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AP World History Strayer Chapter 10 Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 8003875792 | Nubian Christianity | *Definition:* (5th/6th century) Several kingdoms of Nubia Christian church thrived for 600 years. *Significance:* It largely disappeared because of the conversion to Islam. |  | 0 |
| 8003875793 | Jesus Sutras | *Definition:* Products of Nestorian Christians in China. *Significance:* Sutras articulate the Christian message using Buddhist and Daoist concepts. |  | 1 |
| 8003875794 | Ethiopian Christianity | *Definition:* (4th century) Conversion of rulers in Axum (highlands of Ethiopia). *Significance:* More resilient than other early Christian church. It was largely cut off from other parts of Christendom because of its distinctive traits differed from other Christian churches. |  | 2 |
| 8003875795 | Byzantine Empire | *Definition:* Surviving Eastern Roman Empire (on the site of new capital: Constantinople). *Significance:* Eastern Power with Eastern Orthodox Christianity (the power transfer to the East). Where scholars, technology, and more was promoted. |  | 3 |
| 8003875796 | Constantinople | *Definition:* New capital of eastern half of Roman Empire. *Significance:* Highly defensible and economically important site helped assure city's cultural and strategic importance. |  | 4 |
| 8003875797 | Justinian | *Definition:* Byzantine Emperor (527 - 565 CE). *Significance:* Short-lived conquest of much of the former Western Roman Empire and codification of Roman law. |  | 5 |
| 8003875798 | Caesaropapism | *Definition:* Political and religious system in which the secular ruler is also the head of the religious establishment (Byzantine Empire). *Significance:* Allowed the Emperor to be head of state (Caeser) and head of the church (Pope). He was all powerful. |  | 6 |
| 8003875799 | Eastern Orthodox Christianity | *Definition:* A branch of Christianity that developed in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. *Significance:* The subordinate of the church of political authority (married clergy, beard, and ultimate authority in belief). |  | 7 |
| 8003875800 | Icons | *Definition:* Holy images venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. *Significance:* It caused conflicts between Christian sects. Icons vs no Icons. |  | 8 |
| 8003875801 | Prince Vladimir of Kiev | *Definition:* Grand Prince of Kiev (978 - 1015 CE). *Significance:* Converted to Orthodox Christianity which led to the incorporation of Russia into the sphere of Eastern Orthodoxy. |  | 9 |
| 8003875802 | Kievan Rus | *Definition:* State that emerged around the city of Kiev (9th century). *Significance:* A culturally diverse region with Vikings, Finnic, and Baltic peoples. It became part of the Eastern Orthodox. |  | 10 |
| 8003875803 | Charlemagne | *Definition:* The ruler of the Carolingian Empire (768 - 814 CE). *Significance:* Staged an imperial revival in Western Europe. He was also crowned Holy Emperor by the Pope. He expanded the empire and broke the "dark ages" of Europe. |  | 11 |
| 8003875804 | Holy Roman Empire | *Definition:* Describes the Germanic-based empire founded by Otto I in 962. *Significance:* The revival of Frankish Empire (Charlemagne emperor). It was a multi-ethnic European super-state. |  | 12 |
| 8003875805 | Roman Catholic Church | *Definition:* Western European branch of Christianity (separate from the Eastern Orthodox). *Significance:* The religious power in the West with the Pope and Bishops. With the Pope as the authority in matters of doctrine (called for crusades). |  | 13 |
| 8003875806 | Western Christendom | *Definition:* West European branch of Christianity. *Significance:* It was separate from Eastern Orthodox with a major break that still isn't healed. | 14 | |
| 8003875807 | Cecilia Penifader | *Definition:* Illiterate peasant woman from English village. *Significance:* Provided a way to look into the conditions of ordinary rural people even though her life was more independent and prosperous than most. | 15 | |
| 8003875808 | Crusades | *Definition:* "Ventures of the Cross" meaning the holy wars waged by the Western Christendom (1095 until the end of the Middle Ages). *Significance:* Crusaders declared by Pope (only him) and were marked by participants swearing a vow and receiving indulgence in return. (The fight with Isam and the East). |  | 16 |
AP world history-Buddhism Flashcards
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| 8920307765 | Siddhartha | Siddhartha Guatama is the founder of Buddhism. He was born into a noble family, as a prince in the foothills of the Himalayas. A prophecy indicated that if he stayed at home, he would grow up to become a world ruler. However, if the the child left, he would become a universal spiritual leader. Siddhartha's father wanted him to become a great king, and so kept him at home. One day, Siddhartha wanted to venture outside of his palace and see the world. While outside, he saw an old man, a sick man, and a corpse. He learns about the existence of suffering and feels compassion. Soon after, he leaves his family and home to join the ascetics to search for the spiritual truth. | 0 | |
