AP WORLD VOCABULARY

Abdicate

To formally renounce or give up a throne, high office, dignity, or function.

Agrarian

Definition: Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.

Appeasement

The diplomatic policy of making political or territorial concessions to avoid conflict.

Aristocracy

A form of government in which power is held by the nobility or a privileged ruling class.

Artisan

A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.

Asceticism

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of indulgence for religious reasons.

Assimilate

The process by which a person's culture comes to resemble that of another group.

Authoritarian

A system of government enforcing strict obedience to authority.

Autocracy

A government system where supreme power is concentrated in one person.

Bureaucracy

An administration characterized by a hierarchy of authority and specialized functions.

Cartography

The science or practice of drawing maps.

Censorship

The suppression of parts of media considered objectionable.

Flashcard #13Term: Centralized Government

Definition: A system where power is concentrated in a single authority.

Flashcard #14Term: Coerced Labor

Definition: Work exacted from a person under threat of penalty.

Flashcard #15Term: Clergy

Definition: The body of ordained persons within a religion.

Flashcard #16Term: Colony

Definition: An area under political control of another country, often settled by migrants.

Flashcard #17Term: Commerce

Definition: The activity of buying and selling goods.

Flashcard #18Term: Decentralized Government

Definition: A system where power is distributed among local authorities.

Flashcard #19Term: Demographic

Definition: Relating to the structure of populations.

Flashcard #20Term: Despot

Definition: A ruler with absolute power, often exercised oppressively.

Flashcard #21Term: Diaspora

Definition: The dispersion of any people from their homeland.

Flashcard #22Term: Dissent

Definition: To hold opinions that contrast with the official viewpoint.

Flashcard #23Term: Domestic

Definition: Related to home or occurring within a specific country.

Flashcard #24Term: Dynasty

Definition: A succession of rulers from the same family.

Flashcard #25Term: Edict

Definition: An official order or decree issued by an authority.

Flashcard #26Term: Egalitarian

Definition: Believing in equal rights and opportunities for all people.

Flashcard #27Term: Emigrate

Definition: To leave one's country in order to settle in another.

Flashcard #28Term: Gentry

Definition: People of good social position, particularly wealthy landowners.

Flashcard #29Term: Homogenous

Definition: Consisting of elements that are alike.

Flashcard #30Term: Hierarchy

Definition: A system where elements are ranked according to status or authority.

Flashcard #31Term: Imperialism

Definition: The policy of extending a country's power through colonization.

Flashcard #32Term: Indigenous

Definition: Originating or occurring naturally in a specific place.

Flashcard #33Term: Infrastructure

Definition: The fundamental facilities and systems serving a population.

Flashcard #34Term: Legitimacy

Definition: The right and acceptance of an authority.

Flashcard #35Term: Lineage

Definition: Direct descent from an ancestor.

Flashcard #36Term: Linguistic

Definition: Relating to language or the study of it.

Flashcard #37Term: Maritime

Definition: Connected with the sea, especially regarding trade.

Flashcard #38Term: Matrilineal

Definition: Descent through the female line.

Flashcard #39Term: Mercenary

Definition: A professional soldier hired for profit.

Flashcard #40Term: Monarchy

Definition: A system of government led by a monarch.

Flashcard #41Term: Monopoly

Definition: Exclusive control of a commodity by one party.

Flashcard #42Term: Monotheism

Definition: The belief in one God.

Flashcard #43Term: Nomadic

Definition: Characterized by moving from place to place without settling.

Flashcard #44Term: Oligarchy

Definition: Rule by a small group of people.

Flashcard #45Term: Parliament

Definition: A legislative body responsible for making laws.

Flashcard #46Term: Patriarchy

Definition: A system where the male is head of the family.

Flashcard #47Term: Patronage

Definition: Support given by an individual or organization.

Flashcard #48Term: Peasant

Definition: A poor farmer of low social status.

Flashcard #49Term: Piety

Definition: The quality of being religious or reverent.

Flashcard #50Term: Polytheism

Definition: The belief in multiple gods.

Flashcard #51Term: Republic

Definition: A state where power is held by elected representatives.

Flashcard #52Term: Secular

Definition: Not connected with religion.

Flashcard #53Term: Sedentary

Definition: Inhabiting the same place throughout the year.

Flashcard #54Term: Stratified (Social)

Definition: Categorization of society into groups based on socioeconomic factors.

Flashcard #55Term: Suffrage

Definition: The right to vote in elections.

Flashcard #56Term: Steppe

Definition: A large area of flat grassland.

Flashcard #57Term: Syncretism

Definition: The amalgamation of different religions or cultures.

Flashcard #58Term: Theocracy

Definition: A government in which priests rule in the name of God.

Flashcard #59Term: Theology

Definition: The study of the nature of God and religious belief.

Flashcard #60Term: Tribute

Definition: Payment made periodically by one state to another.

Flashcard #61Term: Urbanization

Definition: The process of making an area more urban.

Flashcard #62Term: Usurp

Definition: To illegally take a position of power.

Flashcard #63Term: Vernacular

Definition: The language spoken by ordinary people.