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4393537380Song dynasty960 ce -urbanization -silk road- vessels, silk -canton- busy trading center -methematics/austronomers -inventions- compass, rudder, gunpowder, paper currency, block printing -civil service exam -footbinding- crippled feet0
4393537381Qing dynasty1644 ce - manchu dynasty - empress cixi -increased contact with west (trade) - "spheres of influence" - taiping rebellion- hong xiuquan "young bro of jesus" -tributary system - opium wars - hundred days reform -capital beijing1
4393537382Ming dynasty1368 ce - beijing becomes forbidden city - tributary system (forced 50 states to pay) - zheng he- ships - pottery/porcelain - art- scroll paintings(landscapes) - hong wu and son yongol2
4393537383Shang dynasty1750 BCE - Bronze Age - river civilization ( yellow and Yangtze)3
4393537384Sui dynasty589 CE - before Tang Dynasty4
4393537385Zhou dynasty1027 BCE -mandate of heaven - warring states period - Confucianism and daoism5
4393537386Qin dynasty221 BCE - shi huangdi- "first emperor" - centralized - standard weights and measures - modernized Chinese army- weapons - built Great Wall of china - legalism6
4393740511Han dynasty206 BCE - wu ti- emperor - tributary system - built: roads and forts - silk production - centralized - fall of empire: attack of the Huns7
4393882358Tang Dynasty618 CE - golden age - Indian Ocean/Silk Road (5000 miles) - civil service exam - "kow tow"- bow down to emperor - grand canal -tributary system - fall of empire: pesent rebellions8
4393882359Yuan dynasty1271 CE - pax Mongolia - kublai khan -Genghis khan -Mandarin Chinese (official language) -tributary system - Silk Road - couldn't conquer Japan -Buddhism - fall of empire: bubonic plague9
4393882360Ashikaga shogunate1336 CE - decentralized - feudal period - code of bushido10
4393882361Tokugawa shogunate1603 CE -feudal period - code of bushido - close country edict- exceptions: Dutch and Chinese - haiku poetry - capital: edo - kabuki theater - port Nagasaki - wife must obey husband or death11
4393882362Meiji restoration1868 CE - commodore Mathew perry open Japan to west - signs a treaty with USA (Townsend Harris) to trade - diet- parliment - abolished feudalism - capture Taiwan and Korea - zaibatsu- government sponcers industrialization - port Nagasaki12
4393882364Kamakura shogunate1185 CE - decentralized - feudal period -Code of bushido - Mongols tried to attack Japan but failed because of the kamakazi( Devine wind)13
4393899363Japan between both world wars1900's -controlled by the military - emperor thought he was god - violent - imperialists - believe in honor (die for emperor)14
4405382110Indus River civilization2600 bce - 2 major cities - Harappa and Mohenjo Dara - plumbing - grid like cities - trade with Mesopotamia -handwriting (unknown) -don't know how it fell15
4405382111Delhi sultanate1206 ce - brought Islam to India - Muslim women in India had more rights than Indian women - Timur- warlord16
4405382112Aryan1500 bce - brought Hinduism - brought Sanskrit -caste system - nomadic17
4405382113Mauryan324 bce -Sandra Gupta Mauryan - Ashoka- converted to Buddhism - carved laws Into pillars - caste system - centralized government18
4405382114British control of India1700's - sepoy rebellion - Indian national congress- Gandhi, Nehru - Muslim league -Indians serve in 2 world wars - 1947 independence and partition - green revolution (grow food for developing nations)19
4405382115Gupta184 bce - Hindu temples - carving gods - Buddhist shrines - golden ages of Hinduism - shandra Gupta - pi , concept of zero - small pox vaccine, medicine, surgery - sati -caste system - centralized - fell: attack of white Huns20
4405382116Heian period794 ce - golden age in pre modern Japanese history - contact wth Chinese (early) - centralized21
4405382117Mughal dynasty- 1526 ce -gunpowder empire - Babur- conquered India - Akbar the great: - denealahi- worship emperor - revoked jizya - married Hindu princess - unify Hindu and Muslim shah JahAn- Taj Mahal tomb - Aurangzeb: -brought back jizya - persecuted Hindus - akbars grandson Fall of empire: British as a colony22
4405382118Ghana500 ce - koumbi saleh- capital - west Africa - trans Sahara trade route (Islam) - major supplier of gold - fall- too many people to feed23
4405382119Mali1235 ce - centralized - manse musa - Timbuktu- capital - west Africa - trans Sahara trade - djenne- city along trade routes - sundiata- story how 1st emperor came to power24
4405382120Songhai1400's - trans Sahara trade- Islam - most famous ruler- Askia Mohammed - Timbuktu - centralized- complex bureaucracy - Sunni Ali- first ruler of empire (combined Islam and animism) - fall- civil wars/revolts25
4405382121Kongo1400's - central Africa - King Afonso and Portuguese - Christianity - economy- ivory, cloth, pottery, metal26
4405382122Ashanti1600's - slave trade (for guns) - west Africa - Osei kojo- built a military - threaten European outposts and trade routes on Gold Coast - fall- series of wars against the British27
4409990400Umayyad caliphate661 ce - hereditary monarchy - government in Damascus - spread Islam the most outside Arabian peninsula - bureaucracy -Arabic language -fall- overthrown by Abbasids - dome of the rock28
