AP World History Flashcards

14375330094	Absolutism	Rule by one person. Synonyms with totalitarian.	0
14375330095	agrarian	Society that is focused around farming activities.	1
14375330096	agriculture	Anything related to farming.	2
14375330097	Alliances	Two or more nations joining together for some common purpose.	3
14375330098	Aristocracy	Rule by those that are rich, educated, and privileged	4
14375330099	Bias	To look at a subject in favor of something that benefits that individual. Often seen as being prejudiced. Synonyms with point of view.	5
14375330100	Bureaucracy	A large group of people who work for the government, but are not elected.	6
14375330101	civilization	A society that has: advanced cities, advanced technology, specialized workers, complex institutions, and record keeping.	7
14375330102	Constitution	A system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed.	8
14375330103	commerce	Anything involving trade.	9
14375330104	Demographics	Any statistics or information related to population.	10
14375330105	Diaspora	Scattering or spreading of something- usually related to a group of people	11
14375330106	Dynasty	A family of leaders who rule an area or country for a long period of time.	12
14375330107	Economic	Anything related to money, goods, and services.	13
14375330108	Empire	A large group of states or countries under the leadership of a single leader [an emperor or empress]	14
14375330109	Epidemic	a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in an area	15
14375330110	Forager	One who wanders or searches for food.	16
14375330111	Globalization	The process where views, products, ideas, and culture is spread over the entire world	17
14375330112	Ideology	A system of ideas that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy	18
14375330113	Imperialism	The domination of another country politically, economically, socially	19
14375330114	Indentured servant	A person who worked under contract for a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Usually was used to pay for travel expenses from Europe to America.	20
14375330115	interdependent	When two two groups [regions, states, countries, etc. ] rely on each other for some reason	21
14375330116	Interregional	Anything connecting two or more regions.	22
14375330117	Institution	an organization founded for a religious, educational , social or similar purpose	23
14375330118	Kingdom	A large group of state or countries under the leadership of a single leader [a king or a queen]	24
14375330119	Merchant	A person or group that buys and sells or owns a business to make a profit	25
14375330120	Militarism	The building up and/or modernizing of military	26
14375330121	Monotheism	Belief in one God	27
14375330122	Nation	A large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhibiting a particular country or territory	28
14375330123	Nationalism	Pride in your nation, country or ethnicity	29
14375330124	nobility	The group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries, especially in Europe	30
14375330125	Nomad	A person or member of a society that moves from place to place	31
14375330126	Pandemic	An outbreak or a disease that affects a large number of people	32
14375330127	Papacy	The office of the Pope(the head of the church)	33
14375330128	Patriarchy	A society that is ruled by men or fathers	34
14375330129	Political	Anything that is related to the government, the leaders, and the laws	35
14375330130	Polytheism	The belief in many gods	36
14375330131	primary source	A document from someone who actually was at an event	37
14375330132	principle	A basic idea that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs or behaviors for a group	38
14375330133	Republic	A state in which supreme power is held by the people (democracy) and their elected representatives, and which has an elected a president rather than a monarch	39
14375330134	Revolution	A sudden, radical, or extreme change in something	40
14375330135	Rural	A country setting or anything relating to an area that is not in cities	41
14375330136	secondary source	A document from someone who is reporting about an event they actually did not attend or about a person they did not actually interact with	42
14375330137	sedentary	To stay in one place; usually refers to a group of people	43
14375330138	Serf	A person who works in agriculture and is under the power of the owner of that land	44
14375330139	Social	The interactions of individuals and the groups they live within	45
14375330140	Sovereignty	The idea that a state should be able to govern itself	46
14375330141	State	A nation or territory organized as a political community under one government	47
14375330142	Tariffs	A tax to be paid on a particular type of imports or exports	48
14375330143	Urban	A city setting or anything relating to a city	49