| 8920307766 | enlightenment | complete wisdom | 1 | |
| 8920307767 | the Buddha | With the ascetics, Siddhartha practices strict fasting and self-deprivation. One day he heard a musician speaking to his disciple, "If you tighten the string too much, it will snap. If you make it too loose, it will not play." After hearing this, Siddhartha realized that he had actually been following the wrong path. Leaving the ascetics, he meditated under along under a large fig tree. After 49 days, he achieved a great understanding about the nature and cause of suffering. From then on, he was known as the Buddha, or enlightened one. | 2 | |
| 8920307768 | nirvana | release from selfishness and pain | 3 | |
| 8920307769 | sangha | Buddhist religious order; Buddhist community | 4 | |
| 8920307770 | dharma | Buddha's teachings and doctrines | 5 | |
| 8920307771 | vows | solemn promises (Buddhist monks and nuns vow to live a life of poverty, to be nonviolent, and to never marry.) | 6 | |
| 8920307772 | jatakas | 7 | ||
| 8920307773 | missionaries | 8 | ||
| 8920307774 | pilgrimages | 9 | ||
| 8920307775 | Silk Road | 10 | ||
| 8920307776 | the Middle Way | 11 | ||
| 8920307777 | Eight-fold Path | 12 |
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AP World History Winter Final Flashcards
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| 8438665808 | Fall of Roman Empire | Integrating barbarians into the empire, barbarians outside the empire, internal corruption, division of the empire, overexpansion, and christianity; 476 CE | 0 | |
| 8438665809 | Crusades | a retake the Holy Land; mainly a call to arms by Alexios Komnenos (Byzantine emperor) to retake land lost to the Seljuk Turks; Pope Urban II called for a crusade presented as a pilgrimage to the Holy Land; fourth one was a disaster | 1 | |
| 8438668443 | Influence of Crusades (on Muslims) | caused a stigma against Muslims and created a rift between Islam and Christianity still very present today | 2 | |
| 8438673680 | Daoism | mystical Chinese religion of following the Dao (paradoxical everything/nothing, good/bad). Let life flow around you; less interference is better (also applies to statesmanship) | 3 | |
| 8447641719 | Daoism influence on government | best government governs least | 4 | |
| 8438677570 | Silk Route | a trade route that connected eastern and western Eurasia & was the fundamental export for chinese industry and goods; included China, Europe, India, mongols, etc. | 5 | |
| 8438677571 | Bhavahadgita | an Indian poem translated as "the book of the Song of Heaven," that talks about the importance of Dharma. The subject of the poem, Arjuna, is morally conflicted by his choices. In the midst of battle, he is torn between his duty to fulfill his dharma, and a loyalty to his kinsman. The god Krishna comes to his aid, explaining the importance of dharma, and eventually convincing Arjuna that killing his relative is the correct choice. This central religious teaching of putting your duty to society above all and gives insight into the rigid and successful caste system, and into the morals of leaders during that time. | 6 | |
| 8438680755 | Carolingian Empire | were an aristocratic family with connections in the church that were furthered by the rule of Charles Martel, who led the Battle of Tours in 732 to defeat the Muslims and gained him a lot of power. His son, Pepin III was next to be crowned, and was given his title as "king of the Franks" by the pope, and later established a Franco- papal alliance. | 7 | |
| 8447682099 | Virtues of the Carolingian empire | Battle of Tours, Kings by the grace of God, Franco-Papal alliance, Education reform, HRE, Gives us general borders for current Europe | 8 | |
| 8438684261 | Chinese economic progress in the Song Dynasty | overcame centralized authority and started trade with Japan; there were highly competitive exams as part of a system to choose leaders based on intelligence rather than bloodline; the invention of printing with carved wood and ink. The invention assisted in the education of the elite at first, and later made books more accessible to all. Achievements were also made when education combine with art led the elites to develop calligraphy and landscape painting | 9 | |
| 8438688490 | Spread of Bubonic Plague | Spread through rats on trade routes, in Asia, spread by Mongols to the West in Italy and Europe . Took out 1/3 of the population. | 10 | |
| 8438688491 | Caste | a social class system widely used in India; determined how one should be with their dharma; also known as the jati system; dharma is fulfilling your duties in this system and creates will to perform well in any social class/occupation | 11 | |
| 8438688492 | Feudalism | the relationship between the aristocracy and the peasants/serfs; the upper/ruling class had control of arable land, leading to a class society based upon the exploitation of the peasants who farm these lands (under serfdom) and principally by means of labour, produce and money rents | 12 | |