4409990401Abbasid caliphate- 750 ce - golden age of Islam - capital Baghdad -dar al Islam -"all under Islam" - house of wisdom - Persian and Greek texts translated into Arabic - geometric shapes -fall- Mongols overthrew them -mathematics- concept of zero - science - Roman and Greek learning - 1001 Knights -Universities - surgery29
4417419666Greece and Rome- 8000-600 ce Athens- democracy -Sparta- military - city states- polis(decentralized because of geography) - Alexander the Great- Hellenism - Greeks and Rome trade (Mediterranean) -olympics, plays, philosophy (Greeks) - aqueducts and Colosseums (Rome) - fight - peace- fight - Roman roads- centralized - fall of Rome: barbarians (decline in trade and learning but Christianity continues)30
4417419667Dark and Middle Ages- 600ce - 1450ce - feudalism -manoralism( economic center around manor) - Holy Roman Empire- Charlemagne- Germanic King (defend Christianity) - stop spread of Islam into Europe -Spain: Muslim occupy Spain (Córdoba) - Vikings - crusades(1096) - Renaissance - great schism- Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church split - Christianity and feudalism continuity31
4417419668Age of absolutism1450ce- 1750ce -Spanish kick out Muslim and Jews (reconquista) - Ferdinand and Isabella send explorers: Columbus, Cortez,Vasco de gama - Columbian exchange (change) - Renaissance( continuity) - Catholicism - Protestant reformation - science revolutions - age of enlightment - mercantilism32
4417419669Industrial Age/ age of revolutions/ imperialism- 1750 ce- 1914ce - French Revolution - Neapolitan - congress of Vienna - reunification of Germany and Italy (Germany and socialism) - industrial revolution - urbanization imperialism (social Darwinism) - abolition of the slave trade - indentured servants - continuity: woman can't vote, Christianity - change: power comes to Europe33
4417473205Modern times Western Europe1914- present - world wars - Great Depression - European Union (euro currency) - Berlin Wall - Cold War (iron curtain) - racism (continuity) - holocaust - Internet - migration (continuity) - globalization34
4419578430Byzantine empire 8000-600 ce8000-600 ce -carried on Greek, Roman and Christianity - taught the Russians Greek alphabet - Constantinople- was a capital for trade - Hagia Sophia was built - procopius- wrote 2 books: 1) how nice Justinian was 2) how he was cruel, mean and his wife Theodora was a slut35
4419578431Byzantine empire 600-1450 ce600-1450 ce - crusades against the Seljuk Turks (1096) - serfdom - fur trade/ Timur (wood) - continuities: Eastern Orthodox Church and trade networks36
4419578432Fall of Byzantine empire1450-1750 ce - 1453 Byzantine empire falls to the ottomans - ottomans were in full power but decline because they fall behind in technology - serfdom in Russia (continuity) - Islamic empire - middlemen of trade - potatoes (change in people's diets)37
4419578433Russia- 1750- 1914 ce - czar (continuity) - pugrums - attack Jews - Jews leave because of antisemitism - Russo Japanese war 1904 -Cremean wars (ottomans+ Russia fight for land) (1853) - Bloody Sunday- czar soldiers shoot people - surfs freed in Russia 1861 - industrialization: rail roads - no middle class!(Romanov rule)38
4419592609Modern times Eastern Europe1914- present - fall of communism - Warsaw pack (between communists) - attempts for democracy - ethnic conflict (continuity) - end of Romanov dynasty - effected by world wars39
4439097618Russian revolution causesBolsheviks wanted to overthrow czar Nicholas the second. The head of the revolution is Lenin Causes: Russo Japanese war, Bloody Sunday, Crimean war, many years of czarist rule and he didn't care about the people, world war 1, Spanish flu, lack of middle class, poverty and bad working conditions , pugrums40
4439097619Russian revolutionEffects: Russia becomes communist, Russia pulls out of World War One, monarchy removed and communist replaces it, Cold War- period of tent ion between Soviet Union and Americans, Poland is created, new voting laws, the great purge by Stalin41
4439097620Chinese revolutionMao Zedong- leads peasants and promises land reform, five year plans, great leap foward- boost agriculture, communist, sayings in the little red book, formed teen guards to catch whoever was against him, the cultural revolution- targeted enemies of communists in China, one party communist totalitarian state.42
4439097621Decolonization Kenya in east Africa- mau mau - terrorist nationalist group and bloody campaign against British rule - British are pressured and give independence in 196343
4439097622Decolonization Morocco in North Africa-divided under French and Spanish rule in 1912 - rebel throughout 1920's and 1930's - was an area of heavy fighting in world war 2 - French pressured and withdraw in 1955 and independence in 1956 - Spanish withdrew in 196944
4439097623Decolonization Belgian Congo in central Africa- remove King leopard the seconds control because the Belgians killed many people working in the rubber plantations - education becomes reformed - Belgians are pressure from violence and give independence in 196045
