ap world vocab

abdicate

to formally renounce power

abhorrent

deeply repulsive or morally wrong

abolition

the act of formally ending a system

appeasement

giving in to an aggressor to avoid conflict

autocracy

where one person holds complete power in a government

autonomous

having self-government or independence when decision making

bourgeois

the middle or capitalist class

collectivization

the forced consolidation of farms under state control

coup detat

a sudden, violent overthrow of a government by a small group

deter

to discourage someone from doing something

diplomacy

the management of internal relations

egalitarian

someone who pushes for equality

emancipate

to free individuals from oppression

indenture

a contract binding someone to work for a set period in exchange for something

fascism

a nationalist ideology, often with a dictatorial leadership

mandate

an official order to carry out a task

partition

the division of a territory into different political entities

proletariat

the working class

propaganda

often biased information used to influence the public

ratify

to formally approve a decision

reconcile

to come back to peace with a nation after a conflict

infanticide

the act of killing an infant child

secession

the formal withdrawal of a religion from a political entity

socialism

a government that distributes resources equally among its people

literacy

the ability to read and write

manorial

where peasants worked land for lords

monotheism

the belief in one god

nationalism

the strong identification with one’s nation

nuclear family

a family structure of two parents and their kids

patriarchal

a social system where men hold primary power and authority

polytheism

the belief in multiple gods

precipitate

to cause something to happen suddenly and unexpectedly

republic

a government where officials are elected

sect

a subgroup within a larger religious system

secular

relating non-religious matters or the separation of religion from politics

serf

a peasant bound to work

viceroy

the leader of a colony that rules over a mother country (second in command)