Unit 2 Vocab Ap World

Authority

the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience

Caravan

a band of people traveling together for safety, especially across a desert

Commerce

the exchange of goods or services for money

culture

the sum of the language, customs, beliefs, and art considered characteristic of a particular group of people

Diaspora

a scattering of any people with a common culture

diffusion

the spreading or wide scattering of something, such as technology or belief systems

economy

the system, within a particular country, or region, of handling wealth and resources, producing goods and services, and

consuming goods and services

empire

territory controlled by a central government, with one supreme ruler, who governs a diverse population

Indigenous

having origin in a country or locality

maritime

of or concerning seagoing vessels, or intended for use in navigation at sea

merchant

one who buys goods and sells them for a profit

migration

the act or process of moving from one region into another

monsoon

predictable winds that indicated the arrival of the rainy season, facilitating fast sailing and assisting maritime travelers

Navigate

to direct the course of a vessel, especially a boat or ship

Network

any physical system of interconnected roads, lines, canals, or the like; a process that involves a number of persons, groups, or organizations

Pastoral

of or relating to the country or country life

Plague

any disaster that affects a large population, especially a disease epidemic or the sudden influx of harmful insects

Society

a community or group of people who live in the same country or area and are linked with each other by such things as laws and customs

Subjucation

the act of winning master over, as by military conquest

syncretism

an attempted combination or reconciliation of different principles, beliefs, or practices, especially in religion or philosophy

technology

the various inventions and means of solving problems that result from research for use of industrial arts and applied science to achieve practice objectives

Trade

the act of buying and selling commodities, or all such acts collectively

Trade Network

a series of roads, waterways, railroads, and air routes that allow groups to trade goods with one another; a loose organization of societies that exchange goods with each other

urbanization

the process whereby towns and cities grow and societies become more urban