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AP Literature Terminology 9/12 Flashcards

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7368503079AllegoryA story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.0
7368506151Allusionan indirect reference1
7368506152AnecdoteA brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.2
7368511276Cacophonyharsh sounds3
7368514431Euphonypleasant, harmonious sound4
7368537100Genrea major category or type of literature5
7368539574ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)6
7368539575MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader7
7368542235ProseAny material that is not written in a regular meter like poetry8
7368542236ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature9
7368542237ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character10
7368544720Symbolanything that stands for or represents something else11
7368544721Versea single line in a poem.12
7368544722VoiceThe distinctive style or manner of expression of the writer13
7368547652ExpositionBackground information presented in a literary work.14
7368550306ConflictA struggle between opposing forces15
7368552956Rising ActionEvents leading up to the climax16
7368552957ClimaxMost exciting moment of the story; turning point17
7368556114Falling ActionEvents after the climax, leading to the resolution18
7368627622Denouementan outcome; result19

AMSCO AP World History Chapter 24 Vocab Flashcards

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9136096119Great GameAn intense rivalry between the British and Russian Empires in Central Asia, beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing through 1907. Britain sought influence or control in much of Central Asia, to buffer the "crown jewel" of its empire - British India.0
9136096120ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.1
9136096121Scramble for AfricaThe invasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914.2
9136096122SepoysAn Indian soldier serving under British or other European orders.3
9136096123Sepoy MutinyA revolt of the sepoy troops in British India (1857-59), resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown.4
9136096124RajBritish sovereignty in India.5
9136096125King Leopold IIThe second King of the Belgians, known for the founding and exploitation of the Congo Free State as a private venture.6
9136096126Congo Free StateA large state in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908, which was in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium under Leopold II.7
9136096127Berlin ConferenceRegulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.8
9136096128AbyssiniaRelating to Abyssinia or its people.9
9136096129LiberiaRepublic in western Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, the Ivory Coast to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.10
9136096130Zulu KingdomA monarchy in Southern Africa that extended along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela River in the south to Pongola River in the north.11
9136096131Anglo-Zulu WarA concession was granted by Bartle Frere until 11 January 1879, after which Bartle Frere deemed a state of war to exist. The British forces intended for the defense of Natal had already been on the march with the intention to attack the Zulu kingdom.12
9136096132Boer WarsA war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 1899-1902.13
9136096133Roosevelt CorollaryThe Monroe Doctrine, asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.14
9136096134Indian National CongressA broad-based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it dominated the independence movement in the 1930s under Mahatma Gandhi, and has been the principal party in government since 1947.15
9136096135Pan-AfricanismThe principle or advocacy of the political union of all the indigenous inhabitants of Africa.16
9136096136Export EconomiesA function of international trade whereby goods produced in one country are shipped to another country for future sale or trade.17
9136096137Cash CropsA crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.18
9136096138TeaA hot drink made by infusing the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.19
9136096139Cecil RhodesA British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896.20
9136096140GoaA state of west-central India on the Malabar Coast. Formerly a Portuguese colony (1510-1961), it was annexed by India in 1962 and formed a constituent part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu until 1987.21
9136096141PondicherryA union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India.22
9136096142Corvee Laborers1. unpaid labor (as toward constructing roads) due from a feudal vassal to his lord. 2 : labor exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities especially for highway construction or repair.23
9136096143Indentured LaborersA person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay but in exchange for free passage to a new country.24
9136096144Penal ColonyA settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general population by placing them in a remote location, often an island or distant colonial territory.25
9136096145ConvictsA person found guilty of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of imprisonment.26
9136096146MonoculturesThe cultivation of a single crop in a given area.27
9136096147QuinineA bitter crystalline compound present in cinchona bark, used as a tonic and formerly as an antimalarial drug.28
9136096148Suez CanalAn artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.29
9136096149Charles DarwinHe created a theory of biological evolution stating that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.30
9136096150PhrenologistsA pseudo medicine primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.31
9136096151Social DarwinismThe theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals.32
9136096152Herbert SpencerAn English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era.33
9136096153David LivingstoneA Scottish congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa, one of the most popular national heroes of the late-19th-century in Victorian Britain.34
9136096154AfrikanersAn Afrikaans-speaking person in South Africa, especially one descended from the Dutch and Huguenot settlers of the 17th century.35
9136096155Xhosa Cattle Killing MovementProphetess whose prophecies led to a millennialist movement that culminated in this crisis of 1856-1857, in what is now the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa.36
9136096156Concentration CampsA place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide forced labor or to await mass execution.37
9136096157AboriginesA person, animal, or plant that has been in a country or region from earliest times.38
9136096158MaoriA member of the aboriginal people of New Zealand, the Polynesian language of the Maori.39
9136096159White Australia PolicyAustralia's previous approach to immigration which favoured applicants from certain countries. The first Act of Parliament passed after Federation was the Immigration Restriction Act (1901), also known as....40