4439097624Decolonization Ghana in west Africa- strikes, and protests by nationalists - British policy of gradual independence - British give constitution but in control of foreign policy, defense, the economy and law - British are pressure and give independence in 195746
4439097625Decolonization Persian gulf states in Middle East- British withdrew in 1961 because the cost of defense47
4439097626Decolonization burma in south east Asia- made a crown colony in 1938 - sided with British in world war 2 - independence in 194848
4439097627Decolonization Vietnam in south east Asia- occupied by the Japanese in world war 2 - Declaration of Independence in 1945 - reoccupation by France - French- Indochinese war - communist north Vietnam declared in 197649
4442123603Inca empire European conquest 1532- Pizarro was a swine herd, - Andes mountains - inca empire -when reached new world people thought incas were gods with pots on their heads, and wool on their faces (part human part beast) - horses- heneta in Europe - llamas in incas (never used for work only ppl were) -adhualpa- living god (in cahamalka) - he sends presents to conquistadors -80,000 incas ready for war168 conquistadors - swords: longer and stronger (used for a dress sword) - pizzaro uses Cortez's ways of attacking by reading his books - adhualpa told soldiers don't have weapons with the Spanish -pizzaro sends out his priests to first try to convert incas after adhualpa throws the bible on the ground they surprise attack on the incas50
4447396440900 ce maya- calendar - polytheistic - temples - abandon cities - safisticated - human sacrifice - glyphs - scientifically advanced - Stela- sculptures monuments with images of nobles rulers or gods -mathematics - astronomers - invented chocolate - concept of zero51
4447396441Incas1100s Cuzco capital - Manchu picchu -city in mountains for emperor - road system - messengers - sacrificed children to gods - terrace farming - skilled metalworkers - medical achievements- surgery,anesthesia52
4447396442Aztec 1400-1500- tenochtitlan - great temple city center 2 shrines rain and sun gods - built chinampas - canals - fierce fighters - 5-6 million people most farmers - polytheistic - sacrifices children to gods53
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AP Literature Vocabulary #19 Roots Flashcards

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8972446220tang / tact *tactile:* relating to or used for the sense of touchtouch0
8972454792tele *telepathy:* communication directly from one person's mind to another's without speech, writing, or other signs or symbolsdistant, far off1
8972459677telos *telosynapsis:* synapsis of chromosomes by end-to-end union that is now known as an observational effectend2
8972461969temp *temporary:* lasting or designed to last for a limited timetime3
8972465974ten / tent *tenuous:* not based on anything significant or substantial, and therefore unlikely to stand up to rigorous examinationhold4
8972467848terr *terrain:* ground or a piece of land seen in terms of its surface features or general physical characterearth5
8972469883theo *atheist:* somebody who does not believe in God or deitiesgod, deity6
8972470962therm *thermometer:* an instrument for measuring temperatureheat7
8972472289trans *transient:* staying in a place for only a short period of timeacross8
8972473171tropos *troposphere:* lowest and most dense layer of the atmosphereturn, direction, way9
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AP Language Vocab #2 Flashcards

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4926852562anecdotea short account of an interesting event to illustrate a point0
4926853297aphorisma short, asute statement of a general truth or moral principle. THE SIMPLEST QUESTIONS ARE THE HARDEST TO ANSWER1
4926856357apostrophedirect address either to an absent person or to an abstract or inanimate entity; often the effect is one high formality.2
4926874788caricaturea representation in which a subject's distinctive features are exaggerated deliberately to produce a comic or grotesque effect.3
4926905332didacticrefers to works that are designed to promote a moral, religious, or philosophical theme or doctrine.4
4926910456Euphemismthe use-in place of a blunt term for something disagreeable or offensive - of a term that is vaguer or less colloquial. FIRING- DOWNSIZING.5
4926915970expositionbackground information6
4926921963extended metaphora metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work7
4926929732invectivean emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. 300 LB MAN8
4926935960Litotesspecial form of understatement in which something is asserted by denying its opposite.9
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AP English Language Lit. Terms Flashcards

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8996649938MetonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it Ex: From cradle (birth) to grave (death)0
8996649941onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.1
8996649942oxymoronA figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. Ex: jumbo shrimp2
8996649943ParadoxA statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)3
8996649944ParallelismThe repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structure.4
8996649945ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.5
8996649947Periodic sentenceA sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone. The effect is to add emphasis and structural variety. Ex. After a long, bumpy flight, I arrived at the San Diego airport.6
8996649948PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes7
8996649950Proseone of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line.8
8996649955SatireA work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way.9
8996649960Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa (To refer a car as "wheels" )10
8996649962SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.11
8996649963ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature12
8996649965ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character Ex. playful, serious,sarcastic13
8996730201MeterThe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry14
8996738863MotifA recurring element - e.g., a symbol, image, or idea - through out a literary wok that suggests a larger theme (ex. the green light )15
8996743283PathosFrom the Greek for "passion" and "suffering"16
8996744895PunA play on words. Words may be spelled and/ or pronounced similarly but their meanings are different17
8996753529ReparteeA controversial style consisting of witty remarks Ex. To lighten the serious mood, the doctor enjoys a repartee with his patients during their examinations18
8996757715RhymeEnd, Internal, slant, and eye19
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AP Spanish Literature Terms Flashcards

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9432568041vanguardismorefers to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly in regard to art , the culture , the politics , philosophy and literature.0
9432568042surrealismoan artistic movement emerged in France from Dadaism , in the early 1920s , around the personality of the poet André Breton.1
9432568043postmodernismoPost-postmodernism is a term applied to a wide range of developments in critical theory , philosophy , architecture , art , the literature and culture emerging from and reacting to the postmodernism . Another recent similar term is metamodernism.2
9432568044neoclasicismoemerged in the eighteenth century to describe such negative movement aesthetic that came to be reflected in the arts , intellectual principles of the Enlightenment , since the mid- eighteenth century had been going on philosophy , and consequently had been transmitted to all areas of culture . However, coinciding with the decline of Napoleon Bonaparte , Neoclassicism was losing favor for the Romanticism .3
9432568045costumbrismothe literary or pictorial interpretation of local everyday life, mannerisms, and customs, primarily in the Hispanic scene, and particularly in the 19th century.4
9432568046culteranismoa stylistic movement of the Baroque period of Spanish history that is also commonly referred to as Gongorismo (after Luis de Góngora). It began in the late 16th century with the writing of Luis de Góngora and lasted through the 17th century.5
9432568047conceptismoa literary movement of the Baroque period of Portuguese and Spanish literature. It began in the late 16th century and lasted through the 17th century. Conceptismo is characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, simple vocabulary, witty metaphors, and wordplay.6
9432568048retruécanoJuegos de palabras; inversión de los términos de una cláusula o proposición en otra subsiguiente para que esta última choque con la anterior.7
9432568049sinestesiaDescripción de una sensación o imagen por medio de sensaciones percibidas por distintos órganos sensoriales, por ejemplo, vista y olfato.8
9432568050sinécdoqueTipo de metáfora que usa una parte o cualidad de un objeto físico para representar todo el objeto.9
9432568051polisíndetonRepetición de conjunciones para alargar la frase o hacer más `solemne la expresión.10
9432568052paradojaContraposición de dos conceptos contradictorios que expresan una verdad.11
9432568053metonimiaUn tipo de metáfora en la que la imagen se asocia con lo representado, pero no es parte de ello; la metonimia hace que el destinatario del mensaje haga la asociación.12
9432568054epítetoPalabra o frase delante o después del nombre que sirve para caracterizar al personaje13
9432568055cacofoníaUso de palabras que combinan sonidos desagradables, ásperos y cortantes.14
9432568056asíndetonOmisión de conjunciones o palabras para suscitar viveza o energía.15
9432568057ironía dramáticaCircunstancia en la que el lector o espectador sabe algo desconocido por un personaje y sabe o sospecha lo que ocurrirá antes de que lo sepa el personaje.16
9432568058silvaPoema no estrófico que combina versos de siete y once sílabas, entrelazados por rima consonante y versos libres.17
9432568059narrador fidedignoNarrador digno de confianza, cuyo entendimiento de los personajes o las acciones del relato lo acredita para contar los hechos. Se ajusta a las normas que establece el autor implícito.18
9432568060leitmotivRepetición de una palabra, frase, situación o noción. Motivo recurrente en una obra.19
9432568061realismo mágicoMovimiento literario hispanoamericano surgido a mediados del siglo XX, caracterizado por la introducción de elementos fantásticos —sueños, superstición, mitos, magia— inmersos en una narrativa realista. Hay antecedentes importantes en los libros de caballería, como señalan algunos de los escritores de este movimiento.20
9432568062pícaroPersonaje de baja condición, astuto, ingenioso y de mal vivir que protagoniza la novela picaresca21
9432568063novela picarescaGénero literario narrativo en prosa de carácter pseudoautobiográfico muy característico de la literatura española. Nace como parodia de las novelas idealizadoras del Renacimiento y saca la sustancia moral, social y religiosa del contraste cotidiano entre dos estamentos, el de los nobles y el de los siervos. El protagonista, un pícaro de muy bajo rango social y descendiente de padres marginados o delincuentes, pretende mejorar su suerte y para ello recurre a la astucia y el engaño.22
9432568064naturalismoCorriente literaria de mediados del siglo XIX que retrata al ser humano y su circunstancia con una objetividad científica. El ser humano carece de libre albedrío; su existencia está determinada por la herencia genética y el medio en el que vive. En cuanto a temas, abundan los asuntos fuertes y las bajas pasiones.23
9432568065modernismoMovimiento literario hispanoamericano cuyo mayor exponente es Rubén Darío y que funde tres movimientos franceses: parnasianismo, simbolismo y romanticismo. Emplea una rica musicalidad verbal para expresar pasiones, visiones, ritmos y armonías internos.24
9432568066libro de caballeríasGénero literario en prosa muy popular en España a mediados del siglo XVI, que celebra las hazañas de los caballeros andantes y contrapone a la fiereza guerrera un masoquismo amoroso inspirado en el amor cortés.25
9432568067Generación del 98Grupo de novelistas, poetas, ensayistas y filósofos españoles, activos durante y después de la Guerra de Cuba (1898), que restauraron a España a una prominencia intelectual y literaria. Les era de gran importancia definir a España como una entidad cultural e histórica.26
9432568068Edad Media (medieval)Período comprendido entre los siglos V y XV. En España se considera que la se cierra con la llegada de Colón a tierras americanas.27
9432568069boomEn la literatura hispanoamericana, un momento de gran auge de la creación de obras narrativas que inicia en 1940. La producción es muy variada y muchos de sus autores crearon best sellers internacionales y traducidos a múltiples idiomas. Una de las tendencias de esta literatura se corresponde con la denominada literatura del realismo mágico.28
9432568070barrocoMovimiento cultural español (1580-1700) caracterizado por su complejidad y su extravagante ornamentación, cuyo propósito era asombrar e incitar introspección29
9432568071hipérbatonAlteración del orden normal sintáctico de las palabras en una oración.30
9432568072apóstrofeRecurso en que el hablante se dirige a personas presentes o ausentes, a seres animados o a objetos inanimados31
9432568073antítesisYuxtaposición de una palabra, frase o idea a otra de significación contraria32
9432568074anáforaRepetición de palabras en una sucesión de versos o enunciados.33
9432568075teatro del absurdoObra dramática basada en una situación sin sentido, en la que los personajes se enfrentan a situaciones que muestran la insensatez de la vida en un mundo deshumanizado.34
9432568076sonetoPoema de procedencia italiana que consiste en catorce versos endecasílabos repartidos en dos cuartetos y dos tercetos; el esquema más común es ABBA ABBA CDC DCD; otro es ABBA ABBA CDE CDE35
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AP Literature Definitions Flashcards

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8869383981Aberrationa departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.0
8869383982Abeyance1
8869384123Acerbic2
8869390142Acuity3
8869390143Admonished4
8869390144Adroit5
8869395390Aesthete6
8869395391Altruistic7
8869398869Ameliorate8
8869403091Amorphous9
8869521566Aberration10
8869521567Abeyance11
8869521568Acerbic12
8869521569Acuity13
8869521570Admonished14
8869521571Adroit15
8869521572Aesthete16
8869521573Altruistic17
8869521574Ameliorate18
8869521575Amorphous19
8869521576Antediluvian20
8869521577Apocryphal21
8869521578Arable22
8869521579Ascetic23
8869521580Assuage24
8869521581Atrophy25
8869521582Avarice26
8869521583Aviary27
8869521584Avow28
8869521585Bilk29
8869521586Broach30
8869521587Celerity31
8869521588Charlatan32
8869521589Cherubic33
8869521590Churlish Buttress34
8869521591Circuitous35
8869521592Clandestine36
8869521593Commensurate37
8869521594Concomitant38
8869521595Confluence39
8869521596Conjugal40
8869521597Contentious41
8869521598Conundrum42
8869521599Copious43
8869521600Corpulence44
8869521601Coterie45
8869521602Credulous46
8869521603Cryptic47
8869521604Curmudgeon48
8869521605Dearth49
8869521606Demagogue50
8869521607Desecrate51
8869521608Diatribe52
8869521609Diffidence53
8869521610Dilatory54
8869521611Disaffected55
8869521612Discursive56
8869521613Dissemble57
8869521614Disparage58
8869521615Dispassionate59
8869521616Dissonant60
8869521617Dissuade61
8869521618Divination62
8869521619Dotard63
8869521620Duplicity64
8869521621Egregious65
8869521622Elegiac66
8869521623Elucidate67
