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ap world history chapter 18 review Flashcards

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7461648940tobaccoa crop used in ceremonies by Amerindian's and smoked in a pipe. Europeans began to grow this crop on large plantations for consumption0
7461688760chartered companiesgroups of private investors that pay a fee in exchange for a trade monopoly in the colonies1
7461761966Dutch West India Companytrading company that took over sugar producing plantations in Brazil, shipped slaves to Brazil, payed stock-holders dividends and used private enterprise2
7461792558sugar; Africanexpansion into the West Indies of the _________ plantation required more labor so there was a sharp increase in _____ slave trade3
7461853428tobacco, sugarthe economy changed from depending largely on __________ to________4
74618555003In Barbados the population of enslaved Africans was _x more than Europeans5
7461895373Barbadosmost wealthy and populous colony of England's american colonies6
7461908528Barbados____________ and other west Indian colonies surpassed Brazil as the world's principal source of sugar7
7461921000indentured servantspoor men who came to Americas and gained land by working off passage, free at end of service, cost half as much as African slaves8
7461930370sugar; AfricanRising ___________ prices helped the West Indian sugar planters afford _________ slaves9
74619389117slaves typically lived for _ years after their arrival while indentured servants could be freed after 3-4 years10
7461973363France, England_________ and ___________ expanded Caribbean holdings by attacking the Spanish (pirates and force)11
7461986432farm; factorysugar production was hard work because it required a ________ and a ________ to refine it12
7462006820French; coffee,cacaothe ________ were more diverse than other countries because they produced _____ and ___________13
7462035557soil exhaustion, deforestation______ ________ and ___________ were 2 environmental damages of sugar plantations14
7462044470grass gangschildren slaves did the easier work and were put into groups called "______ ________"15
746205051890%on most islands, _______% of the population was made up of slaves16
7462052375plantocracythe rich men who owned the slaves and land17
7462567533men; women_______ outnumbered _______ on plantations18
7462575781slave drivera privileged male slave who made sure the gang completed their work19
7462586564eatslaves worked sun-up to sun-down with a short break to __20
7462605245whippingslaves had harsh punishment, typically ____________, for offenses such as malingering, illness or fatigue21
7462633872sundaysslaves were given________ off so they could take care of their own homes and families22
746263856523the life expectancy of a male slave was about __ years23
7462642597diseasemost slaves died of ___________24
7462651282colonial; Christianity; AfricaIn an attempt to curtail African traditions in the colonies, slaves had to learn __________ language, convert to _____________, and were mixed with slaves from other parts of __________25
7462687418manumissiongranting or buying of freedom to an individual slave26
7462717752great whites, little whites, free blacksthe social hierarchy was made of 3 tiers: the ___________, the _________ and _________ ____________27
7462739574childrensome slave women were freed if their master had _________ by them28
7462743257maroonrunaway slaves29
7462746288Jamaican__________ maroons were the 1st to sign treaties with their overlords30
7462772461insuranceto reduce the risk of overseas trade, they purchased ____________-31
7462778420mercantilism____________ promoted trade between a country and its colonies; it protects trade and the accumulation of gold and silver; colonies traded only with their mother country and force was used to secure exclusive relations32
7462822093capitalismeconomic system of large financial institutions (banks, stocks exchanges, investment companies) that first developed in early modern Europe33
7462838134Navigation Actsconfined trade to English ships and cargos in British colonies34
7462857386Atlantic Circuitthe network of trade routes connecting Europe, Africa and the Americas that underlay the Atlantic system35
7462867366Middle Passagethe part of the Atlantic circuit involving the transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas36
7462882315800,000, 7.5over _________________ slaves were transported across the Atlantic and this number rose to _._ million slaves during the sugar boom37
7462888949diseasethe principal cause of death in the Middle Passage was ___________38
7462926510guns, textilesAfricans that provided slaves to the Europeans received both ______ and ___________39
7462935995Dahomey________ was most dependent on the slave trade of all the African colonies because they strengthened their military by firearms40
7462950759Bight of Biaframost slaves were kidnapped from this area41
7462957911Angolamajority of slaves came from _________42
7462957912Africans_________ were complicit in selling slaves to the traders43
7462965541soldiers, servantsIslamic slave trade was based upon 2 jobs : ________ or _________44
7462987140concubineswomen slaves worked as either __________ or entertainers45
7462989695Shariya law__________ ________ prohibited the enslavement of other Muslims, but this did not always hold true46
7463015243Sahara; smallerIslamic slave trade south of the ________ was much ________ in volume that the European taking of slaves47
7463024002slave coast; largeareas closest to the _________ ________ lost the largest amount of people, but African population as a whole remained ___________48
7463030442foodsthe bringing in of new ________ to Africa offset the loss of population --> bananas, coconuts, limes49
7463040621men; womenmore _____ than ________ were traded into slavery50
7463047421EuropeansThe ________ gained much more wealth from slave trade, vent though the trade had 2 sides51

AP World History Unit 1 Terms Flashcards

Key terms from "Ways of the World" chapters 2 through 3.

