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AP World History - Dates Flashcards

6789710308	8000 BCE	Neolithic Revolution	0
6789715049	3000 BCE	Beginning of Bronze Age	1
6789715050	1300 BCE	Beginning of Iron Age	2
6789801820	323 BCE	Death of Alexander the Great	3
6789718986	221 BCE	Formation of Qin dynasty	4
6789798206	185 BCE	Fall of Mauryan dynasty	5
6789719625	32 CE	Beginnings of Christianity	6
6789723270	220 CE	Fall of Han dynasty	7
6789726022	313 CE	Emp. Constantine issues Edict of Milan, adopting Christianity	8
6789797224	330 CE	Roman capital moved to Constantinople	9
6789728244	476 CE	Fall of Rome	10
6789818763	550 CE	Fall of Gupta dynasty	11
6789729142	622 CE	Beginnings of Islam	12
6789737698	732 CE	Battle of Tours, halts Muslim expansion into Europe	13
6789731007	1054	Great Schism in Europe	14
6789859255	1066	Norman conquest of England	15
6789861808	1071	Battle of Manzikert - Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantium	16
6789732155	1095	First Crusade begins	17
6789864223	1206	Temujin declared khan Beginning of Mongol conquests	18
6789732156	1258	Sack of Baghdad by the Mongols	19
6789866534	1271-1295	Marco Polo's travels	20
6789868592	1324	Mansa Musa's pilgrimage and travels begin	21
6789870134	1325-1349	Ibn Battuta's travels	22
6789872077	1347-1348	Bubonic plague sweeps Europe	23
6789873656	1405-1433	Zheng He's voyages	24
6789771911	1453	Constantinople falls to the Ottomans	25
6789776027	1488	B. Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope	26
6789776940	1492	Completion of Spanish Reconquista	27
6789777419	1492	Columbus discovers the Americas for Europe	28
6789778377	1517	Luther publishes 95 Theses	29
6789779383	1521	Cortez defeats Aztecs	30
6789903356	1529	Siege of Vienna halts Ottoman expansion into Europe	31
6789780347	1533	Pizarro defeats Incas	32
6789904695	1545	Silver discovered at Potosi	33
6789905434	1588	Spanish Armada defeated by English and storms	34
6789909382	1600	Tokugawa rule begins in Japan	35
6789781962	1607	Founding of Jamestown	36
6789911049	1618-1648	Thirty Years' War	37
6789911050	1644	Fall of Ming dynasty	38
6789911584	1688	Glorious Revolution in England	39
6789916655	1689	Creation of English Bill of Rights	40
6789917676	1756-1763	Seven Years' War	41
6789948839	1764	Spinning Jenny invented	42
6789948840	1776	American Revolution: Declaration of Independence	43
6789951147	1789	Start of French Revolution	44
6789951148	1804	Haitian independence and abolition of slavery	45
6789951727	1807	Britain and US abolish transatlantic slave trade	46
6789952378	1815	Congress of Vienna: European nations try to find balance of power	47
6789953684	1820s	Decade of Latin American independence	48
6789954989	1839-1842	First Opium War	49
6789955761	1848	Communist Manifesto written (and proofread)	50
6789956293	1853	Commodore Perry opens Japan	51
6789957765	1857	Sepoy Mutiny in India	52
6789958317	1861	End of Russian serfdom	53
6789959020	1863	End of slavery in US with Emancipation Proclamation	54
6789960042	1871	German and Italian unification completed	55
6789961059	1884-1885	Berlin Conference	56
6789962355	1896	Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defeats Italians, retains its independence	57
6789963123	1898	Spanish-American War	58
6789963890	1899-1902	Boer War in South Africa	59
6789965034	1905	Russo-Japanese War	60
6790029884	1911	Fall of Qing dyansty	61
6790029885	1911	Porfirio Diaz overthrown in Mexico	62
6790030799	1914-1918	World War I	63
6790031204	1917	Russian Czar abdicates	64
6790031965	1917	Russian Revolution and Communist takeover	65
6790032956	1918	End of WWI	66
6790032957	1919	Treaty of Versailles signed	67
6790034321	1928	Kellogg-Briand Pact tries to outlaw war	68
6790035059	1929	Stock market crash and beginning of Great Depression	69
6790036327	1931	Japan invades Manchuria	70
6790036827	1935	Italy invades Ethiopia	71
6790036828	1937	Japan invades China	72
6790037180	1939	Japan invades Poland	73
6790037181	1941	Pearl Harbor bombings	74
6790037883	1945	Yalta Conference	75
6790038408	1945	Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese surrender	76
6790039699	1947	Truman Doctrine	77
6790040284	1947	Indian independence and partition	78
6790041108	1948	Birth of Israel	79
6790041691	1948-1949	Berlin Blockade and Airlift	80
6790041692	1949	NATO founded	81
6790042179	1949	End of Chinese Communist Revolution	82
6790130835	1950-1953	Korean War	83
6790130836	1954	Vietnam expels French	84
6790131276	1956	Suez Canal nationalized	85
6790131625	1957	Sputnik launched, beginning of space race	86
6790132457	1959	Cuban Revolution	87
6790133429	1962	Cuban Missile Crisis	88
6790133878	1966-1976	Chinese Cultural Revolution	89
6790133879	1967	6-Day War	90
6790134567	1973	Yom Kippur War	91
6790135041	1973	OPEC Embargo	92
6790135042	1979	Socialist Market economy begins in China, under Deng Xiaoping	93
6790135727	1979	Iran Revolution	94
6790137107	1987	1st Palestinian Intifada: uprising against Israelis	95
6790137853	1989	Tiananmen Square: protests and massacre	96
6790138906	1989	Berlin Wall falls	97
6790139366	1990	Namibia gains independence from South Africa - last African nation to gain independence	98
6790140761	1991	Gulf War	99
6790141245	1991	Disillusion of USSR	100
6790141748	1994	Rwandan genocide	101
6790141749	1994	End of apartheid in South Africa	102
