5128722
Description
Flashcards by sydneyconnor00, updated more than 1 year ago
|
Created by sydneyconnor00
over 8 years ago
|
|
| Question | Answer |
| Abolition | The act of putting an end to something by law (ex: abolition of slavery) |
| Absolutism | Acceptance or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters |
| Agrarian | Cultivated land or the cultivation of land |
| Americanization | Process of an immigrant to the US becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs and customs |
| Anti-Semitism | Hostility to or prejudice against Jews |
| Appeasement | Diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict |
| Arable land | Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops |
| Architecture | The art and science of designing buildings and some nonbuilding structures |
| Aristocracy | Highest class in certain societies, espically those holding hereditary titles or offices |
| Artisan | Worker in skilled trade, espically one that involves making things by hand |
| Asian Tigers | 4 highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, amd Taiwan. They were the first newly industrialized countries. |
| Atlantic Circuit | Clockwise trade network with Europe, Americas and Africa through the Atlantic ocean. E-> Af: metal, hardware, guns for gold, timber and slaves. Af->Am: slaves |
| Authoritarian | Expecting or requiring people to obey laws or rules; not allowing personal freedom |
| Bantus | Member of any several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa |
| Barbarian | Member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian); an uncultured or brutish person |
| Berlin Conference | Conference that regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during New Imperialism period, and coincided w/ Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power |
| Beast of Burden | aka llamas |
| Black Death | anthrax/bubonic plague; carried by fleas on rats. 1/3 of people in Europe died in just 4 years. blame was placed on the Jews |
| Blockade | sealing off place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
| Boer War | War which Great Britain fought against Transvaal and Orange Free State |
| Bourgeoisie | urban class underneath nobility, usually wealthy merchants |
| Boxer Rebellion | Chinese secret organization, Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, led an uprising in N China against spread of Western + Japanese influence there |
| British Raj | rule of British Crown in Indian subcontinent between 1858 to 1947; also called Crown rule in India or Direct rule in India |
| Buddhism | religion that states life is suffering caused by desire + the suffering ceases when desire ceases. teachings from Buddha (8 fold path) |
| Bureaucracy | system of gov in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives |
| Byzantine Empire | the continuation of Roman Empire in E during late antiquity+M ages, capital city Constantinople |
| Caliphate | an islamic state ruled by caliph (deputy) successor to prophet Muhammad |
| Capitalism | economic + political system where country's trade + industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather by state (banks, stock exchanges, etc) |
| Caravan | covered horse-drawn wagon |
| Caravel | small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in exploration of Atlantic |
| Caste System | class structure determined by birth; poor parents = poor child |
| Champa Rice | quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season; originally introduced into Champia from India |
| Chinampas | raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields |
| Chivalry | the system of values (such as loyalty and honor) that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow |
| City-State | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
| Civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced |
| Classical Age | broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world. |
| Clergy | The body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders. |
| Coercive labor system | a system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation |
| Cold War | ideological struggle between communism (Soviet Union) and capitalism (US) for world influence; seem to come to end by dissolve of Soviet Union 1991 |
| Collectivization | organization of all of a country's production and industry into government ownership and management |
| Colonialism | policy by which a nation manages a foreign territory and develops its resources for the benefit of the colonial power |
| Columbian Exchange | exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between Americas and rest of the world following Columbus's voyages |
| Commerce | the activity of buying and selling, espically on a large scale |
| Communism | a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
Want to create your own Flashcards for free with GoConqr? Learn more.