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4861249816end of the last Ice Agecoincided with the migration of Homo sapiens across the planet and created new conditions that made agriculture possible0
4861257542"broad spectrum diet"make use of a large number of plants and to hunt and eat both small and large animals1
4861272388Fertile CrescentAmong the most favored areas—and the first to experience a full Agricultural Revolution an area sometimes known as Southwest Asia, consisting of present-day Iraq, Syria, Israel/Palestine, and southern Turkey2
4861285073teosintethe ancestor of corn, a mountain grass looks nothing like what we now know as corn or maize3
4861304726diffusionthe gradual spread of agricultural techniques, and perhaps of the plants and animals themselves, but without the extensive movement of agricultural people4
4861313240Bantu migrationthe migration of peoples speaking one or another of some 400 Bantu languages. Beginning from what is now southern Nigeria or Cameroon around 3000 B.C.E., Bantu-speaking people moved east and south over the next several millennia, taking with them their agricultural, cattle-raising, and, later, ironworking skills, as well as their languages.5
4861327177peoples of AustraliaThe Agricultural Revolution in New Guinea, for example, did not spread much beyond its core region. In particular, it did not pass to the nearby __________, who remained steadfastly committed to gathering and hunting ways of life.6
4861334737Banpoan ancient village near the present-day city of Xian explosion of technological innovation village-based farmers7
4861349143"secondary products revolution"A further set of technological changes, beginning around 4000 B.C.E. These technological innovations involved new uses for domesticated animals,beyond their meat and hides.8
4861367005pastoral societiesKnown as herders, pastoralists, or nomads, such people emerged in Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sahara, and in parts of eastern and southern Africa. What they had in common was mobility, for they moved seasonally as they followed the changing patterns of vegetation necessary as pasture for their animals.9
4861378768Çatalhüyüka very early agricultural village in southern Turkey10
4861391053"stateless societies"conducted their affairs without formal centralized states or full-time rulers, even when they were aware of these institutions and practices from nearby peoples11
4861411606chiefdomsinherited positions of power and privilege introduced a more distinct element of inequality, but unlike later "kings," chiefs could seldom use force to compel the obedience of their subjects. Instead they relied on their generosity or gift giving, their ritual status, or their personal charisma to persuade their followers.12
4861521245Norte Chico/Caralalong the central coast of Peru from roughly 3000 B.C.E. to 1800 B.C.E. This desert region received very little rainfall, but it was punctuated by dozens of rivers that brought the snowmelt of the adjacent Andes Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.13
4861606934Indus Valley civilizationlittle indication of a political hierarchy or centralized state the local environmental impact was heavy and eventually undermined its ecological foundations14
4883541604Olmec civilizationMesoamerica erected enormous human heads, more than ten feet tall and weighing at least twenty tons, carved from blocks of basalt and probably representing particular rulers "mother civilization" of Mesoamerica15
4883576858Urukancient Mesopotamia's largest city walls more than twenty feet tall and a population around 50,000 in the third millennium B.C.16
4883589512Mohenjo Daro/Harappalargest city of the Indus Valley civilization large, richly built houses of two or three stories, complete with indoor plumbing, luxurious bathrooms, and private wells Streets were laid out in a gridlike pattern, and beneath the streets ran a complex sewage system Citadel17
4883610883Code of HammurabiIn Mesopotamia, how punishments were prescribed depended on social status18
4883618378patriarchythe institutions and values of male dominance19
4883674446rise of the stateOrganized around particular cities or larger territories, early states were headed almost everywhere by kings, who employed a variety of ranked officials, exercised a measure of control over society, and defended the state against external enemies20
4883683335Epic of GilgameshMesopotamian pessimistic view of the gods and of the possibility for eternal life21
4883697699Egypt: "the gift of the Nile"At the heart of Egyptian life depended on to sustain a productive agriculture in otherwise arid land the general regularity and relative gentleness of annual flooding22
4883724591Nubiasouth along the Nile long and often contentious relationship with Egypt traded with Egypt By the fourteenth century B.C.E. part of an Egyptian empire developing its own alphabetic script, retaining many of its own gods, developing a major ironworking industry by 500 B.C.E23
4883751645Hyksospastoral group with chariots invaded Egypt and ruled it for more than a century (1650-1535 B.C.E.) shattered the sense of security that this Nile Valley civilization had long enjoyed stimulated the normally complacent Egyptians to adopt a number of technologies pioneered earlier in Asia24