6790142673	2001	9/11 attacks	103
6790143290	2003	US invades Iraq	104
6790143291	2008	Global Great Recession	105
6790144561	2011	Arab Spring	106

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AP World History Periodization Flashcards

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6695933854	Huang He (Yellow River) civilization	East Asia Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	0
6695968461	Domestication of the horse in Central Asia	East Asia Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	1
6695968462	Shang Dynasty	East Asia Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	2
6695970314	Zhou Dynasty	East Asia Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	3
6695972178	China's Bronze Age	East Asia Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	4
6695974568	Confucius	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	5
6695990881	Lao Tzu	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	6
6695992908	Warring States Period	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	7
6695992909	Qin Dynasty	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	8
6695994932	Great Wall began	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	9
6695994964	Han Dynasty	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	10
6695999066	Invention of paper, compass, porcelain	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	11
6696000667	Spread of Buddhism	East Asia Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	12
6696020200	Sui Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	13
6696029497	Grand Canal built	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	14
6696031239	Tang Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	15
6696031240	Taika Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	16
6696035448	Empresses Wu, peak of Buddhist influence in China	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	17
6696037625	Korea establishes Silla kingdom	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	18
6696037626	Song Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	19
6696041880	Japan moves capital to Kyoto	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	20
6696049300	Koryo Dynasty in Korea	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	21
6696058490	Invention of explosive powder	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	22
6696063155	Chinggis Khan invades much of launchers Mongol Empire	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	23
6696066611	Kublai Khan begins Yuan Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	24
6696066612	Marco Polo	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	25
6696069267	Beginning of Ming Dynasty	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	26
6696072074	Zheng He trading expeditions	East Asia Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	27
6696078506	Portuguese reach Japan	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	28
6696083869	Jesuits arrive in China	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	29
6696089912	Hideyoshi unifies Japan	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	30
6696094348	Tokugawa begins isolationist policy	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	31
6696096139	Christianity banned in Japan	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	32
6696099691	Manchu conquer Korea and China (Qing Dynasty)	East Asia Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	33
6696103669	Opium Wars	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	34
6696111680	Treaty of Nanking gives Hong Kong to Great Britain	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	35
6696114965	Commodore Perry forces opening of Japan to trade	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	36
6696117096	Meiji Restoration	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	37
6696118520	Sino-Japanese War	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	38
6696118521	Boxer Rebellion	East Asia Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	39
6696126970	Japanese victory in Russo-Japanese War	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	40
6696131789	Japan annexes Korea	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	41
6696135785	Fall of Qing, Revolution in China	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	42
6696137930	Chinese Communist Party	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	43
6696137931	Japan invades China	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	44
6696141718	Japan attacks Pearl Harbor	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	45
6696145388	USA drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima, Nagasaki	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	46
6696149070	Guomondang (Nationalists) consolidate in Taiwan	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	47
6696153556	Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	48
6696153557	Korean War	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	49
6696157014	Korea divided into communist North and capitalists South	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	50
6696157015	Great Leap Forward	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	51
6696158419	Cultural Revolution	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	52
