| A | B |
|---|
| absolute ruler | a ruler who has complete contorl over the government and the lives of the people it rules |
| absolute power | power no limited by any person or governmental body |
| absolutism | a political theory that absolute power should be held by one ruler |
| acid rain | polluted rain |
| aggression | a forceful action |
| agrarian | having to do with farming |
| alliances | agreements in which nations join together to further their common interests |
| anarchy | total lack of government or order |
| ancestor | dead relative |
| animism | belief that all things have souls, like trees, rocks, etc. |
| apartheid | a policy of racial segregation practiced in the Republic of South Africa from 1940-1990 |
| appeasement | giving in to keep the peace (i.e. Britain and France giving in to Hitler) |
| archaeologist | a group of scattered islands located in a large body of water (Japan) |
| arms race | competition to build the most military weapons |
| artifact | a usually simple object showing human work or alteration |
| atoll | a ring-shaped coral island or string of islands consisting of a coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
