APWH Summer Vocabulary

Question 1

Absolute Ruler

Answer 1

a ruler who holds complete power within a country, similar to a monarch

Question 2

Aristocracy

Answer 2

a government where the neither rich nor poor daily citizens of the state, also known as the nobility, hold power

Question 3

Bureaucracy

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a government system where state officials make the most crucial decisions, not the elected officials; contains a hierarchical structure and specific responsibilities for each level

Question 4

Chiefdom

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a society run under a chief’s authority and relies on generosity and charisma from the chief rather than force to gain the people’s obedience

Question 5

Civilization

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a human society with an advanced social development and containing specific characteristics of technological and cultural development

Question 6

Colonialism

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a stronger country maintains control and domination over a weaker country in multiple ways, resulting in the stronger country gaining the weaker country’s resources

Question 7

Democracy

Answer 7

a government run by the people of the country, usually through elected representatives

Question 8

Demography

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the study of dynamics within populations, providing evidence for trends throughout history

Question 9

Diaspora

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all types of movement from a population’s citizens sharing the same ethnic descent

Question 10

Dynasty

Answer 10

a succession of sovereigns from a country all apart of one family or a common ancestor

Question 11

Empire

Answer 11

a group of countries or states brought together under one supreme authority

Question 12

Epidemic

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a disease is spread rapid that completely devastates a population for a usually short period of time

Question 13

Feudalism

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a form of political organization involving a political, economic, and social hierarchy to organize land, work, and people’s roles within society; a monarch is at the top of this hierarchy

Question 14

Imperialism

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policy of extending a country’s power and influence by taking over another country and or territory through diplomacy or military force and dominating the political, economic, and social characteristics of the nation being taken over

Question 15

Interregional

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permanent movement within the same country from one region to another

Question 16

Kingdom

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community that is politically organized and has a monarchical government structure headed by a king or queen

Question 17

Medieval

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time period of “the Middle Ages”, between the Roman empire and the Renaissance; began with the Western Roman Empire’s collapse and later became the Renaissance and Age of Discovery

Question 18

Merchant

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a person who takes part in wholesale trade by buying and selling items for profit, and usually deals with foreign countries and supplying merchandise

Question 19

Monotheism

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the belief that there is only one god or deity

Question 20

Nation

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a cultural or ethnic area in which inhabitants share similar culture and or beliefs but may not have a country of its own

Question 21

Nomad

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member of a group or tribe that constantly moves from place to place instead of settling down in a single place and live with livestock or by hunting and gathering

Question 22

Patriarchal

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a social organization where a male is in complete control of all aspects of life, including over family and their wife

Question 23

Polytheism

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the belief that there is more than one god or deity

Question 24

Prehistoric

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the time period before record history or writing systems had been created

Question 25

Primary source

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information created the same time an event takes place or firsthand by people directly involved in the event; documents, recordings, or photographs from the actual event

Question 26

Revolution

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a thorough change in order, usually in established government and institutions

Question 27

Rural

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relating to the countryside or agriculture instead of the town and or city

Question 28

Secondary source

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an interpretation or analysis of an event by a person that was not directly involved in the event

Question 29

Serf

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a person that is not free and usually bound to the land that they work on

Question 30

Slavery

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a system where a person's legal status is that of property and can therefore be bought and sold in order to work without wages

Question 31

Socialism

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a social organization theory that believes that production, distribution, and exchange should be controlled by the community instead of a few individuals

Question 32

State

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a political and geopolitical area that is politically legitimate, has its own government, and citizens are the inhabitants

Question 33

Syncretism

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the fusing of elements from multiple religions and or forms of belief and practice into a distinct worship system

Question 34

Theocracy

Answer 34

a government system where priests or officials are either thought of as divinely guided or simply rule in the name of a god

Question 35

Urban

Answer 35

a location relating to a town or city and is not country like