Ap world history buzzwords

Hierarchy

People ranked one above the other

Ethnocentrism

Evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions coming from the standards and customs of one's culture

Diffusion

To spread

Syncretism

Uniting different religions, cultures, or school of thought

Agrarian

Advancement of agricultural groups: land

Despotic

Illiberal

Emissary

A person sent on a special mission: representative

Aristocrats

High class, royal

Bureaucracy

The body of officials and administrators, especially in gov't department

Artisan

A skilled artist or producer of products handmade

Tyranny

Abuse of authority, unrestrained exercise of power

Oratory

Eloquent manner of public speaking

Sovereignty

High power, authority

Indigenous

Native, originating in a certain place

Peripheral

Concerned with irrelevant aspects of the subject in question

Sedentary

Lazy

Mercantile

Engaged in trade

Factional

self- interested, partisan

Edict

Any authoritative proclamation or command

Heresy

Orthodox

Pagan

Worship nature, try to convert people to your religion

Egalitarian

Supporter of equality

Papacy

The office, dignity or jurisdiction of the pope

Ideological

Relating to ideas concerning economic or political theory

Assimilation

Taking in and fully understanding information

Hegemony

Leadership

Zeitgeist

The mood of a particular period of history as shown by beliefs at that time

Booty

Valuable stolen goods

Millennia

A period of 1000 years

Aesthetic

Concerned with beauty

Epoch

Age, period