AP World Introductory AVocabulary Flashcards
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What does BCE mean
Before Common Era
What is a Bureaucracy
Large group of people who are involved in running a gov but not elected
What does CE stand for
Common Era
What is a City-State
A sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its own dependencies
What is a Democracy
a form of government in which supreme power is retained by the people, but which is usually exercised indirectly through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed.
What is a Dynasty
family of rulers who rule over a state for a long time
Empire
A political construct in which one state dominates over another state, or a series of states
Ideology
body of doctrine of belief or a group
Imperialism
the practice of a nation forcefully imposing its rule or authority over other nations
indigenous
originating from a particular region
Monarchy
supreme power held by one person and passed through family heirs
Nation-state
a sovereign state inhabited by a relatively homogenous group of people
oligarchy
a form of government in which all power is held in a small group of people
Republic
a state were supreme power rest in the body of citizens entitled to select representatives to represent them.
Tributary state
a state that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor
