Basic Vocabulary in AP World History

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Agriculture

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The science, art, and practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising domestic animals to produce food, fiber, and other materials for human use and distribution to markets

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Agrarian

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a society or economy based on agriculture—the cultivation of crops and the domestication of animals for sustenance and support

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Analyze

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to examine historical information in detail, breaking it down into its component parts to understand its structure, relationships, and implications, rather than just summarizing it

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Animism

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the belief that spiritual essences or souls are present in the natural world, including living things like plants and animals, as well as non-living things like rocks and bodies of water

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Art

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the diverse creative works such as paintings, sculptures, and buildings that are studied across global cultures and historical periods to understand their connections to the social, political, and technological contexts in which they were created

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Belief system

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is a comprehensive set of values, ethics, principles, and explanations that provide a framework for understanding the world, one's place in it, and how society should be structured, influencing human behavior, social organization, political power, and cultural development over time

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Bureaucracies

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a system of government or organization where decisions are made by a structured group of unelected officials, rather than elected representatives

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Caste

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a rigid, hereditary social hierarchy that determines a person's social status, occupation, and rights based on birth

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Civilization

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a complex, settled society characterized by key elements such as stable food supply, advanced cities, government, social structure, writing systems, religious systems, and technology

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Climate

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long-term weather patterns (like temperature and precipitation) in a specific region, rather than daily weather