AP World Vocab Test 2
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| 277303500 | Hangzhou | capital of te Song | 0 | |
| 277303501 | Sui Dynasty | 600 ce, reunify the heartland, reconstitute the Han empire, statr projects that the Song and TAng complete | 1 | |
| 277303502 | Changan | Capital of the Tang dynasty (600-900 CE) | 2 | |
| 277303503 | Pure Land | the Chinese idea of nirvanna as paradise or heaven | 3 | |
| 277303504 | Chan Buddhism | aka Zen Buddhism in Japan, stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty, popular with members of the Chinese society | 4 | |
| 277303505 | Zen Buddhism | aka as Chan Buddhism | 5 | |
| 277303506 | Tang Taizong | (627- 649) He reconquerored the northern and western land that China had since the decline of the Han Dynasty. He started the achievements of the Tang Dynasty. | 6 | |
| 277303507 | Zhu Xi | Chinese philosopher who strongly supported neo-confucianism | 7 | |
| 277303508 | neo-confucianism | created by revivers of ancient Confucianism, try to find the nature of good men, upholds traditions- such as men superiority | 8 | |
| 277303509 | Tangut, Xi Xia, Jurchens | Tribes that rise to power afther the fall of the Song | 9 | |
| 277303510 | Southern Song | the part of the Song Dynasty that is annexed from the song dynasty, glorious reign | 10 | |
| 277303511 | Grand Canal | Started by the Sui and completed by the Tang/Song, increased north south trade in China | 11 | |
| 277303512 | junks | Song ships, best of the time period, water tight, stern post rudders, | 12 | |
| 277303513 | flying money | early form of paper money in the Song dynasty, promoted banking | 13 | |
| 277303514 | footbinding | social segregation placed on upperclass chinese women so they would be separated from peasent women | 14 | |
| 277303515 | Taika Reforms | initiated by Japanese emperor in 646 in order to have china influence japanese imperial administration | 15 | |
| 277303516 | Tale of Gengi | written by Lady Murasaki, written in simplified chinese script, captured what it was like being apart of the JApanese court | 16 | |
| 277303517 | Nara | Along with Heian, capital of the Yamato emperors; patterned after ancient imperial centers of China; never fully populated | 17 | |
| 277303518 | Heian | ultracivilized Japanese court | 18 | |
| 277303519 | shoguns | For 700 years, Japan was under the rule of the Japanese military leaders known as shoguns. | 19 | |
| 277303520 | Fujiwara | Japanese family in the mid 9th century that tries to control the bureaucracy because other leaders are too wrapped up in court life, exercised much influence over imperial affairs | 20 | |
| 277303521 | bushi | warrior leaders of Japanese mini-states | 21 | |
| 277303522 | samurai | mounted Japanese troops, part of the bushis' armies | 22 | |
| 277303523 | kamakura | capital of Minamoto | 23 | |
| 277303524 | shoguns | military leaders of the Kamakura | 24 | |
| 277303525 | ashikaga | overthrows kamakura and creates the Ashikaga shogunate | 25 | |
| 277303526 | daimyos | after the collapse of the shgunate, Japan is divided into 300 small kingdoms and ruled by ____ instead of bushi | 26 | |
| 277303527 | Choson | the earliest Korean kingdom | 27 | |
| 277303528 | Koguryo | Korean ppl who resisted Chinese expansion, est.. a independent state in the northern half of the peninsula | 28 | |
| 277303529 | silla | war with the Koguryo, vassal of the tang dynasty | 29 | |
| 277303530 | Paechke | war with Koguryo | 30 | |
| 277303531 | sinification | adoption of another culture | 31 | |
| 277303532 | Yi | dynasty established in 1392, ruled Korea after MOngol's leave | 32 | |
| 277303533 | Khmers | (Cambodians), rivals of the vietnamese | 33 | |
| 277303534 | Trung sisters | example of favored position of women in vietnam, lead a rebellion | 34 | |
| 277303535 | Nguyen | (16th century) rival to th Vietnamese, challenge the claims of legitimacy of thw Trinh family | 35 | |
| 277303536 | Trinh family | vietnam family challenged by the Nguyen | 36 | |