AP LANG Vocab 6 Flashcards

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5606957388constituentone of the individual parts making up a composite entity0
5606958508construemake sense of; assign a meaning to1
5606959865contusionan injury in which the skin is not broken2
5606960587contritefeeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses3
5606962065contentiousshowing an inclination to disagree4
5606962908contravenego against, as of rules and laws5
5606964013convivialoccupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company6
5606965281corpulencethe property of excessive fatness7
5606966533covetwish, long, or crave for8
5606967428cupidityextreme greed for material wealth9
5606968345dearthan insufficient quantity or number10
5606968979debaclea sudden and violent collapse11
5606969740debaucha wild gathering involving excessive drinking12
5606970394debunkedexpose while ridiculing13
5606971820defunctno longer in force or use; inactive14

AP LANGUAGE Flashcards

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11460052082arablefit for growing crops0
11460052083briganda robber or bandit1
11460052084carte blancheauthority with no bounds2
11460052085Consomméclear soup3
11460052086contemptuousscornful4
11460052087Comopolitanworldly; sophisticated5
11460052088discerningdistinguishing differences, detecting6
11460052089donnybrookfight, uproar7
11460052090serendipitya fortunate discovery made by accident8
11460052091vestigesa trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists9
11460052092metamorphosisa transformation or dramatic change10
11460052093nomenclaturenaming system11
11465388249incantationritual chant; spell12
11465388250interlocutorsomeone who participates in a conversation13

AP World History Chapter 8 Flashcards

The Unification of China

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7403824635Liu BangThe founder and first Emperorof the Han dynasty who tried to combine the Qin and Zhou government structures but failed and resorted to strict centralization0
7403824637Han WudiThe greatest emperor of the Han Dynasty who strengthened the centralized rule in China and expanded China's borders1
7403824640Wang MangAn adviser to a young emperor in the Han Dynasty. He overthrew that emperor and claimed the throne for himself and tried to limit the amount of land a family could hold to fix the unequal land distribution in China2
7403824643Confucius/Kong FuziA politician who sought to end the Period of Warring States with his many ideals on an ideal ruler, but no one accepted his teachings3
7403824646LegalismThe philosophy of strict adherence to the law used to bring China out of the Period of warring States and used in the Qin and Han dynasties4
7403824651Daoismreligious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao, "the way"5
7403824653daoA complex concept that is a way to find how the natural world works. It is eternal and unchanging, and it calls for the abandonment of goals and desires6
7403824654wuweiThe chief moral virtue of Daoism that says that in order to obtain internal happiness one most abandon personal striving and education and disengage yourself from worldly affairs7
7403824655Han DynastyThe dynasty that succeeded the Qin dynasty and relied on centralized administration, Legalistic policies, and Confucian education of bureaucrats8
7403824658AnalectsThe book that held Confucius's teachings and was compiled by his students. It teaches of junzi and the three Confucian values9
7403824659Qin DynastyThe dynasty that applied Legalistic policies to conquer surrounding states to end the Period of Warring States and reunify China under one rule10
7403824663XiongnuThe nomadic people who lived in the steppes above China. They constantly raided China during the Han dynasty but were China's only connection of trade to the west.11
7403824664MaodunThe great king of the Xiongnu who established the nomadic Xiongnu Empire north of China12
7403824665Yellow Turban UprisingThe rebellion that severely weakened the Later Han dynasty. It tested the limits of the emperor's power and was a key factor in the fall of the Han Dynasty13
7403824666Sima QianThe prime historian and eunuch of the Han Dynasty. He is responsible for reconstructing China's history prior to the Han dynasty14
7403824667Han FieziA supporter of Legalism but student of Xunzi. He wrote powerful and persuasive essays about Legalistic thought a across all of China15
7403824668MenciusA student of Confucius who was the primary force in the spread of Confucianism across China during the Period of Warring States.16
7403824670XunziAn influential Confucian who emphasized Li more so than the other values. He created a Legalistic form of Confucianism which was widespread because he was a government administrator.17
7403824672LaoziThe sage credited with the creation of Daoism and the Daodejing18
7403824673Shang YangThe chief minister to the Qin state in the Period of Warring States. He supported Legalistic methods in the state and allowed the state to conquer all of China19
7403824674EunuchsMen who have undergone castration to gain a high political status next to the emperor. They are castrated because this prevents them from creating a family that could later challenge the emperor20
7403824676Qin ShihuangdiThe emperor that started the tradition of centralized rule in China and also standardized the laws, currency, writing, taxes, and measurements of China21