8869521624Emanate68
8869521625Emulate69
8869521626Enigmatic70
8869521627Ennui71
8869521628Ephemeral72
8869521629Epicure73
8869521630Equivocate74
8869521631Erudition75
8869521632Esoteric76
8869521633Espouse77
8869521634Ethereal78
8869521635Extol79
8869521636Fatuous80
8869521637Fecund81
8869521638Felicity82
8869521639Fetid83
8869521640Flippant84
8869521641Florid85
8869521642Foible86
8869521643Furtive87
8869521644Garish88
8869521645Garner89
8869521646Guile90
8869521647Hedonism91
8869521648Heretic92
8869521649Hiatus93
8869521650Histrionic94
8869521651Hoary95
8869521652Iconoclast96
8869521653Immutable97
8869521654Impervious98
8869521655Impregnable99
8869521656Impugn100
8869521657Inauspicious101
8869521658Incipient102
8869521659Incisive103
8869521660Incorrigible104
8869521661Indecorous105
8869521662Indefatigable106
8869521663Innocuous107
8869521664Inscrutable108
8869521665Insipid109
8869521666Intonate110
8869521667Intractable111
8869521668Intrinsic112
8869521669Inveigh113
8869521670Inveterate114
8869521671Irascible115
8869521672Jettison116
8869521673Juncture117
8869521674Juxtapose Laconic118
8869521675Lampoon119
8869521676Largess120
8869521677Lassitude121
8869521678Lethargy Lithe122
8869521679Lurid123
8869521680Malevolent124
8869521681Maudlin125
8869521682Meander Meticulous126
8869521683Mire127
8869521684Multifarious128
8869521685Mundane129
8869521686Nefarious Obsequious130
8869521687Odious131
8869521688Opaque132
8869521689Ostentatious133
8869521690Palpable Paragon134
8869521691Pariah135
8869521692Parochial136
8869521693Paucity137
8869521694Pedantic Pejorative138
8869521695Philistine139
8869521696Pique140
8869521697Pithy141
8869521698Poignant Polemical142
8869521699Precocious143
8869521700Proclivity144
8869521701Progeny145
8869521702Prolific Prosaic146
8869521703Protean147
8869521704Protract148
8869521705Pugnacity149
8869521706Pulchritude Quixotic150
8869521707Rancorous151
8869521708Rarefy152
8869521709Raze153
8869521710Recalcitrant Recant154
8869521711Reprobate155
8869521712Ribald156
8869521713Ruminate157
8869521714Saccharine Savant158
8869521715Stultify159
8869521716Supercilious160
8869521717Surfeit161
8869521718Surly Taciturn162
8869521719Tantamount163
8869521720Tenuous164
8869521721Trepidation165
8869521722Turgid Turpitude166
8869521723Undulate167
8869521724Unwieldy168
8869521725Veracity169
8869521726Verbose Viable170
8869521727Virulent171
8869521728Vociferous172
8869521729Vouchsafe173
8869521730Zenith174
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AP English Literature Literary Terms Flashcards

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4840862243ThemeCan be defined as "a salient abstract idea that emerges from a literary work's treatment of its subject matter; or a topic recurring in a number of literary works0
4840867052MetaphorA figure of speech that compares two things which are basically dissimilar Ex: "All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree."1
4840879517Similea figure of speech, comparing two essentially unalike things through the use of specific words of comparison (like, as, for example) Ex: "From the floor to the ceiling, like a huge organ, rise the burnished arms *seriously if you don't know what a simile is by now you need to leave2
4840890697Verbal Ironythe use of words to convey a meaning that is the exact opposite of its literal meaning ex:" I'm sorry professor, but I must not tell lies" potter for the win3
4840894752Ambiguityuse of language where the meaning is unclear or has two or more possible interpretations or meanings. It can be created through a weakness in the way the writer expressed him/herself, but is often used by writers quite deliberately to create layers of meaning in the mind of the reader4
4840910059Dictionrefers to word choice as a reflection of style; different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning (purpose, tone, point of view, persona, verve, and color are all affected by this)5
4840917820Satiretext that reveals a critical attitude towards some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way - it is meant to improve society through humor, not to tear it down through vicious ridicule -it targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals -it's very creative and takes audience knowledge and perception to appreciate6
4840938192Motifa dominant theme, subject or idea which runs through a piece of literature; can assume a symbolic importance7
4859097267Characterizationthe process author's use to develop characters and create images of the characters for the audience8
4859103486Metonymya figure of speech where the term for one thing is applied for another with which it is closely associated in experience, or where a part represents the whole9
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AP Human Geo Language Flashcards

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5439290273AccentThe manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world0
5439290274Anatolian hypothesisThe proto-Indo-European language peacefully spread through the innovation of agriculture1
5439290275CreoleA language that results from the mixing of colonizers language with the indigenous language of people being dominated2
