AP World History Flashcards

6742300410	Argarian	The cultivation of land	0
6742305648	Barbarian	Person in a savage or primitive state	1
6742314728	Bureaucracy	A system of government in which most of the decisions are made by state officials rather then elected representatives	2
6742344706	Sumerians	First civilization in Mesopotamia	3
6742349034	Amorites	Nomads that took over Mesopotamia and started the Babylonian	4
6742358404	Phoenicians	Collection of Mediterranean city states known for trading, sailing, cedar wood, and purple dye	5
6742368137	Nile River	Acted as a two way highway in Egypt	6
6742373436	Aryans	Nomadic warriors that brought early Hinduism to India	7
6742410610	Upanishads	Formalized Hinduism is the 6th century BCE	8
6742414818	Middle Kingdom	Name for China	9
6742417839	Animism	Religion in Shang Dynasty	10
6742421766	Mandate of Heaven	Zhou Dynasty used for consent	11
6742426041	Royal Road	Persian road that unified and was used for trading	12
6742434061	Zoroasterianism	Theology that the world was divided	13
6742436364	Aegean Sea	Body of water that Greek Culture revolved around	14
6742449405	Socrates	Questioned altenian political system after loss of the Peloponnesian War	15
6742459989	Hellinistic Culture	Combination of Greek and Persian culture by Alexander the Great	16
6742469590	Filial Piety	Confucian ideal that respect starts in the home	17
6742473612	Taoism	Philosophy that nature and instinct is "the way"	18
6742482523	Legalism	Rule through coercion and fear	19
6742485571	Xiongdu	Nomads that took over the northern Han	20
6742495129	Ashoka	Mauryan ruler and Buddhist who led with morals	21
6742498489	Guptas	Indian dynasty that was loosely structured but advanced in culture and learning	22
6742517404	Patriarchy	A form of social organization in which males dominate females	23
6742524800	Mesopotamia	"land between the rivers"; fertile crescent	24
6742532726	Labor Specialization	division of jobs and skills in a society	25
6742537325	Metallurgy	the science of working with metals	26
6742551174	Cuneiform	A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets	27
6742565211	Code of Hammurabi	1st written code of law	28
6742575469	Caste System	A hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life	29
6742590671	Devshirme	ottoman "blood tax'	30
6742594360	China	wanted most silver	31
6742599537	Copernicus	Believed earth revolved around the sun	32
6742604485	Neo-confucianism	response to Buddhism in China	33
6742609707	Columbian Exchange	biological east and west exchange	34
6742614746	Justanians Code	Byzantine law influenced by romans	35
6742622515	Jesuits	catholic missionaries in asia and americas	36
6742634379	Maize and Potatoes	Crops that increased in Europe and Asia populations	37
6742641648	Smallpox	Decimated native american population	38
6742647550	Capitalism	economies with private ownerships	39
6742662239	Manchus	Founded the last China dynasty	40
6742666134	Creoles	full spanish born in americas	41
6742670853	Ecomienda	Spanish labor system	42
6742677017	Ottomans	Conquered the Byzantines	43
6742686268	Serfs	People legally bound to their land	44
6742700533	Mullans	Religious safavid leaders convert to Shiism	45
6742704619	Imams	religious leader descendant of Ali	46
6742714637	Constantinople	Renamed to Istanbul	47
6742719486	Shan Abbas	Safavid Ruler	48
6742722745	Isfahan	Safavid Capital	49
6742737885	Akbar	Mughal Leader	50
6742741361	Babur	Founded Mughals	51
6742744172	Suleyman	Ottoman Sultan	52
6742749745	Ismall	Safavid Leader	53
6742751587	Sharia	Islamic Law	54
6742754098	Jizya	Tax on Hindus	55
6742757413	Shah Jahan	Built Taj Mahal	56
6742760242	El Mina	Important Factory	57
6742763386	Nzing Mvemba	Congo ruler who converted kingdom to Christianity and worked to end slave trade	58
6742772633	Royal African Company	Source of Slaves	59
6742780015	Indies piece	Equivalent worth of a healthy slave man (spanish)	60
6742795521	Triangular Trade	Slaves go to Americas, American goods go to Europe, products sent to Africa	61
6742809241	Fulani	Religious brotherhoods trying to get closer to God	62
6742816971	3 african civilizations	Asante Benin Dahomey	63
6742822299	Shaka/Zulu	Military nguni leader of Zulu chiefdom used iron discipline	64
6742830106	Mfecane	Wars forcing migration	65
6742833082	Middle Passage	Sharing of ideas between slaves and colonial peoples	66
6742852761	Salt Water Slaves	African born slaves	67
6742856067	Creole	American born descendants of salt water slaves	68
6742867459	Asian sea trading Network	trade west to east into three zones: Arabs, Indians, and Chinese	69
6742874893	Goa	Indian city developed by Portugese	70
6742911360	Apartheid	A system of racial segregation in South Africa	71
6742929571	White Huns	Invaders who weakened the empire of the Guptas	72
6742934454	Marae	Polynesian temple structure	73
6742951597	Hitites	Most formidable power in Anatolia	74
6758396012	Theocracy	A government ruled by God or by church leaders	75
6758396013	Artisan	A craftsman	76
6758396014	Polis	A Greek city-state	77
6758396015	Brahmin	A member of the social class of priests in Aryan society	78
6758396016	Democracy	A political system in which the people rule	79
6758396017	Monsoon	A seasonal wind	80
6758396018	Dynasty	A series of rulers from the same family	81
6758396019	Hieroglyphics	A system of picture writing used in Egypt	82
6758396020	Foraging	A term for hunting and gathering	83
6758396021	Pharoh	An Egyptian monarch	84
6758396022	Aftrifact	A object made by human hands	85
6758396023	Analects	Collection of teachings and sayings made by Confucius	86
6758396024	Jati	Complicated system of sub castes in the Hindu caste system	87
6758396025	Steppe	Dry grassland	88
6758396026	Filial Piety	I'm China, respect for one's parents and other elders	89
6758396027	Latifundia	Large holdings in the Roman Empire	90
6758396028	Ziggurat	Mesopotamian Temples	91
6758396029	Disciple	12 followers of Christ	92
6758396030	Reincarnation	Rebirth	93
6758396031	Polytheism	Belief in many gods	94
6758396032	Monotheism	Belief in one god	95
6758396033	Torah	First 5 books of the Jewish scripture	96
6758396034	Pope	Head of the Catholic Church	97
6758396035	Varna	Hindu word for caste	98
6758396036	10 commandments	Moral law of the Hebrews	99
6758396037	Pastoralism	Practice of herding	100
6758396038	Syncretism	Blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions	101
6758396039	Austronesian	Branch of languages originating in Oceania	102
6758396040	Hadith	Collection of the saying and deeds of Mohammed	103
6758396041	Chivalry	Knight's code of honor in Medieval Europe	104
6758396042	Khan	A mongol Rulee	105
6758396043	Neo- Confucianism	Philosophy that blended Confucianism and Buddhist thought	106
6758396044	Parliament	A representative assembly	107
6758396045	Kowtow	A ritualistic bow practiced in the Chinese court	108
6760069635	Manorialism	System of self sufficient estates that arose in medieval Europe	109
6760069636	Lateen Sails	Triangular sail attached to a short mast	110
6760069637	Quechua	An Andean society also known as the Inca	111
6760069638	Sultan	Islamic ruler	112
6760069639	Parallel Descent	descent through both the father and mother	113
6760069640	Jihad	Islamic holy war	114
6760069641	Flying monkwy	Letters of credit issued in place of coins	115
6760069642	Shogun	Military leader under the Bakufu	116
6760069643	Muslim	One who submits; a follower of Islam	117
6760069644	Investiture	Authority claimed by monarchs to appoint church officials	118
6760069645	Shariah	Body of law that governs Muslim society	119
6760069646	Sunnu	Largest branch of Islam	120
6760069647	Caliph	Chief Muslim political and religious leader	121
6760069648	Bushido	Code of honor of the samurai in Japan	122
6760069649	Umma	Community of Muslim believers	123
6760069650	Allah	The god of Muslim	124
6760069651	Metropolitan	Head of Eastern Orthodox church	125
6769946372	Quran	The holy book of Islam	126
6769946373	Mosque	House of worship of followers of Islam	127
6769946374	Seppuki	Japanese practice of ritual suicide	128
6769946375	Samurai	Military class of feudal Japan	129
6769946376	Mexica	Name given to themselves by the Aztec people	130
6769946377	Shogunate	Rule of the shoguns	131
6769946378	Factor	Agent with trade privileges in early Russia	132
6769946379	Philosophes	French enlightens social thinkers	133
6769946380	Mestizos	Persons of mixed European and native descent	134
6769946381	Peninsulares	Those who were born in Europe	135
6769946382	Natural Laws	Principles that govern nature	136
6769946383	Boyars	Russian nobility	137
6769946384	Sovereignitt	Self-rulw	138
6769946385	Heliocentric revolution	Sun is the center of the solar system	139
6769946386	Purdah	Hindu custom of secluding women	140
6769946387	Estates general	Traditional legislative body of france	141
6769946388	Sues Canal	Constructed by Egypt in 1869	142
6769946389	Jacobins	Extreme radicals during the French Revolution	143
6769946390	Conscription	Military draft	144
6769946391	Boxer Rebellion	Revolt against foreign residents of China	145
6769946392	Proletarian	Class of workers in an industrial society	146
6769946393	Boers	South Africans of Dutch descent	147
6769946394	Estates	Division of society in pre-evolutionary France	148
6769946395	Inperialism	establishment of colonial empires	149
6769946396	Feminism	Movement to achieve women's rights	150
6769946397	Capital	Money and equipment needed to engage in industrialization	151
6769946398	Bill of Rights	First 10 amendments to the constitution	152
6769946399	Natural rights	Rights that belong to every person that the government can't take away	153
6769946400	Reign of Terror	Most extreme violence during the French Revolution	154
6769946401	Duma	Russian parliament	155
6769946402	Raj	Sanskrit name for the British government in India	156
6769946403	Estates-general	Traditional legislative body of France	157
6769946404	Treaty of Nanking	Treaty ending the Opium War	158
6769946405	Progrom	Violence against Jews in statist Russia	159
6769946406	Sino-Japanese war	War between Japan and China	160
6769946407	Opium War	War between Great Britain and China	161
6769946408	Russo-Japanese War	War between Japan and China	162
6769946409	Boer War	War between the British and the Dutch	163
6769946410	Qing dynasty	Invaders who ruled China	164
6769946411	Berlin conference	Meeting of European powers to divide Africa	165
6769946412	Sepoys	South Asian soldiers	166
6769946413	Separation of Powers	Division of powers among the legislative	167
6769946414	Young Turks	Society founded in 1889	168
6769946415	Liberalism	Favored civil rights	169
6769946416	Spanish-American wat	War between the United States and Spain	170
6769946417	Guano	Bird droppings	171
6769946418	Queu	A long ponytail that Chinese men wear	172
6769946419	Romanticism	Emphasized emotion over reason	173
6769946420	Jesuits	Members of the society of Jesus	174

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