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AP World History Chapter 4 - The Romans Flashcards

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8332511809polisgenerally translated as "city-state"; the basic political and institutional unit of Greece0
8332521976acropolisan elevated point within a city on which stood temples, altars, public monuments, and various dedications to the gods of the polis1
8332546962monarchyderived from the Greek for "the rule of one man"; the type of Greek government in which a king represented the community2
8332568416oligarchy"the rule of a few"; a type of Greek government in which a small group of wealthy citizens, not necessarily of aristocratic birth, ruled3
8332593346tyrannyrule by a tyrant, a man who used his wealth to gain a political following that could take over the existing government4
8332612509democracya type of Greek government in which all citizens, without regard to birth or wealth, administered the workings of government; translated as "the power of the people"5
8332632904hoplitethe heavily armed infantry man who was the backbone of the Greek army6
8332645479demea local unit that served as the basic element of Cleisthenes's political system7
8332661072Delian Leaguea grand naval alliance, created by the Athenians and aimed at liberating Ionia from Persian rule8
8332680987sovereignan independent, autonomous state run by its citizens, free of any outside power or restraint9
8332695410koinea common dialect of the Greek language that influenced the speech of all Greeks10
8332709180Great Silk Roadthe name of the major route for the silk trade11
8332726181Tychethe Greek goddess of fate and luck, eventually identified with the Roman goddess Fortuna12
8332745639mystery religionsany of several religious systems in the Greco-Roman world characterized by secret doctrines and rituals of initiation13
8332765100Epicureanisma Greek system of philosophy founded on the teachings of Epicurus, which emphasized that a life of contentment, free from fear or suffering, was the greatest good14
8332786466Stoicismthe most popular of Hellenistic philosophies; it considers nature an expression of divine will and holds that people can be happy only when loving in accordance with nature15
8332818498natural lawthe belief that the laws governing ethical behavior are written into nature itself and therefore possess universal validity16
8332858917heliocentric theorythe belief that the earth revolves around the sun17

AP World History Egypt Flashcards

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9364205367Located alongNile river0
9364205368Flooding led toFertile ground1
9364205369Why were they not prone to invasion?Isolation2
9364205370Traded withMesopotamia3
9364205371PharaohA king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.4
9364205372Religion wasPolytheistic5
9364205373LearnedMath and Astronomy6
9364205374Wrote withHieroglyphics7
9364205375Discovered there were _____ in a day24 hours8

