AP World History Vocab

A changing to fit new conditions

Consists of those rules and procedures established by regulatory agencies.

The largest landmass on earth. Consist of Africa and Europe and parts of Asia. Africa, Europe, Asia, also known as the Old World

Concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land

Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.

1. A large group of people or things. 2. An orderly arrangement or display. 3. To place in order. 4. To dress up.

A person who is skillful with his/her hands A skilled craftsperson

Condition of lacking pleasure or luxury Great self-denial, economy, discipline; lack of adornment

A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual

float on surface of water

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

Concept relating to the mixing of political and religious authority, as with the Roman emperors, that was central to the church versus state controversy in medieval Europe.

A group of traders traveling together

science or art of making maps

a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco)

A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life

Ownership of human beings; a system of bondage in which a slave has the legal status of property and so can be bought as sold like property.

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes

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The act or process of rendering laws in written form

to compel by force, intimidation, or authority

Any labor system that involves force (slavery, serfdom, and indentured labor)

Attempt by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

An exchange of goods, ideas and skills from the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa) to the New World (North and South America) and vice versa.

A dramatic change in the economy of Europe at the end of the Middle Ages. It is characterized by an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price.

Exports

A means of transmitting information

Effects that follow a response

Combined and improve efficiency

Emphasizes gradual and quantitative changes

Coming together

Any type of pain inflicted short of death; common methods include crucifixion, whipping, torture, mutilation, branding, and caning. Many tortures were used to extract a "confession" from the accused.

investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups

1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

an Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule

To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities

THE STATISTICAL STUDY OF HUMAN POPULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THEIR SIZE, DENSITY, DISTRIBUTION, COMPOSITION, AND INCOME.

Process of allocating the cost of natural resources to periods when they are consumed and sold.

A Greek word meaning 'dispersal,' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews, for example, spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in antiquity and today can be found in other places.

Is the process by which a characteristic spreads

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

The act of spreading widely; scattering

of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing

(n.) difference, variety; a condition of having many different types of forms

Of, or pertaining to, God.

a god or goddess; a divine being

not international

brought under human control; tamed or cultivated

growth of towns and the rise of a class of wealthy merchants in Europe; population remains mostly rural and poor; increased wealth of nation; creation of national identity

Affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people.

A belief in the equality of all people

(n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior

A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

of an empire

(n.) an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

belonging to a particular area; inherent

A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.

(adj.) Having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

to raise high; glorify

To illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

(v.) to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; (n.) a feat, deed

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A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land

Having to do with a son

In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors

Fiscal

all vegetation and animal life

N. AN EMBELLISHMENT OR ORNAMENTATION, V. MEANING TO GROW VIGOROUSLY, OR TO THRIVE

To change continually; to move up and down

the act of searching for food and provisions

A term used generally to describe the process of adding nutrients to foods, such as the addition of vitamin D to milk.

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope

divided government

the domination of one state or group over its allies

A cultural blend, under Alexander's policies, of Greek, Persian, Indian, and Egyptian. Koine was the popular spoken language used in these cities.

Half of a sphere

A form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or peoples.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries poitically, socially, and economically.

Possible conclusions

An unwelcome demand; a burden

Living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place; native

a mass arrival or incoming

Fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools

An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

To end separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society

The process of getting more in return for less. For example growing more food on a smaller plot of land.

All the living and nonliving relationships that exist with an ecosystem

-people, countries, and the entire world are interconnected economically (one's decision to drink a cup of coffee traces back to coffee farmers in Colombia)

Communication among people with differing cultural backgrounds

Area away from the coast Cabinet department responsible for the management of public lands, wildlife, natural resources, and Native American affairs. Established in 1849

Permanent movement from one region of a country to another.

A social bond based on common ancestry, marriage, or adoption

To give credit or recognition to

Group claiming a common ancestor

Study of Language

appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing

Under the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state, ruling Egypt and Syria (1250-1517)

an indication or sign of a condition

An economic system based on the manor and lands including a village and surrounding acreage which were administered by a lord. It developed during the Middle Ages to increase agricultural production.

A humid air mass that forms over oceans.

dealing with trade

Economic system of trading nations; belief that a nation's power was directly related to its wealth

The science and technology of metals (part of 1st agricultural rev.) technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties. Predates plant and animal domestication (e.g., gold, silver, copper, tin, iron,...).

Form of relocation diffusion involving permanent move to a new location.

A person of a particular faith that travels in order to recruit new members into the faith represented

A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith

A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith

establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country

A form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.

(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller

Belief in one god

A regional scale wind system that predictably change direction with the passing of the seasons. These winds blow from land to sea in the winter, and from sea to land in the summer. In summer they are often accompanied with precipitation.

Massive, very great, very important

starting to develop; coming into existence

A legal or moral responsibility or duty

The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head.

A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter.

A disease causing agent

Dominated by men

Immigration and Migration - Changes in birth, marriage, and death rates; life expectancy and family patterns

refusing to give up

(n.) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; (v.) to annoy or bother

Belief in many gods

come before

High standing; respect earned by accomplishments

An increase in number, multiplication

Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.

(noun) wealth, success

(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction

(n.) a survey made for military purposes; any kind of preliminary inspection or examinatio

reconstructed, reorganized

..., a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches

An element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot.

(1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty"

1350-1550

An increase in owner's equity resulting from the operation of a business

Deep respect felt or shown towards a person on account of his or her position or relationship.

(n.) a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions

Non-religious

A community Faith where the people followed Shaman - small and isolated - traditional religions

How human beings are organized in a society. There is often a hierarchy (Rich, Middle Class, Poor as an example or Noble, Freeborn and Peasant as another) which forms layers—the most powerful on top, the less powerful towards the bottom. Feudalism is a social structure, with a King on top, a small layer of Nobles, a layer of Knights, a layer of Clergy (churchmen) and finally a large population of Peasants.

Crops that are always needed

Gave an incentive to

A structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power in a society.

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later; afterward; next

A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

Traditions that borrow from both the past and present

made by bringing together different elements

To generate money for territorial expansion rulers used new methods to get money like Tribute systems and _____ _____. Under this system the government hires private individuals to go out and collect taxes for them.

Fabrics that are woven or knitted; material for clothing

A government controlled by religious leaders

movement from one place to another

Changed in appearance given a completely different form or appearance

situated on the other side of the ocean; crossing the ocean

across several geographic regions

Money paid for protection

Happening for the first time, never heard of before

An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

(n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; (adj.) subservient

Honor, profound respect

Any of various small animals or insects that are pests