14958263369 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. | ![]() | 0 |
14958263370 | Confucianism | The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. | ![]() | 1 |
14958263371 | Filial Piety (Confucianism) | a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors | ![]() | 2 |
14958263372 | Imperial Bureaucracy | Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control | 3 | |
14958263373 | Neo-Confucianism | A philosophy that emerged in Song-dynasty China; it revived Confucian thinking while adding in Buddhist and Daoist elements. | 4 | |
14958263374 | Buddhism in China | Spread by the Silk Roads, took form of Mahavana Buddhism. Blended with Daoism, formed 'Chan Buddhism' (aka Zen Buddhism). | 5 | |
14958263376 | Champarice | a quick-maturing, drought resistant rice that can allow two harvests, of sixty days each in one growing season | 6 | |
14958263377 | Grand Canal | Built in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; strengthened China's internal cohesion and economic development | 7 | |
14958263378 | Textile Industry | Industries primarily concerned with the design or manufacture of clothing as well as the distribution and use of textiles. | 8 | |
14958263379 | porcelain | a thin, beautiful pottery invented in China; one of China's 3 major exports | 9 | |
14958263380 | Steel and iron production | A key element during the Song Economic Revolution; helped popularize mass production and new production methods | 10 | |
14958263381 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. | 11 | |
14958263382 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament. | 12 | |
14958263383 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. | 13 | |
14958263384 | Abbasid Caliphate | third of the Islamic Caliphates of the Islamic Empire. The rulers who built their capital in Baghdad after overthrowing the Umayyad caliphs. In started in 750 CE. It flourished for two centuries, but slowly went into decline with the rise to power of the Turkish army it had created, the Mamluks. In the 13th century the Mongols displaced them. | 14 | |
14958263385 | Turks | Central Asian nomads related to the Xiongnu peoples that pressured Han China. Organized as tribes that constantly fought each other. Most converted to Islam. Most societies sought to trade with settled people. Nobles controlled absolutely in times of war. | 15 | |
14958263386 | Seljuk Empire | An empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis, lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D. | 16 | |
14958263387 | Mamluks | Under the Islamic system of military slavery, Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state, ruling Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) | 17 | |
14958263388 | Delhi Sultanates | For about 320 years beginning in 1206, five dynasties ruled over the city of Delhi in India. A former slave named Qutb-ud-din Aibak spread Delhi's territory and influence across northern India. He also spread the influence of the Islamic religion throughout the region. After years of conquest, the Sultanate conquered and incorporated that majority of the Indian subcontinent. This resulted in a sort of unification process between the diverse peoples of the region, but also led to a split in Indian culture, as Hindus increasingly fought against the Sultanate in the 16th century, leading to its demise. | 18 | |
14958263389 | Sufis | mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, & simple life | 19 | |
14958263390 | Dar al-Islam | an Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic rule | 20 | |
14958263391 | Abbasid | A dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from 750 to about 1250. | 21 | |
14958263392 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 22 | |
14958263393 | Bhakti Movement | a Hindu movement that sought to emphasize the idea of devotion to God (Salvation); women began to receive greater importance and recognition in society | 23 | |
14958263394 | Monasticism | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith (monetarists and nunneries) | 24 | |
14958263397 | Great Zimbabwe | A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E. | 25 | |
14958263398 | Hausa Kingdoms | 1 kingdom divided into 7 states that were connected through kinship, blood, or ethnic ties; had no main central authority but rather ruled each state separate from one another;mainly benefited economically from the trans-Saharan trade network | 26 | |
14958263399 | Decentralization | Degree to which decision-making authority is given to lower levels in an organization's hierarchy. | 27 | |
14958263400 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection. | 28 | |
14958263401 | Manorial System | self sufficient, economic structure that is the relationship between the Lord and the peasants or serfs who produced all the necessary goods to keep the manor running | 29 | |
14958263402 | Free Labor | Wage-paying rather than slave labor | 30 | |
14958263403 | Coerced Labor | a system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation. | 31 | |
14958263404 | Serfdom | Feudal system, the use of serfs to work the land in return for protection against barbarian invasions | 32 |
AP World History Modern Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
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