AP World History General Vocabulary Set 1

To make less in amount, to subside, to nullify, to deduct, omit

A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator. Popular during the years 1650-1750

Near, next to, adjoining.

Concerning farms, farmers, or the use of land

Farming

Attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods

A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility

A greedy desire, particularly for wealth

A particular preference or point of view that is personal, rather than scientific

A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha

A system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials

The most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center

An economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, esp. as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.

To end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

Empires and states developed increasingly _________ governments to administer and organize their subjects (600 BCE to 600 CE, in China, Persia, Rome etc.)

A fake, fraud, imposter, cheat

An item of personal, movable property; slave. Any article of tangible property other than land, buildings, and other things annexed to land

A system of government in which the leader relies on generosity, ritual status, or charisma rather than force to win obedience from the people

A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

A complex, highly organized society

Church officials

To compel, force

Attempt by one country to establish settlements in another territory. This was common from 1400-1700s

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere

A form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct

Abundant, plentiful

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people

Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events

Destruction of forests

Scientific study of human populations

obtain something from a specified source

Communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland.

Pertaining to God

A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

Of or relating to economics or the economy. Study of how societies decide what to produce, how to produce it, and how to distribute what they produce

An official order issued by someone in authority

A person who believes in the equality of all people

An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.