5439290276DialectA regional variety of a language, distinguished by vocabulary spelling an pronunciation3
5439290277Extinct languageA language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used4
5439290278IdeogramThe systems of writing used in China an other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or symbol rather than a sound as is the case with letters in englicy5
5439290280IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different languages sage predominate6
5439290281Isolated languageA language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family7
5439290282Kurgan hypothesisThe Proto-indo-European language diffused from modern day Ukrainian though conquest8
5439290283LanguageA system of communications through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have a meaning9
5439290284Language branchA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago10
5439290285Language familyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history11
5439290286Language groupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relativity recent past and display relativity few differences in grammar and vocab12
5439290287Lingua FrancaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native language13
5439290288Literary traditionA language that is written as well as spoken14
5439290289Mono-, bi-, multi-lingualityAmount of languages a person can speak15
5439290290National languageMost common language used in the nation language with the widest distribution and speakers16
5439290291Official languageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents17
5439290292OrthographyThe study of where languages are located18
5439290293PidginA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua Franca used for communications among speaking of two different language19
5439290294PolyglotA speaker of many languages20
5439290295SlangA kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short lived comings and figures ofnspeech21
5439290296Standard languageThe form of a language used for official government business, education and mass communication22
5439290297SyntaxArrangement of words in Phrases and23
5439290298ToponymThe name by which a geographical place is known24
5439290299Trade languageA language used between native speakers and speakers of different languages to allow them to communicate with each other so they can trade25
5439290300VernacularThe everyday speech of the people as distinguished from literary language26
5439290301VocabularyThe body of words used in a particular language27
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AP Literature vocabulary terms Flashcards

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7133320856Allusion0
7133320858AttitudeA speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject.1
7133320859Dictionword choice2
7133320860Figurative language3
7133320861MetaphorA comparison without using like or as4
7133320862Similecomparison using like or as5
7133320863IronyA contrast between expectation and reality6
7133320864Literal languagelanguage that means exactly what it says7
7133320865ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)8
7133320866ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character9
7133320867Symbolsomething that stands for something else10
7133320868SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.11
7133320869ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature12
7133320870SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.13
7133320871Structurethe arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work14
7133320872Stylethe choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work15
7133320873SatireA literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness16
7133320874Contrasta great or striking difference17
7133320875RepititionRepeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect18
7133320876Paradox19
7133320877UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant20
7133320878Sarcasmthe use of irony to mock or convey contempt21
7133320879Rhetorical questionA question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.22
7133320881Point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told23
7133320882Direct charecterization24
7133320883Indirect charecterization25
7133320884Juxtaposition26
7133320885Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning27
7133320886Ambiguity28
7133320887ApostropheAddressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . .29
7133320888Conotationthe emotional attachment placed on a word30
7133320889Convention31
7133320890Denotation32
7133320891Didactic33
7133320892Digression34
7133320893Epigram35
7133320894Euphemism36
7133320895Grotesque37
7133320896Hyperbole38
7133320897Jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people39
7133320898LiteralExactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical40
7133320899Lyricalexpressing a poet's inner feelings; emotional; full of images; song-like41
7133320900Oxymorona figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction42
7133320901Parable43
7133320902Paradox44
7133320903Parody45
7133320904Personification46
7133320905Reliability47
7133320906Soliloquy48
