AP French La Vie Contemporaine Flashcards
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| 6623475633 | le chômage | unemployment | 0 | |
| 6623476720 | un(e) chômeur (chômeuse) | unemployed person | 1 | |
| 6623478259 | une entreprise (multinationale) | (multinationale) company | 2 | |
| 6623479249 | une formation | training | 3 | |
| 6623479250 | un poste | position, job | 4 | |
| 6623480150 | une réunion | meeting | 5 | |
| 6623480790 | le salaire minimum | minimum wage | 6 | |
| 6623481667 | le temps de travail | work schedule | 7 | |
| 6623482752 | libre | free | 8 | |
| 6623482753 | disponible | available | 9 | |
| 6623484608 | les qualifications | qualifications | 10 | |
| 6623485620 | avoir des relations | to have connections | 11 | |
| 6623485621 | démissionner | to quit | 12 | |
| 6623486298 | embaucher | to hire | 13 | |
| 6623486299 | être sous pression (f.) | to be under pressure | 14 | |
| 6623488233 | exiger | to demand | 15 | |
| 6623489188 | gagner sa vie | to earn a living | 16 | |
| 6623489189 | gérer/diriger | to manage, to run | 17 | |
| 6623489843 | harceler | to harass | 18 | |
| 6623490630 | licencier | to lay off, fire | 19 | |
| 6623491431 | la crise économique | economic crisis | 20 | |
| 6623491432 | une dette | debt | 21 | |
| 6623492076 | des économies | savings | 22 | |
| 6623492077 | la pauvreté | poverty | 23 | |
| 6623492847 | économiser | to save | 24 | |
| 6623493743 | profiter de | to take advantage of, to benefit from | 25 | |
| 6623493744 | toucher | to get/receive (a salary) | 26 | |
| 6623495840 | le SMIC (le salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance) | minimum wage (in France) | 27 | |
| 6623501718 | à court/long terme | short-/long-term | 28 | |
| 6623502729 | disposé(e) à | willing (to) | 29 | |
| 6623504339 | poser sa candidature pour | to apply for | 30 | |
| 6623504340 | solliciter un emploi | to apply for a job | 31 | |
| 6623505045 | au chômage | unemployed | 32 | |
| 6623505868 | (in)compétent(e) | (in)competent | 33 | |
| 6623510008 | un budget | a budget | 34 | |
| 6623510009 | une augmentation (de salaire) | raise (in salary) | 35 | |
| 6623510861 | faire la grève | to go on strike | 36 | |
| 6623511883 | les conditions de travail | working conditions | 37 | |
| 6623512994 | prospère | successful | 38 | |
| 6623516980 | un chiffre | figure, number | 39 |
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AP World History Flashcards
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| 11060399964 | Longships | naval vessels made and used by the Vikings used of commerce, exploration, and warfare. Long and skinny made of wood. Bow and stern had pointed tips that pointed upward. | 0 | |
| 11060399965 | Berbers | A member of a North African, primarily Muslim people living in settled or nomadic tribes from Morocco to Egypt | 1 | |
| 11060399966 | Polynesian Migrations | mariners with canoes who migrated to Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand, Marquesas, and Easter Island | 2 | |
| 11060399967 | Bantu Migration | The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their language and culture, from around 500 b.c. to around A.D 1000 | 3 | |
| 11060399968 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 4 | |
| 11060399969 | Jerusalem | Israel | 5 | |
| 11060399970 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. | 6 | |
| 11060399971 | Muhammad | Founder of Islam | 7 | |
| 11060399972 | Sufis | mystical Muslim group that believed they could draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, & simple life | 8 | |
| 11060399973 | Caliphate | Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad. | 9 | |
| 11060399974 | Abbasids | Abbasids or Umayyads? Were more open and integrating of non Arab peoples, and were more open to the non-Arab masses converting to Islam. | 10 | |
| 11060399975 | Al-Andalus | A Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain, established by the Berbers in the eighth century A.D. | 11 | |
| 11060399976 | Ka'aba | A building in the middle of a mosque | 12 | |
| 11060399977 | Hirja | The northern emigration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Yathrib. | 13 | |
| 11060399978 | Qu'ran | A sacred Islamic book | 14 | |
| 11060399979 | Hadith | A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Quran, the most important basis for Islamic law. I'm | 15 | |
| 11060399980 | Bedouins | small groups of nomadic people in Arabia | 16 | |
| 11060399981 | Black Death | A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351 | 17 | |
| 11060399982 | Harun al-Rashid | One of the great Islamic rulers of the Abbasid era | 18 |
AP World History Strayer Chapter 6 Flashcards
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| 11026084053 | Meroe | *Definition:* City in southern Nubia that was the center of Nubian civilization. *Significance:* Governed by a female monarch. Gained its wealth through long-distance trade. Declined after Islam invaded. |  | 0 |
| 11026084054 | Axum | *Definition:* Northern Ethiopian city that relied on highly productive agriculture with plow-based farming. *Significance:* A part at Adulis and used taxes to gain revenue from other empires. They didn't rely on hoe and digging stick. |  | 1 |
| 11026084055 | Piye | *Definition:* 8th century BCE, Africa. Paid respect to gods for great victory. *Significance:* Reunified Egypt and conquered ruler and began to govern/lead war. |  | 2 |
| 11026084056 | Niger Valley Civilization | *Definition:* City-based civilization in Niger valley. Noted for its lack of centralized state structure. *Significance:* Led to the uprising of jenne jeno |  | 3 |
