Review for the World History AP Midterm
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| 47657933 | Neolithic Revolution: | New Stone Age , which was marked by the discovery and mastery of agriculture. | 0 | |
| 47657934 | Hanseatic League: | Association of trading cities in northern Europe linked by major rivers to the Mediterranean. | 1 | |
| 47657935 | Egyptian economy | bronze and iron metallurgy. Built off grain and are shipbuilders.. | 2 | |
| 47657936 | Ethical monotheism | belief that a single god rules over all creations | 3 | |
| 47657937 | Demographics | the study of population | 4 | |
| 47657938 | Hegemony | one country is dominant over another country | 5 | |
| 47657939 | Celts | nomadic group spread across north Europe | 6 | |
| 47657940 | Seven traits of a civilization: | urban focus , complex economic system, complex religion, new political and military structures, new social structure based on economic power, develop a writing system, and new forms of significant artistic and intellectual activity | 7 | |
| 47657941 | Mandate of Heaven: | Chinese belief that the emperors ruled through the mandate, or approval, of heaven contingent on their ability to look after the welfare of the population. | 8 | |
| 47657942 | Causes of the Crusades | recaptured Palestine & the holy city of Jerusalem from Muslim authorities | 9 | |
| 47657943 | Impact of the Crusades | led to trade with Muslims and the importation of Muslim ideas regarding science and mathematics. Weakens feudalism. Slowly unifies nations in europe | 10 | |
| 47657944 | Phoenician traders | A maritime civilization of the Mediterranean that developed extensive trade and communication networks as well as an early alphabetical script (1500 B.C.E). | 11 | |
| 47657945 | Alexander the Great: | launched one of the most successful military campaigns of all time. Alexander crossed into Asia, took over the Persian Empire, and conquered territory all the way to the borderlands of India. Died at 33 due to alcoholism and fever. | 12 | |
| 47657946 | Kosher laws | Jewish dietary laws: no pork | 13 | |
| 47657947 | Covenant | when God tells Abraham and his people to leave and go to the holy land | 14 | |
| 47657948 | Bronze | Material made from copper and tin used for weapons and agricultural tools. Impact on military affairs | 15 | |
| 47657949 | Han empire | founder= Lui Bang, keep Qin idea of government & used Confucianism | 16 | |
| 47657950 | Constantinople | Capital of the Byzantine empire and a cultural and economic center. On the bosporus strait in turkey | 17 | |
| 47657951 | Sanskrit | Sacred language of the early Aryans | 18 | |
| 47657952 | Caste system | The term usually refers to the social system of India. | 19 | |
| 47657953 | Bantu migration | African peoples who originally lived in the area of present-day Nigeria; around 2000 B.C.E. they began a centuries-long migration that took them to most of sub-Saharan Africa; the Bantu were very influential, especially linguistically. Started SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!! migration & started due to population pressures. | 20 | |
| 47657954 | Gothic architecture | tall, slender spires; large stained-glass windows; ornate carvings; flying buttresses. Gargoyles POST LENTAL ARE NOT GOTHIC ARCITETCURES!!!!!! | 21 | |
| 47657955 | Hindu beliefs | Main religion of India, a combination of Dravidian and Aryan concepts; Hinduism's goal is to reach spiritual purity and union with the great world spirit; its important concepts include dharma, karma, and samsara. | 22 | |
| 47657956 | Buddha & Buddhist beliefs | Siddhartha Guatama; must lead a balanced life & live by the 4 noble truths ENCOUARGES EXTREMENESS IS NOT A FOUR NOBLE TRUTH!!!!!!!!! | 23 | |
| 47657957 | The Gupta empire | Indian dynasty (320-550 C.E.) that briefly reunited India after the collapse of the earlier Mauryan dynasty. WHITE HUNS CAUSED THE COLLAPSE | 24 | |
| 47657958 | Mexica people | better known as the aztecs: they go into an area and adopt culture of the people near the area | 25 | |
| 47657959 | Confucian beliefs | Philosophy, based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi (551-479 B.C.E.), or Confucius, that emphasizes order, the role of the gentleman, obligation to society, and reciprocity. | 26 | |
| 47657960 | Daoism | Chinese philosophy with origins in the Zhou dynasty; it is associated with legendary philosopher Laozi, and it called for a policy of inaction. (go with the flow) | 27 | |
| 47657961 | Legalism | Chinese philosophy from the Zhou dynasty that called for harsh suppression of the common people. Unified china, evil, made harsh laws | 28 | |