| 277303537 | Chinggis Khan | khan of the mongol empire | 37 | |
| 277303538 | kuriltai | meeting of all the Mongol chieftans, elected chinggis khan | 38 | |
| 277303539 | khagan | Mongol supreme ruler | 39 | |
| 277303540 | karakorum | mongol capital | 40 | |
| 277303541 | golden horde | Mongol rule of russia and europe | 41 | |
| 277303542 | khanates | 4 divisions of the mongol empire | 42 | |
| 277303543 | prester john | European myth that Mongols leader was ___ | 43 | |
| 277303544 | Kubilai khan | mongol khan of china | 44 | |
| 277303545 | chabi | wife of kubilai khan | 45 | |
| 277303546 | mig dnasty | ruled china after mongols | 46 | |
| 277303547 | timur i-lane | ruled nomadic turks, ferocious campaigns to build empire, | 47 | |
| 277303548 | nestorian | christian sect in asia | 48 | |
| 277303549 | shamanistic religion | traditional mongol religion | 49 | |
| 277303550 | ilkhan khanate | khanate of Middle East | 50 | |
| 277303551 | Ibn Rashd | philosopher in Spain who opposed rationalizm | 51 | |
| 277303552 | Zheng He | Chinese admiral against Muslims | 52 | |
| 277303553 | Renaissance | new styles and beliefs that challenged the middle ages | 53 | |
| 277303554 | petrarch | major literary figures of the renaissance, liked the idea of personal glory | 54 | |
| 277303555 | vasco da Gama | first European to reach India (Portugese) | 55 | |
| 277303556 | Henry the Navigator | sposored 1/3 of Portugese voyages, | 56 | |
| 277303557 | ethnocentrism | judging foreeign ppl by your own standards (Portugese assuming Indians are savages) | 57 | |
| 277303558 | Castile and Aragon | regional kingdomsof the iberian penninsula, vigorous military | 58 | |
| 277303559 | world economy | created by the europeans in the 16th century, based on overseas trade | 59 | |
| 277303560 | christopher colombus | tries to find a westward route to India, thought earth was round, (1492) | 60 | |
| 277303561 | Ferdinand Magellan | passes southern tip of south america and sails across the Pacific to Indonesia- first tri around the world, allows Spain to claim the Phillipines | 61 | |
| 277303562 | joint stock companies | merchants pool their money together to pay for large exhibitions | 62 | |
| 277303563 | Colombian Exchange | trade from americas to europe | 63 | |
| 277303564 | Lepanto | battle of Muslims vs. Europeans- Europeans become dominant naval power | 64 | |
| 277303565 | core nations | european nations that profitted from world economy | 65 | |
| 277303566 | dependent economic zones | Regions within the world economy that produced raw materials; dependent on European markets and shipping; tendency to build systems based on forced and cheap labor (ex. Brazil) | 66 | |
| 277303567 | mercantilism | export more than import, Britain, France, Neetherlands | 67 | |
| 277303568 | mestizos | a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | 68 | |
| 277303569 | Francisco Pizarro | destroyed incam empire | 69 | |
| 277303570 | seven years war | Cause: -Br & FR fighting for colonial possesions Results: -Hubertusburg and Paris -BR gets Canada -SP gets FR colonies -BR dominated India -FR helps American Revolution vs Britain, Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land | 70 | |
| 277303571 | treaty of Paris | resolved Seven Years War | 71 | |
| 277303572 | Cape Colony | founded by the Dutch and then Britsh by the BOERS | 72 | |
| 277303573 | Boers | dutch colonists | 73 | |
| 277303574 | calcutta | Headquarters of British East India Company in Bengal in Indian subcontinent; located on Ganges; captured in 1756 during early part of Seven Years' War; later became administrative center for all of Bengal. | 74 | |
| 277303575 | Niccolo Machiaveli | in politcal theory____ emphasized realistic discussions of how to sieze and maintain power | 75 | |
| 277303576 | humanism | streesed by the Italian Renaissance, focus on humankind as the center of thought | 76 | |
| 277303577 | Northern Renaissance | began after 1450, "Religious Renaissance" | 77 | |
