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APWH Vocabulary
Flash Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Is a society that depends on agriculture as its primary means for support and sustenance. | Agrarian |
| Shared by all members of a community; for common use | Communal |
| noting or having the relation of a child to a parent. | Filial |
| supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person or monarch | Monarchy |
| of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen;devoted to or based on livestock raising | Pastoral |
| The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. | Subsistence |
| the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | Archeology |
| A complex system of beliefs;or a building of | Edifice |
| A person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality | Incarnation |
| mobile: migratory; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession | Nomadic |
| 1.The male head of a family or tribe | Patriarch |
| Regard with great respect; revere | Venerate |
| city state: a state consisting of a sovereign city. | City-State |
| Of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. | Egalitarian |
| Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native: "the indigenous peoples of Siberia". | Indigenous |
| 1.A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity. | Oracle |
| 2.(of work or a way of life) Characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. | Sedentary |
| 1.The most advanced stage of human social development and organization. | Civilization |
| 1.A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. | Era |
| The branch of science that deals with the properties of metals. | Metallurgy |
| A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions | Pagan |
| the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata. | Stratification |
| 2.Be responsible for the implementation or use of (law or resources). | Administer |
| 1.A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. | Bureaucracy |
| 1.A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed. | Manuscript |
| A public speaker, esp. one who is eloquent or skilled. | Orator |
| Chinese prefix used to expand meaning | Sino- |
| (of land) Used or suitable for growing crops | Arable |
| 1.A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. | Citizen |
| 1.A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. | Merchant |
| An aristocrat or nobleman. | Patrician |
| relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language". | Syncretic |
| 1.The most advanced stage of human social development and organization. | Civilization |
| 1.A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic 1.A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic. | Era |
| The branch of science that deals with the properties of metals. | Metallurgy |
| A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions. | Pagan |
| the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata. | Stratification |
| 1.Manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.). | Administer |
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