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Basic AP Vocabulary

all the terms for our test this week!!!

Terms

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kinship groups
groups of people related by blood or marriage
commerce
social intercourse, interchanging of ideas, opinions, or sediments
neolithic
of or relating to the latest period of the Stone Age
cultural diffusion
the spread of cultural elements from one area or group of people to others by contact
steppe
one of the vast usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
feudal
of, relating to, or having to do with the characteristics of a medieval fee
empire
a major political party unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority
pastoral
of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen; based on livestock raising
ethnocentrism
characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior
nomadic
roaming about from place to place aimlessly, frequently, or without a fixed pattern or movement
historiography
the study of different approaches to history
indigenous
having originated in and being produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region
deity
the rank or essential nature of a god
Bantu
a family of Niger-Congo Languages spoken in central and southern Africa
alliance
a bond or connection between families, states, parties, or individuals
polytheism
belief in or worship of more than one god
pastoral nomads
groups who are dependent on animal husbandry and subsist on animal products
tenet
a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
interdependence
a dynamic of being mutually responsible to and sharing a common set of principles with others
syncretism
the combination of different forms of belief or practice
revolution
the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed
CE
common era
gender roles
the behaviors and attitudes expected of male and female members of a society by that society
fiscal policy
government policy that attempts to influence the direction of the economy through changes in government taxes or through some spending
public works projects
a large usually government supported under taking works constructed for public use or enjoyment especially when financed and owned by the government
shamanism
a religion practiced by indigenous peoples of far northern Europe and Siberia that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the Shamans
matrilineal
relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line
civilization
a relatively high level of cultural and technological development
monotheism
the belief that there is but one God
coercive labor
a restraint or domination by force over human activity that provides the goods or services in an economy
facilitate
the make easier
agricultural staples
the basic food crop of a society
lineage
descent in a line from a group of individuals tracing descent from a common ancestor
edict
a proclamation having the force of law
patriarchal
social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family
sinification
becoming Chinese
exploit
to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage
the state
any system of government with effective control
dynasty
a succession of rulers of the same line of descent
austerity
enforced or extreme economy
eumene
refers to the known inhabited earth
nation-building
the process of constructing or structuring a nation using the power of the state
elites
the best of a class, the choice part
spur
to incite to action; accellerated growth or development
periodization
division into the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action
oligarchy
a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
republic
a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who is in modern times usually a president
society
an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of reltionships through interaction with one another
sedentary
not migratory
cultural region
a geographical unit based on characteristics and functions of culture
incite
to move to action
matriarchal
a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
pantheon
the official list of deities or gods in a particular religion
tribute systems
allowed reciprocal trade under both imperial protection and imperial regulation and barred entry into this trade by those who did not participate
tribe
a social group comprising numerous families, clans, or generations together with slaves, dependents, or adopted strangers
scribes
members of a learned class in ancient Israel studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists
emancipation
the act or process of freeing from restraint, control, or the power of another
filial piety
a love and respect for one's parents
capitalism
an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
socialism
any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
exemplify
to show or illistrate by example
Bedouins
nomadic arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or North African deserts
civil service
the administrative service of a government or international agency exclusive of the armed forces
bureaucracy
a body of nonelective government officials
monarchy
a government having a heredity chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute
kinship
the state of belonging to a common ancestry
BCE
before common era
domestication
to adapt to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
foraging
to wander in search of food
asceticism
practice of strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
nationalism
loyalty and devotion to a nation
demography
the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size, density, distribution, and vital statistics
stratification
the act or process of dividing or arranging into classes, castes, or social artificially made layers
semitic
of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language
absolutism
a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers
social hierarchy
network of relationships establishing powers and duties of different members of society
Aryan
an Indo-European
divination
the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by the interpretation of omens or supernatural powers
theocracy
government of a state by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divine

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