6696161640	Tienanmen Square Massacre	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	53
6696165150	Britain returns Hong Kong to China	East Asia Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	54
6696172487	Development of farming and domestication of animals	Middle East Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	55
6696175826	Cuneiform invented	Middle East Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	56
6696180917	Epic of Gilgamesh	Middle East Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	57
6696180918	Hammurabi	Middle East Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	58
6696183394	Assyrian Empire	Middle East Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	59
6696187484	Persian empire	Middle East Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	60
6696191883	Persian Wars with Greeks	Middle East Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	61
6696194506	Life of Jesus Christ	Middle East Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	62
6696194507	Alexander the Great	Middle East Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	63
6696196792	Cyrus the Great	Middle East Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	64
6696200061	Life of Prophet Muhammed	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	65
6696200062	Umayyad dynasty	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	66
6696202343	Byzantine empire	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	67
6696204118	Abbasid empire	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	68
6696205849	Golden Age of Muslim scholarship	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	69
6696209544	Seljuk Turks dominate the Middle East	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	70
6696212084	Mongol Ilkhenate	Middle East Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	71
6696217319	Ottomans capture Constantinople-end of Byzantine empire	Middle East Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	72
6696219569	Safavid dynasty in Iran	Middle East Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	73
6696221626	Suleiman the Magnificent	Middle East Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	74
6696226559	Ottomans defeated in the Battle of Lepanto	Middle East Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	75
6696228769	Ottoman Tulip Period	Middle East Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	76
6696236495	Janissary corps dissolved by Mahmud II	Middle East Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	77
6696241892	Anglo-Ottoman Treaty removes trade restrictions on Britain	Middle East Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	78
6696244887	Tanzimat Reforms	Middle EastPeriod 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	79
6696247898	Opening of Suez Canal	Middle East Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	80
6696280600	Balfour Declaration Britain backs a Jewish homeland in Palestine	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	81
6696283594	Fall of Ottoman empire	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	82
6696287171	Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk)	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	83
6696292138	State of Israel proclaimed. Arab-Isaeli War ensues	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	84
6696294983	Iranian Revolution, shah overthrown	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	85
6696297762	Ayatollah Khomeini	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	86
6696301762	Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait, Gulf War ensues	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	87
6696303755	USA invasion of Iraq	Middle East Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	88
6696309050	Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt	Africa Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	89
6696314338	Spread of agriculture south of Sahara	Africa Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	90
6696316572	Horses introduced into Africa via Egypt	Africa Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	91
6696316573	Kingdom of Kush	Africa Period 1 (Interaction between Humans and the Environment), beginning-600BCE	92
6696320900	Migration of Bantu groups begins	Africa Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	93
6696322957	Kingdom of Axum	Africa Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	94
6696325810	Camels introduced from Asia	Africa Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	95
6696330413	Kingdom of Ghana begins, West Africa	Africa Period 2 (Development and Interaction of Cultures), 600 BCE - 600 CE	96
6696333237	Growth of trans-Sahara trade for gold	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	97
6696334934	Peak of Swahili civilization	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	98
6696339750	Peak of Ghana civilization	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	99
6696343098	Reign of Sundiata, founder of Mali empire	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	100
6696345018	Peak of kingdom of Zimbabwe	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	101
6696346670	Pilgrimage of Mansa Musa	Africa Period 3 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 600 CE- 1450	102
