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AP World History Midterm Review
Units 1-4
8000 BC to 1700 CE

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2225017347Major empires of 1450-1700Spanish, Portuguese, French, English, Dutch, Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Ottomans, Safavid, Mughal0
2225017348Prince Henry of PortugalPrince Henry the Navigator; wanted to spread Catholicism, gained money from capturing Ceuta in North Africa, est. Sagres Institution of Navigation1
2225017349Sagres Institution of Navigationimproved the compass and astrolabe, vessels (lanteen and caravel-sturdier for open ocean)2
2225017350Treaty of Tordesillas 1494Pope declared Spanish to west and Portuguese to east to prevent conflict among Catholic nations, an example of the pope's power3
2225017351Zheng He's maritime expeditionsprimarily to flaunt the extravagance of the Ming under Emperor Yongle, reverse tribute; ended after Yongle's death because elite thought it was a waste of money and resources4
2225017352motives for European explorationEnlightenment influenced adventurous/ambitious behavior; need to beat Muslims and Italians in trade; advanced ships and cannons facilitated it; new alliances between rulers and merchants5
2225017353miscegnationmixing of races among Spanish, Portuguese, French in American colonies6
2225017354Spanish/Portuguese colonization patternstrict control over colonies, enforced Catholicism7
2225017355English/French colonization patternmore lenient and liberal, freedom of religion8
2225017356Reconquistapushing the Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula, started in 1212, slow process, Muslims driven out in 14929
222501735717th century French and British political developmentsin Britain, more influential Parliament, Protestant monarchs, decline in monarch's power in France, absolutist monarchs, Bourbon kings10
2225017358most significant political change in the Americas between 1450-1700European colonizing over former empires/tribes11
2225017359Potosisilver mine in South America (modern day Bolivia), very large, required many slaves12
2225017360increase in Atlantic slave tradesugar plantations, end of encomienda system13
2225017361Portuguese in Indian Ocean - 1500captured many ports, didn't completely gain control from Muslims but did bring in profit and break Italian monopoly on pepper14
22250173621520s and 1530s Americasoverthrowing of Aztecs (by Cortez) and Incas (by Pizzarro)15
2225017363regions in Americas with most slavesBrazil, Caribbean, West Indies16
2225017364higher demand for slaves in Americasbecause of sugar production17
2225017365labor systems in the Americasindentured servitude (mostly English), encomienda (Native Americans), mit'a (Incas), slavery18
2225017366The Middle Passagethe dangerous route on which slaves were transported from West Africa to the Americas to be sold19
2225017367Triangular Tradeany trade across the Atlantic occurring in triangular patterns, exchanged food, manufactured products, raw goods, slaves, etc.20
2225017368social classes of Spanish Americapeninsulares, creoles, mestizos, natives21
2225017369social classes of Brazil and Caribbeanpeninsulares, creoles, mulattoes, slaves22
2225017370Bartolome de las Casasinfluenced monarch to end encomienda system in Americas, stop use of Natives for slave labor, supported Black Legend, New Laws of 154223
2225017371Islamic use of slaveswomen and children, for concubines and indoor slaves24
2225017372European use of slavesstrong men, for plantation labor25
2225017373main motive for Russian expansion in 16th-17th centuriesprofitable fur trade in Siberia26
2225017374peak of Atlantic slave trade1760 to 180027
2225017375effects of slave trade on Africadecreased population, new states arose with use of firearms28
2225017376King Afonso I of the Kongotried to stop slave Portuguese from kidnapping slaves, was too weak to defeat them29
2225017377British East India Companyworked with Mughal Empire through treaties to trade in India30
2225017378Dutch East India Companygained control of Spice Islands in SE Asia through conquer and force31
2225017379revolutions of 1450 to 1750Agricultural, Religious, Scientific, Commercial32
2225017380Protestant ReformationMartin Luther exposing the church in 95 Theses33
2225017381Catholic Reformationmovement to bring Catholics back, Council of Trent in Italy (Jesuits and no more indulgences)34
2225017382Scientific RevolutionCopernicus: heliocentric model Galileo: world spins on axis Newton: gravity Kepler: elliptical planetary orbits35
2225017383Commercial Revolutioncorporations, bourgeoisie, mercantilism, capitalism36
2225017384mercantilismColbert in France / factors of production controlled by government37
2225017385Czar Peter the Greatof the Romanov family, late 1600s, promoted Westernization and Great Embassy, expanded Russia into Denmark38
2225017386Gunpowder EmpiresOttomans, Mughal, Safavid39
2225017387siege of Vienna in 1529 and 1638threat of Islamic (Ottoman) forces against Austrian Hapsburg rulers40
2225017388Rule of Akbarpeaceful with Hindus and Muslims, gets rid of taxes for non Muslims, less discrimination, divine religion, foreign trade boomed, hired Europeans as carrier ships41
2225017389Emperor Kangxiallowed Jesuits into his court to learn from them42
2225017390Canton systemChinese restricted European trade to a specific port at Canton, taxed all the goods there, very strict43
