AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 10542085122 | Absolutism | -A form of government where power is held entirely by a centralized government. -A government where the ruler has complete control. -North Korea's government. |  | 0 |
| 10542085123 | Agriculture | -The cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals. -Farming and the domestication of animals. -Truck-farming or livestock ranching. |  | 1 |
| 10542085124 | Aristocracy | -The highest class in certain societies. -An elite group of wealthy people within a society. -The Brahman Caste in India. |  | 2 |
| 10542085125 | BCE | -Before Common Era. -Before Christ -2630 BCE |  | 3 |
| 10542085126 | CE | -Common Era -(AD) After Death -70 CE |  | 4 |
| 10542085127 | Bias | -A feeling of prejudice for or against someone or something. -A preconceived notion about someone or something causing one's judgement to be skewed. -Sports fans. |  | 5 |
| 10542085128 | Bureaucracy | -A system of government where important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. -A body of non-elected government officials. - The Department of Motor Vehicles. |  | 6 |
| 10542085129 | Capitalism | -An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit. -An economic system where private owners compete in a free-market and control the distribution of goods. -Australia |  | 7 |
| 10542085130 | Chiefdom | -A form of hierarchal political organization in non-industrial societies, usually based on kinship. -A region governed by a chief. -Cherokee. |  | 8 |
| 10542085131 | City-State | -A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. -A small sovereign state. -Athens, Greece |  | 9 |
| 10542085132 | Civilization | -A network of cities that emerge and develop economic, politica,l military, diplomatic, social, and cultural interactions among them. -An advanced stage of human development. - A colony |  | 10 |
| 10542085133 | Classical Era | -A period of history noted for a distinct style of art, architecture, literature, and music. -An era where classical music gained popularity. -Mozart and Beethoven. |  | 11 |
| 10542085134 | Codify | -To arrange laws or rules into a systematic code. -To reduce of simplify laws to a code. -Hammurabi's Code. |  | 12 |
| 10542085135 | Colonization | -The process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. -When a stronger power forcefully takes over an area without regard for inhabitants. -13 Colonies. |  | 13 |
| 10542085136 | Commercial | -Concerned or engaged in commerce. -A business with the goal of making a profit. -Commercial Agricultural. |  | 14 |
| 10542085137 | Contemporary Era | -A subset of modern history that describes the historical period from 1945 to the present. -Modern history -Stock Market Crash |  | 15 |
| 10542085138 | Contextualization | -Place or study in context. -To take something easier to understand. |  | 16 |
| 10542085139 | Corroboration | -To confirm or give support to. -To add proof -Testimony |  | 17 |
| 10542085140 | Demography | -the study of statistics that illustrate the changing structure of human populations. -the study of human populations. -Population Pyramid |  | 18 |
| 10542085141 | Dynasty | -A line of hereditary rulers of a country. -A continuing line of royal family. -Qin dynasty |  | 19 |
| 10542085142 | Early Modern Era | -The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Restoration, the Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, and the Age of Revolution. -The 1450s-1750 |  | 20 |
| 10542085143 | Empire | -An extensive group of countries under the rule of an emperor or empress. -A large collection of territories under a centralized control. -British Empire |  | 21 |
| 10542085144 | Ethnocentrism | -evaluating others cultures according to preconceptions and the customs of one's own culture. -A belief that your culture is better than others or the only one. -European Imperialism |  | 22 |
| 10542085145 | Epidemic | -A widespread occurrence of something. -A rapid spreading of something. -Veganism |  | 23 |
| 10542085146 | Forager | -A hunter-gatherer -Someone who hunts for food or supplies. -Vulture |  | 24 |
| 10542085147 | Globalization | -The process by which businesses develop international influence. -The interdependence between foreign powers. -Korean beauty |  | 25 |
| 10542085148 | Hierarchy | -A system in which people are ranked based on authority or status. -A social organization. -The Caste system. |  | 26 |
| 10542085149 | Imperialism | -a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. -A nation expanding its power by taking over other countries. -The Age of Imperialism |  | 27 |
| 10542085150 | Indentured Servant | -A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time. -A person who works for another, without pay, to pay off debts. |  | 28 |
| 10542085151 | Interregional | -Relating to or occurring between different regions. -Between regions |  | 29 |
