Unit 1 AP World History Vocab

agrarian

of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure, related to farming

clergy/clerical

a group ordained to perform pastoral or [sacerdotal] functions in a Christian church, the religious leaders in a church

consumerism

the theory that an increasing [consumption] of goods is economically desirable

continuity

uninterrupted duration or [continuation] especially without essential change

egalitarian

a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic affairs

hegemony

[preponderant] influence or authority over others

hierarchical

a body of persons in authority, power organized by rank

imperial

of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor

influx

a coming in

infastructure

the system of public works of a country, state, or region, the resources (such as personnel, buildings, or equipment) required for an activity

migration

to move from one country, place or locality to another

monetization

to utilize (something of value) as a source of profit

nativism

a policy of favoring [native] inhabitants as opposed to immigrants

obligarchy

a government by the few, a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes

prevailing

to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

sanction

an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication

secular

of or relating to the worldy or [temporal], not overtly or specifically religious

status quo

the existing state of affairs

syncretic

the combination of different forms of belief or practice

theocracy

government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided