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AP World History - Period 3 Flashcards

The Post-Classical World, 500-1450

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12124526440Bedouinnomadic pastoralists of the Arabian peninsula with a culture based on herding camels and goats0
12124526441MeccaArabian commercial center; dominated by the Quraysh; the home of Muhammad and the future center of Islam1
12124526442Medinatown northeast of Mecca; asked Muhammad to resolve its intergroup differences; Muhammad's flight to Medina, the hijra, in 622 began the Muslim calendar2
12124526443Umayyadclan of the Quraysh that dominated Mecca; later an Islamic dynasty3
12124526444Muhammad(570-632); prophet of Allah; originally a merchant of the Quraysh4
12124526445Qur'anthe word of god as revealed through Muhammad; made into the holy book of Islam5
12124526446Ummacommunity of the faithful within Islam6
12124526447Five Pillarsthe obligatory religious duties for all Muslims; confession of faith, prayer, fasting during Ramadan, zakat, and hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)7
12124526448Caliphthe successor to Muhammad as head of the Islamic community8
12124526449Alicousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; one of the orthodox caliphs; focus for the development of shi'ism9
12124526450Abu Bakrsucceeded Muhammad as the first caliph10
12124526451JihadIslamic holy war11
12124526452Sunnisfollowers of the majority interpretation within Islam; included the Umayyads12
12124526453Shi'afollowers of Ali's interpretation of Islam13
12124526454Abbasidsdynasty that succeeded the Umayyads in 750; their capital was at Baghdad14
12124526455Hadiths"traditions" of the prophet Muhammad; added to the Qur'an, form the essential writings of Islam15
12124526456DhowsArab sailing vessels; equipped with lateen sails; used by Arab merchants16
12124526457Seljuk Turksnomadic invaders from central Asia; staunch Sunnis; ruled from the 11th c. in the name of the Abbasids17
12124526458Crusadesinvasions of western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms enduring until 129118
12124526459Mongolscentral Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph19
12124526460Chinggis Khan(1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms20
12124526461MamluksRulers of Egypt; descended from Turkish slaves21
12124526462Arabic numeralsIndian numerical notation brought by the Arabs to the West22
12124526463Malistate of the Malinke people centered between the Senegal and Niger rivers23
12124526464Mansatitle of the ruler of Mali24
12124526465Ibn BattutaArab traveler throughout the Muslim world25
12124526466Sundiatacreated a unified state that became the Mali empire; died in 126026
12124526467Songhaysuccessor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger valley; capital at Gao27
12124526468East African trading portsurbanized commercial centers mixing African and Arab cultures; included Mogadishu, Mombasa, Malindi, Kilwas, Pate, and Zanzibar28
12124526469Great Zimbabwewith massive stone buildings and walls, incorporates the greatest early buildings in sub-Saharan Africa29
12124526470Iconsimages of religious figures venerated by Byzantine Christians30
12124526471Kievcommercial city in Ukraine established by Scandinavians in 9th c; became the center for a kingdom that flourished until 12th c31
12124526472Russian OrthodoxyRussian form of Christianity brought from Byzantine Empire32
12124526473Middle Agesthe period in western European history between the fall of Roman Empire and the 15th c33
12124526474Vikingsseagoing Scandinavian raiders who disrupted coastal areas of Europe from the 8th to 11th c; pushed across the Atlantic to Iceland, Greenland, and North America; formed permanent territories in Normandy and Sicily34
12124526475Manorialismrural system of reciprocal relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages; peasants exchanged labor for use of land and protection35
12124526476Serfspeasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system36
12124526477Three-field systempractice of dividing land into thirds, rotating between two different crops and pasturage-- an improvement making use of manure37
12124526478Carolingiansroyal house of Franks from 8th c to 10th c38
12124526479CharlemagneCarolingian monarch who established large empire in France and Germany circa 80039
12124526480Holy Roman Emperorspolitical heirs to Charlemagne's empire in northern Italy and Germany; claimed title of emperor but failed to develop centralized monarchy40
12124526481Feudalismpersonal relationship during the Middle Ages by which greater lords provided land to lesser lords in return for military service41
12124526482Vassalsmembers of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty42
12124526483Magna CartaGreat charter issued by King John of England in 1215; represented principle of mutual limits and obligations between rulers and feudal aristocracy, and the supremacy of law43