AP World History - Strayer Unit 2 Flashcards

Chapter 3 - Eurasian Empires
Chapter 4 - Eurasian Cultural Traditions

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5089188142LegalismA Chinese philosophy distinguished by an adherence to clear laws with vigorous punishments.0
5089188143Confucius (Kong Fuzi)The founder of Confucianism (551-479 B.C.E.); an aristocrat of northern China who proved to be the greatest influence on Chinese culture in its history.1
5089188144Ban ZhaoA major female Confucian author of Han dynasty China (45-116 C.E.) whose works give insight into the implication of Confucian thinking for women.2
5089188145DaoismA Chinese philosophy/popular religion that advocates simplicity and understanding of the world of nature, founded by the legendary figure Laozi.3
5089188146UpanishadsIndian mystical and philosophical works, written between 800 and 400 B.C.E.4
5089188147VedasThe earliest religious texts of India, a collection of ancient poems, hymns, and rituals that were transmitted orally before being written down ca. 600 B.C.E.5
5089188148AristotleA Greek polymath philosopher (384-322 B.C.E.); student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.6
5089188149Theravada"The Teaching of the Elders," the early form of Buddhism according to which the Buddha was a wise teacher but not divine and which emphasizes practices rather than beliefs.7
5089188150Buddhisma religion, originated in India that believes life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enlightenment8
5089188151Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha)The Indian prince who turned ascetic (ca. 566-486 B.C.E.) who founded Buddhism.9
5089188152Mahayana"Great Vehicle," the popular development of Buddhism in the early centuries of the Common Era, which gives a much greater role to supernatural beings and proved to be more popular than original (Theravada) Buddhism.10
5089188153NirvanaThe end goal of Buddhism, in which individual identity is "extinguished" into a state of serenity & great compassion.11
5089188154Bhagavad GitaA great Hindu epic text, part of the much larger Mahabharata, which affirms the performance of caste duties as a path to religious liberation.12
5089188155ZoroastrianismPersian monotheistic religion founded by the prophet Zarathustra.13
5089188156ZarathustraA Persian prophet, traditionally dated to sixth or seventh century B.C.E. (but perhaps much older), who founded Zoroastrianism.14
5089188157JudaismThe monotheistic religion developed by the Hebrews, emphasizing a sole personal god (Yahweh/YHWH) with concerns with social justice.15
5089188158IsaiahOne of the most important prophets of Judaism, whose teachings show the transformation of the religion in favor of compassion and social justice (eighth century B.C.E.)16
5089188159Greek rationalismA secularizing system of scientific and philosophic thought that developed in Classical Greece in the period 600 to 300 B.C.E.; it emphasized the power of education and human reason to understand the world in nonreligious terms.17
5089188160SocratesThe first great Greek philosopher to turn rationalism toward questions of human existence (469-399 B.C.E.)18
5089188161PlatoA disciple of Socrates whose Dialogues convey the teachings of his master while going beyond them to express Plato's own philosophy; lived from 429 to 348 B.C.E.19
5089188162ConstantineRoman emperor (r. 306-337 C.E.) whose conversion to Christianity paved the way for the triumph of Christianity in Europe.20
5089188163Paul of Tarsus (Saint Paul)The first great popularize of Christianity (10-65 C.E.)21
5089188167Church of the EastPlanted churches in Syria and Persia that were distinct in theology and practice from the Roman Church22
5089188168PerpetuaChristian martyr (one who was killed for their beliefs) from Carthage. Educated and wealthy, she died being fed to leopards.23
5089188164Jesus of NazarethThe prophet/god of Christianity (ca. 4 B.C.E.-30 B.C.E.).24
5089188165TheodosiusRoman emperor (r. 379-395 C.E.) who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman state, banning all polytheistic rituals.25

AP World History Countries Flashcards

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7190215114MexicoMexico City - Southwest America0
7190224012PanamaPanama City - Central America1
7190224299CubaHavana - Caribbean2
7190224769PeruLima - Andes3
7190240665ArgentinaBuenos Aires - Pampas4
7190240890BrazilBrasilia - Brazil5
7190241278SpainMadrid - Iberia6
7190241279FranceParis - Western Europe7
7190242420GermanyBerlin - Northern Europe8
7190242611ItalyRome - Mediterranean9
7190242963GreeceAthens - Mediterranean/Balkans10
7190243370Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo - Balkans11
7190243951PolandWarsaw - Eastern Europe12
7190244388RussiaMoscow - Eastern Europe13
7190245255EgyptCairo - East Africa14
7190245256MaliBamako - West Africa/Sub - Saharan Africa15
7190246640EthiopiaAddis Ababa - East Africa16
7190246693TanzaniaDodoma - East Africa17
7190281690South AfricaCape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein - South Africa18
7190318864Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa - Central Africa/Sub - Saharan Africa19
7190244891TurkeyAnkara - Asia Minor20
7190319457Saudi ArabiaRiyadh - Middle East/ Arabia21
7190323853IraqBaghdad - Middle East22
7190324686Iran (Persia)Tehran - Middle East23
7190325015AfganistanKabul - South Asia24
7190325621IndiaNew Delhi - South Asia25
7190326393PakistanIslamabad - South Asia26
7190326775IsrealJerusalem - Levant27
7190327656ChinaBeijing - East Asia28
7190338379North KoreaPyongyang - East Asia29
7190338741South KoreaSeoul - East Asia30
7190338742JapanTokyo - East Asia31
7190339064VietnamHanoi - South East Asia32
7190339890IndonesiaJakarta - Oceania33
7190340342ThailandBangkok - South East Asia34
7190339567AustraliaCanberra - Oceania35
7216975583Kalahari36
7216976079Sahara37
7216976440Gobi38
7216976720Andes39
7216976908Appalachian Mountains40
7216977189Rocky Mountains41
7216977300Atlas Mountains42
7216977578Alps43
7216977996Caucus Mountains44
7216978446Ural Mountains45
7216979859Zagros Mountains46
7216981413Pacific47
7216981485Atlantic48
7216981544Indian49
7216981810Arctic Oceans50
7216981965Caspian Sea51
7216982873Black Sea52
7216983069Mediterranean Sea53
7216983440North Sea54
7216984009Arabian Sea55
7216987031Bay of Bengal56
7216987348Red Sea57
7216991632Sea of Japan58
7216992362South China Sea59
7216999153East China Sea60
7216999708Caribbean Sea61
7217000527Gulf of Mexico62
7217000766Persian Gulf63
7216988825Iberian Peninsula64
7216990685Arabian Peninsula65
7216990988Malay Peninsula66
7217002723Middle East67
7217003496West Africa68
7217010119Sub-Saharan Africa69
7217025890East Africa70
7217026450Latin America71
7217027145Eastern Europe72
7217027287South Asia73
7217029040Southeast Asia74
7217029747Oceania75
7217031274North Africa76
7217031710North America77
7217031711South America78
7217031876Europe79
7217032092Asia80
7217033879Australia81
7217034798Antarctica82

Ap world history Flashcards

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5437641628Qin dynastythe Chinese (period of time with the same powerful family rulers) (from 221 BC to 206 BC) that established the first (controlled by one central place) (related to kings, queens, emperors, etc.) government and built much of the Great Wall0
5437641629Qin Shi HuangdiFirst Emperor; only (male ruler of a country) of Qin (period of time with the same powerful family rulers); legalist; permanently stopped (very old land ownership system) and established a slow-working government department(s); anti-religion; building of Great Wall and other public works1
5437641630Confuciuschinese philosphere and teacher; his belifs,known as confusoinism greatly influenced chinese life2
5437641631Mandate of HeavenChinese religious and political belief systems developed by the Zhou, according to which it was the right/privilege of Heaven, the chief god, to grant power to the ruler of China and to take away that power if the ruler did not conduct himself justly and in the best interests of his subjects.3
5437641632LegalismIn China, a political (way of thinking/related to learning about how people think) that drew attention to the angry disobedience of (how humans are) and gave a good reason for state force and control. The Qin ruling class called for/used it to validate the strict nature of their government in power.4
5437641633Daoismphilosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events5
5437641634Han dynasty(related to kings, queens, emperors, etc.) (period of time with the same powerful family rulers) that ruled China (most of the time) from 201 BC to 220 and expanded its edges/borders and developed its slow-working government department(s)6
5437641635Liu Banghelped (permanently end, by force) Qin (period of time with the same powerful family rulers), 1st (male ruler of a country) of the Han (period of time with the same powerful family rulers), was born a poor (person) and worked way up to (male ruler of a country)7
5437641636Wudichineese empire from 140-86 b.c; brought the han (period of time with the same powerful family rulers) to its peak; expanded the chinese empire; made confusionism the state religion8
5437641637Yellow TurbansChinese Daoists who launched an (angrily fight against unfair authority) in 184 C.E., promising a golden age to be brought about by wonderful/God-related magic.9
5437641638Sui dynastybrought China together. Rules 30 years, build Grand Narrow, human-made waterway ((period of time with the same powerful family rulers)10
5437641639Tang dynasty(period of time with the same powerful family rulers) often referred to as China's Golden age that ruled during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria11
5437641640Grand Canalan inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China12

