AP World History Week 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

13525312512	causation	n -- the fact that something causes an effect, or the action of causing an effect	0
13525316959	censorship	n -- the suppression of all or part of a play, movie, letter, or publication considered offensive or a threat to security	1
13525321071	chronicle	v -- to record an event or series of events in chronological order	2
13525327967	circumnavigate	v -- to sail or fly around something such as the world or an island	3
13525332769	cloister	n -- the life of religious seclusion lived by a monk or nun; v -- to find a quiet private place where you can remain undisturbed	4
13525348463	clout	n -- the power to direct, shape, or otherwise influence things	5
13525354275	coalition	n - an alliance of statesmen for a political purpose	6
13525358503	coerce	v -- to make somebody do something against his or her will by using force or threats	7
13525363297	collectivization	v -- to run or organize something such as a farm according to principles of collective control	8
13525368353	commerce	n -- the large-scale buying and selling of goods and services	9
13525373531	commodity	n -- an item that is bought and sold, especially an unprocessed material; something that people value or find useful	10
13525380068	commonwealth	n-- a group of people linked by something that they all have in common	11
13525384414	communism	n -- the political theory or system in which all property and wealth is owned in a classless society by all the members of that society	12
13525389925	compare	v -- to examine two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them	13
13525399415	condemn	v -- to state that somebody or something is in some way wrong or unacceptable	14
13525405272	conglomerate	n -- a mass formed by gathering a number of dissimilar materials or parts	15
13525409611	conscription	n -- the obligatory enrollment of citizens in the armed forces	16
13525415354	conservative	adj -- in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs, and against abrupt change	17
13525420124	consolidate	v -- to combine separate items or scattered material into a single whole or mass	18
13525425827	construct	v -- to create something such as a theory as a result of systematic thought	19
13525430391	contextualize	v -- to place a word, phrase, or idea within a suitable context	20
13525434884	continuity	n -- the fact of staying the same, of being consistent throughout, or of not stopping or being interrupted	21
13525448425	coup d' etat	n -- the sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially by the military	22
13525451968	cultivate	v -- to improve or develop something, usually by study or education; to work land or prepare soil for growing crop	23
13525462168	cynic	n -- somebody who believes that human actions are insincere and motivated by self-interest	24