AP World History Chapter 26 study Flashcards

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9142271587By 1915, the U.S. railroad network wasthe largest in the world0
9142271588How was the ocean shipping transformed by the mid-nineteenth century?all of these1
9142271589The "annihilation of time and space," extolled by the public and the press, referred especially tosubmarine telegraph cables2
9142271590Englishman Henry Bessemer isbest known for his advances in producing steel3
9142271591What qualities make steel different from iron?it is both hard and elastic4
9142271592The chemical dye industry hurt tropical nations such as India becausethose nations grew the most indigo5
9142271593The development of nitroglycerin was important forexplosives6
9142271594Industrial chemistry was a great advantage to Germany because Germanyhad the most advanced scientific institutions7
9142271595Despite the prosperity in the West due to the growth of world trade, economies periodically experiencedbooms followed by depressions in the business cycle8
9142271596By 1900, the nation that controlled the majority of the world's trade and finances wasGreat Britain9
9142271597The increase in the number of Europeans overseas was largely due toa drop in the death rate10
9142271598The most important urban technological innovation waspipes for water and sewage11
9142271599The middle class exhibited its wealth infine houses, servants, and elegant entertainment12
9142271600The Victorian Age refers to rules of behavior and family whereinthe home was idealized as a peaceful and loving refuge13
9142271601Late-nineteenth-century Victorian morality dictated that men and women belong in"separate spheres"14
9142271602Families were considered middle-class only if theyemployed a full-time servant15
9142271603When the typewriter and telephone were first used in business in the 1880's,businessmen found that they were ideal tools for women workers16
9142271604Why were women considered well-suited for teaching jobs?it was an extension of the duties of Victorian mothers17
9142271605Some women sought satisfaction outside of the home and became involvedall of these18
9142271606Urban industrial working-class women had the difficult task ofearning a living as well as keeping house and children19
9142271607What ideology question the sanctity of private property?Socialism20
9142271608The nineteenth-century movement that defended workers against their employers wasthe labor union movement21
9142271609Karl Marx defined "surplus value" as thedifference between wages and the value of goods22
9142271610The goal of International Working Man's Association was tooverthrow the bourgeoisie23
9142271611Workers around the world primarily sought changeby participating in the political system through voting24
9142271612The most influential idea of the nineteenth century wasNationalism25
9142271613A revolutionary nineteenth-century idea was to realign national boundaries to fitreligious and linguistic divisions26
9142271614Which of the following was NOT an idea that Liberalism asserted?equality for all peoples27
9142271615Who was the most famous early nineteenth-century nationalist?Giuseppe Mazzini28
9142271616Bismarck's plan to unite most German-speaking people into a single state was centered on usingindustry and nationalism29
9142271617Bismarck gave the vote all adult males in order toweaken the influence of middle-class liberals30
9142271618The British nineteenth-century attitude toward Europe has been called a policy of"splendid isolation"31
9142271619Why did nationalism fail to unify Russia and Austria-Hungary?their empires included many ethnic and language groups32
9142271620Although Tsar Alexander II emancipated the serfs,he failed to create a modern state based on the Western model33
9142271621One direct result of Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905 was thepopular revolt that forced the creation of Duma and a new consititution34
9142271622In Tokugawa Japan, the political power rested in the hands of themilitary leader of shogun35
9142271623The biggest weakness of the Tokugawa Shogunate was an inability to resist invasion; thereforeJapan closed its borders to foreigners36
9142271624Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling and trade?Matthew Perry37
9142271625In 1858, the Treaty of Kanagawawas modeled on the unequal treaties that the West had with China38
9142271626Leaders of Meiji Japan planned to remain free from Western imperialism bybecoming a world-class industrial power39
9142271627The Meiji transformed the government and incorporatedEuropean practices in government, education, industry, and popular culture40
9142271628The Meiji oligarchs transformed Japan byintroducing a new army, education system, and industry41
9142271629Once government-owned industries in Japan became profitable,they were sold to private investors42
9142271630The Boxer Uprising was a series of riotsencouraged by Chinese officials against foreign presence43