| 8438690447 | Syncretism | Assimilation of culture; barbarians assimilated christianity etc. | 13 | |
| 8438690448 | Buddhist monasteries | escapism for Chinese women from Confucian China, tax exempt, during Tang China the Buddhist monastery land was withdrawn for money; they help women who don't want to marry and also give education (nuns) | 14 | |
| 8438693158 | Extent of Mongol Conquests | China, Russia, Turks. From Korea to Warsaw (Poland's capital). | 15 | |
| 8438696139 | Byzantine empire | extent: land surrounding Mediterranean Sea; religion: Christianity; political system: monarchy, Autocracy | 16 | |
| 8438702525 | polynesian migrations | People migrate to Hawaii + Polynesia (300 - 600 AD). Second wave (1000 - 1300 AD) | 17 | |
| 8438702526 | Code of Hammurabi | first codified law; it held 282 laws, and followed the rule of an eye for an eye. It was also classist and sexist; if a man of lower status is done wrong by one of higher status, the law will look the other way, if it is reversed, the man would be killed; it was also acceptable for a man to cheat, but not a woman, if a woman were to cheat, they and their lover would be killed | 18 | |
| 8438704381 | Bantu people | came from Cameroon stretched into East Africa and South Africa, pretty much converting all they came across to their agriculture and language | 19 | |
| 8438708152 | Similarities between Buddhism and Christianity (NUNS?!) | Should be noted that Lutheran monastic life is more similar to asceticism; monastic life | 20 | |
| 8438710502 | Greek scientific and philosophical achievements | Aristotelian logic explained nature, math, astronomy, etc. Was lost during fall of Rome and returned later due to Muslim education; Arabia also made advancements on many Greek concepts such as astronomy and medicine. | 21 | |
| 8438712816 | aspects of T'ang China | Imperial dynasty of china. Was preceded by the Sui, and they used Sui governing styles. Was regarded as the Golden Age of china. Eventually turned to anarchy and brought about synthesis with Confucian and Daoist ideas | 22 | |
| 8438714983 | Spread of Islam (form of organization and extent of its influence) | The caliph was at the heart of the Islamic empire, in charge of the military, interpretation of the law, and overseeing emirs and government officials. Abu Bakr was the first caliph and led from 632 to 634. He was incredibly influential and his reign was one of peace and unification in the Muslim community; spread through trade | 23 | |
| 8438719023 | Sunni | a sect of Islam that dispute over the conflict of heirs to Muhammad; they were a group of Muslims who believed that Mu'awiya was the proper caliph and valued educational values over bloodline; a part of the Umayyad dynasty | 24 | |
| 8438719024 | Shiites | a sect of Islam that dispute over the conflict of heirs to Muhammad; they believed that the Shi'a was a community of Muslims who claim to be the descendants of Ali and believe that the caliph should be a direct descendant of Muhammad. They were opponents of the Umayyad dynasty and opposed Mu'awiya as the caliph. | 25 | |
| 8438724110 | patriarchy | system where men largely hold power; father or eldest son is head of family; descent traced through male line | 26 | |
| 8438724111 | matriarchy | system where women largely hold power; prior to syncretism Korea and Japan were matriarchal societies;then China adopted Confucianism, and after adhering to Confucian structures for the orientation of relationships (one subordinate member) women were put under men. Women as elites could be educated in order to properly entertain men and have company, but often in the lower ranks of society, girls would be sold or killed to save money for the family- they were seen as expendable. | 27 |
AP World History Quiz Flashcards
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| 5807699165 | Hong Wu | rebel leader against Mongol rule (revolt against Yuan Dynasty); street beggar> buddhist priest>leader>first emperor of Ming Dynasty | 0 | |
| 5807699166 | mandarins | officials who made sure that the government edicts were followed | 1 | |
| 5807699167 | Yongle | authorized the creation of a massive encyclopedia containing 24,000 volumes in history, literature, philosophy, etc.; only 3 complete sets were ever made | 2 | |
| 5807699168 | Forbidden City | palace complex of courtyards, gardens, palaces, libraries, and banquet halls surrounded by mote and walls; only officials, elite, etc. allowed in | 3 | |
| 5807699169 | The Grand Fleet | Zheng He was the admiral of the ship; 7 expeditions across the Indian Ocean; most massive wooden ship in history | 4 | |
| 5807699170 | treasure ships | extremely large decks; carry up to 500 people | 5 | |
| 5807699171 | first expedition of the Grand Fleet goals... | exploration; trade; didn't intend to colonize and conquer | 6 | |
| 5807699172 | first expedition of the Grand Fleet came back with... | giraffes; zebras | 7 | |
| 5807699173 | Why did the first expeditions stop? | Yongle (their main supporter) died; belief that it was wasteful of China's resources; ships rotted and their designs were destroyed; return to ethnocentric thoughts | 8 | |