AP World History 11B Flashcards

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13594618668Dwight D. Eisenhowerleader of the Allied forces in Europe during WW2--leader of troops in Africa and commander in DDay invasion-elected president-president during integration of Little Rock Central High School0
13594628019John F. KennedyPresident of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis1
13594628020Lyndon B. Johnsonsigned the civil rights act of 1964 into law and the voting rights act of 1965. he had a war on poverty in his agenda. in an attempt to win, he set a few goals, including the great society, the economic opportunity act, and other programs that provided food stamps and welfare to needy famillies. he also created a department of housing and urban development. his most important legislation was probably medicare and medicaid.2
13594630479Richard NixonVice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States3
13594633065Joseph McCarthy1950s; Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post WWII to become incredibly influential; "McCarthyism" was the fearful accusation of any dissenters of being communists4
13594636892Betty Friedan1921-2006. American feminist, activist and writer. Best known for starting the "Second Wave" of feminism through the writing of her book "The Feminine Mystique".5
13594636893Martin Luther King Jr.U.S. Baptist minister and civil rights leader. A noted orator, he opposed discrimination against blacks by organizing nonviolent resistance and peaceful mass demonstrations. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. Nobel Peace Prize (1964)6
13595189897Bob MarleyJamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981)7
13595199612Nikita KhrushchevA Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also famous for denouncing Stalin and allowed criticism of Stalin within Russia.8
13595217715Leonid BrezhnevSeized power from Nikita Khrushchev and became leader of the Soviet Communist party in 1964. Ordered forces in to Afghanistan and Czechoslovakia.9
13595348053Mikhail GorbachevHead of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West, but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in eastern Europe.10
13595445408Boris YeltsinPresident of the Russian Republic in 1991. Helped end the USSR and force Gorbachev to resign.11
13595470801Alexandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer. He was an outspoken critic of the Soviet Union and its totalitarianism and helped to raise global awareness of its Gulag forced labor camp system12
13595491354Syngman RheeKorean leader who became president of South Korea after World War II and led Korea during Korean War.13
13595499241Kim Il SungCommunist leader of North Korea; his attack on South Korea in 1950 started the Korean War. He remained in power until 1994.14
13595554054Ho Chi Minh1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used geurilla warfare to fight anti-comunist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew out war and made it unwinnable15
13595587462Josip Broz Titothe Communist leader of Yugoslavia from 1953 to 198016
13595592172Alexander DubcekCommunist Party Secretary of Czechoslovakia; loosens strict rules; permits criticism of government; assures loyalty to USSR; gets kicked out17
13599567147Nicolae CeausescuRomania's longtime dictator, who refused to step down and was executed18
13599580431ContainmentAmerican policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world19
13599594122Yalta1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war20
13599646819Superpowera state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world21
13599656252Iron CurtainA political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region22
13599665533Berlin Blockade/AirliftIn 1948, Berlin was blocked off by the Soviet Union in order to strangle the Allied forces. In order to combat this, the United States began to airlift supplies into Berlin.23
13599684846Berlin WallA wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West24
13599698652NATO/Warsaw PactNATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Alliance formed by domocratic Western nations as and attempt to contain communism. Warsaw Pact-Soviets feel threatened and form a communist alliance25
13599721711Korean WarThe conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.26
13599734023Mutually Assured DestructionA doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender.27
13599757628Domino TheoryA theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control.28
13599771280Bay of PigsFailed CIA operation in April 1961to overthrow Castro and take over Cuba using Cuban exiles.29
13599784521Cuban Missle Crisis (1962)Standoff between John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in October 1962 over Soviet plans to install nuclear weapons in Cuba. Although the crisis was ultimately settled in America's favor and represented a foreign-policy triumph for Kennedy, it brought the world superpowers perilously close to the brink of nuclear confrontation.30
13599957163ICBMInter-Continental Ballistic Missiles, long-range nuclear missiles capable of being fired at targets on the other side of the globe. The reason behind the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Russia was threatening the U.S. by building launch sites for ICBM's in Cuba.31

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