AP World History!!!! Flashcards

The Post-Classical World, 500-1450

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9892391126DhowsArab sailing vessels; equipped with lateen sails; used by Arab merchants0
9892391127Seljuk Turksnomadic invaders from central; staunch Sunnis; ruled in the name of the Abbasids1
9892391128Crusadesinvasions of western Christians into Muslim lands, especially Palestine; captured Jerusalem and established Christian kingdoms enduring until 12912
9892391129Mongolscentral Asian nomadic peoples; captured Baghdad in 1258 and killed the last Abbasid caliph3
9892391130Chinggis Khan(1162-1227); Mongol ruler; defeated the Turkish Persian kingdoms4
9892391131Arabic numeralsIndian numerical notation brought by the Arabs to the West5
9892391132Malaccaflourishing trading city in Malaya; established a trading empire after the fall of Shrivijaya6
9892391133Malistate of the Malinke people centered between the Senegal and Niger rivers7
9892391134Mansatitle of the ruler of Mali8
9892391135Ibn BattutaArab traveler throughout the Muslim world9
9892391136Sundiatacreated a unified state that became the Mali empire; died in 126010
9892391137Songhaysuccessor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger valley; capital at Gao11
9892391138East African trading portsurbanized commercial centers mixing African and Arab cultures; included Mogadishu, Mombasa, , Kilwa12
9892391139Great Zimbabwewith massive stone buildings and walls, incorporates the greatest early buildings in sub-Saharan Africa13
9892391140Greek FireByzantine weapon consisting of mixture of chemicals that ignited when exposed to water; used to drive back the Arab fleets attacking Constantinople14
9892391141Iconsimages of religious figures venerated by Byzantine Christians15
9892391142Iconoclasmthe breaking of images; religious controversy of the 8th c; Byzantine emperor attempted, but failed, to suppress icon veneration16
9892391143Cyril and MethodiusByzantine missionaries sent to convert eastern Europe and Balkans; responsible for creation of Slavic written script called Cyrillic17
9892391144Kievcommercial city in Ukraine established by Scandinavians in 9th c; became the center for a kingdom that flourished until 12th c18
9892391145Vladmir Iruler of Kiev (980-1015); converted kingdom to Orthodox Christianity19
9892391146Russian OrthodoxyRussian form of Christianity brought from Byzantine Empire20
9892391147Middle Agesthe period in western European history between the fall of Roman Empire and the 15th c21
9892391148Gothican architectural style developed during the 13th and 14th c in western Europe; featured pointed arches and flying buttresses as external support on main walls22
9892391149Vikingsseagoing 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 Sicily23
9892391150Manorialismrural system of reciprocal relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the Middle Ages; peasants exchanged labor for use of land and protection24
9892391151Serfspeasant agricultural laborers within the manorial system25
9892391152Three-field systempractice of dividing land into thirds, rotating between two different crops and pasturage-- an improvement making use of manure26
9892391153ClovisKing of the Franks; converted to Christianity circa 49627
9892391154Carolingiansroyal house of Franks from 8th c to 10th c28
9892391155Charles Martelfirst Carolingian king of the Franks; defeated Muslims at Tours in 73229
9892391156CharlemagneCarolingian monarch who established large empire in France and Germany circa 80030
9892391157Holy Roman Emperorspolitical heirs to Charlemagne's empire in northern Italy and Germany; claimed title of emperor but failed to develop centralized monarchy31
9892391158Feudalismpersonal relationship during the Middle Ages by which greater lords provided land to lesser lords in return for military service32
9892391159Vassalsmembers of the military elite who received land or a benefice from a lord in return for military service and loyalty33
9892391160William the Conquerorinvaded England from Normandy in 1066; established tight feudal system and centralized monarchy in England34
9892391161Magna 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 law35
9892391162Parliamentsbodies representing privileged groups; institutionalized the principle that kings ruled with the advice and consent of their subjects36
9892391163Hundred Years Warconflict between England and France over territory (1337-1453) Established a since of Nationalism with each country. Joan of Arc united the French and promoted French patriotism.37
9892391164Pope Urban IIorganized the first Crusade in 1095; appealed to Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim control38
9892391165Investiturethe practice of appointment of bishops; Pope Gregory attempted to stop lay investiture, leading to a conflict with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV39
9892391166Gregory VII11th c pope who attempted to free church from secular control; quarreled with Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV over practice of lay investiture of bishops40
9892391167Thomas Aquinascreator of one of the great syntheses of medieval learning; taught at University of Paris; author of Summas; believed that through reason it was possible to know much about natural order, moral law, and nature of God41
9892391168Scholasticismdominant medieval philosophical approach; so-called because of its base in the schools or universities; based on use of logic to resolve theological problems42
9892391169Hanseatic Leaguean organization of north German and Scandinavian cities for the purpose of establishing a commercial alliance43
9892391170Guildsassociations of workers in the same occupation in a single city; stressed security and mutual control; limited membership, regulated apprenticeships, guaranteed good workmanship; held a privileged place in cities44
9892391171Black Deathbubonic plague that struck Europe in the 14th c; significantly reduced Europe's population; affected social structure; decimated populations in Asia45
9892391172Period of the Six Dynastiesera of continuous warfare (220-589) among the many kingdoms that followed the fall of the Han46
9892391173Sinificationextensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions47
9892391174ShamanismMongol beliefs focused on nature spirits48
9892391175Golden Hordeone of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after death of Chinggis Khan; conquered and ruled Russua during the 13th and 14th c49
9892391176Ilkhan khanateone of four regional subdivisions of the Mongol empire after the death of Chinggis Khan; eventually included much of Abbasid empire50
9892391177Kubilai Khangrandson of Chinggis Khan; conquered China; established Yuan dynasty in 127151
9892391178White Lotus Societysecret religious society dedicated to overthrow of Yuan dynasty52
9892391179Ottoman EmpireTurkish empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending through the Middle East and the Balkans; conquered Constantinople in 1453 and ended Byzantine Empire53
9892391180Ming Dynastyreplaced Mongal Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted large trade expeditions to southern Asia and Africa; later concentrated on internal development within China54
9892391181Ethnocentrismjudging foreigners by the standards of one's own group; leads to problems in interpreting world history55
9892391182Inca and Rome both hadextensive road systems56
9892391183Important continuity in social structure of states and empires 600-1450land holding aristocracies, patriarchies, peasant systems still in place57
9892391184Trans Saharan tradeDominated my Muslims in 13th century after rise of Islamic caliphates..58
9892391189Indian Ocean Maritime Trade59
9892391185Cities that rose during this time due to increased tradeNovgorod, Constantinople, Timbuktu60
9892391186Timbuktutrade center of Mali, cosmopolitan city that saw the blending of many different cultures and people61
9892391187New forms of monetizationChecks, Bills of Exchange62
9892391190Bantu Migrations63
9892391188Marco Polotraveler/merchant from Europe who spend 17 years at court of Kublai Khan64