| 11026084057 | Maya Civilization | *Definition:* Mesoamerican civilization known for the only fully developed written language of the Pre-columbian Americas. *Significance:* Resembled the competing city-states of Mesopotamia and written language. |  | 4 |
| 11026084058 | Teotihuacán, Mexico | *Definition:* Largest city of Pre-Columbian America that governed and/or influenced much of the surrounding region ("City of the gods"). *Significance:* Had long-distance trade which enabled them to live a more luxurious life. |  | 5 |
| 11026084059 | Chavín | *Definition:* Andean town that was the center of a large Peruvian religious movement. *Significance:* Religious movement within class system of elites. Decline due to famine and drought. |  | 6 |
| 11026084060 | Moche | *Definition:* Important regional civilization of Peru, governed by warrior-priests. *Significance:* Elites lived luxuriously, prisoners and poor were sacrificed in rituals. |  | 7 |
| 11026084061 | Wari and Tiwanaku | *Definition:* Civilizations in Andes Mountains before Inca Empire. *Significance:* Almost opposites, the Wari used irrigation for agriculture and Tiwanaku farmed. The Wari depended on the Tiwanaku. |  | 8 |
| 11026084062 | Bantu Expansion | *Definition:* Gradual migration of Bantu peoples from their homeland. *Significance:* Their ironworking and agricultural techniques gave them an advantage over gathering and hunting peoples. |  | 9 |
| 11026084063 | Chaco Phenomenon | *Definition:* Name given to a major process settlement and social organization among the peoples of Chaco Canyon. *Significance:* Drought caused people to start depending on agriculture which made a large population develop. |  | 10 |
| 11026084064 | Mound Builders/Cahokia | *Definition:* Members of a number of cultures that developed along the Mississippi that built large mounds that they buried people with their stuff under. *Significance:* Buried people with all their things in hopes to make it to the afterlife (only for wealthy people). |  | 11 |
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Amsco AP World History Chapter 5 Flashcards
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| 10666453919 | Ashoka Maurya | He was a furious warrior, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, he took the Mauryan Empire to its height. Famously converted to Buddhism after the deadly Kalinga Wars. | 0 | |
| 10666453920 | Kalinga | territory in eastern India conquered by Ashoka in 261 BCE; 150,000 abducted and 100,000 killed; drove Ashoka to become a Buddhist. | 1 | |
| 10666453921 | Ganges River | Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. | 2 | |
| 10666453922 | Rock and Pillar Edicts | A series of edicts on rocks and pillars written by Ashoka that reminded Mauryans to live righteous lives according to Buddhist principles. | 3 | |
| 10666453923 | Kushan Empire | An invading Empire who took over after the Mauryan Dynasty from the Northwest to rule the subcontinent from Central Asia into Northern India. | 4 | |
| 10666453924 | Gupta Dynasty | The second and last Indian Dynasty of the Classical Era (320 CE-550 CE) known for re-establishing Hinduism and for achievements in math and science. | 5 | |
| 10666453925 | Mauryan Dynasty | The first united Indian state, founded by Chandragupta in 324 BC, after Alexander's defeat of weakened India; it lasted for more than 100 years, before it declined, and fell in 183 BC | 6 | |
| 10666453926 | Chandragupta Maurya | He founded India's first empire. He was an Indian prince who conquered a large area in the Ganges River valley soon after Alexander invaded western India. | 7 | |
| 10666453927 | Han Dynasty | imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy | 8 | |
| 10666453928 | Shihuangdi | Chinese emperor who founded the Qin dynasty and unified China with a standardized system of writing and money; his tomb contained the famous "clay army". | 9 | |
| 10666453929 | Xiongnu | A confederation of nomadic peoples living beyond the northwest frontier of ancient China. Chinese rulers tried a variety of defenses and stratagems to ward off these 'barbarians,' as they called them, and dispersed them in 1st Century. (168) | 10 | |
| 10666453930 | Civil Service Examination | Exams that Chinese bureaucrats passed to serve in state, based on Confucian concepts, Han origins. | 11 | |
| 10666453931 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | Was a peasant revolt in China against the Eastern Han dynasty. The uprising broke out in 184 AD during the reign of Emperor Ling. | 12 | |
| 10666453932 | Vedas and Upanishads | Sacred writings of Hinduism interpreted by priests called Brahman. | 13 | |
| 10666453933 | Buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth | 14 | |
| 10666453934 | Siddhartha Gautama | The prince who is said to have founded Buddhism. | 15 | |
| 10666453935 | Four Noble Truths | 1-All Life Involves great suffering; 2- All Suffering Stems from desires for worldly pleasure and material things; 3- Suffering can end when one eliminates all of one's earthly desires; 4-Desires ca be eliminate by following Buddhism's eight-fold paths. | 16 | |
| 10666453936 | Bhagavad Gita | The most important work of Indian sacred literature, a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit. | 17 | |
| 10666453937 | Nirvana | The state of englightenment for Buddhists. | 18 | |
| 10666453938 | Reincarnation | In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding | 19 | |
| 10666453939 | Monasteries | Religious community where Christians called monks gave up their possessions and devoted their lives to serving God. | 20 | |
| 10666453940 | Confucianism | A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct. | 21 | |
| 10666453941 | Daoism | A religion in China which says to follow the Dao is to renounce worldly ambitions and society and instead to seek armory with nature. It's founder said to be Laozi also calles the Old Master. | 22 | |
| 10666453942 | Caste System | a set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society | 23 | |
| 10666453943 | Untouchables | lowest class of people in the caste system of Hinduism, do all the dirty work of society | 24 | |
| 10666453944 | Silk Road | An ancient trade route for silk between China with the Roman Empire, Mesopotamia, Persia and India. | 25 |
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Unit 5 Vocabulary AP World History Flashcards
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| 6291149318 | North American Revolution | a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America. | 0 | |
| 6291150890 | French Revolution | a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, experienced violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas | 1 | |
| 6291151433 | Napoleon Bonaparte | a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars | 2 | |
| 6291152207 | Haitian Revolution | a successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection that took place in the former French colony of Saint Domingue that lasted from 1791 until 1804. It affected the institution of slavery throughout the Americas. Self-liberated slaves destroyed slavery at home, fought to preserve their freedom, and with the collaboration of mulattoes, founded the sovereign state of Haiti | 3 | |
| 6291154310 | Spanish American Revolutions | wars of independence were the numerous wars against Spanish rule in Spanish America that took place during the early 19th century, after the French invasion of Spain during Europe's Napoleonic Wars | 4 | |
| 6291155491 | Nationalism | patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts | 5 | |
| 6291156317 | Elizabeth Cady Stanton | an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement | 6 | |
| 6291157096 | Steam engine | a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid | 7 | |
| 6291157764 | British Royal Society | a learned society for science and is possibly the oldest such society still in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society" | 8 | |
| 6291158578 | Karl Marx | a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His most well-known work is the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto. His work has since influenced subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history | 9 | |
| 6291159981 | Labour Party | a Centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Growing out of the trade union movement and socialist parties of the nineteenth century | 10 | |
| 6291160968 | Proletariat | a term for the class of wage-earners, in a capitalist society, whose only possession of significant material value is their labor-power (their ability to work) | 11 | |
| 6291162094 | Progressives | a philosophy based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancement in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to improve the human condition. Became highly significant during the Age of Enlightenment in Europe, out of the belief that Europe was demonstrating that societies could progress in civility from barbaric conditions to civilization through strengthening the basis of knowledge as the foundation of society | 12 | |
| 6291163154 | Caudillos | a military-landowner who possessed political power and exercised it in a form considered authoritarian by its adversaries | 13 | |
| 6291163925 | Mexican Revolution | was a major armed struggle c. 1910-1920that radically transformed Mexican culture and government. Its outbreak in 1910 resulted from the failure of the 35-year long regime of Porfirio Díaz to find a managed solution to the presidential succession. | 14 | |
| 6291164636 | Social Darwinism | a name given to various phenomena emerging in the second half of the 19th century, trying to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest in human society. | 15 | |
| 6291165281 | Opium Wars | two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty. The wars and events between them weakened the Qing dynasty and forced China to trade with the rest of the world. | 16 | |
| 6291166042 | Boxer uprising | was a violent anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty. | 17 | |
| 6291166885 | Tokugawa Japan | was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868. | 18 | |
| 6291167709 | Meiji restoration | was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. | 19 | |
| 6291168564 | Russo-Japanese War | was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. | 20 | |
| 6291169662 | Indian Rebellion | was a rebellion in India against the rule of the British East India Company, that ran from May 1857 to July 1859. | 21 | |
| 6291170488 | Congo Free State | was a large state in Central Africa from 1885 to 1908, which was in personal union with the Kingdom of Belgium under Leopold II. | 22 | |
| 6291171115 | Cultivation system | was a Dutch government policy in the mid-19th century for its Dutch East Indies colony. | 23 | |
| 6291171730 | Cash-crop agriculture | The term is used to differentiate marketed crops from subsistence crops, which are those fed to the producer's own livestock or grown as food for the producer's family. | 24 | |
| 6291172238 | Edward Blyden | was an educator, writer, diplomat, and politician primarily in Liberia. | 25 |
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