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AP World History Flashcards

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11465992108Han Dynasty(Lasted from 141-87 B.C.E)Created the civil service exam, started Universities, adopted Confucianism, Silk Road helped their economy, Disease reduced population0
11466733441Turban RebellionBloodiest rebellion in the world before the 1900's1
11466744821Daoism/TaoismBegan in the Zhou Dynasty (yin and yang) founder was Laozi and it appealed to the peasants2
11466763344LegalismPhilosophy on how to behave and act, says there are strict laws and punishments on how to control people, was not affective3
11466786772Qin Dynasty(221-207 BCE) founded by Qin Shihuangdi, defeated the Zhou, he was a very cruel leader who had total control of the empire, he burned books ,killed people that resisted him4
11466829571Qin Dynasty AchievementsGreat wall of China, Expanded China, Allowed peasants to own land, created money, created weights and measurements, and build roads and cannals5
11466868506Terra Cotta WarriorsDiscovered in 1974, 7,000 warriors from the Qin Dynasty6
11466896221Confucius(551 B.C.E) Born into poverty,a teaching not a religion, followers were called disciples7
11466934116Confucius teachingsTeaches behavior/respect for authority, says government should step up for the people, The Golden Rule8
11466970379ChinaFamily is the most important element, the status of a person is based on your accomplishments not your worth, the father is the head of the home, man decides the sons education, arranged marriages, women served the men9
11467023182Gupta DynastyThe 2nd largest and last dynasty of India ,Existed during the Golden Age, Open trade routes with Europe through the Silk Road, Empire was divided into provinces and each province was ruled by a prince, had free hospitals ,learned to reset bones and how to graph skin,responsible for the 0-9 numbers, there were Buddhist that studied the Vedas(bible),allowed other religions, declined because of poor leadership and the white huns10

AP Econ Unit 1 Flashcards

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10560183666EconomicsThe study of choices made in response to incentives created by unlimited wants and limited resources.0
10560183667ScarcityThe basic problem of economics; not enough resources to meet all the wants so we must choose.1
10560183668Trade-offsAll of the possible options you have when you make a choice.2
10560183669Opportunity CostThe next best alternative to a choice. The last thing given up or the choice that you would have made if the option you picked wasn't available.3
10560183670IncentivesNatural or man-made consequences that influence a choice.4
10560183671Perverse IncentiveAn incentive that backfires and causes the decision maker to do the opposite of what you wanted5
10560183672UtilityThe enjoyment, usefulness or satisfaction that you get when you consume something.6
10560183673Utility MaximizationThe idea that consumers will use their resources to get the most utility possible. The biggest ratio of marginal benefit to marginal cost. The most utility per dollar. The most bang for their buck.7
10560183674MarginalAdditional or next.8
10560183675Marginal UtilityThe additional satisfaction or usefulness that comes when you consume one more unit of something.9
10560183676Marginal Cost/BenefitThe additional cost/benefit that results from a choice.10
10560183677Marginal AnalysisConsumers weigh the gain from the next item consumed (the marginal benefit) against its opportunity cost (marginal cost) and choose the option that gives more benefit than cost.11
10560183678EquilibriumWhen two things are in balance. When the marginal cost equals the marginal benefit. When the marginal utility per dollar of good A equals the marginal utility per dollar of good B.12
10560183679Marginal Utility per DollarThe extra happiness or satisfaction that comes from consuming something, divided by the price of the thing.13
10560183680Diminishing Marginal UtilityThe more you consume of anything the less utility you get from additional consumption.14
10560183681Utility Maximizing RulePeople consume goods and services so that the marginal utility per dollar of everything they consume should be in equilibrium. If anything has a higher marginal utility per dollar, consumers will buy more of it until diminishing marginal utility brings it back into equilibrium.15
10560183684MicroeconomicsThe study of choices made by SMALL units of analysis: individual consumers, firms and markets.16
10560183685MacroeconomicsThe study of choices made by LARGE units of analysis: the economy of an entire country and the response of the government.17
10560183686Factors of ProductionThe four categories of resources that are used to produce goods and services: land, labor, capital and entrepreneurship.18
10560183687LandThe natural and physical resources used to produce something. The resources that come from the earth and are used up in the production of something.19
10560183688LaborPhysical work done by humans.20
10560183689Human CapitalThe training or experience that makes a workers labor more valuable.21
10560183690Physical CapitalThe tools, equipment or machinery that makes labor more productive. These things used over and over again in the production process.22
10560183691EntrepreneurshipTaking a risk to start a new business by bringing the other factors of production together to gain profit.23

AP practice vocab Flashcards

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9468577163中奖0
9468577164来不及1
9468577165灯谜2
9468577166茶点3
9468577167招待4
9468577168知名作家5
9468577169责怪6
9468577170认不出7
9468577171高楼大厦8
9468577172避免9
9468577173提起来10
9468577174挂件11
9468577175一帆风顺12
9468719054同心结13
9468577176行李14
9468577177津津有味15
9468577178包裹16
9468577179本次17
9468728450列车18
9468577180亲友19
9468577181立刻20
9468577182领取21
9468577183精彩22
9468577184好过/难过23
9468577185出车祸24
9468577186祸不单行25
9468577187身份证26

