AP World History Vocab 1 , 2, & 3 Flashcards
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16042891235 | after-life | Life after death | 0 | |
16042891236 | kin / kinship | a person's relatives collectively; a relative | 1 | |
16042891237 | agrarian | relating to advancement of agriculture | 2 | |
16042891238 | mandate (v. & n.) | a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative | 3 | |
16042891239 | ancient | very old | 4 | |
16042891240 | maritime | connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc | 5 | |
16042891241 | archaeology | study of historic or prehistoric people. Ancient history | 6 | |
16042891242 | merchant | A person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader | 7 | |
16042891243 | border (national) | line that separates one country, state, or province from another | 8 | |
16042891244 | minister | a person authorized to conduct religious worship; government official | 9 | |
16042891245 | city-state | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies | 10 | |
16042891246 | monastery / monastic | a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows | 11 | |
16042891247 | civilization / civilized | an advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached | 12 | |
16042891248 | monsoon | the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter | 13 | |
16042891249 | classical | conforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them. | 14 | |
16042891250 | nation-state | a state in which the great majority shares the same culture and are conscious of it | 15 | |
16042891251 | convert (v. & n.) | to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: | 16 | |
16042891252 | nomad / nomadic | a person or tribe that has no permanent home and moves from place to place | 17 | |
16042891253 | causation | the action of causing or producing. | 18 | |
16042891254 | oracle | any person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication | 19 | |
16042891255 | circa | about: (used especially in) approximate dates: | 20 | |
16042891256 | deity | a god; a divine being | 21 | |
16042891257 | divine | of, from, or like God or a god. | 22 | |
16042891258 | Dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | 23 | |
16042891259 | egalitarian | promoting equal rights for all people | 24 | |
16042891260 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress. | 25 | |
16042891261 | frame of reference | a set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgments can be made | 26 | |
16042891262 | frontier | a zone where no state exercises complete political control | 27 | |
16042891263 | hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. | 28 | |
16042891264 | Historiography | The principles, methods, and philosophical issues of historical research | 29 | |
16042891265 | Ideology | a system of social or political ideas | 30 | |
16042891266 | incarnate, Incarnation | embodied in human form | 31 | |
16042891267 | indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. | 32 |