Ap world history vocab Flashcards
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| 10344813555 | B.C.E | before common era | 0 | |
| 10344874495 | C.E | common era often known as Christian era | 1 | |
| 10344878357 | Abdicate | (of a monarch) renounce one's throne | 2 | |
| 10344883979 | Accession | The attainment of a position of rank or power | 3 | |
| 10344893245 | Aesthetic | Relating to art or beauty | 4 | |
| 10344896249 | Agrarian | 1. Organized or designed to promote agricultural interests. 2. Relating to, or characteristic of farmers or their way of life. | 5 | |
| 10344909493 | Amenities | The pleasantness of a place or a person | 6 | |
| 10345012125 | Anarchy | 1. A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority. 2. Absence of government and absolute freedom of the individual, regarded as a political ideal. | 7 | |
| 10345022250 | Animism | The belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe. | 8 | |
| 10345024627 | Antiquity | The quality of being ancient or possessing great age. | 9 | |
| 10345027016 | Appeasement | To bring to a state of peace or quiet | 10 | |
| 10345028511 | Aristocracy | A form of government in which power is held by nobility. | 11 | |
| 10345033489 | Asceticism | Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons . | 12 | |
| 10345039303 | Assimilate | To take into the mind and thoroughly comprehend. | 13 | |
| 10345040886 | Authoritarian | Enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom. | 14 | |
| 10345117572 | autocracy | Government in which one person possesses unlimited power. | 15 | |
| 10345136887 | Barbarism | Absence of culture and civilization. | 16 | |
| 10345138749 | Bureaucracy | A body of non-elective government officials. | 17 | |
| 10345141606 | City-state | A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 18 | |
| 10345146469 | Civic | Relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal. | 19 | |
| 10345242236 | Classical | The period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD centered on civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. | 20 | |
| 10345344952 | Colonial | A native or inhabitant of a colony. | 21 | |
| 10345464878 | Commerce | The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale; social dealings between people. | 22 | |
| 10345470720 | Communal | Shared by all members of a community or group. | 23 | |
| 10345473581 | Concubine | A woman who lives with a man but has a lower status that his wife or wives. | 24 | |
| 10345477427 | Conscription | The practice of ordering people by law to serve than his wife or wives. | 25 | |
| 10345479593 | Cosmopolitan | Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. | 26 | |
| 10345487336 | Coup | A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. | 27 | |
| 10345490717 | Demographic | The statistical characteristics of given population. | 28 | |
| 10345495613 | Despot | A person exercising power tyrannically. | 29 | |
| 10345507275 | Diaspora | A scattered population whose origin lies within a smaller geographic location. | 30 | |
| 10345509783 | Dissent | To publicly disagree with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs. | 31 | |
| 10345515896 | Dissident | A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state. | 32 | |
| 10345518864 | Domesticate | To train; to behave in an appropriate way at home. | 33 | |
| 10345521634 | Dynasty | A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field. | 34 | |
| 10345531564 | Edict | An official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority. | 35 | |
| 10345534191 | Egalitarian | Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | 36 | |
| 10345550208 | Elite | A select part of a group that is superior to the est in terms of ability or qualities. | 37 | |
| 10345552035 | Emigrate | To leave one's country to settle in another. | 38 | |
| 10345555561 | Epic | A long narrative poem written in elevated style, in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds. | 39 | |
| 10345562794 | Ethnocentric | Evaluating another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture. | 40 | |
| 10345565134 | Feudalism | A social system that existed in Europe during the Middles Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them land in return. | 41 | |
| 10345573471 | Genocide | The deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group. | 42 | |
| 10345585455 | Gentry | People of good social position, next below the nobility in position and birth. | 43 | |
| 10345590067 | Guild | An organized group of people that share the same job or interest. | 44 | |
| 10345593307 | Hierarchy | A system in which people or groups are ranked according to status or authority. | 45 | |
| 10345600944 | Hominids | A primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors. | 46 | |
| 10345603565 | Homogenous | Of the same kind; alike | 47 | |
| 10345606341 | Ideology | System of ideas, specifically one that forms basis of economic/political theory and policy. | 48 | |
| 10345609822 | Imperialism | Extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 49 | |
| 10345611509 | Indigenous | Originating naturally in a particular place; native. | 50 | |
| 10345617928 | Infrastructure | The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of society. | 51 | |