| 277303578 | Francis I | king of france that became a patron of the arts, | 78 | |
| 277303579 | Johanes Gutenberg | introduced movable type to Europe | 79 | |
| 277303580 | Martin Luther | German theologian who led the Reformation | 80 | |
| 277303581 | Protestantism | general wave of religious dissent in Europe | 81 | |
| 277303582 | Anglican Church | established in England do Henry VIII could divorce his wives | 82 | |
| 277303583 | John Calvin | no fun, all rules, God has already chosen, work hard | 83 | |
| 277303584 | Catholic Reformation | revival of Catholic doctrine | 84 | |
| 277303585 | Jesuits | wanted to educate people in why the doctrine of Christianity was what it was | 85 | |
| 277303586 | Edict of Nantes | grants tolerance to Protestants | 86 | |
| 277303587 | Thirty Years War | (1618-48) A series of European wars that were partially a Catholic-Protestant religious conflict. It was primarily a batlte between France and their rivals the Hapsburg's, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire. | 87 | |
| 277303588 | treaty of westphalia | Ended Thirty Years War in 1648; granted right to individual rulers within the Holy Roman Empire to choose their own religion-either Protestant or Catholic | 88 | |
| 277303589 | English Civil War | (1640s) religious and political issues, parliaments vs. rights to vote | 89 | |
| 277303590 | Copernicus | Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543) | 90 | |
| 277303591 | Ivan III (the Great) | Ivan III, was the Grand Duke of Moscow, ended Mongol domination of his dukedom, extended territories, subdued nobles, and attained absolute power; made Moscow the center of a new Russian state with a central government | 91 | |
| 277303592 | Ivan IV (the Terrible) | wants to control the autocracy, kills the boyars, , Ruled from 1533-1584; Was responsible for the death of thousands, including his own son; Created the Oprichnina in order to destroy the Boyars; Believed in a Strong Centralized Government; expanded mostly south | 92 | |
| 277303593 | Cossacks | Russian pioneers, didn't like government control so they lived on the fringes of the empire | 93 | |
| 277303594 | Time of Troubles | caused by Ivan IV dying without an heir, results in the Romanov dynasty | 94 | |
| 277303595 | Romanovs | Russian dynasty, started with Michael Romanov after the Time of Troubles and lasted until 1917 | 95 | |
| 277303596 | Old Believers | Russians who refused to accept the ecclesiastical reforms of Alexis Romanov (17th century); many exiled to Siberia or southern Russia, where they became part of Russian colonization | 96 | |
| 277303597 | Peter I (great) | built up tsarist control, expanded russian territory, imitates the West for economy and culture | 97 | |
| 277303598 | Catherine the Great | (After 1750) wife of Peter III, becomes empress even though she is not Russian, ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796, added new lands to Russia, encouraged science, art, lierature, Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations | 98 | |
| 277303599 | Partition of Poland | eliminates poland as an independent state | 99 | |
| 277303600 | Third Rome | Russia, , Russian claim to be successor state to Roman and Byzantine empires; based in part on continuity of Orthodox church in Russia following fall of Constantinople in 1453. | 100 | |
| 277303601 | St. Petersburg | "window to the west" modeled like Versille by Peter the Great | 101 | |
| 277303602 | encomiendas/encomenderos | How Spain ruled its colonies, , Grants of Indian laborers made to Spanish conquerors and settlers in Mesoamerica and South America; basis for earliest forms of coerced labor in Spanish colonies. | 102 | |
| 277303603 | Colombian Exchange | new world brought into contact with the old world | 103 | |
| 277303604 | Potosi | silver mine in the Americas | 104 | |
| 277303605 | Huancavelica | mercury mine in Peru used in the accumulation of silver | 105 | |
| 277303606 | haciendas | family owned rural estates | 106 | |