AP World History Exam Flashcards

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6819881279Period 1up to 600 B.C.E. The Paleolithic/Neolithic Era0
6819624913World Regions period 1East Asia (China & Japan) South Asia (India) Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, etc) Central Asia Middle East (sometimes called Southwest Asia) Europe The Americas1
6819656322Paleolithic Era period 1"old stone age" time before agriculture and domestication of animals characterized by the time when hunter/foragers gradually migrated from Africa2
6819663398Neolithic Era period 1"new stone age" AGRICULTURE INTRODUCED farming allowed humans to control food production, settle and form civilizations3
6819678613River Valley Civilizations period 1Mesopotamia/Sumer Egypt Indus Valley Shang China4
6819688531traits of a civilization period 1labor specialization, inequality, trade, government, religions, population increase5
6819697142technologies (neolithic) period 1bows and arrows, iron weaponry, chariots, horseback riding6
6819710007record keeping in Neolithic times period 1cuneiform(Mesopotamia), alphabets, hieroglyphics, pictographs7
6819722579"the original affluent society" period 1refers to people in Paleolithic times who worked less and played more, only using what they needed for survival (the catch was super low life expectancy)8
6819740654How did people originally encourage plant growth? period 1using fire/burning certain areas down so that the land would be more fertile9
6819754222Venus Figurines period 1paleolithic figurines depicting female deities with accentuated sexual features10
6819769954What were two major developments following colonization? period 11. Chiefdoms were established 2. Quick extinction of many animal species11
6819786419What were some negative results of the Agricultural Revolution? period 11. Many humans lost their hunting/gathering skills 2. Plants & animals became more dependent on human cultivation and breeding12
6819804174pressures to increase agriculture period 11. disappearance of many large mammals 2. growing populations 3. fluctuations of global warming 4. newly settled ways of life13
6819815318Diffusionthe spread of techniques, plants, animals14
6819817807Migrationthe movement of people from one place to another15
6819825282Bantu People period 1African groups that developed their own languages and basically overtook Paleolithic people; they actually prolonged the globalization process because they were all about conquering other peoples' land rather than settling in new places16
6819863656architecture period 1pyramids, temples, irrigation, defensive walls, roads17
6819871676Law Code of Hammurabi period 1harsh Babylonian law code that punished people based on both their crime and social status18
6819880210Period Two600 B.C.E to 600 C.E The Classical Era19
6819897043Hebrew Monotheism period 2early Judaism- monotheistic religion conquered by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Romans, respectively20
6819912566Vedic Religions period 2Indian religions based on the Vedas (Sanskrit book of worship) that essentially comprised Hinduism21
6819932022Elements of Hinduism period 2Reincarnation Indian Caste system Karma (remember RICK)22
6819957322Buddhism period 2Siddhartha Gautama from India as a reaction to Hinduism, Buddhism teaches that ALL people can be enlightened (even provided opportunities for women to become nuns) also teaches that suffering is rooted in desire23
6820852799Confucianism period 2more of an ideology, inspired by the teachings of Confucius promoted and educated government (of men) and social harmony as well as particular respect for elders24
6820868485Which Chinese dynasty was first based on Confucianism? period 2the Han25
6820872389Daoism/Taoism periodChinese religion which focuses on the idea of the balance between humans in nature thriving on harmony26
6820880855ChristianityJESUS! religion in which all people are loved and included27
6820900687What action by Roman emperor Constantine sparked support Christianity in Rome?When Constantine converted to Christianity Also, when he made it legal to practice Christianity in the Roman Empire by signing the Edict of Milan in 313 C.E.28
6820907274The 3 Major Greek PhilosophersSocrates- always questioning/seeking wisdom Plato- learned from Socrates, wrote "The Apology" Aristotle- Learned from Plato, focused on math and science All 3 were rooted in logic and observing government practices29
6820921781What did architecture reflect in the early common era? period 2values and belief systems30
6820926973States and Empires period 2Persian Roman Greek Qin, Han Mauryan & Gupta Bantu31
6820935863Persian State period 2primarily areas were ruled by satraps aka governors Persia and Greek were often at war32
6820941058Greek City-States period 2for example, Athens and Sparta Were individually ruled based on geography, which made significant action impossible with the lack of a unified central government33
6820946782Roman Republic, later Empire period 2composed of city states like Greece the Republic ended with the death of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.E., and the Empire began with Octavian or Augustus in 31 B.C.E.34
6820975161Qin Dynasty China period 2legalistic35
6820977003Han Dynasty China period 2Confucian based, began the Silk Road network36
6820982252Mauryan Empire period 2Indian empire that sought to conquer and spread Buddhism (King Ashoka)37
6820993028Gupta period 2in the midst of decentralized kingdoms, this was a golden era for India38
6820996863Bantu (pt. 2!) period 2Sub-saharan African civilization with emphasis on 1. Agriculture 2. Languages 3. Iron tools39
6821007196What was the trade network that made exchange so inter-regional in period 2?the Silk Roads connecting Asia and Europe40
6821013735What 2 practices made trade so effective in period 2?1. The use of pack animals across the Silk and Saharan roads 2. Riding the monsoon winds (Indian ocean)41
6821017100Hellenismthe spreading of Greek culture into the Mediterranean by Alexander the Great- 300s B.C.E.42
6821022906SinificationHellenism, but about China! particularly culture spread during the Tang Dynasty43
6821028137Period 3600- 1450 C.E. The Middle Ages/ Third Wave44
6821074207Islam period 3New religion founded by Muhammad 5 pillars: Prayer Alms giving Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) Belief in 1 God, Allah Observance of Ramadan45
6821090307What comprised the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims? period 3the Sunni thought religious leaders should be elected the Shia thought that leaders should be descended from Muhammad46
6821103592What architectural style is indicative of Islamic influence? period 3Geometric shapes/ patterns. Muslims do not want to dishonor Muhammad by giving him a face, so their art is often patterned rather than showing a human image47
6821112404technologies for trade period 3compass, astrolabe, camel caravans, ships, credit, paper $$$48
6821119653Name the 3 Major Trade Routes of Period 31. The Silk Road 2. The Sand Road (Sahara) 3. The Indian Ocean49
6821125030luxury goods period 3silk and porcelain (China), cotton and pepper (India), spices (s/e Asia), gems and metals (Africa)50
6821136952Where was Christianity primarily practiced? period 3Europe51
6821138072What religion did China practice at this time? period 3Buddhism52
6821143636Where did Hinduism spread in period 3?Southeast Asia53
6821146036Islam was practiced in which regions? period 3Africa, Middle East, South and Southeast Asia54
6821155129Name the 2 languages that blend to create the Swahili language period 3Bantu and Arabic55
6821159264MAJOR Chinese crop period 3rice56
6821160623Africa was known for the crop of _________. period 3bananas57
6821164594Which Indian crops were the most successful in period 3?cotton and sugar58
6821167732The Black Death: effects period 350% European pop. loss Freedom for the serfs(feudal system) Blame of disease on Jews Catholic Church became less influential (as clergy died in plague; also people lost morale/faith)59
6821180330Byzantine Empire period 3created when in 330 C.E. Constantine founds the new capital of Rome at Byzantium (renamed Constantinople) politics: theme system, caesaropapism, Justinian's code60
6821194977Sui China period 3built Grand Canal connecting North and South China legalistic61
6821210678Tangcreated the civil service exam (based on Confucianism)62
6821213949Songbureaucratic military (which weakened it) and introduction of foot binding for female elites63
6821218877Keivan Rus period 3Byzantine culture, heavily Eastern Orthodox64
6821227054Ummayad period 3Islamic empire with conquests thru Spain, the Middle East, and entire Arabian Peninsula introduced the jizya, a tax on non-muslims65
6821234289Abbasid period 3moved capital from Damascus to Baghdad golden age and introduced many new math and science concepts66
6821240583Mali period 3African empire that when Islamic after Mansa Musa took the hajj/Mecca trip67
6821244668Mongol/ Yuan Dynasty period 3ruled China for a period, but in a different way because of geography (Kublai Khan- ruler) resulted in increased connection between China and the western world68
6821281463Feudal System period 3system run with lords owning the land, vassals managing it, and peasant working it in exchange for protection or a share of the food seen in both Europe and Japan69
6821305357Great Schism period 31054- the split of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches70
6821307455The Crusades period 31095-1099 battle(s) between the RCC and Muslims with the goal of the Church being to reconquer the Holy Land- launched by Pope Urban II71
6821322838European technologies that increased productive capacity period 3horse collar. heavy plow, etc. caused food production to thrive and population to increase also universities were est. and the Renaissance began in the 1300s72
6821333026Period 41450-1750 C.E. A Time of Global Exchange73
6821346924What action caused the Americas to join in world connection? period 4The European discovery of the Americas in 1492 by Columbus74
6821352073technologies of period 4compass, astrolabe, bigger ships, cartography, paper $$$75
6821356455Ming China period 4voyages of Zheng He extended down from China into the Indian ocean- more extensive travels than Columbus, nbd76
6821360958Portuguese period 4started to make their education totally sailing oriented, allowing them to set up trade posts all around the coast of Africa and through the Indian Ocean They also settled in the Americas/Brazil77
6821371764What was Columbus's original goal when he set out in 1492?He was sent by the Spanish rulers to find a better route to the Indies78
6821376404key figures in maritime voyaging period 4Dias- reaches the south tip of Africa De Gama- sails around the tip ^ Magellan- circumnavigates the world79
6821392600Which new natural commodity was found in the Americas and Japan? period 4Silver80
6821396786Describe the process of silver trading period 41. mine silver in Americas or Japan 2. send it to Europe 3. Europeans by eastern goods with silver81
6821403599mercantilism period 4when colonies of a larger country provide raw materials making the larger country wealthy82
6821409633What was the goal of the Europeans regarding exchange in period 4?they wanted less imports and more exports83
6821412580Joint Stock Companies period 4where companies offer to sell shares of their business so that when they profit, the owners of their stock profit as well84
6821419084Columbian Exchange period 4connected Europe and the Americas caused the spread of disease, goods, and people85
6821453499disease in Columbian exchange period 4disease spread from Europeans to native Americans because the natives were not immune to the diseases carried on European livestock86
6821453508goods in Columbian exchange period 4from Europe: coffee, grapes, etc from Americas: peppers, squash, potatoes, etc87
6821469027What happened in Europe due to more diverse diets (resulted from food from Americas in Columbian exchange)? period 4life expectancy went up88
6821472609What is able to spread more effectively because of trade? period 4religion89
6821474541Where did Buddhism spread? period 4from India to China and S/E Asia90
6821478605Voodoo period 4A mixture of West African religion and Christianity91
6821479601Sikhism period 4Indian religion that was monotheistic and founded in the 15th century92
6821485468How did the arts benefit from population growth? period 4More people meant more $ for merchants. allowing the government to raise taxes, giving them an increased amount of $ to spend on visual and performing arts93
6821489677The Renaissance period 4began in Florence in the 1300's key players: Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo(think ninja turtles lol), Shakespeare, etc.94
6821501996East Asia's mini renaissance ish period 4Japanese theater flourished, silver mining was bringing in the $$$95
6821505196labor systems period 4Mita(Inca)- forced labor with no benefit for worker Encomienda- brutal Spanish use of native labor in the Americas Indentured servitude- where people would work for passage to America for example96
6821518746What were the places most heavily involved in the slave trade? period 4West & Central African slaves were sent to > 1. South America 2. The Caribbean97
6821528675Spanish Colonial Heirarchy period 4From the top down: peninsulares (born in Spain) Creoles (100% European ethnically, born in Amer.) Mulattoes & Mestizos (Mix of African and Eur. or Native and Eur.) Straight natives or Africans98
6821539031major maritime empires period 4colonial- Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, British99
6821542081major land/gunpowder empires period 4Songhay, Ming, Qing Gunpowder: Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal (Muslim)100
6821547634countries that used religion to justify rule period 4Europe- divine right Safavid- power passed down thru fam Aztec/Mexica- human sacrifice to the gods W. Africa- Islam China- Confucianism101
6821552257Period 51750-1900 C.E. Period of Revolutions102
6821563761How did industrialization change production? period 5goods that were orig. made by hand were now made my machine allowing mass production103
6821569550Why did industrialization happen first in Great Britain? period 5it was highly successful commercially agricultural innovations helped productivity and freed up labor on the countryside pop. growth= more laborers lots of coal, iron, and timber rivers and canals104
6821575945machines of the Industrial Revolution period 5steam engine mechanical reaper the assembly line-everyone does one part of a task allowing efficiency105
6821582028fuels of the Industrial Revolution period 5fossil fuels/ coal, oil106
68215851241st and 2nd Industrial Revolutions period 51st: hand production to machines; Watt steam engine 2nd: steel, chemicals, electricity107
6821588725transportation period 5canal system, railroads, steam engine on boats108
6821590746communication changes period 5telegraph telephone109
6821592516export industries period 5certain economies exporting a single natural resource for ex. rubber from Congo, Mexican copper110
6821600584Economics of the Industrial Revolution: 2 Key People period 5Adam Smith- laissez-faire capitalism; hands off the economy, it will self-regulate John Stuart- economic liberalism111
6821608386Karl Marx period 5socialist- he saw that the wealthy (bourgeoisie) people owned the means of production and paid the workers (proletariat) practically nothing The Communist Manifesto112
6821620233Qing Dynasty period 5Opium War Self-strengthening movement Boxer Rebellion(push out foreigners)113
6821624296Japan period 5Matthew Perry (U.S.A.) forces open the ports Meiji Restoration- move forward w industry and come out stronger114
6821631679Ottoman Empire period 5"the sick man of Europe" Haven't industrialized Young Turks try bringing modernization115
6821634573Russia period 5state dominated industrialization, heavy industry116
6821636335Egypt period 5Muhammad Ali textile production117
6821638303social changes period 5slums, people moving from the country- massive urbanization, apartments, concern with time as jobs were stricter118
6821642142the work force in factories period 5strong patriarchy- women and children paid way less than male factory workers119
6821643012Imperialismthe act of extending rule or authority over foreign countries directly indirectly- influence trade- economic120
6821648035Scramble for Africa period 5Africa= rich with natural resources French, British, Spanish, etc all wanted these materials from 1885-1914121
6821653236"The White Man's Burden" Kipling period 5the idea of social Darwinism, that there are better groups than others Europeans thinking that it was their duty to purify and Christianize other races122
6821657139Enlightenment Thinkers period 5John Locke- natural rights Montesquieu- challenging absolute powers etc challenging slavery123
6821661170The Revolutions of Period 5American Haitian Latin American French124
6821688444nationalism period 5the communal identity of a people group125
6821689391What took place as a result of the promotion of nationalist ideas? period 5anti-colonization126
6821693494global migration period 5causes: search for work, technology, effects:127

AP World History: Ch. 19 Flashcards

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Advanced Placement* Edition
Third Edition
The Earth and Its Peoples
A Global History

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8283643521Ottoman EmpireIslamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453 to 1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe0
8283643522Suleiman the Magnificent(1494-1566) The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); also known as Suleiman Kanuni, "The Lawgiver." He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean1
8283643523JanissaryInfantry, originally of slave origin, armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 18262
8283643524Devshirme"Selection" in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries3
8283643525Tulip Period(1718-1730) Last years of the reign of Ottoman sultan Ahmed III, during which European styles and attitudes became briefly popular in Istanbul4
8283643526Safavid EmpireIranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi, who declared Iran a Shi'ite state5
8283643527Shi'ite IslamThe Islamic Empire which follows the Shi'ite beliefs. A Shi'ite is a Muslim belonging to the branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Shi'ism is the state religion of Iran6
8283643528Hidden ImamLast in a series of twelve descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali, whom Shi'ites consider divinely appointed leaders of the Muslim community. In occlusion since ca. 873, he is expected to return as a messiah at the end of time7
8283643529Shah Abbas I(r. 1587-1629) The fifth and most renowned ruler of the Safavid dynasty in Iran. Abbas moved the royal capital to Isfahan in 15988
8283643530Mughal EmpireMuslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries9
8283643531Akbar I(1542-1605) Most illustrious sultan of the Mughal Empire in India (r. 1556-1605). He expanded the empire and pursued a policy of conciliation with Hindus.10
8283643532MansabsIn India, grants of land given in return for service by rulers of the Mughal Empire11
8283643533RajputsMembers of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from northwest India. The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste, and Akbar I married a Rajput princess12
8283643534SikhismIndian religion founded by the guru Nanak (1469-1539) in the Punjab region of northwest India. After the Mughal emperor ordered the beheading of the ninth guru in 1675, Sikh warriors mounted armed resistance to Mughal rule13
8283643535Acheh SultanateMuslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 164114
8283643536OmanArab state based in Musqat, the main port in the southwest region of the Arabian peninsula. Oman succeeded Portugal as a power in the western Indian Ocean in the eighteenth century15
8283643537SwahiliBantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of East Africa16
8283643538BataviaFort established in ca. 1619 as headquarters of Dutch East India Company operations in Indonesia; today the city of Jakarta17