| 5807699174 | first Chinese expeditions... | happened 80 years before Columbus; could have been the culture to spread to the Americas | 9 | |
| 5807699175 | Henry II | king of Europe; strengthened royal powers; failed to gain control of church courts | 10 | |
| 5807699176 | 1) professional army | formed by Henry II; weakened nobles because they were no longer needed for defending he realm | 11 | |
| 5807699177 | 2) circuit court judges | formed by Henry II; weakened nobles because the were no longer needed for judicial positions; travelled through assigned towns | 12 | |
| 5807699178 | 3) jury trials | formed by Henry II; weakened nobles because the accused were now judged by peers/ equals | 13 | |
| 5807699179 | Common Law | based/ built upon precious court rulings of judges in court cases; when a judge makes a ruling it becomes a Legal Precedent | 14 | |
| 5807699180 | Thomas A. Becket | 15 |
AP World History: Period 3 Maps Flashcards
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| 8116676408 | Identify the City | Novgorod |  | 0 |
| 8116676409 | Identify the City | Timbuktu |  | 1 |
| 8116676410 | Identify the City | Swahili City-States |  | 2 |
| 8116676411 | Identify the City | Hangzhou |  | 3 |
| 8116676412 | Identify the City | Calicut |  | 4 |
| 8116676413 | Identify the City | Baghdad |  | 5 |
| 8116676414 | Identify the City | Melaka |  | 6 |
| 8116676415 | Identify the City | Venice |  | 7 |
| 8116676416 | Identify the City | Tenochtitlan |  | 8 |
| 8116676417 | Identify the City | Cahokia |  | 9 |
| 8116676418 | Identify the trade region | Hanseatic League |  | 10 |
| 8116676419 | Identify the Region | Mississippi River Valley |  | 11 |
| 8116676420 | Identify the Region | Mesoamerica |  | 12 |
| 8116676421 | Identify the Region | Andes Mountains |  | 13 |
| 8116676422 | Identify the Region | Central Asian Steppe |  | 14 |
| 8116676423 | Identify the Region | Polynesia |  | 15 |
| 8116676424 | Identify the Region | Sub-Saharan Africa |  | 16 |
| 8116676425 | Identify the Region | Arabian Peninsula |  | 17 |
| 8116676426 | Identify the Region | Iberian Peninsula |  | 18 |
| 8116676427 | Identify the Feature | Grand Canal |  | 19 |
| 8116676428 | Identify the Empire | Tang |  | 20 |
| 8116676429 | Identify the Empire | Byzantine |  | 21 |
| 8116676430 | Identify the Empire | Caliphate |  | 22 |
| 8116676431 | Identify the Empire | Mongol |  | 23 |
| 8116676432 | Identify the Empire | Maya |  | 24 |
| 8116676433 | Identify the Empire | Mexica |  | 25 |
| 8116676434 | Identify the Empire | Inca |  | 26 |
AP World History Chapter 37 Flashcards
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| 9936503147 | globalization | the increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world, particularly in communication and commerce but also in culture and politics. | 0 | |
| 9936516685 | multinational corporations | powerful companies mainly from the west or pacific rim, with production as well as distribution operations in many different countries; surged in decades following world war 2 | 1 | |
| 9936520746 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | agreement that created an essentially free trade zone among mexico, canada, and the US in hopes of encouraging growth in all three nations; after difficult negotiations, went into effect january 1, 1994 | 2 | |
| 9936523211 | The International Monetary Fund | founded after world war 2 to promote trade; guided by major industrial powers, offered loans and guidence to developing areas and regions with economic setbacks | 3 | |
| 9936527445 | AIDS epidemic | rapid international travel helped spread epidemic; southern and eastern africa hit most severely; spread to US and western europe-took on larger prop in places like brazil | 4 | |
| 9936528934 | Internet | allowed instantaneous contact with people by computer; 2005- only 30% had access-provided global contacts for otherwise remote regions | 5 | |
| 9936530760 | World Wide Web | developed by tim berners-began the internet age and surge of new computer and technology uses | 6 | |
| 9936533353 | Tim Berners | british software engineer working in switzerland who developed the world wide web-true age of internet was born | 7 | |
| 9936536067 | greenhouse effect | caused by buildup in the atmosphere of excessive amounts of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases which has led to substantial warming of planet in recent decades | 8 | |
| 9936538121 | Severe Actor Respiratory Syndrome | threatened global outbreak after occurrences in east asia and canada in 2003, met with prompt controls under international guidance | 9 | |
| 9936622296 | Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) | deplete ozone in the atmosphere and lead to global warming and increased UV exposure. | 10 | |
| 9936642171 | nationalism | advocacy of political independence for a particular country over globalization. | 11 | |
| 9936650409 | fundamentalism | a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture. | 12 |
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