6696352080	Columbian Exchange	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	103
6696362266	Peak of Benin civilization	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	104
6696364409	slaves -for- guns trade established by Europeans	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	105
6696367798	Portuguese establish colony in Angola	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	106
6696370373	Dutch establish colony in South Africa	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	107
6696370427	Asente kingdom	Africa Period 4 (Age of Accelerating Connections), 1450 - 1750	108
6696375589	British annexation of Cape Town and region of South Africa	Africa Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	109
6696383272	Shaka leads Zulu expansion, Zulu wars	Africa Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	110
6696383273	French take over Algeria	Africa Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	111
6696387199	Berlin conference and scramble for Africa	Africa Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	112
6696393407	Diamonds discovered in South Africa, British establish diamond mines	Africa Period 5 (The European Movement in World History), 1750 - 1900	113
6696397664	African National Congress established in South Africa	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	114
6696400686	Negritude movement	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	115
6696402820	Decolonization	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	116
6696405336	Apartheid in South Africa	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	117
6696410202	Ghana established as first African nation freed from European rule	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	118
6696415315	Democratic elections, South Africa elects Nelson Mandela	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	119
6696417100	Algeria wins Independence	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	120
6696417101	Genocide in Rwanda	Africa Period 6 (Most Recent History), 1900 - present	121
6695974226	Confucious		122

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Ap World History Chapter 6 Flashcards

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5259134369	Islam	-Means "Submission" to One God (Allah) -Unites the Arabs	0
5259134370	Bedouins	-Small groups of nomadic people in Arabia -Pastoralists -Tent encampments with Kin -Tribal Battles over land and water	1
5259134371	Shayks	-Leaders of Tribes/Clans -Rich -Many Wives -Large Herds of Animals -Ideas are Enforced by the Warriors	2
5259134372	Mecca	-Founded By Umayyads -Part of Quraysh -Ka'Ba (the Holy Rock in center of Mecca) -Mountainous Region	3
5259134373	Medina	-Lots of Water -Agriculture -Controlled by 5 clans - 2 Bedouin, 2 Jewish	4
5259134374	Bride Price	-Gives a sort of Worth to women -Men had to pay the Family of the bride for their Daughter -Polygamy (If you could afford more wives you could have them)	5
5259134375	Matrilineal	-The married couples move to the brides mothers clan	6
5259134376	Women	-Had a large amount of power, still no where close to a Man, their power varied from tribe to tribe.	7
5259134377	Pre Islamic Religion	-Animism and Polytheism	8
5259134378	Quraysh	-Tribe -Had one god named Allah -Muhammad is born into this tribe	9
5259134379	Muhammad	-Loses Mother and Father and is raised by Abu Talib -Founded Islam -Quraysh -Driven Out of Mecca	10
5259134380	Abu Talib	-Uncle and Guardian of Muhammad	11
5259134381	Khadijah	-First Wife of Muhammad	12
5259134382	The Quran	-"The Holy Book" -Writings and Teachings of Muhammad	13
5259134383	Gabriel	-Brings the Word of Allah to Muhammad -First Revelation to Muhammad in 610	14
5259134384	Sharia Law	-Laws from the religious leaders *Still Around today	15
5259134385	5 Pillars of Islam	-1. No God but Allah -2. Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca -3. Fast During Ramadan (The Holy Month) -4. Zakat to those in need (Charity/Giving to needy) -5. Hajj (Pilgrimage to Ka'ba to worship Allah) *6th Unofficial Pillar- Jihad	16
5259134386	Hajj	-Pilgrimage to Mecca to visit the Ka'ba and worship Allah -Made ONCE in a lifetime	17
5259134387	Jihad	-The 6th Unofficial Pillar of Islam -Holy duties to Allah (Holy war)	18
5259134388	Muhammad's Death	-Some Renounced Islam -Arguments over Secession *Start to see the split of Islam	19
5259134389	Caliph	-Political and Religious ruler of Islam -Muhammad's Successor	20
5259134390	Abu Bakr	-Earliest follower of Islam -Closest Friend to Muhammad -2nd Caliph -Courageous, and Wise -Knew the Genealogy of the Tribes (Alliances)	21
5259134391	Muham	-3rd Caliph -Murdered by Uthman Assassins	22
5259134392	Ridda Wars	-Defeated Bedouin Tribes -Brought Power to Islam	23
5259134393	Sassanids	-Persians -Powerful Autocratic Empire -Destroyed religious enemies -Didn't respect Bedouin Tribes -Falls to Bedouins	24
5259134394	Byzantines	-Nestorians and Coptics were viewed as Heretics -Boarder lands Defected to the Arabs -Held of the Muslims at Constantinople	25
5259134395	Uthman	-Umayyads -Assassinated -Death Leads to split of Islam	26
5259134396	Ali	-Cousin and Son in Law to Muhammad -4th Caliph -Didn't Punish Uthman Assassins -He begins to looks weak -Loses followers -Assassinated	27
5259134397	Ma'awiya	-Claimed by the Umayyads to be the 5th Caliph in 660 -Another cause for the spilt in Islam -(Sunni)	28