| 277303607 | consulado | Spanish merchant guild that worked with the Board of Trade to keep tight control over trade | 107 | |
| 277303608 | Treaty of Tordesillas | clarifies the right of possesion of Spain and Portugal | 108 | |
| 277303609 | Council of the Indies | how the Spanish king ruled the Indies, consoled the king on political decisions | 109 | |
| 277303610 | Viceroyalties | Two major divisions of Spanish colonies in New World; one based in Lima; the other in Mexico City; direct representities of the King of Spain | 110 | |
| 277303611 | Bartolome de las Casas | encomendera who eventually dislikes slavery | 111 | |
| 277303612 | Ferdinand of Aragon | He married Isabella of Castile to form a union for Spain (though they were never politically united). He and Isabella worked together to form a strong infantry army in Spain. | 112 | |
| 277303613 | Hispaniola | First island in Caribbean settled by Spaniards; settlement founded by Columbus on second voyage to New World; Spanish base of operations for further discoveries in New World. | 113 | |
| 277303614 | cortes | aztecs | 114 | |
| 277303615 | moctezuma II | aztec king | 115 | |
| 277303616 | galleons | Large, heavily armed ships used to carry silver from New World colonies to Spain; basis for convoy system utilized by Spain for transportation of bullion. | 116 | |
| 277303617 | cabral | Portuguese explorer who was blown by a storm into Brazil and colonized it for Portugual. | 117 | |
| 277303618 | minas gerais | Region of Brazil located in mountainous interior were gold strikes were discovered in 1695; became location for gold rush. | 118 | |
| 277303619 | rio de janeiro | Brazilian port; close to mines of Minas Gerais; importance grew with gold strikes; became colonial capital in 1763. | 119 | |
| 277303620 | peninsulares | Spanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class | 120 | |
| 277303621 | creoles | descendents of Spanish-born BUT born in Latin America; resented inferior social, political, economic status | 121 | |
| 277303622 | war of spanish succession | Charles II dies without an heir and other countries try to claim Spanish power, result: Bourbons rule Spain | 122 | |
| 277303623 | Marquis of Pombal | Prime minister of Portugal who wants to incorporate mercantilism | 123 | |
| 277303624 | Communero Revolt | a popular revolt against spanish rule due to government bans of liquor and tobacco | 124 | |
| 277303625 | Tupac Amaru | rebellion in Peru against "bad government" | 125 | |
| 277303626 | `El Mina | factory esttablished by Portugal that allows trade between Africa and the Europeans | 126 | |
| 277303627 | Royal African Company | A trading company chartered by the English government in 1672 to conduct its merchants' trade on the Atlantic coast of Africa | 127 | |
| 277303628 | triangular trade | A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa | 128 | |
| 277303629 | asante | West African kingdom with wealth based at first on gold and then on slave trading, period of centalization | 129 | |
| 277303630 | asantehene | asante king | 130 | |
| 277303631 | Dahomey | African kingdom that totally depends on the slave trade | 131 | |
| 277303632 | Gret Trek | Boers move north because of increased governmental control | 132 | |
| 277303633 | Swazi | a Bantu language closely related to Zulu | 133 | |
| 277303634 | Lesotho | a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa- Zulu | 134 | |
| 277303635 | Zulu | resist Zulu | 135 | |
| 277303636 | Middle PAssage | trade of slaves to the Americas | 136 | |
| 277303637 | candomble | African religious ideas and practices in Brazil, particularly among the Yoruba people. | 137 | |
| 277303638 | vodun | "voodoo" , African religious ideas and practices among descendants of African slaves in Haiti | 138 | |
| 277303639 | William Wilberforce | British statesman and reformer; leader of abolitionist movement in English parliament that led to end of English slave trade in 1807. | 139 |