| 10542085152 | Kingdom | -A country or state ruled by an absolute monarch. -A large territory ruled by a king or queen. -Swaziland |  | 30 |
| 10542085153 | Merchant | -A person or company involved in wholesale trade. -A person or company that sells things commercially. -Target |  | 31 |
| 10542085154 | Modern Era | -A period beginning in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became easily accessible. -A period of historic events that immediately effect present times. -2016 Presidential Election |  | 32 |
| 10542085155 | Monotheism | -The doctrine that there is only one god. -The belief in only one god. -Islam |  | 33 |
| 10542085156 | Nation | -A large aggregate of people united by a particular country or territory. -A confederation of people. -Canada |  | 34 |
| 10542085157 | Neolithic | -The later part of the Stone Age whetstone weapons prevailed. -New stone |  | 35 |
| 10542085158 | Nobility | -Those with a hereditary of honorary title that denotes a high status. -A high class of aristocrats. -The Queen of England |  | 36 |
| 10542085159 | Nomad | -A member of a people who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. -Someone who constantly migrates without a permanent home. -Pastoral Nomads. |  | 37 |
| 10542085160 | Pandemic | -A disease that is prevalent over a whole country or the world. -A global disease outbreak. -SARS |  | 38 |
| 10542085161 | Papacy | -The system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognized as the supreme head. -The authority of the pope. -Roman Catholicism. |  | 39 |
| 10542085162 | Pastoral | -Land or a farm used for the keeping of sheep or cattle. -The keeping of cattle. -The Mongols and the Khi-tan. |  | 40 |
| 10542085163 | Patriarchal | -A system of society in which men hold the power. -The head of the family is a male. -Islamic family structure. |  | 41 |
| 10542085164 | Periodization | -The process of categorizing the past into named blocks of time in order to facilitate the study of history. -Diving history into historical eras for learning purposes. |  | 42 |
| 10542085165 | Polytheism | -The belief in or worship of more than one god. -The belief in multiple gods. -Hinduism |  | 43 |
| 10542085166 | Post-Clasical Era | -An era characterized by the expansion of civilizations geographically, the development of three of the great world religions, and development of networks of trade between civilizations. -The Middle Ages (Medieval) |  | 44 |
| 10542085167 | Post-Modern Era | -A period or condition loosely identified with the Progressive Era, the Industrial Revolution, or the Enlightenment. -An era where modern ideas were rejected. |  | 45 |
| 10542085168 | Prehistoric | -Relating to a language in a period of its development from which contemporary records of its sounds and forms have not been preserved. -The period before written records. -Dinosaurs |  | 46 |
| 10542085169 | Revolution | -A forceful overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. -Un uprising or rebellion of current instilled values. -French Revolution |  | 47 |
| 10542085170 | Rural | -The characteristics of the countryside rather than the town. -A region outside of a central city and the suburbs. -Asheville, NC |  | 48 |
| 10542085171 | Scribe | -A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. -A person who records important documents. -A stenographer. |  | 49 |
| 10542085172 | Sedentary Agriculture | -When a settled farmer does not rotate the fields on which he farms. -A form of farming, where the same land is farmed every year. |  | 50 |
| 10542085173 | Serf | -An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. -A peasant |  | 51 |
| 10542085174 | Slave | -A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them. -A person who works against their will and without pay. |  | 52 |
| 10542085175 | 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. -A lighter version of communism. -Cuba |  | 53 |
| 10542085176 | State (Not US) | -A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government. -A sovereign country. -Switzerland |  | 54 |
| 10542085177 | Stateless Society | -A political term for ethnic minority that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state. -A large nation of people that do not have their own state -The Kurds |  | 55 |
| 10542085178 | Syncretism | -The mixing of different religions, cultures, or schools of thought. -The union of different opposing principles. -The People's Mujaheddin of Iran. |  | 56 |
| 10542085179 | Synthesis | -The combination of ideas to form a theory or system. -The mixing of different influences. -The People's Mujaheddin of Iran. |  | 57 |
| 10542085180 | Steppes | -A large area of flat unforested grassland in southeastern Europe or Siberia. -A large area of grass but no trees in Europe. |  | 58 |
| 10542085181 | Urban | -The characteristics of a city or town. -Not suburban or rural. (Inner city) -Charlotte, NC |  | 59 |