8267859485 | Umayyad Caliphate | Islamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Damascus First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs | 0 | |
8267885292 | Abbasid Caliphate | Islamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Baghdad descendants of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas; overthrew Umayyad Caliphate | 1 | |
8267912210 | Tang Dynasty | East Asia, Golden Age of Chinese Civilization Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences. | 2 | |
8267939444 | Song Dynasty | East Asia - Great period of technological advancements the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy | 3 | |
8267974026 | Srivijaya Kingdom | Southeast Asia - modern day Indonesia | 4 | |
8268258278 | Chinggis Kahn | (Temujin) United the Mongols, grew into largest land based empire in history, began in Central Asia | 5 | |
8268317011 | Muhammad | One true prophet of the Islam Founder of Islam, considered the greatest prophet in Islam, originated in Arabia, Middle East, SW Asia born in Mecca, holiest city of Islam | 6 | |
8268625655 | Spain falls to Islam | Umayyad Caliphate expands to the Iberian peninsula (parts of Spain) | 7 | |
8268642962 | The Crusades | Christian holy wars called by the Papacy seeking to retake the Holy Land from Islam | 8 | |
8268672026 | Ottoman victory over Constantinople | Ottoman Turks (Muslims) defeat and end the Byzantine Empire (Christians) | 9 | |
8268683297 | Icon Controversy | Conflict over whether or not to worships icons (RCC say ok, OCC say no) | 10 | |
8268733132 | Conversion of Kievan Rus | Prince Vladimir chooses Eastern Orthodox Church as the faith to unite Kiev | 11 | |
8268700730 | Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor | Western Europe 800 CE | 12 | |
8268747667 | Great Schism | the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054 | 13 | |
8268771885 | Spanish Reconquest | Christians drive the final Moors (Spanish Muslims) out of Spain (last Moorish stronghold was Granada) | 14 | |
8268789371 | Trans-Saharan Trade | Trading network linking North Africa (Med Sea) with sub-saharan across the Saharan. GOLD for SALT in WEST African Kingdoms along the NIGER River. Ghana, Mali and Songhai. | 15 | |
8268809011 | Indian Ocean Basin | connected East Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia with China and Japan | 16 | |
8268822378 | Black Death | A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1352 | 17 | |
8268837745 | Incan Road | The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. | 18 | |
8268890218 | Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) | 19 | |
8268914602 | West African Empires | Kingdom of Ghana, Kingdom of Mali | 20 | |
8268960331 | Korea | Participated in Chinese Tribute System | 21 | |
8268971916 | Vietnam | Participated in Chinese Tribute System | 22 | |
8268981500 | Japan | able to stay completely independent of China | 23 | |
8268995613 | Anatolia | Modern day Turkey a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey | 24 | |
8269010844 | Medina | the second holiest city of Islam; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca | 25 | |
8269042062 | Northern India | 20-25% of people convert to Islam | 26 | |
8269058780 | Khanate of the Golden Horde | the Mongol empire, that, after the fall of Kiev, ruled all of southern Russia for 200 years | 27 | |
11362607619 | Meroe | Capital of a flourishing kingdom in southern Nubia from the fourth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E.. In this period Nubian culture shows more independence from Egypt and the influence of Sub-Saharan Africa. | 28 | |
11362610268 | Axum | The Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa. | 29 | |
11362618228 | Jenne-jeno | One of the first urbanized centers in western Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50,000 people at its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade with nearby regions. | 30 | |
11362622045 | Maya | They settled in the Yucatan Peninsula, not far from the Olmecs. A very cultural and intellectual people who used astronomy to create and very accurate calendar. | 31 | |
11362626414 | Teotihuacan | first major metropolis in Mesoamerica, collapsed around 800 CE. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun". | 32 | |
11362645492 | Chavin | The first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region. | 33 | |
11362653945 | Bantu | The people who spread throughout Africa spreading agriculture, language, and iron. | 34 | |
11362662614 | Ancestral Pueblo | Southwest Native American culture known especially for its architecture, which consisted of apartments and kivas. | 35 | |
11362668149 | Mound-Builders | native american civilizations of the eastern region of north america that created distinctive earthen works that served as elaborate burial places | 36 | |
11362680753 | Melanesia | The most populous of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and others. | 37 | |
11362686051 | Polynesia | Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island | 38 | |
11362690206 | Micronesia | Small islands in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea. | 39 |
AP World History - Unit 3 - Key Locations Flashcards
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