12124526484Pope Urban IIorganized the first Crusade in 1095; appealed to Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim control44
12124526485Investiturethe practice of appointment of bishops; Pope Gregory attempted to stop lay investiture, leading to a conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV45
12124526486Gregory VII11th c pope who attempted to free church from secular control; quarreled with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over practice of lay investiture of bishops46
12124526487Scholasticismdominant medieval philosophical approach; so-called because of its base in the schools or universities; based on use of logic to resolve theological problems47
12124526488Hanseatic Leaguean organization of north German and Scandinavian cities for the purpose of establishing a commercial alliance48
12124526489Black Deathbubonic plague that struck Europe in the 14th c; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure; decimated populations in Asia49
12124526490Mahayana (Pure Land) Buddhismemphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses in East Asia50
12124526491WuzongTang emperor (841-847); persecuted Buddhist monasteries and reduced influence of Buddhism in favor of Confucianism51
12124526492Southern Songsmaller surviving dynasty (1127-1279); presided over one of the greatest cultural reigns in world history. Fell to the Mongols in 1276 and eventually taken over in 1279.52
12124526493Grand Canalgreat canal system begun by Yangdi; joined Yellow River region to the Yangtze basin53
12124526494JunksChinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern-post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula54
12124526495Flying moneyChinese credit instrument that provided vouchers to merchants to be redeemed at the end of a venture; reduced danger of robbery; an early form of currency55
12124526496Footbindingmale imposed practice to mutilate women's feet in order to reduce size; produced pain and restricted movement; helped to confine women to the household; seen a beautiful to the elite.56
12124526497Samuraimounted troops of the bushi; loyal to local lords, not the emperor57
12124526498Gempei warsWaged for 5 years from 1180-1185, on the island of Honshu between Taira and Minamoto families; resulted in the destruction of Taira and also resulted in the feudal age58
12124526499Shogunsmilitary leaders of the bakufu59
12124526500Daimyoswarlord rulers of small states following Onin war and disruption of Ashikaga shogunate; holding consolidated into unified and bounded mini-states60
12124526501Chinggis Khanborn in 1170s; elected supreme Mongol ruler (khagan) in 1206; began the Mongols rise to world power; died 122761
12124526502Shamanistic religionMongol beliefs focused on nature spirits62
12124526503Golden Hordeone of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after death of Chinggis Khan; conquered and ruled Russua during the 13th and 14th c63
12124526504Kubilai Khangrandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 127164
12124526505Ethnocentrismjudging foreigners by the standards of one's own group; leads to problems in interpreting world history65
12124526506Muhammad's primary historical achievementspread of Islam66
12124526521Silk Road Trade system67
12124526522Kingdom of Mali68
12124526507Inca and Rome both hadextensive road systems69
12124526508Important continuity in social structure of states and empires 600-1450land holding aristocracies, patriarchies, peasant systems still in place70
12124526509Champa Ricetributary gift from Vietnam to China, led to population increase71
12124526510Diasporic communitiesmerchant communities that introduced their own cultures into other areas72
12124526511Trans Saharan tradeDominated my Muslims in 13th century after rise of Islamic caliphates..73
12124526512Effect of Muslim conquestscollapse of other empires, mass conversion74
12124526513Tang Dynastyfollowed Sui, established tributary states in Vietnam and Korea, influence Japan, Established strong Buddhist and Confucian presence75
12124526514Black Deathplague that originated with Mongols, led to mass population decrease in Europe, later weakened faith in Christian church and increased the power of serfs/peasants. Led partly to fall of Feudal structures in Europe.76
12124526523Indian Ocean Maritime Trade77
12124526515Cities that rose during this time due to increased tradeNovgorod, Constantinople, Timbuktu78
12124526516Timbuktutrade center of Mali, cosmopolitan city that saw the blending of many different cultures and people79
12124526517New forms of monetizationChecks, Bills of Exchange80
12124526524Bantu Migrations81
12124526518footbindingbegan during Tang/Song era, demonstrates objectification and oppression of women, abolished during Yuan and brought back during Ming82
12124526519Marco Polotraveler/merchant from Europe who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan83

