9146866565 | Divine Right of Kings | Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent | 0 | |
9146866566 | Enlightenment | a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly | 1 | |
9146866567 | Popular Sovereignty | A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. | 2 | |
9146866568 | Natural Rights | Life, Liberty, and Property | 3 | |
9146866569 | private property | property owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole | 4 | |
9146866570 | Constitutional Monarchy | A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution. | 5 | |
9146866571 | representative | a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them | 6 | |
9146866572 | Govenment | Is a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people | 7 | |
9146866573 | The Atlantic re | 8 | ||
9146866574 | French Revolution | a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789 | 9 | |
9146866575 | American Revolution | the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain | 10 | |
9146866576 | Haitian Revolution | The only successful slave revolt in history Led by Toussaint L'Ouverture | 11 | |
9146866577 | Simon Bolivar | 1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule. | 12 | |
9146866578 | Mercantilism | belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism. | 13 | |
9146866579 | Capitalism | An economic system based on private ownership of capital | 14 | |
9146866580 | laissez-faire economics | economic system where government should not interfere in the marketplace | 15 | |
9146866581 | Socialism | a political theory advocating state ownership of industry | 16 | |
9146866582 | Marxism | a body of thought deriving its main elements from the ideas of Karl Marx | 17 | |
9146866583 | domestic system/cottage industry | a craft occupation done in the home | 18 | |
9146866584 | industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service | 19 | |
9146866585 | steam engine | an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power. | 20 | |
9146866586 | Labor Reforms | prohibits most child labor; helps guarantee fair wages; encourages unions; limits work hours | 21 | |
9146866587 | Imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 22 | |
9146866588 | Colonization | One country taking over another area to be used for their benefit | 23 | |
9146866589 | New Imperialism | The late-nineteenth-century drive by European countries to create vast political empires abroad. | 24 | |
9146866590 | Social Darwinism | The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle. | 25 | |
9146866591 | Berlin Conference | Meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa | 26 | |
9146866592 | Scramble for Africa | The European's flurry of colonializations in Africa. | 27 | |
9146866593 | Opium Wars in China | 1839-1842 | 28 | |
9146866594 | Matthew Perry | commodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa | 29 | |
9146866595 | unequal treaties | trade treaties that China signed under pressure of invasion; gave Western powers trade benefits | 30 | |
9146866596 | Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 31 | |
9146866597 | Unification of Germany | Bismarck used his policy of "blood and iron" to unite the German states under Prussian rule | 32 | |
9146866598 | Otto von Bismarck | German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) | 33 | |
9146866599 | Unification of Italy | 1859-1870 | 34 | |
9146866600 | Tokugawa Shogunate | Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences | 35 | |
9146866601 | Meiji Restoration | the modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's | 36 | |
9146866602 | Sino-Japanese War | a war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory | 37 | |
9146866603 | Russo-Japanese War | (1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious. | 38 | |
9146866604 | Quing Dynasty | China's last dynasty, which ruled from 1644-1912 | 39 | |
9146866605 | Self-strengthening | China adopting Western technology but keeping Confucian values and institutions | 40 | |
9146866606 | Movement | an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed. | 41 | |
9146866607 | Taiping Rebellion | a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan | 42 | |
9146866608 | Causes of Industrial Revolution | Natural resources, large labor force, new inventions, free enterprise and railroads | 43 | |
9146866609 | Causes of Imperialism | military strength, new markets and cultural superiority | 44 | |
9146866610 | Responses to Imperialism | 45 | ||
9174931699 | Effects of Urbanization | 46 | ||
9364201099 | Absolute Monarchy | A government in which the king or queen has absolute power. | 47 | |
9458212680 | Fascism | A totalitarian form of government where one person rules. | 48 | |
9684383310 | nomadic (adj) | 49 | ||
9684383312 | Neolithic Revolution | A turning point in the stone age when humans began farming. | 50 | |
9684383313 | hunter-gatherer | People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive | 51 | |
9684383314 | Pastoralism | The domestication of animals | 52 | |
9684383315 | Job Specialization | a job composed of a small part of a larger task or process | 53 | |
9684383316 | social hierarchy | the division of society by rank or class | 54 | |
9684383311 | Cuneiform | 55 | ||
9696753957 | Code of Hammurabi | 282 laws by King Hammurabi carved into stone about family matters, taxes, debts, and more | 56 |
AP World history unit 5 Flashcards
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