| 47657962 | Qin dynasty | Chinese dynasty (221-207 B.C.E.) that was founded by Qin Shihuangdi and was marked by the first unification of China and the early construction of defensive walls. Large beurocracy | 29 | |
| 47657963 | City-state | Urban areas that controlled surrounding agricultural regions and that were often loosely connected in a broader political structure with other city-states. | 30 | |
| 47657964 | Aristotle | his writings on science, philosophy, ethics, and politics were adapted by Christian scholars and placed at the center of the medieval worldview. Father of biology. Believes you need to study human nature. | 31 | |
| 47657965 | Plato | Socrates' most famous student. He writes "The Republic" and wanted a philosoper kind (so he could make smart decisions). | 32 | |
| 47657966 | Persian Wars | War (500-479 B.C.E.) sparked by the revolt of Greek cities on the Ionian coast against Persia. After Persia fails to take Athens, the Persian army is forced to retreat back to Anatolia. | 33 | |
| 47657967 | Peloponnesian Wars | A war between camps led by Athens and Sparta the ended in 404 B.C.E. with the unconditional surrender of Athens. | 34 | |
| 47657968 | The Republic | a book that plato wrote and describes a ideal society is governed by men called philosopher kings, wisest and most able men society. | 35 | |
| 47657969 | Teotihuacan | Central American society (200 B.C.E.-750 C.E.); its Pyramid of the Sun was the largest structure in Mesoamerica. Center of olmecs and aztecs & its their religious center | 36 | |
| 47657970 | missi dominici | or servants of the lord. Their purpose was to act as inspectors general, investigating the behavior of royal officials and reporting back to the court. As direct emissaries of the king, they carried all the prestige of Charlemagne and the implied threat of his power. SPIES OF THE CARLINGIAN EMPIRE. ENHANCED AUTHORITY. Charlemagne's officials that kept things in check | 37 | |
| 47657971 | Dark Ages | falls between the classical and modern era 500-800 C.E time of cultural loss | 38 | |
| 47657972 | Twelve Tables | Roman law codes | 39 | |
| 47657973 | Thirty Year's War | the most destructive, Conflict lasting from 1618 to 1648 starting in Bohemia and eventually involving much of Europe. | 40 | |
| 47657974 | Manichaeism | combo of buddhism, zoroachism, and Christianity made by Mani | 41 | |
| 47657975 | Sinicization | the spread of Chinese culture | 42 | |
| 47657976 | Impact of the Mongol invasion | bringing increased trade and brought peace and order and spread of bubonic plague | 43 | |
| 47657977 | Council of Nicea | determines Jesus is human and divine. Aryans said he wasn't. | 44 | |
| 47657978 | Popul Vuh | taught that the gods had created human beings out of maze and water. MAYANZ | 45 | |
| 47657979 | Islamic beliefs | Monotheistic religion of the prophet Muhammad (570-632); influenced by Judaism and Christianity, Muhammad was considered the final prophet because the earlier religions had not seen the entire picture; the Qu'ran is the holy book of Islam. KNOWN FOR 5 PILLARS. 1. GOD, 2. PRAY 5 TIMES A DAY, 3. FASTING DURING RAMADAN, 4. GIVE CHARITY, 5. MAKE A PILGRAMMAGE TO MECCA. | 46 | |
| 47657980 | Council of Trent | Catholic attempt (1545-1563) that sought to direct reform of the Roman Catholic Church. | 47 | |
| 47657981 | Structure of nomadic societies | very little farming and concentrating on hurting the animals THERE IS NO STRUCTURE | 48 | |
| 47657982 | Chinggis Khan | unified the Mongols ; real name is Temujin | 49 | |
| 47657983 | Martin Luther | a german monk who protested the sale of indulgences in his home town. Launched a general attack against church abuses and certain parts of Catholic Doctrine. Objects pluralism. Formed the Lutheran church | 50 | |
| 47657984 | Socrates | important philosopher; teaches people to understand human nature. | 51 | |
| 47657985 | Filial popiety | From Confucius, respect for elder and can create family harmony | 52 | |
| 47657986 | Economics | refers to the study of selling or buying goods. | 53 | |
| 47657987 | Monsoons | seasonal wind, key for trade across Indian ocean | 54 | |
| 47657988 | Samsara | reincarnation | 55 | |
| 47657989 | Dharma | Buddhist doctrine, exfoliation of the four noble truths | 56 | |
| 47657990 | Torah | holy book of Judaism & first 5 books of the old testament | 57 | |
| 47657991 | Wang Mang | known for emphasis on legalistic control on society, belief in legalist doctrine | 58 | |
| 47657992 | Inca order | by taking children or foreign nobles, they'd kidnap them and if they would rebel they would use black mail and say they'll kill your kid. | 59 |