UNIT 6-APES Flashcards

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60967406411st Law of ThermodynamicsEnergy can never be created nor destroyed, it is simply converted form one form to another.0
6096670874Net EnergyTotal amount of useful energy available from an energy resource or energy system over its lifetime, minus the amount of energy used, automatically wasted, and unnecessarily wasted in finding, processing, concentrating, and transporting it to users1
6096672578Petroleum (Cruel Oil)A fossil fuel that occurs in underground deposits, composed of a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, and sulfur.2
6096672579PetrochemicalsChemicals obtained by refining crude oil. They are used as raw material in manufacturing most industrial chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fibers, paints, medicines, and many other products.3
6096722211Natural GasUnderground deposits of gases consisting of 50-90% by weight methane gas (CH4) and small amounts of heavier gaseous hydrocarbon compounds such as propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10)4
6096722212CoalSolid fuel formed primarily from the remains of trees, ferns, and other plant materials preserved 280 million to 360 million years ago.5
6096723784Nuclear EnergyEnergy released when atomic nuclei undergo a nuclear reaction such as the spontaneous emission of radioactivity, nuclear fission, or nuclear fusion6
6096725267Nuclear FusionNuclear change in which the nuclei of certain isotopes of elements with a low mass number are forced together at extremely high temperatures until they fuse to form a heavier nucleus7
6096725268Nuclear FissionNuclear change in which the nuclei of certain isotopes of elements with larger mass numbers are split apart into lighter nuclei when stuck by a neutron.8
6096727330Energy EfficiencyPercentage of the total energy input that does useful work and it not converted into low-quality, generally useless heat in an energy conversion system or process9
6096728520Passive Solar Heating SystemSystem that, without the use of mechanical devices, captures sunlight directly10
6096732930Active Solar Heating SystemSystem that uses solar collectors to capture energy from the sun and store it as heat for space heating and water heating11
6096734817Photovoltaic (Pv) Cells or Solar CellsDevice that converts radiant (solar) energy directly into electrical energy12
6096737046Hydropower / HydroelectricityElectrical energy produced by falling or flowing water.13
6096737047Wind PowerThe ability to make electricity using the air flows that occur naturally in the earth's atmosphere. Wind turbine blades capture kinetic energy from the wind and turn it into mechanical energy, spinning a generator that creates electricity.14
6096739337Biomass EnergyOrganic material that comes from plants and animals, and it is a renewable source of energy.15
6096739338Geothermal EnergyHeat transferred from the earth's underground concentrations of dry steam, wet steam, or hot water trapped in fractured or porous rock16
6096740640Hydrogen EnergyA fuel cell combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, heat, and water. Fuel cells are often compared to batteries. Both convert the energy produced by a chemical reaction into usable electric power.17
8465884293Fossil FuelA fuel derived from biological material that became fossilized millions of years ago.18
8465896068Nonrenewable Energy ResourceAn energy source with a finite supply, primarily the fossil fuels and nuclear fuels.19
8465978758TurbineA device with blades that can be turned by water, wind, steam, or exhaust gas from combustion that turns a generator in an electricity producing plant.20
8466044097Crude OilLiquid petroleum removed from the ground.21
8466057506Oil SandsSlow-flowing, viscous deposits of bitumen mixed with sand, water, and clay.22
84660624702nd Law of ThermodynamicsWhen energy is changed from one form to another, it always goes from a more useful to a less useful form.23
8466070340Oil Pollution Act of 1990Gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the ability to respond to oil spills and to regulate oil storage facilities.24
8466079332Radioactive WasteNuclear fuel that can no longer produce enough heat to be useful in a power plant but continues to emit radioactivity.25
8466103535Renewable EnergyAn energy source that is either potentially renewable or nondepletable.26
8466112798BiofuelLiquid fuel created from processed or refined biomass.27
8466120845BiodieselA diesel substitute produced by extracting and chemically altering oil from plants.28
8466160753Fuel CellAn electrical chemical device that converts fuel, such as hydrogen, into an electrical current.29
8892093306Shale OilExtracted from shale rock that contains a mixture of hydrocarbons called kerogen. The rocks are crushed and then heated to separate the shale oil from the rock. Majority of the world's shale oil can be found in the United States.30
8892100306Peat CoalEarly stage of coal that is formed under minimum pressure and has high moisture content. Has a very low heat and carbon content. Used for heat and cooling.31
8892100307Lignite CoalFormed under more pressure, heat, and time than peat. Has a low heat and carbon content as well as a high moisture content. Used to produce electricity, but is responsible for a great deal of air pollution due to its high sulfur content.32
8892102930Bituminous CoalUsed regularly as a fuel because of its high heat content. Also has a high sulfur content.33
8892102931Anthracite CoalVery valuable energy resource because it has a high heat content with very low moisture and sulfur content. Takes the longest to form over the other types of coal and is expensive.34
10389918544Tidal EnergyEnergy that comes from the movement of water driven by the gravitational pull of the Moon.35

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