5259134398	The Split of Islam	-Sunnis Vs Shi'as -Umayyads Vs Ali supporters -Caliph is from Dominate clan vs Caliph is a descent of Muhammad	29
5259134399	Sunnis	-Umayyads -Supports of Umayyads -Belief: Caliph comes from the strongest and dominate clan	30
5259134400	Shi'as	-Supports of Ali -Belief: Caliph needs the Blood of Muhammad Caliph must be a descendent of Muhammad	31
5259134401	Umayyad Imperium	-The Umayyad Empire -Expansive (stopped by Charles Martel) -Capital: Damascus (Now Day Syria) -Becomes "addicted" to wealth, luxury, and soft living -Stops fighting wars and focuses on building palaces	32
5259134402	Mawali	-Converts to Islam -Had to Pay the Jizya	33
5259134403	Dhimmi	-"People of the Book" -Christians and Jews	34
5259134404	Jizya	-A surtax for Converting to Islam	35
5259134405	Charles Martel	-Charles "The Hammer" Martel -King of the Franks (A Teutonic Tribe) -Stops the Expansion of the Umayyad Empire	36
5259134406	Abbasid Empire	-Less tolerant of Shi'as -Coalition with the Mawali -Mawali never had to pay the Jizya again -Capital: Baghdad (Iraq) -Becomes center of learning -Math and Science recovered from Gupta India -Sunni -Expanded Number of Bureaucrats -Appointed Wazir and Royal Executioner	37
5259134407	Wazir	-Chief Administrator	38

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Period 2- AP World History Flashcards

AP World History Period 2: 600 BCE to 600 CE

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4790333934	What factors shaped the features of early trade routes in the eastern hemisphere?	Climate and location of routes, typical trade goods, and the ethnicity of the people involved.	0
4790333935	What are the 4 most significant trade routes of the period between 600BCE and 600CE?	1. Eurasian Silk Roads 2. Trans-Saharan caravan routes 3. Indian Ocean sea lanes 4. Mediterranean sea lanes	1
4790333936	What new technologies facilitated long-distance communication and exchange between 600BCE and 600CE?	Yokes, saddles, and stirrups permitted the use of domesticated pack animals.	2
4790333937	What factors stimulated early exchanges along maritime routes from East Africa to East Asia?	Innovations in maritime technology and advanced knowledge of monsoon winds. Ex. Lateen sail and dhow ships.	3
4790333938	What are the various forms of exchanges that took place between 600BCE and 600CE?	Trade goods, people, technology, religious and cultural beliefs, food crops, domesticated animals, and disease pathogens.	4
4790333939	What crops spread from South Asia to the Middle East?	Rice and cotton.	5
4790333940	What changes did the spread of crops encourage?	Changed in farming and irrigation techniques.	6
4790333941	What religious and cultural traditions were transformed as they spread?	Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism.	7
4790333942	The number and size of key states and empires grew dramatically by:	Imposing political unity.	8
4790333943	What are the 6 key states/empires and their locations?	Southwest Asia: Persian Empire East Asia: Qin and Han Empires South Asia: Mauryan and Gupta Empires Mediterranean: Phoenecia, Greek City-states, Hellenistic and Roman empires Mesoamerica: Teotihuacan, Maya Andean South America: Moche	9
4790333944	What did the rulers of empires create to organize their subjects?	Administrative institutions	10
4790333945	Two important elements of imperial administrations are:	1. Centralized government 2. Elaborate legal systems & bureaucracies	11
4790333946	What regions hosted the most famous administrative institutions?	China, Persia, Rome, & South Asia	12
4790333947	Name 4 ways in which imperial governments projected military power over large areas.	1. Diplomacy 2. Developing supply lines 3. Building fortifications 4. Defensive walls and roads 5. Drawing new groups of military officers and soldiers from the local populations or conquered peoples	13
4790333948	What function did cities play in Afro-Eurasia and the Americas?	1. Centers of trade 2. Public performance of religious rituals 3. Political administration for states and empires	14
4790333949	Name 2 important early imperial cities.	Rome & Teotihuacan	15
4790333950	What did the social structures of early empires display? What groups were typically included?	Hierarchies / Included cultivators, laborers, slaves, artisans, merchants, elites, or caste groups	16
4790333951	How did imperial societies maintain food production?	Relied on a range of methods such as peasant communities and slavery.	17
4790333952	An important reason to produce surplus in imperial societies was:	To provide rewards for the loyalty of elites.	18
4790333953	___________ continued to shape gender and family relations in imperial societies.	Patriarchy	19
4790333954	What specific empires created difficulties they could not manage?	Roman, Han, Persian, Mauryan, and Gupta	20
4790333955	What types of difficulties did Empires create that often led to their collapse/decline/transformation?	Political, cultural, and administrative	21
4790333956	How did empire create environmental issues and what did these issues lead to?	Successive mobilization of resources led to environmental damage which resulted in social tensions and economic difficulties by concentrating too much wealth in the hands of elites.	22
4790333957	What sorts of external problems did empires face?	Issues along the frontier such as threat of invasions.	23
4790333958	What are 2 important examples of empires' external problem?	Rome: Problems with northern and eastern neighbors Gupta: White Huns	24
4790333959	The codification of the ________ scriptures further associated Judaism with monotheism.	Hebrew (Scriptures)	25
4790333960	The Hebrew scriptures influenced the cultural and legal traditions of what area?	Mesopotamia	26
4790333961	What trend influenced the Jewish diasporic communities in the Middle East? Which peoples were involved?	Conquest of Jewish states by Assyria, Babylonia, and Rome.	27
4790333962	Sanskrit scriptures formed the basis of the __________ religions, which later became known as __________.	Vedic, Hinduism	28
4790333963	What core beliefs did Buddhism preach? What scriptures were they recorded in?	Core beliefs: desire, suffering, and the search for enlightenment. Scriptures: Sutras & other misc. scriptures.	29
4790333964	Buddhism was, in part, a reaction to ____________.	The Vedic beliefs and rituals dominant in South Asia.	30
4790333965	Emperor _______________ of _____________ supported the spread of Buddhism. Buddhism was also spread through ___________________________.	Asoka / Mauryan Empire / efforts of missionaries and merchants and the establishment of educational institutions.	31
4790333966	The philosophical belief system of ___________ came out of China.	Confucianism	32
4790333967	Confucianism's main goal was:	to promote social harmony by outlining proper rituals and social relationships.	33
4790333968	What are the core beliefs of Daoism?	Balance between humans and nature.	34
4790333969	What role did Daoism play in the development of Chinese culture?	It influenced medical theories and practices, pottery, metallurgy, and architecture.	35
4790333970	Christianity drew on which religious tradition?	Judaism	36
4790333971	Initially, Christianity rejected _______________ influences.	Roman & Hellenistic	37
4790333972	Christianity initially spread through ____________, and later through the support of ____________________.	Efforts of missionaries and merchants through many parts of Afro-Eurasia / Emporer Constantine	38
4790333973	What are the cored ideas of Greco-Roman philosophy/science?	Logic, empirical observations, and the nature of political power and hierarchy.	39
4790333974	What role did belief systems play in social systems?	Affected gender roles: Judaism & Christianity: encouraged monastic life Confucianism: emphasized filial piety	40
4790333975	What belief systems continued alongside the codified, written belief systems? Why did these persist outside of core civilizations?	Shamanism/Animism persisted because of their daily reliance on the natural world.	41
4790333976	Which major art forms were influenced by belief systems? Which important examples are provided in the Key Concept outline?	Literature, drama, architecture, and sculpture. / Ex. Greek plays, Indian epics	42

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Chapter 2 (AP World History) Flashcards

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7290069456	Monotheistic	the doctrine or belief that there is only one god	0
7290073796	Patriarchal Values	a society in which the father is supreme in the clan or family; more generally, a society dominated by men	1
7290079261	Pentateuch	the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)	2
7290085339	Satrap	a governor with both civil and military duties in the ancient Persian Empire, which was divided into satrapies, or provinces, each administered by a satrap	3
7290089218	Torah	The first five books of Jewish Scripture, believed to be authored by Moses	4
7290096373	Zoroastrianism	a religion founded by the Persian Zoroaster in the seventh century BC, characterized by worship of a supreme god, Ahuramazda, who represents the good against evil spirit, identified as Ahriman	5

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AP WORLD HISTORY - Unit 5: Revolutions Flashcards

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5891675120	Explain the French and Indian War. Who was fighting, why, and what was the result?	Americans were migrating west into French territory war fought between the French (and allies) and the British (and allies) War was fought mainly in Pennsylvania, the great lakes, and New England Result of the war: Treaty of Paris gave the British all the land up to the MI River and Canada; Spain received Louisiana	0
5941399147	When was the french and indian war?	1754-1763	1
5891710941	What was the (overall) cause of the American Revolution?	The British were in debt as a result of the French and Indian war To pay the debt, Parliament imposed taxes on the colonies The colonies were upset bc they had no representation in the government ('taxation w/o representation')	2
5894132820	What kind of representation did the British believe in for the colonies?	virtual representation - All British subjects (including colonies) are represented by the government	3
5894140174	What was the first tax to be imposed on the colonists?	The Sugar Act - taxed molasses	4
5894143445	What was the second tax imposed on the colonists?	The Stamp Act - tax on paper enraged the colonists	5