7133320907StereotypeA generalized belief about a group of people49
7133320908Syllogism50
7133320909Thesisa statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.51
7133320910Antecedent52
7133320911Clause53
7133320912Ellipsis54
7133320913Imperative55
7133320914Modify56
7133320915Parallel structure57
7133320916Periodic sentence58
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Ap Literature Vocab Flashcards

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9654922386AnalogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way0
9654922387AnecdotesShort, humorous stories1
9654922388Anthropomorphismattributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification)2
9654922389AnithesisTwo sentences of contrasting meaning being used in close proximity to one another3
9654922390AphorismA concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief4
9654922391ArchetypeA reference to a concept, person or object that is a prototype of its kind5
9654922392AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds6
9654922393AsyndetonA construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions7
9654922394BildungsromanA novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character.8
9654922395cacophonyharsh, jarring noise9
9654922396CharacterizationA method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.10
9654922397ChiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed11
9654922398ConflictA struggle between opposing forces12
9654922399ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests13
9654922400ConsonanceRepetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.14
9654922401diction (n)word choice; terminology; enunciation15
9654922402doppelgangerRefers to a character in the story that is actually a counterfeit or copy of genuine character16
9654922403epilogueshort speech at conclusion of dramatic work17
9654922404euphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant18
9654922405euphonypleasant, harmonious sound19
9654922406Flashbackwhen a portion of the story goes back in time20
9654922407FoilA character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story.21
9654922408Foreshadowingthe use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot22
9654922409HubrisExcessive pride or self-confidence23
9654922410HyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor24
9654922411internal rhymea rhyme between words in the same line25
9654922412Inversionrefers to the practice of changing the conventional placement of words26
9654922413IronyContrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality27
9654922414JuxtapositionPlacement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts28
9654922415LitotesA form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite29
9654922416malapropisma word humorously misused30
9654922417MetaphorA comparison without using like or as31
9654922418Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it32
9654922419MoodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader33
9654922420Motifa distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.34
9654922421OnomatopoeiaRefers to the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning35
9654922422OxymoronContrasting concepts placed together in a manner that actually end up making sense in a strange and slightly complex manner36
9654922423ParadoxThe juxtaposition of incongruous or conflicting ideas that reveals a truth or insight37
9654922424periodic structurea sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end38
9654922425PeriphrasisThe use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning that could have been stated briefly39
9654922426PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes40
9654922427PlotSequence of events in a story41
9654922428point of viewthe perspective from which a story is told42
9654922429Polysyndetonthe use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural43
9654922430portmanteaua new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings44
9654922431PunsImagery - Play on words, double meaning.45
9654922432rhyme schemethe ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.46
9654922433SatireA literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness47
9654922434SettingThe time and place of a story48
9654922435SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"49
9654922436StanzaA group of lines in a poem50
9654922437stream of consciousnessA literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.51
9654922438Suspensea state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.52
9654922439Symbolanything that stands for or represents something else53
9654922440Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa54
9654922441Synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")55
9654922442SyntaxSentence structure56
9654922443ThemeCentral idea of a work of literature57
9654922444ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character58
9654922445Tradegya serious play with a sad ending59
9654922446UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant60
9654922447verisimilitude(n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable61
9654922448verseA single line of poetry62
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