AP World History Section 1 Lesson 2 Flashcards

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7287902264This region used to be known as MesopotamiaMiddle East/ SW Asia0
7287910119The _______ were the first civilization on Earth.Sumerians1
7287913341The Sumerians had independent ______-_______City-states2
7287921672The Sumerians were the first to ________Invent a writing system3
7287939864The Summerians built _________ to worship and many other things. It was built out of clay and mud bricks.Ziggurats4
7287940911North Africa5
7287947754The _____ _____ is the source of everything for the EgyptiansNile river6
7287954102The Egyptians built a writing system which was written on _________Papyrus7
7287961293Egypt was an unified orcentralized state8
7287962304Egypt's cities were ruled by: ___________Pharaoh9
7287964028Monumental architecture containedsymbolism10
7287965368The Bantu lived in the ________Sub-Sahara Africa11
7287967999The Bantu spread from Sub-Sahara down for about _____1000 years12
7287970181The Bantu spread their __________ (tools) ideas and their knowledge of __________ (farm). They also spread language.metalworking, agriculture.13
7287973022South Asia containedThe Indus river valley civilization14
7287976025The Indus river valley civilization is also known as _____Harappa15
7287977268No one knows how to ________ about the Indus River valley civilizationRead their writings16
7287979187The Harappa had ______ and water for everyonesewage systems17
7287981868The Indus river valley civilization was a _________ societyEgalitarian18
7287983766Were the Harappa male or women ruled?Male19
7287985678The __________ ________ was a ruling family and the first dynasty in ChinaShang Dynasty20
7287988029In China they performed _____ _______. They communicated with ancestors by using oracle bones.Ancestor worship21
7287991244The Chinese/East Asians developed uniquely from other civilizations because they didn't ______ with other civilizationsTrade22
7287993204The second dynasty to come to power was _____Zhou23
7287995687Current dynasty is doing great then they get lazy/corrupt and then another family starts a rebellion and takes overDynastic Cycle24
7287997168The Zhou family started the ______Dynastic cycle when they took over from the Shang25
7289175041Mandate of heavenfamilies claim God told them they should rule.26
7289180747Before the Zhou Dynasty ended there was a ______ _____civil war27