2225017391Macartney missionBritish sent Lord Macartney to get China to loosen up on Canton System, he insulted the emperor, turned into an epic failure, China closed off trade with Europe44
2225017392Portuguese arrival in Japan 1543relatively peaceful at first, they bring firearms which allows rise of Tokugawa45
2225017393China reversed policy towards Christiansbecause the Pope denounced Confucism46
2225017394Catholic missionaries in AsiaJesuits, Dominicans, and Franciscans47
2225017395Tokugawa view towards Christianityin 1649 tension arose, when Pope denounced Confucism the Tokugawa banned and persecuted Christians, were only cordial with Dutch (because they didn't try to convert), became very strict with Euro contact48
2225017396Forty Seven Roninemphasizes the diminishing feudalism and significance of civil law, slowly becoming centralized, emperor gaining back power49
2225017397Hausa states and Hanseatic Leaguetrade50
22250173981750s European-Asian commercemany restrictions on part of the Asians51
2225017399European influence in Africarestricted to coastal ports, no colonization (save for a few coastal colonies)52
2225017400Portugalbegan the European exploration movement53
2225017401Ibn BattutaMuslim traveler, went to India, Mali, and Persia54
2225017402restrictions on Muslim womeninfluenced by the Byzantine and Turks, not Quran, beginning in Abbasid; women must be covered, are subservient, have no rights, can't be in politics, death for infidelity55
2225017403Indian Ocean Commerce 1000-1450carried more goods, bulk items not luxury. 1) south china sea: chinese 2) SE asia to east India: indians 3) west india to east africa: muslims used monsoons to travel, Sumatra was key location56
2225017404Muslim Christian interaction 1095-1206very bad; Pope Urban II initiates Crusades against Muslims57
2225017405Mongol EmpireGenghis Khan as Great Khan in 1206. Golden Horde (Russia), Jagadai, Il-Khans (Persia), and Yuan (China). had horses, weapons, techniques, could adapt easily, recruited soldiers, intimidation, opportunists, efficient traders. *in every case, led to unity/centralization, military tech. spreading, more dangerous world, increase in cultural identity, trade increases58
2225017406Taika reformsborrowing bureaucratic and legal reforms from Tang China, sent boys there to study59
2225017407Japanese fuedalismthe warrior class surpassed nobles. by 12th century, power in Japan spread among larger pool of noble families who were fighting for control over their small territories. Fujiwara family was useless, only cared about art and poetry.60
2225017408Aztec Tribute vs. Tang TributeAztecs required everyone in empire to give gifts to sustain the empire vs. Tang simply wanted to show off their extravagance and wanted respect61
2225017409Aztecsused road system to increase trade, demanded tribute from conquered, used dikes to use freshwater, made chinampas, grew maize62
2225017410Inca SocialismIncas distributed goods as needed around empire, each kinship group provided a male for state service, mita system63
2225017411Islam spread to North Africathrough trade, merchants64
2225017412Islam spread to Sub-Sahara/West Africapeacefully through trade, the elite adopted it while allowing the peasants to continue their own traditions65
2225017413Islam spread to Indiaviolently through conquest66
2225017414Dhowinvented by Arabs, used in Red Sea and Arabian Sea67
2225017415Junkinvented by Chinese, used in Indian Ocean68
2225017416syncretic beliefsfusion of beliefs; voodoo and Santeria (Caribbean/African), Sikhism (Hinduism and Islam)69
2225017417Solon and Periclesthoughtful Greek politicians70
2225017418Ancient Greeceeach citystate was called a polis. constantly fought amongst each other. many slaves. Athens had first "democracy" but only free male citizens could participate71
2225017419monarchya single individual holds power72
2225017420republicno monarch, elected officials73
2225017421democracyall eligible citizens have a say74
2225017422oligarchyrule by one privileged group75
2225017423gentryeducated middle class appointed by Han and Rome to form bureaucracies76
2225017424Etruscan governmentoriginally a strict monarchy but became republic of Rome77
2225017425Ancient Romerepresentative republic; 2 consuls, Senate-patricians (noblemen) and Assembly-plebeians (normal free people) and slaves.78
2225017426Roman vs. HanHan more family oriented, Rome was more individualistic. No social conduct standard in Rome, and greater economic mobility. Han had more divine leadership. Christianity prevailed over previous Roman tradition. Confucism was just revival of old tradition79
2225017427Pax Romana200 years of peace under Emperor Augustus80
2225017428Emperor Constantine's Edict of Milan 313end of persecution of Christians81
2225017429Confucianismtraditional Chinese religion, emphasizes political and social roles, order, five relationships (ruler and subject/parent and child/husband and wife/older bro and younger/friend and friend). Ren, Li to elders, and filial piety82
2225017430BuddhismSiddhartha Gautama, suffering, no more desire, nirvana, enlightenment. split into Theraveda (traditional) and Mahayana (modernized)-bodhisattvas83
2225017431ZoroastrianismPersian religion, good vs. evil, like Christianity, monotheistic84
2225017432ChristianityJesus, devotion to God and love to others, forgiveness of sins=salvation=everlasting life85
2225017433What region of the world began expanding and controlling other regions of the world in the 1450's?EUROPE86

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