AP World History General Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 14626803695 | Absolutism | Rule by one person | 0 | |
| 14626804425 | Agrarian | Society that is focused around farming activities | 1 | |
| 14626810838 | Agriculture | Anything related to farming | 2 | |
| 14626812057 | Alliances | Two or more nations joining together for some common purpose | 3 | |
| 14626813056 | Aristocracy | Rule by those that are rich, educated, and privileged. | 4 | |
| 14626817315 | Bias | To look at a subject in favor of something that benefits that individual. Often seen as being prejudiced. | 5 | |
| 14626820810 | Bureaucracy | A large group of people who work for the government, but are not elected. | 6 | |
| 14626825898 | Civilization | A society that has: advanced cities, advanced technology, specialized workers, complex institutions, and record keeping. | 7 | |
| 14626830724 | Constitution | A system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed. | 8 | |
| 14626833156 | Commerce | Anything involving trade. | 9 | |
| 14626834119 | Demographics | Any statistics or information related to population. | 10 | |
| 14626835440 | Diaspora | Scattering or spreading of something - usually related to a group of people. | 11 | |
| 14626836897 | Dynasty | A family of leaders who rule an area or country for a long period of time. | 12 | |
| 14626838936 | Economic | Anything related to money, goods, services. | 13 | |
| 14626840727 | Empire | A large group of states or countries under the leadership of a single leader [an emperor or empress]. | 14 | |
| 14626843444 | Epidemic | A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in an area. | 15 | |
| 14626846629 | Forager | One who wanders or searches for food. | 16 | |
| 14626847818 | Globalization | The process where views, products, ideas, and culture is spread over the entire world. | 17 | |
| 14626851875 | Ideology | A system of ideas that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy. | 18 | |
| 14626970056 | Imperialism | The domination of another country politically, economically, and socially. | 19 | |
| 14626975558 | 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 | |
| 14626979636 | Interdependent | When two groups [regions, states, countries, etc.] rely on each other for some reason. | 21 | |
| 14626986390 | Interregional | Anything connecting two or more regions. | 22 | |
| 14627030733 | Institution | an organization founded for a religious, education, social or similar purpose. | 23 | |
| 14627050377 | Kingdom | A large group of state or countries under the leadership of a single leader [a king or queen]. | 24 | |
| 14627059465 | Merchant | A person or group that buys and sells or owns a business to make a profit. | 25 | |
| 14627064269 | Militarism | The building up and/or modernizing of military. | 26 | |
| 14627066193 | Monotheism | The belief in one god. | 27 | |
| 14627067183 | Nation | a large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory. | 28 | |
| 14627069062 | Nationalism | Pride in your nation, country, or ethnicity. | 29 | |
| 14627070217 | Nobility | The group of people who are members of the highest social class in some countries, especially in Europe. | 30 | |
| 14627073954 | Nomad | A person or member of a society that moves from place to place. | 31 | |
| 14627077210 | Pandemic | An outbreak or a disease that affects a large number of people. | 32 | |
| 14627081014 | Papacy | The office of the Pope [the head of the Catholic church]. | 33 | |
| 14627083593 | Patriarchy | A society that is ruled by men or fathers. | 34 | |
| 14627084156 | Political | Anything that is related to the government, the leaders, and the laws. | 35 | |
| 14627085462 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 36 | |
| 14627086494 | Primary Source | A document from someone who actually was at an event. | 37 | |
| 14627086947 | Principle | A basic idea that serves as the foundation for a system of beliefs or behaviors for a group. | 38 | |
| 14627088802 | 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 | |
| 14627094552 | Revolution | A sudden, radical, or extreme change in something. | 40 | |
| 14627095429 | Rural | A country setting or anything relating to an area that is not in cities. | 41 | |
| 14627096672 | 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 | |
| 14627098470 | Sedentary | To stay in one place; usually refers to a group of people. | 43 | |
| 14627100171 | Serf | A person who works in agriculture and is under the power of the owner of that land. | 44 | |
| 14627101876 | Social | The interactions of individuals and the groups they live within. | 45 | |
| 14627103313 | Sovereignty | The idea that a state should be bale to govern itself. | 46 | |
| 14627104349 | State | A nation or territory organizes as a political community under one government. | 47 | |
| 14627106567 | Tariffs | A tax to be paid on a particular type of imports or exports. | 48 | |
| 14627118109 | Urban | A city setting or anything relating to a city. | 49 |