AP World History Vocab Flashcards
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10545823937 | Demography | the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which change human populations. | 0 | |
10545823938 | Science | the observation, identification, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena | 1 | |
10545823939 | belief system | a set of principles or tenets which together form the basis of a religion, philosophy, or moral code. | 2 | |
10545823940 | Revolts and revolutions | A fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolt against the government. | 3 | |
10545823941 | regional structure | An approach to organisational structure where sections are created based upon the geographical region of operation. | 4 | |
10545823942 | disease | a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. | 5 | |
10545823943 | labor systems | a plan or system for utilizing convict labor often authorized by law | 6 | |
10545823944 | Industrialization | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. | 7 | |
10545823945 | Racial and ethnic constructions | Development and transformation of racial and ethnic structures by society. | 8 | |
10545823946 | Social and economic classes | people having the same social and economic status | 9 | |
10545823947 | Human Migration | The physical movement by humans from one area to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups. | 10 | |
10545823948 | Patterns of Settlement | The science of human settlements, including city or community planning and designing. | 11 | |
10545823949 | Religion | the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. | 12 | |
10545823950 | Technology | The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes | 13 | |
10545823951 | technological innovation | the discovery and development of new or improved products, services, or processes for producing or providing them | 14 | |
10545823952 | Forms of Governance | Different based on who had the power. Ex- monarchy, democracy, oligarchy, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism. | 15 | |
10545823953 | Socialism | a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. | 16 | |
10545823954 | Gender roles and relations | socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women | 17 | |
10545823955 | Empires | Groups of countries united under the power of a single ruler. | 18 | |
10545823956 | Nations, Nation-states, and nationalism | People who share a commonality and stay in a country with borders, and has its own government and patriotism and self discrimination. | 19 | |
10545823957 | Transregional and global structures | Structures that cover a region, which may be within a single country or covering several | 20 | |
10545823958 | International Organization | an organization that sets up one or a few facilities in one or a few foreign countries | 21 | |
10545823959 | Alliances and diplomacy | agreements between nations to aid and protect one another and the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad. | 22 | |
10545823960 | Agricultural production | the process of creating goods and services by growing crops and raising animals to provide food, wool, and other products | 23 | |
10545823961 | pastoral production | a form of agriculture aimed at producing livestock, rather than growing crops. | 24 | |
10545823962 | Trade and commerce | business (buying and selling of goods) between businesses and people within a society or between societies | 25 | |
10545823963 | Capitalism | an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 26 | |
10545823964 | Family and Kinship | Groups of people related by blood or marriage | 27 | |
10545823965 | Urbanization | An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements. | 28 | |
10545823966 | The arts | Include visual arts, literature (written and oral), music, and performance arts | 29 | |
10545823967 | political structures | the way in which people have organized and governed themselves | 30 | |
10545823968 | Geography | the study of the earth's physical and cultural features | 31 | |
10545823969 | Philosophies | A set of views and theories related to knowledge and ideas | 32 | |
10545823970 | Ideologies | sets of beliefs about politics and society that help people make sense of their world | 33 |