AP World History Unit 1 Flashcards

From Hunting and Gathering to Civilizations, 2.5 million-1000 B.C.E.: Origins

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12168109451Hunting and GatheringMeans of obtaining subsistence by humans before the mastery of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of tribal social organization0
12168109452NeolithicThe New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; period in which adaptation of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication of plants and animals accomplished1
12168109453NomadsCattle- and sheep-herding societies normally found on the fringes of civilized societies; commonly referred to as "barbarian" by civilized societies2
12168109454CultureCombination of ideas, objects, and patterns of behavior that result from human social interaction3
12168109455Neolithic/Agricultural/Agrarian revolutionOccurred between 8000 and 5000 B.C.E.; transition from hunting and gathering to sedentary agriculture4
12168109456PastoralismA nomadic agricultural lifestyle based on herding domesticated animals; tended to produce independent people capable of challenging sedentary agricultural societies5
12168109457MesopotamiaLiterally "between the rivers"; the civilization that arose in the alluvial plain of the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys6
12168109458SumeriansPeople who migrated into Mesopotamia circa 4000 B.C.E.; created the first civilization within the region; organized area into city-states7
12168109459City-stateA form of political organization typical of Mesopotamian civilization; consisted of agricultural hinterlands ruled by an urban-based king8
12168109460ZigguratsMassive towers usually associated with Mesopotamian temple connections9
12168109461Babylonian EmpireUnified all of Mesopotamia circa 1800 B.C.E.; collapsed due to foreign invasion circa 1600 B.C.E.10
12168109462PharaohThe term used to denote the kings of ancient Egypt; considered a god as well as a political and military leader. The term, "great house" refers to the palace of the pharaohs11
12168109463PyramidsMonumental architecture typical of Old Kingdom Egypt; used as burial sites for pharaohs12
12168109464HieroglyphsForm of writing developed in ancient Egypt; more pictorial than Mesopotamian cuneiform13
12168109465MonotheismThe exclusive worship of one god; introduced by Jews into Middle Eastern civilization14
12168109466PhoeniciansSeafaring civilization located on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean; established colonies throughout the Mediterranean; extensive trade, communication networks, early alphabetical script15
12168109467Huang he (Yellow) River BasinSite of the development of sedentary agriculture in China16
12168109468Shang1st Chinese dynasty17
12168109469PaleolithicThe period that ended about 3,000 years after the end of the last Ice Age, it lasted until about 10,000 years ago. (Old Stone Age) The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period.18
12168109470Path of migration for humans during Paleolithic eraFrom Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas19
12168109471EgalitarianBelieving in the equality of all peoples20
12168109472Pastoralists were often the developers and disseminators of ____ and ___ that transformed warfare in agrarian civilizationsnew weapons modes of transportation21
12168109473Mediterranean SeaSea connecting Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and N. Africa22
12168109474PolytheismBelief in more than one god23
12168109475Nile RiverPrincipal water source of water flowing through North Africa (site of sophisticated cultural development); flooded regularly and enriched the soil in the process24
12168109476city-stateA sovereign state comprising a city and its immediate surrounding area25
