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AP Language Vocabulary 13 Flashcards

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13326783853abetto encourage, assist, aid, support0
13326783854averto affirm, declare confidently1
13326783855blatantnoisy in a course, offensive way; obvious2
13326783856broachto bring up or begin to talk about (a subject)3
13326783857buttressto support, prop up, strengthen4
13326783858carousalnoisy revelry or merrymaking5
13326783859collateto compare critically in order to note differences, similarities6
13326783860connoisseuran expert7
13326783861disconsolatedeeply unhappy or dejected8
13326783862encumberto weigh down or burden9
13326783863fomentto promote trouble or rebellion10
13326783864grislyfrightful, horrible, ghastly11
13326783865herculeanrelating to Hercules (capital H); characterized by great strength12
13326783866impassiveshowing no feeling or emotion; inanimate; motionless13
13326783867inauspiciousunfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future14
13326783868incontrovertibleunquestionable, beyond dispute15
13326783869nonplussedpuzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss16
13326783870opportunesuitable or convenient for a particular purpose; occurring at an appropriate time17
13326783871prolificabundantly productive; abundant, profuse18
13326783872rejoindera reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit19

AP World History Chapter 12 Flashcards

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11818769064Paleolithic persistencecontinuation of the previous paleolithic way of life (hunting and gathering). this allowed ppl to live survive off any land unsuitable for agriculture.0
11818769065Igboa group based in West Africa, fully agricultural, patrilineal descent1
11818769066Iroquoisnative American people of North America, created a confederacy of tribes called the Great Law of Peace, fully agricultural, and matrilineal2
11818769067TimurTurkic warrior, led the attempt to restore the Mongol Empire3
11818769068Fulbepastoral people of West Africa, adopted Islam, became part of Islamic Empire, was major part of Islamic Movement4
11818769069Ming dynasty Chinawas greatly disrupted by the Mongol Empire and bubonic plague, helped China recover, wanted to eliminate traces of foreign rule, promoted Confucianism and patriarchy5
11818769070Zheng HeHui court eunuch, effective military leader, changed religion. Helped sea routes become more peaceful. During Ming Dynasty era.6
11818769071European Renaissancerevival of Greco-Roman traditions, merchants were wealthiest class, elite wealthy males, less focused on religion7
11818769072Ottoman Empireoriginated in present day Turkey. Primary purpose was to gain land and spread Islam.8
11818769073seizure of Constantinoplethe final demise of Christian Byzantium and allowed Ottoman rulers to see themselves as successors to the Roman Empire (1453)9
11818769074Safavid EmpireShi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in Persia between the 16th and 18th centuries10
11818769075Songhay Empire1460-1591, by the Niger River. Became a major center of Islamic learning and commerce11
11818769076Mughal Empirecreation of an Islamic Turkic group, undertook a remarkable effort to blend many Hindu groups and a variety of Muslims into an effective partnership12
11818769077Malaccaa springboard for the spread of Islam through the region. The Islam of this city demonstrated blending with local and Hindu/Buddhist traditions, while the city itself, like many port towns, had a reputation for "rough behavior."13
11818769078Aztec Empirea loosely structured, unstable conquest state. They practiced human sacrifice and demanded tribute from conquered cities and subjects14
11818769079Inca Empirebureaucratic empire topped with an absolute ruler regarded as divine. Instead of regular tribute, they demanded it in the form of mita, or labor.15
11818769080TimbuktuCity on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.16

AP Lang Literature Flashcards

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8923871513conciliatory tonehow that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone0
8923879388parallel structureis the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence. By making each compared item or idea in your sentence follow the same grammatical pattern1
8923887157subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speakersoaps2
8923903974RomanticismA movement during the early to mid 1900s that was a reaction to the Enlightenment. Encouraged finding the truth through intuition and emotion and emphasized the individual OVER society3
8923920354Transcendentalism-a movement within transcendentalism Ideals: Intuition is the guide to universal true God is all loving MAN IS INNATELY GOOD God can be found in nature; humans become aware of their spirituality in nature WRITERS: Thoreau Emerson4
8923941587anti- Transcendentalism-small movement in opposition to transcendentalism Ideals: There is a very fine line between good and evil and humans can go back and forth Nature is not good God can only be found through good works and life experience -the mind is less trustworthy than the heart -sins are real and their effects are long lasting WRITERS: Hawthorne "the Scarlett Letter"5
8923967235EmersonAuthor of "Self Reliance" Transcendentlist6
8923970669"Self Reliance"-written by Emerson -man= good society= bad -we have a moral responsibility to disobey immoral laws -criticism of conformity, habitual/thoughtless actions and wasted thoughts -society as a "joint stalk company" -famous theologians being misunderstood -"no law can be sacred to me but that of my nature" -society never advances -cant find yourself traveling7
8923985184ThoreauAuthor of "Where I Lived, What I lived for" and "Civil Disobedience" Transcendentlist8
8923990869"Where I Lived, What I lived for"-written by Thoreau THEMES: -dont just go through the motions of life -nature is an escape from the influence of society IDEAS: To understand what is wonderful and sublime about life, you don't have to go off into distant corners of the earth. The sublime is right here, right now, in the everyday. Whoa. Newspapers never tell us anything new, according to Thoreau. He wants to dig "through the mud and slush of opinion, and prejudice, and tradition, and delusion, and appearance" and get to reality. Journalist, indeed. -waking up -nature9
8924008549HawthorneAnti- Transcendentalist Author of "The Scarlett Letter"10
8924017703"The Scarlett Letter"Written by Hawthorne THEMES: -humans can become evil (chillingsworth) -dont try to be or appear perfect, embrace yourself including your sins SYMBOLS: -Pearl= living incarnation of sin -Scarlett Letter= sin11
8924036036MillerAuthor of "Death of a Salesmen" Obsessed with morals12
8924054537"Death of a Salesmen"-Written by Arthur Miller -Morality play -It is immoral to amass wealth at the expense of other human beings, and it is immoral to use wealth as a measure of a person's worth -individualism vs. conformity -criticism of the American dream SYMBOLISM -The Loman family represents the US -Flute: nature, possibility, freedom13
8924058484Morality playPlay that puts the morality of a time on trial ex: Death of a Salesmen14
8924079756SalingerAuthor of "Catcher in the Rye"15
8924117692"Catcher in the Rye"Written by Salinger THEMES: -Negative tone but positive theme -everyone experiences pain, but we much help each other over through it SYMBOLISM: -Hunting hat: protection of innocence -Phoebe, Allie, Jane: innocence -Carousel: permanence -used paradox and stream of consciousness16
8924143800stream of consciousnessinner monologue17
8924150401"Civil Disobedience"Written by Thoreau after he was jailed for not paying a poll tax -harshly criticizes the American government especially about the Mexican War - Argues it is a citizens duty to disobey immoral laws THEMES: -the biggest obstacle to morality is those who know something is wrong but choose to do nothing -an unjust law is no law at all18
8924171642"Letters from Birmingham Jail"-Written by Martin Luther King in jail, in response to an open letter by clergy of different religions who criticize the peaceful protests and sit ins. King explains why the Civil Rights movement CANT WAIT -HUGE use of rhetorical strategies19

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