AP World History - Themes Flashcards

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7192278266Themes in World History•Interaction between humans and the environment. •Developement and interaction of cultures. •State-building, expansion, and conflict. •Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems. •Development and transformation of social structures0
7192278267Interaction between humans and the environment:Demography and disease Migration Patterns of Settlement Creation of technology1
7192278268Developement and interaction of cultures:Religions Belief systems, Philosophies, and ideologies Science and technology Arts and architecture2
7192278269State building, expansion, and conflict:Political structures and forms of governance Empires Nations and nationalism Revolts and revolution Regional, transregional, and global structures and organization3
7192278270Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems:Agricultural and pastoral production Trade and Commerce Labor Systems Industrialization Capitalism & socialism4
7192280909Development and Transformation of Social StructuresGender roles and relations Family and kinship Racial and ethnic constructions Social and economic classes5

AP WORLD Flashcards

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5151871138Agrarian -economicrelating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property0
5151902132Barbarian -politicala person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person1
5151909799boddhisatva -culturala person who has attained prajna, or Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to help others to attain Enlightenment2
5151916070bureaucracy -Politicalthe body of officials and administrators, especially of a government or government department.3
5151918399castration -culturaldeprive of power, vitality, or vigor.4
5151923800civilization -socialan advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.5
5151936839classical -culturalconforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them.6
5151943168conscription -politicalcompulsory enrollment of persons for military or naval service; draft.7
5151953951consuls -politicalan official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.8
5151961482dictator -politicala person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.9
5151969892economy -economicthrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.10
5151980629egalitarian -political, economic, socialasserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.11
5151982242emperor -politicalthe male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire12
5151996114empire -sociala group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government13
5152002322epidemics -interactionaffecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.14
5152008243eunuchs -politicala castrated man, especially one formerly employed by rulers in the Middle East and Asia as a harem guard or palace official.15
5152011900feudalism -polticalthe feudal system, or its principles and practices.16
5152015078hegemony -politicalleadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.17
5152023746hierarchy -politicalany system of persons or things ranked one above another.18
5152016526hierarchial -polticialbelonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.19
5152026837missionaries -culturala person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.20
5162826240monarchy -politicala state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.21
5162831073monsoons -interactionsthe seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.22
5162834649monotheism -culturalthe doctrine or belief that there is only one God.23
5162840197patricians -politicala person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.24
5162843386patronage -politicalthe control of or power to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant other political favors.25
5162847338philosophy -culturalthe rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.26
5162850012plebians -socialbelonging or pertaining to the common people.27
5162853302polytheism -culturalthe doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.28
5162856180qanat -economica gently sloping underground tunnel for irrigation purposes, esp. in ancient Persia; also called kanat29
5162861276satrapies -politicalthe province or jurisdiction of a satrap.30
5162866382standardized coins -economica coin having value in bullion at least equal to its face value31
5162867942surplus -economicagricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, especially such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops.32
5162870522sustenance -economicmeans of sustaining life; nourishment.33
5162872960theocracy -politicala form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.34
5162882455tribute -culturala gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.35
5162884893urbanization -socialthe act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city36
5162887928vassals -politicala person granted the use of land, in return for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent to a lord or other superior37
5162917331Alexander The Great (166) -politicalking of Macedonia 336-323: conqueror of Greek city-states and of the Persian empire from Asia Minor and Egypt to India38