AP World History - UNIT 2: China Flashcards

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5066333531What were the 3 earliest dynasties in China?Xia (1st one), Zhou (mandate from heaven), Shang (Oracle Bones)0
5066520727What was the warring states period?- 500 BCE (300 years) - 7 kingdoms in China that constantly battled1
5066558063Which dynasty united Northern China?Qin2
5066562385How did the Qin unite Northern China?- equipped their army w/ advanced technology - used the Yellow and Wei river as stable food source3
5066629582Why did the Qin build the great wall?to keep out northern barbarians (the Xiongnu)4
5066587540How did the Qin organize their government?- selected officials based on their abilities and not their hereditary ties - divided empire into 40 administrative units called commanderies - 3 levels of administration: military, inspector, civil5
5066609264Confucianism:- embraced in Han dynasty - good government depended on ethical officials - believed key to life was education and the 5 relationships: ruler to subject, father to son, husband to wife, brother to brother, friend to friend6
5066620537Legalism:- embraced in Qin - strict laws and strict consequences would lead to peace7
5066626611Daoism:- founded by Laozi - worshipped nature and the cosmos8
5066645908How was the Mandate from Heaven passed down?- originated in Zhou, used as a central belief for Qin and Han9
5066648717Why did the Qin fall?- loss of leadership - fell within 4 years after the death of Huangdi - the emperor sent hundreds of thousands of peasants to fight so there was no one to farm (economic crisis and famine) - fight over throne between Huangdi's son and court official10
5066662534When did the Han appear?- Liu Bang emerged war victorious - the government methods of Qin continued (commanderies) - followed Confucianism11
5066685801How did Confucianism affect the civil service of the Han?knowledge of Confucianism was the basis for promotions12
5066688853What was the social structure of the Han?1) emperor, the educated (officials, scholars) 2) peasants - food supply depended on them 3) artisans, merchants, soldiers13
5066726781What were the government methods of the Han?- emperor had divine authority - advisors - government officials14
5066736717How was the empire split up?- commanderies - 40 states - each had their own military and civil administrator - each had an inspector that worked for the emperor15
5066765161What was the capital of the Han?Ch'ang-an16
5066771398Emperor Wudi:- established Confucianism academy - expanded empire through war and fought Xiongnu17
5066787727The silk roads:- began in Han - connected China and Rome - traded silk and other goods - carried culture, ideas, and diseases - Han had monopolies in salt, silk, iron - Buddhism entered China through silk roads from India18
5066804587What was the role of women in the Han?- most were ordered to serve their family/husband - some upper class women could become nuns, shop owners, medical practitioners19
5066966950What caused the collapse of the Han Empire?- Wang Mang attempted reforms of land ownership and caused chaos - famine, flood, and inflation led to uprisings20
5068433879What was the Yellow Turban Revolt?- peasant revolt - started by Daoist leader - lasted 2 decades21
5068516175What were the effects of the Yellow Turban Revolt?- huge armies were formed22

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