheism	the belief that there is more than one god.	86
9999642621	Proselytize	to try to persuade people to join a religion, cause, or group.	87
9999642622	Provincial	a person who lives in or comes from a place that is far away from large cities.	88
9999642623	Regent	a person who rules a kingdom when the king or queen is not able to rule because he or she is sick, too young, etc.	89
9999642624	Republic	a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen.	90
9999642625	Rhetoric	language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable.	91
9999642626	Rhetorical	of, relating to, or concerned with the art of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people.	92
9999642627	Sedentary	staying or leaving in one place instead of moving to different places.	93
9999642628	Serf	a person in the past who belonged to a low social class and who lived and worked on land owned by another person.	94
9999642629	Sharia	the religious laws based on the Koran that Muslims follow.	95
9999642630	Sinification	a process whereby non-Han Chinese societies come under the influence of Han Chinese state and society.	96
9999642631	State	a way of living or existing.	97
9999642632	Steppe	a large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in eastern Europe and Asia.	98
9999642633	Stratification	the state of being divided into social classes.	99
9999642634	Sub-Saharan	of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara.	100
9999642635	Subordinate	in a position of less power or authority than someone else.	101
9999642636	Succession	a series of people or things that come one after the other.	102
9999642637	Syncretism	the combination of different forms of belief or practice.	103
9999642638	Textiles	a fabric that is woven or knit.	104
9999642639	Theocracy	a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders.	105
9999642640	Theology	the study of religious faith, practice, and experience.	106
9999642641	Totalitarian	controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed.	107
9999642642	Tributary State	a state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor.	108
9999642643	Tyranny	cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others.	109
9999642644	Urban	of or relating to cities and the people who live in them.	110
9999642645	Urbanize	to import an urban way of life.	111
9999642646	Usurp	to take or keep (something, such as power) in a forceful or violent way and especially without the right to do so.	112
9999642647	Vernacular	of, relating to, or using the language of ordinary speech rather than formal writing.	113