5162921222Analects of Confucius (183) -politicalChinese Lun Yü. a compilation of the discourses, maxims, and aphorisms of Confucius39
5162923198bactria (209) -politicalan ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains.40
5162926978bronze age (1112) -politicala period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age, during which bronze weapons and implements were used.41
5162930378byzantium (140) -politicalan ancient Greek city on the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara42
5162934468ceylon (222) -politicalformer name of Sri Lanka43
5162940318chang'an (194) -politicalformer name of Xian44
5162945359cleopatra (268) -polticalqueen of egypt45
5162954498Crete (232) -politicala Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece46
5162965474Cyrus, Darius (159,162) -politicalking of Persia 558?-529: founder of the Persian empire. king of Persia 521-486.47
5187182146democracy (236) -politicalgovernment by the people48
5187189033diocletian (306) -politicalIllyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284-305.49
5187194736eight fold path (220) -culturalthe eight pursuits of one seeking enlightenment, comprising right understanding, motives, speech, action, means of livelihood, effort, intellectual activity, and contemplation.50
5187201413four noble truths (219) -culturalthe doctrines of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path.51
5187214986gothic migrations -interactionsThe Migration period, also called the Barbarian Invasions or German: Völkerwanderung (wandering of the peoples), was a period of human migration that occurred roughly between the years 300 to 700 CE in Europe, marking the transition from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages52
5187222550great wall (725) -politicala fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC53
5187224790han dynasty (193) -politicalimperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy54
5187233209hellenism (242) -politicalthe characteristics of Greek culture, especially after the time of Alexander the Great; civilization of the Hellenistic period.55
5187244149the huns (213) -politicala member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.56
5187252348indian ocean trade (215) -economicconnected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion.57
5187262071iron age (118) -politicalthe period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron.58
5187335450jewish diaspora -interactionA "scattering" of the Jewish people59
5187338715khotan -politicalan oasis in W China, in SW Xinjiang.60
5187347958kuqa -politicalAncient oasis town in western china61
5187347959legalism(188) -politicalthe principles and practices of a school of political theorists advocating strict legal control over all activities, a system of rewards and punishments uniform for all classes, and an absolute monarchy.62
5187354346marc antony -politicalRoman general: friend of Caesar; member of the second triumvirate and rival of Octavian.63
5187360495noble eightfold path (220) -culturalan early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth.64
5187390073olympic games (1076) -culturalAlso called Olympian Games. the greatest of the games or festivals of ancient Greece, held every four years in the plain of Olympia in Elis, in honor of Zeus.65
5187392790pax romana (271) -socialthe terms of peace imposed by ancient Rome on its dominions.66
5187408514pericles(237,240) -politicalc495-429 b.c, Athenian statesman.67
5187412514persepolis(162,163,166) -politicalan ancient capital of Persia68
5187418719ptolemy (242) -politicalHellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.69
5187423637punic wars(264) -politicalThe Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC70
5187430362roman republic (260,262-264) -politicalperiod from the overthrow of the last Roman king, Lucius Tarquinius, in 509 BC by the Roman nobility until the establishment of a permanent imperial dictatorship under Augustus71
5187431997roman senate -politicala political institution in ancient Rome72
5187437199samarkand (476) -politicala city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 b.c.73
5187447634shang civilization (111-114) -politicalruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty.74
5187451972shi huang Di (qin china) (190-193) -political259-210 b.c, Chinese emperor c247-210 b.c. initiated the building of the Great Wall of China.75
5187472158Siddhartha Gautama -politicalIndian religious leader: founder of Buddhism.76
5187478851Silk road trade (198,287-288) -economican ancient network of trade routes that for centuries were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the East and West from China to the Mediterranean Sea.77
5187480940stoics (254,276-277,278-279) -culturalof or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.78
5187486906The Torah(47,48) -culturalthe law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures79
5187490112the vedas of hinduism(94,99-101) -culturallarge body of texts originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent80
5187493737xiongnu (194,196,197,199,201,287) -politicala confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Asian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD.81

