AP World History Flashcards
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| 10638757040 | Right or power to govern oneself, self determination. | Autonomy (autonomous) | 0 | |
| 10638760924 | 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] | Capitalism | 1 | |
| 10638765640 | Complex society with a permanent location, urban areas, specialization of labor, social classes, and advanced technology | civilization | 2 | |
| 10638775955 | Consisting of a group of people or cultures from around the world; a diverse, multi-cultural or multi-ethnic community | cosmopolitan | 3 | |
| 10638765641 | A foreign territory ruled by a "parent" state | colony | 4 | |
| 10638779084 | A government where the citizens exercise political power through voting | Democracy | 5 | |
| 10638790218 | The statistical characteristics of human populations (ex: size, growth rate, death rate, migration) | Demographics | 6 | |
| 10638796873 | The breaking up and scattering of a people (often as a result of forced migration) | Diaspora | 7 | |
| 10638802228 | The spread of cultural traditions from one area or group of people to another | Diffusion | 8 | |
| 10638802229 | A group of territories or peoples ruled by a single sovereign authority (emperor) | Empire | 9 | |
| 10638804443 | the right to vote; any right or freedom granted by the government | Franchise (enfranchisement) | 10 | |
| 10638812641 | The behavioral and cultural traits typically associated with one sex (male or female) | Gender | 11 | |
| 10638818304 | The process of developing economic, cultural and political integration across national borders | Globalization | 12 | |
| 10638822367 | Dominant influence or authority over others | hegemony | 13 | |
| 10638826265 | The classification (or ranking) of people based on economic, social or professional standing; system of social classes | Hierarchy | 14 | |
| 10638826266 | Set of beliefs, especially relating to human life, culture, or government | Ideology | 15 | |
| 10638833667 | A society ruled by women; a community in which women are considered the head of the family and where lineage and inheritance are traced from the mother | Matriarchy | 16 | |
| 10638833668 | A period of 1,000 years | millennium (plural= millennia) | 17 | |
| 10638854228 | A government ruled by a single person, typically chosen from a royal family or dynasty | Monarchy | 18 | |
| 10638869916 | A government ruled by a small group of elites | Oligarchy | 19 | |
| 10638872587 | 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 | Patriarchy | 20 | |
| 10638876560 | A dramatic change in ways of thinking and behaving; the overthrow of a ruler or political system | Revolution | 21 | |
| 10638876561 | Relating to the countryside [opposite of urban] | Rural | 22 | |
| 10638885771 | 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] | Socialism | 23 | |
| 10638892605 | Supreme authority within territorial boundaries | Sovereignty (sovereign) | 24 | |
| 10638905769 | Relating to, or occupying space; "across space" | Spatial (spatially) | 25 | |
| 10638912796 | Process of becoming trained or designed for one particular purpose or occupation | Specialization | 26 | |
| 10638912797 | An area with its own independent government [NOTE: "state" can refer to the place (country) or the government] | State | 27 | |
| 10638918926 | the legal right to vote | Sufferage | 28 | |
| 10638939551 | The blending of two or more religious or cultural traditions | Syncretism | 29 | |
| 10638948936 | Relating to the sequence of time; "over time" | Temporal (temporally) | 30 | |
| 10638957120 | relating to a city | Urban | 31 |