5894146789	How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?	4 ways: 1. Colonial legislatures sent petitions to Parliament 2. Stamp Act Congress - 9 colonies met and sent petition 3. Sons of liberty - protest organizations; Sam Adams was the leader in Boston 4. Merchants organized nonimportation associations that boycotted British goods	6
5931910885	Identify the Townsend Acts and their effect.	Parliament placed a tax on a variety of imported products (including tea) Protests erupted and customs officers seized the 'Liberty' - merchant ship that was smuggling goods	7
5931915699	What was the Boston Massacre?	Group of 9 'redcoats' fired upon and killed 5 colonists after being provoked by an angry mob Paul Revere glorified the event in the newspaper as 'The Boston Massacre' -where bloodthirsty British soldiers had slaughtered innocent Americans	8
5931920275	Who defended the troops involved in the Boston Massacre?	John Adams; they were acquitted of murder	9
5931921296	Identify the Tea Act	An act passed by Parliament to help the British East India Company by allowing the company to sell tea directly to the colonies without using colonial merchants. Colonial merchants were angry bc they felt cheated by the British government	10
5931926487	When and what was the Boston Tea Party?	1773 Sam Adams led the Sons of Liberty (dressed as Mohawk Indians) onto the British ships in Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea	11
5931929185	What were the Intolerable/Coercive Acts? What was their effects?	Britain's response to the Boston Tea Party: 1. Boston Harbor closed 2. ended Legislative Assembly of MA 3. British soldiers took up residence in private American homes 4. Criminals were sent to Canada or England Effect: Massachusetts was now under martial (military) law	12
5941404946	When were the intolerable acts implemented?	1774	13
5931937192	How did the colonies react to the Intolerable Acts?	they unite delegates from 12 colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress in Carpenter Hall petition was sent to England saying that they would: 1. Stop trading with England until the troops were removed from people's homes 2. weapons would be stored in the colonies for defense	14
5936628375	What was the first battle of the American Revolution? When was it?	Battles of Lexington and Concord 1775	15
5936642923	What sparked the battles of Lexington and Concord?	Military supplies were being collected in Concord but the British decided to destroy the arsenal Paul Revere said "The British are coming"	16
5936654219	Describe the events that took place during the Battles of Lexington and Concord	700 British troops arrived in Lexington and encountered 70 American minutemen led by Captain John Parker "shot heard round the world" was fired	17
5936666444	What body governed the colonies throughout the war years?	2nd continental congress	18
5936666445	What is 'Common Sense'? Who wrote it?	Thomas Paine pamphlet that encouraged the revolution	19
5936752338	When was the Declaration of Independence written? By who?	1776 Thomas Jefferson	20
5936752666	What was the last battle of the American Revolution?	Battle of Yorktown	21
5936758279	What officially ended the American Revolution?	Treaty of Paris	22
5936758644	What was our first constitution? What did it do?	Articles of Confederation national government was congress (one house) each state gets one vote **no power to tax	23
5936762299	What was the Constitutional Convention?	created the US constitution formed 3 branches of government	24
5941413045	When was the constitution written? What else happened this year?	1789 George W became president start of French Revolution	25
5936772243	How was French society divided?	3 estates: 1st: clergy; 1% 2nd: nobility; 2% 3rd: the rest of population; 97%	26
5936909292	How was the 3rd estate structured?	3 levels: 1. Bourgeoisie - city dwelling middle class with wealth and education 2. Laborers/artisans 3. Peasants - paid the tithe - 10% of income went to church	27
5936911410	Why was France's economy failing?	inflation was up and food was in short supply huge debt caused by France's support of American Revolution	28
5936912657	What was Louis XVI's solution to the economic crisis? What did the 3rd estate want to do instead?	Louis XVI wanted to tax nobility 3rd estate wanted all 3 estates to meet and each delegate would have one vote but Louis refused	29
5936916552	What signified the start of the French Revolution?	the 3rd estate declared itself the National Assembly	30
5936917105	What was the Tennis Court Oath?	A promise made by the members of the National Assembly/3rd estate to stay together until they had written a constitution for France; this was the first deliberate act of the revolution	31
5936918216	What was the Storming of the Bastille?	Parisians stormed the Bastille and took weapons for use in defending the national assembly	32
5936922603	What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man do?	demolished Feudalism gave people freedom of speech, religion, and the press slogan of the french revolution was 'Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity'	33
5936925587	How was monarchy in France abolished? What replaced it?	radicals threatened the government with violence unless it abolished the monarchy National Convention governed France for 3 years convicted Louis XVI and chopped his head off	34