AP World History Vocabulary Flashcards

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7086513158Paleolithic PeriodA period of time that began 2.5 million years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago. Also referred to as the Stone Age.0
7086513159Neolithic RevolutionA set of dramatic changes in how people lived based on the development of agriculture.1
7086513649monotheismReligious group that worships one deity.2
7086513650Bronze AgeThe creation or Bronze sparked the age, which began at different times and different places between 3300 and 2300 B.C.E.3
7086514611Specialization of laborPeople to focus on limited tasks4
7086514612hunter-foragerPeople who survive by hunting animals and foraging for seeds, nuts, and edible roots.5
7086516392Nomadic pastoralismThe moving of animals herd from pasture to pasture.6
7086516393patriarchalDominated by men.7
7086518052artisansPeople who made objects that others needed8
7086518626merchantsPeople who buy and sell goods for a living.9
7086518627Social stratificationPeople accumulated wealth10
7086518864Kinship groupSeveral related families that migrated together in search of food.11
7086520473clanA group of multiple Kinship groups.12
7086520474tribeCombination of multiple clans, used for group hunting or mutual defense from enemies.13
7086521045artifactsObjects made by people in the past.14
7086520770Homo sapiens sapiensModern day humans.15
7086523665textilesitems made of cloth.16
7086525306JerichoOne of the World's first cities, created on the banks of the Jordan17
7086525307Catal HuyukAncient city in present day turkey18
7086523666Overfarmingland's lose of fertility caused by to much farming.19
7086545786Overgrazingcontinual eating of grasses or their roots, without allowing them to regrow.20
7086969902desertificationThe creation of desert like conditions.21
7086970667environmental degradationa deterioration of the enviroemnt22
7086969903deforestationthe clearing of forests23
7086969904loesstype of fertile soil that is yellow in color24
7086973027division of laborthe assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process25
7086975835bartera system by which one thing is exchanged for another.26
7086973028polytheisticWorshiping many gods27
7086973029zigguratslarge stepped pyramids28
7086976558theocratsrulers holding both religious and political power29
7086977222Golden Agea period in society of relative peace, prosperity, and innovation.30
7086976559ancestor venerationbelief that the spirits of their ancestors could speak to the gods for them31
7086976560cuneiformmarks carved on wet clay tablets32
7086982526Indo-Europeanrelating to the family of languages spoken over the greater part of Europe and Asia as far as northern India33
7086978701papyrustype of plants that grew along the Nile River, used to make paper34
7086978702alphabetic scripta system of symbols that represent the sounds of speech35
7086979219SanskritThe Aryan's sacred language36
7086979673feudalismthe dominant social system37
7086980167Mandate of Heavenidea that a just ruler's power was bestowed by the gods.38
7086981938Empirea large territory that included diverse cultural groups39
7086980492city-statescity with land, with its own individual government40
7093456206Royal Roadroad that spanned around 1,500 miles across the Persian empire.41
7093456207syncreticcombining ideas from different sources42
7093456208aristocracyform of government; noble rule43
7093456511direct democracyform of government; all citizens could vote directly on laws44
7093456512hoplitesinfantry members45
7093456901aristocratsmember of aristocracy46
7093457472Socratic Methodasking questions to systematically clarify another person's ideas and to identify the core of them.47
7093457473Zoroastrianisma faith based on the belief in one god, created by the Persian prophet Zarathustra48
7093457474oligarchyform of government; a few wealthy land owners and merchants ruler49
7093458913representative democracyform of government; citizens elect leaders to represent them and give those leaders to make laws and govern.50
7093458914archonsThe nine chief magistrates of Athens51
7093459708merchantsa person involved in wholesale trade52
7093461179Golden MeanAristotle's emphasis on moderation53
7093461180qanatundergrounds canals54
7093461181tyrantsleaders who seized power with the people's power55
7093463223Persian Warsconquered Greek colonies rebelled in campaigns56
7093463224helotsslaves57
7093465590caravanseraicombination of inns and markets along the Royal Road58
7093467057empiricismtrusting what one learned from observation and evidence of the senses, rather than emphasizing intuition or religious beliefs59
7093467058monarchiesform of government; a king rules60
7093467059democracyform of government; all citizens participate in government61
7093467545Hellenistic Periodmeaning the the period of the Greeks62
7093467546satrapsruler of a province who was responsible to the emperor63
7093467552Common currencywhen a country or multiple countries to peg their exchange rates in order to keep the value of the currency64
7093468703tributeAn act or gift, intended to show gratitude or respect65
7093468704hieroglyphicswriting consisting of hieroglyphs, pictures/markings66
7093469437Caracolan observatory in Chichen Itza67
7093469438Teotihuacancity founded around 150 B.C.E., birth place of the gods.68
7093471047ayllussmall communities based on the idea of communal work69
7093471048Classic Periodheight of the Mayan civilization, 250 and 900 C.E.70
7093471049Chichen Itzaa city71
7093471050OlmecFoundational civilization that influenced the mayans and aztecs.72
7093473671Mesoamericaearly civilizations in the Americas73
7093473672Obsidianhard glass-like rock74
7093473673MayanA civilization based on the Olmecs75
7093474039Huaca del SolTemple of the Sun, stepped pyramid.76
7093476456mother civilizationearlier civilizations that influenced later ones;Olmecs77
7093476457Slash-and-burn agriculturethe creation of fields by cutting down vegetation then burning it78
7093477173Mayapeople of the Mayan culture79
7093477970Huaca del LunaTemple of the Moon, terraced platform80
7093478743Mocheone of the most siginifiagant civilization in the Andes.81

AP LITERATURE TERMS Flashcards

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8823217921Allusionreference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something.0
8823234779Connotationthe associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.1
8823242260Foila character who acts as a contrast to another character. often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villan contrasting the hero.2
8823258654Hyperbolea figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect.3
8823266984Foreshadowingthe use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.4
8823272414Ironya discrepancy between appearances and reality.5
8823281364Juxtapositiona poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Also a form of contrast by which writers call attention to dissimilar ideas, images, or metaphors.6
8823304395Similea figure of speech that makes an explicitly comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles.7
8823312922Symbola person, place, thing, or event that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.8
8823320791Tonethe attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audiences, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization.9

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