12168109477Babylonan ancient city of Mesopotamia known for its wealth, luxury, and vice.26
12168109478HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BCE)27
12168109479scribea person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper28
12168109480cuneiformA form of writing developed by the Sumerians (Mesopotamia) using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.29
12168109481paleolithicstone age period when human used stone tools and survived by hunting and foraging30
12168109482pastoralismthe process of domestication, raising, and herding of animals31
12168109483specialization of laborpeople in civilizations could be assigned different jobs and statuses in society due to having a surplus of food32
12168109484patriarchythe idea that males have a right to rule and reign over states and families33
12168109485civilizationlarge scale communities that had certain characteristics in common such as: recordkeeping, complex institutions (government, economy, organized religion), cities, specialization of labor, long-distance trade, technology34
12168109486Euphrates and Tigristwo principle Mesopotamian rivers35
12168109487Sumerearliest Mesopotamian city state36
12168109488Hammurabi's Codefirst law code in the world, of Babylonia, dealt with legal contracts and responsibility for wrong doing37
12168109489wheelround object used to move heavy weights and to create vehicles first in Sumer38
12168109490Epic of Gilgameshepic Mesopotamian poem that highlights the stresses of civilization39
12168109491Egypta founding civilization along the Nile in Northeastern Africa40
12168109492HieroglyphicsEgyptian writing (pictographs & symbols representing sounds+ideas)41
12168109493Indus RiverRiver in Northern India on which the first Indian civilizations were built; flooded twice a year in a predictable manner42
12168109494Chinaearliest civilization in Asia43
12168109495Shang DynastyThe dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1750-1027 B.C.E.). Ancestor worship, divination by means of oracle bones, and the use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes were major elements of this culture.44
12168109496HinduismTerm for a wide variety of beliefs and ritual practices that have developed in the Indian subcontinent since antiquity. It has roots in ancient Vedic, Buddhist, and south Indian religious concepts and practices.45
12168109497ZoroastrianismFounded by Zoroaster; taught that humans had the freedom to choose between right and wrong, and that goodness would triumph in the end. Marked by dualism between God = Good and the Evil. Influenced Christianity. Was one of the first monotheistic religions.46
12168109498JudaismMonotheistic (belief in one god), founded by Abraham, code of law found in the Torah (first 5 books of the Bible), led to the development of two other Abrahamic religions: Christianity and Islam.47
12168109499ConfucianismThe system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.48
12168109500Mandate of HeavenA political theory of ancient China in which the emperor is given the power to rule by a divine sources. This tie could be severed by ineffectual rule49
12168109501Oracle bonesbones on which the ruling class in China wrote questions and had them divined by the priestly class50
12168109502irrigation systemsreplacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops51
12168109503Indus River Valley Civilizationan ancient civilization thriving along the Indus River in what is now Pakistan and western India. This civilization is also sometimes referred to as the Harappan or Harappa-Mohenjodaro Civilization of the Indus Valley, in reference to the excavated cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro52
12168109504Alexander the GreatUnited Ancient Greece; Hellenistic Age, conquered a large empire.53
12168109505Socrates and PlatoGreek philosopher and his student54

