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AP World History
Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Agrarian | of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure, and cultivation of land |
| Archeology | the study of the past through material remains; often focused upon the life and culture of ancient peoples, but is also applied to a more recent past. |
| City-State | a sovereign city,often part of a federation of such cities |
| Civilization | an organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people |
| Communal | shared by a community; public |
| Edifice | a building or structure, either public or private |
| Egalitarian | characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people |
| Era | a time period, generally more than one year |
| Filial | of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one |
| Incarnation | a living being embodying a deity or spirit |
| Indigenous | born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion |
| Metallurgy | the science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment and working |
| Monarchy | a government with a hereditary head or state |
| Nomadic | leading a wondering life with no fixed abode |
| Oracle | a shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity |
| Pagan | relating to, characteristic of or adhering to non-Abrahamist religions, especially earlier polytheism |
| Pastoral | of or pertaining to shepherds; relating to rural life |
| Patriarch | the male head of a tribal life or family |
| Sedentary | not moving; relatively still |
| Stratification | the process leading to formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks |
| Subsistence | real being; in existence |
| Venerate | to treat with great respect and deference |