Ap world semester 1 vocab

Adverse

Harmful.

Animism

Shamanism; belief in energy and spirits around us that are connected + ancestry veneration.

Arable

Fertile.

Aristocrat

High social rank; nobles; wealthy fancy folk.

Assiduous

Showing great care and perseverance.

Austerity

Sternness or severity of manner; extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance.

Bedlam

Uproar; confusion; chaos.

Benevolent

Well-meaning and kindly; altruistic.

Bureaucracy

A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials.

Cadavers

Corpse; dead bodies.

Carpa nan

Massive roadway system.

Clergy

Christian church officials.

Coerced

Forced.

Conquistadors

Referring to Spanish/Portuguese conquerors.

Consolidate

Combine several things.

Contemporary

Today.

Decimate

Destroy.

Deference

Humble submission and respect.

Effaced

Erased.

Egalitarian

Equal.

Egalitarianism

Equal society.

Entrenched

Fully involving/incorporating.

Exalt

Hold someone in very high regard.

Fanaticism

Being very obsessed or passionate about something.

Fervor

Passion.

Heresies

Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious doctrine.

Hindered

Make more difficult.

Homogenous

The same.

Imploring

To appeal to; to influence; encourage.

Indigenous

Native to a particular land.

Infanticide

Killing of babies.

Inter Caetera

Decree issued by the Pope that supported Spain's exclusive right to lands discovered by Columbus.

Integration

Connectedness.

Landed

Owning land; established.

Manorial system

The feudal system.

Marxist

Form of communism.

Matriarchy

Female dominated society.

Mercantilism

Economic-colonial system.

Nationalism

Pride in your nation/country.

Obligatory

Mandatory.

Omission

Leave something out.

Papal

Relating to the pope.

Patriarchal

Male dominated society.

Patriarchy

Male dominated society.

Patronize

Give encouragement and financial support to someone.

Pax

Time of peace.

Peripheral

Surrounding; nearby.

Proclaim

Announce officially or publicly.

Profess

Preach; support; claim.

Promulgated

Promote.

Promulgation

The act of making a law or decree known.

Receded

Become less or go back.

Reconciliation

The restoration of friendly relations.

Resurgence

An increase.

Secularism

Separation between religion and government.

Sovereignty

Autonomy; independence; self-governing.

Syncretic

Combining.

Xenophobia

Scared of foreigners.

Zeal

Passion.