Chapter 22 AP World History Flashcards

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12005165288Ibn Battuta wasa Moroccan legal scholar who left Morocco to make a pilgrimage to Mecca0
12005165289In the five centuries after the year 1000 CE the peoples of the eastern HemisphereTraveled, traded, communicated, and interacted more regularly and intensively than ever before.1
12005165290Luxury goods of high value relative to their weightOften traveled overland on the silk roads used since classical times.2
12005165291Which of the following cities was not a major participant in long-distance trading in the immediate centuries after the year 1000 CE?Were: Beijing, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Melaka, Cambay, Samarkand, Hormuz, Baghdad, Caffa, Cairo, Alexandria, Kilwa, Constantinope, Venice, Timbuktu3
12005165292The important trading city of Melaka is located in modern-dayMalaysia4
12005165293The spread of Mongol controlfirst caused economic disruption throughout much of Eurasia but later laid the foundation for a surge in long-distance trade along the silk roads.5
12005165294Marco Polo's storieswere compiled into a large volume that circulated throughout Europe.6
12005165295Marco Polo spent seventeen years living withKhubalai Khan7
12005165296Khubalai Khan employed Marco Polo in administrative postsBecause many Mongol rulers of China didn't entirely trust the Chinese subjects and regularly appointed foreigners8
12005165297According to Marco Polo's account, he was made governor of the large trading city ofYangzhou9
12005165298When Pope Innocent IV sent envoys to invite the Mongols to join in an alliance against the Muslims,the Khans declined the invitation and proposed that the pope and European Christians submit to Mongol rule or face ultimate destruction.10
12005165299Rabban Sauma wasa nestorian christian who was sent by the ilkhan of Persia as an envoy to the pope and European political leaders11
12005165300Rabban Sauma's journey was designed torecruit support for the Mongol Ilkhan of Persia's planned invasion of the Muslim-held lands of SW Asia, Capture Jerusalem, and crush Islam as a political force of the region12
12005165301The Shariaprescribed religious observances and social relationships based on the Quaran13
12005165302Ibn Battuta was able to travel so extensively becauseIslamic rulers governed most of the lands that Ibn Battuta visited14
12005165303Ibn Battuta wrote "Amongst their good qualities, there is a small amount of injustice among them." What country was he writing about?Mali15
12005165304The most active of the Roman Catholic missionaries wasJohn of Montecorvino16
12005165305John of Montecorvinowas the most active of RC missionaries in china in 1291 and became the first archbishop of Khanbaliq in 1307. Built several churches, baptized boys, taught them Latin and Roman Catholic rituals17
12005165306Cotton was introduced to west Africa by theMuslims18
12005165307Which of the following was not one of the products that had a new impact during this period of increasing interaction?Were: Magnetic compass, citrus fruits, rudder, rice, cotton, sugarcane, gunpowder19
12005165308Gunpowder had its origins inChina20
12005165309The outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th cent began inThe Yunnan region of SW China21
12005165310As a result of the bubonic plague the population of Europe dropped from 79 mil in 1300 to around in 140060 mil22
12005165311Which one of the following was not a common result of the bubonic plaguewere: labor shortages, social unrest, revolts and rebellions23
12005165312The Ming dynasty was founded in 1368 byHongwu24
12005165313Hongwu's philosophy for ruling China wascentralized authority, rulers ruled directly and closely supervised imperial affairs.25
12005165314Which of the following was not a hallmark of Hongwu's rule?What were: Mandarins and Eunuchs26
12005165315The Yongle Encylopediawas a compilation of all significant works of Chinese history, philosophy, and literature, Organized by Yongle, Hongwu's successor27
12005165316The Hundred Year's war was fought betweenFrance and England28
12005165317The rise of powerful states in Europe in the 15th century was dependent onThe development of fresh sources of finance usually through new taxes levied on citizens and subjects and the maintenance of large standing armies29
12005165318The marriage of Fernando of Aragon and Isabel of CastilleUnited two of the wealthiest and most important Iberian realms, as well as united Spain30
12005165319The reconquistawas completed under Fernando and Isabel, popularly known as the Catholic Kings31
12005165320The Renaissance began in135032
12005165321Central to Renaissance thought wasClassical aesthetic standards33
12005165322The dome on the cathedral of FLorence was designed byThe florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi34
12005165323Which of the following was not representative of Renasisance painting?What was: the technique of linear perspective, depicting the subjects in natural poses35
12005165324The most important of the humanist thinkers wasDesiderius Eramus of Rotterdam36
12005165325Humanist moral philosophers believed thatIt was perfectly honorable for Christians to enter into marriage, business relationships, and public affairs37
12005165326Zheng He wasa eunuch admiral who was a Muslim from Yunnan in SW China who sailed a lot and stuff yay38
12005165327The nation that led the way in early European exploration wasPortugal39
12005165328In regard to exploration, Prince Henrique was to Portugal what _____ is to ChinaZheng He40
12005165329The Portuguese mariner who reached India in 1498 wasBartolomeo Dias41

AP World History Chapter 15 Key Terms Flashcards

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12122427928Zheng HeAn imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean, from Southeast Asia to Africa.0
12122434692ArawakAmerindian peoples who inhabited the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean at the time of Columbus.1
12122444144Henry the Navigator(1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.2
12122449088CaravelA small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.3
12122454850Gold CoastRegion of the Atlantic coast of West Africa occupied by modern Ghana; named for its gold exports to Europe from the 1470s onward.4
12122465805Bartolomeu DiasPortuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean.5
12122475468Vasco da GamaPortuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.6
12122488420Christopher ColumbusGenoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic, reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.7
12122498627Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.8
12122504491ConquistadorsEarly-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru. (Examples Cortez, Pizarro, Francisco.)9
12122517226Hernan CortesSpanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain.10
12122520492Moctezuma IILast Aztec emperor, overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.11
12122529157Francisco PizarroSpanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru in 1531-1533.12
12122543841AtahualpaLast ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish.13

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