ap world unit 1

Autonomy

Right/power to self-govern.

Bias

Prejudice for/against something.

Capitalism

Private ownership, profit-driven economy.

Civilization

Complex society with cities, classes, and technology.

Coercion

Forcing someone, especially in labor systems.

Colony

Foreign territory ruled by a parent state.

Cosmopolitan

Diverse, multicultural, worldly.

Democracy

Citizens vote to govern.

Demographics

Statistical traits of a population.

Determinism

Outside factors determine history.

Diaspora

Scattering of a people.

Diffusion

Spread of culture/ideas.

Empire

Multiple territories under one rule.

Franchise (enfranchisement)

Right to vote.

Gender

Cultural traits of male and female roles.

Genocide

Intentional killing of an ethnic group.

Globalization

Growing cross-border interconnectedness.

Hegemony

Dominant influence over others.

Hierarchy

Ranking by class or status.

Human Agency

Humans shape history through choices.

Ideology

Deeply-held system of beliefs.

Indigenous

Native to a region.

Matrilineal Society (Matriarchy)

Descent through mother’s line.

Millennium (millennia)

Period of 1,000 years.

Monarchy

One ruler, hereditary dynasty.

Neolithic Revolution

Shift to farming and settlements.

Nomad

Migrating person or group for survival.

Oligarchy

Rule by a small group of elites.

Omit

Leave something unstated or left out.

Patriarchy

Male-dominated society, inheritance by men.

Primary Source

Document from the time of the event.

Revolution

Rapid, dramatic societal change.

Rural

Relating to countryside.

Secondary Source

Work created after the event.

Socialism

Public ownership, equality-driven economy.

Sovereignty (sovereign)

Supreme authority over territory.

Spatial (spatially)

Relating to location or space.

Specialization

Skill focus on one occupation or task.

State

Independent political or governing area.

Suffrage

Legal right to vote.

Syncretism

Blending of cultural or religious traditions.

Temporal (temporally)

Relating to time or sequence.

Urban

Relating to a city.

Xenophobia

Fear or hatred of foreigners.

Economic

Systems of trade, labor, agriculture, production.

Social

Social classes, gender roles, hierarchies, identities.

Cultural

Religion, philosophy, arts, traditions, language.

Political

State-building, governance, conflict, expansion.

Technological

Human innovation in tools, transport, communication.

Environmental

Human-environment interactions — farming, migration, disease, settlement.