| 10345884715 | Lineage | Lineal descent from an ancestor or pedigree. | 52 | |
| 10345886024 | Linguistic | The study of human speech including the nature, structure, and development of language. | 53 | |
| 10345890872 | Manifest | Clear or obvious to the eye or mind. | 54 | |
| 10345891837 | Maritime | Connected with sea, especially in relation to military activity. | 55 | |
| 10345893252 | Martial | Relating to war or soldiers. | 56 | |
| 10345894969 | Matrilineal | Relating to, tracing, or based on descent through the maternal line. | 57 | |
| 10345900455 | Mercenary | A soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army. | 58 | |
| 10345902939 | Monarchy | A form of government with a monarch at the head. | 59 | |
| 10345906522 | Monopoly | The exclusive possession of the supply or trade in a commodity or service. | 60 | |
| 10345910146 | Monotheism | The belief of only one God. | 61 | |
| 10345912665 | Mystical | Relating to mystics or religious mysticism. | 62 | |
| 10345914511 | Nation-state | A political organization in which a group of people who share the same history, traditions, or language in a area under one government. | 63 | |
| 10346115050 | Neo | Greek prefix for the word "young". | 64 | |
| 10346116626 | Neolithic | "New Stone Age" / later part of the Stone Age. | 65 | |
| 10346124369 | Nomadic | Living the life of a nomad; wandering. | 66 | |
| 10346125814 | Oligarchy | A country, business, etc., that is controlled by a small group of people. | 67 | |
| 10346141063 | Pantheon | A temple dedicated to all gods (Rome). | 68 | |
| 10346144018 | Papal/Papacy | Relating to the pope or the government of the Roman Catholic Church. | 69 | |
| 10346146296 | Parliament | A system of government in which the power to make and execute laws is held by a parliament. | 70 | |
| 10346155328 | Pastoral | The spiritual care or guidance of people who are members of religious group. | 71 | |
| 10346157292 | Patriarchal | A system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. | 72 | |
| 10346160946 | Patrilineal | Tracing descent through the paternal line. | 73 | |
| 10346162892 | Patronage | Money and support that is given to an artist, organization, etc. | 74 | |
| 10346165234 | Peasant | A poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation. | 75 | |
| 10346170851 | Pharaoh | A ruler in ancient Egypt. | 76 | |
| 10346173926 | Piety/Pious | The quality of being religious or reverent. | 77 | |
| 10346181725 | Polity | A specific form of political organization. | 78 | |
| 10346184951 | Polygamy | The practice or custom of having more that one wife or husband at the same time. | 79 | |
| 10346187375 | Polytheism | The belief or worship of more than one god. | 80 | |
| 10346189052 | Proselytize | To try to persuade people to join or convert religion, belief, or group. | 81 | |
| 10346193492 | Provincial | Concerning the region outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. | 82 | |
| 10346194906 | Regent | A person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or absent incapacitated. | 83 | |
| 10346198225 | Republic | A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. | 84 | |
| 10346201660 | Rhetoric | The art, skill, speaking, or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people. | 85 | |
| 10346206246 | Sedentary | Tending to spend much time seated or inactive. | 86 | |
| 10346207496 | Serf | A laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate. | 87 | |
| 10346210118 | Sharia | Islamic law based on the Koran | 88 | |
| 10346211844 | Sinification | Term used for the spread of Chinese culture. | 89 | |
| 10346212825 | State | A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory. | 90 | |
| 10346219387 | Steppe | A large, flat area of land with grass and very few trees especially in eastern Europe and Asia. | 91 | |
| 10346221122 | Stratification | The state of being divided into social classes. | 92 | |
| 10346222314 | Sub-Saharan | From or forming part of the African regions south of the Sahara desert. | 93 | |
| 10346226159 | Subordinate | Placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. | 94 | |
| 10346228091 | Succession | The order in which or the conditions under which one person after another succeeds to a property, dignity, title, or throne. | 95 | |
| 10346233287 | Syncretism | The combination of different forms of belief or practice. | 96 | |
| 10346234892 | Textiles | Type of cloth or woven fabric. | 97 | |
| 10346236703 | Theocracy | A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. | 98 | |
| 10346238662 | Theology | The study of the nature of God and religious belief. | 99 | |
| 10346240481 | Totalitarian | Controlling the people of a country in a very strict way with complete power that cannot be opposed. | 100 | |
| 10346244261 | Tributary State | A state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor. | 101 | |
| 10346246632 | Tyranny | Cruel and oppressive government or rule. | 102 | |
| 10346248759 | Urban/Urbanize | Relating to, or characteristic of a city or town. | 103 | |
| 10346252474 | Usurp | Take a position of power or importance illegally or by force. | 104 | |
| 10346254450 | Vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 105 |