5936927111	Describe the time during which the national convention led France.	run by group called Jacobins led by Robespierre referred to as 'reign of terror' bc thousands were sent to guillotine including Marie Antoinette	35
5936932802	What was The Directory? What did it do to France's economy?	created out of executive branch 5 directors governed for 4 years 1. prices skyrocketed 2. poor suffered 3. France went bankrupt	36
5940637416	How did Napoleon claim power? How did he rule?	coup d'etat - seizure of power that put Napoleon in total power dictator of France took the title of 'first consul'	37
5940646814	What is the period in which Napoleon ruled referred to as? When was it?	napoleonic era/age of napoleon 1800-1815	38
5940649249	What were the accomplishments of Napoleon?	law code - Napoleonic Code established bank of france established public education The condorat - religious tolerance and declared Catholicism as the central religion of France	39
5940676171	Identify the Condorat.	an agreement napoleon made with the pope that established religious tolerance and acknowledged Catholicism as the central religion of France	40
5940801040	identify the Battle of Trafalgar and its significance.	Britain defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar this was a turning point bc from now on Napoleon will not attack Britain bc their navy is too strong but, since they can't defeat England militaristically, they will do it economically via the Continental System	41
5940816190	Who led the British Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar?	Admiral Horatio Nelson	42
5940822574	Identify the Continental System.	After the defeat at the battle of Trafalgar, Napoleon ordered a blockade on Britain, forbidding trade sparked war of 1812 with US destroyed Britain's economy and allowed Napoleon to take over in 1808	43
5940832746	Why did the Peninsular War start and what was the outcome?	sparked bc Portugal began to trade with Britain behind France's back Spain, with the help of British, defeated Napoleon	44
5940847440	Why did France attack Russia? What happened as a result?	Russia resumed trade with Britain Napoleon put together 600,000 soldiers and marched to Russia France captured Moscow but Russia burned it to the ground so the French had no place to sleep Napoleon retreated and lost 2/3 of army due to cold, disease, and hunger	45
5940880375	Describe Napoleon's exile and defeat.	Napoleon surrendered and was exiled to island of Elba Louis XVIII (18th) took throne but was unpopular Napoleon escaped island and was welcomed to Paris British, led by Duke of Wellington, defeated Napoleon at battle of Waterloo	46
5940911890	What was the Congress of Vienna? How successful was it?	Europeans held Congress of Vienna to create a balance of power so no country could take over agreed to aid each other in war restored royal families to the thrones before Napoleon 39 german stated combined Switzerland became its own nation **peace in Europe for 40 years	47
5940933933	Where did the Industrial revolution begin?	Britain	48
5941424806	What was the time range for phase one and phase 2 of the industrial revolution?	1730s-1860 1860-1914 (abe lincoln to WWI)	49
5940935650	What allowed the Industrial Revolution to occur?	1. made possible by agricultural revolution that allowed people to move to cities for jobs in industry 2. new technologies in farming: plowing, seeding, reaping chemical fertilizers reduced the number of people needed to farm **allowed for urbanization	50
5940993932	What was phase 1 of the industrial revolution?	resources such as coal, iron, and water (hydroelectric energy) were available	51
5941052931	Which industry experienced industrialization first?	textile industry	52
5941057373	Who invented the flying shuttle and the spinning jenny?	John Kay: flying shuttle James Hargreaves: spinning jenny	53
5941065224	Who invented the cotton gin? What effect did it have?	eli witney increased quality and quantity of cotton production	54
5941076175	Which invention sparked the transportation revolution? Name 2 developments in transportation.	stem engine Robert Fulton - steam ship locomotive	55
5941090958	What did the Iron Industry spark?	combination of steam engine and iron allowed for railroad industry --> westward expansion	56
5941098682	Identify 2nd phase of the Industrial Revolution.	advances in steel chemical industries grew electricity	57
5941111791	Name three inventions of the 2nd phase of the industrial revolution.	telephone - Alexander Graham Bell Phonograph - Thomas Edison Light bulb - Thomas Edison	58
5941163766	What were the two major world-wide effects of the industrial revolution?	1. encouraged investments in the US from several countries (Britain, France, Germany) 2. encouraged immigration to N/S america	59
5941178380	Describe the accomplishments of William Gladstone.	encouraged universal public education and legalized labor unions	60
5941182955	Describe the accomplishments of Benjamin Disraeli.	extended laws regulating conditions of factories	61
5941338605	Describe the ideas of Karl Marx.	called for a worker-led revolution organized revolutionary 'socialists' believed that wealth is produced by the 'proletariat' (labor class) but they are never actually compensated properly wanted a worker led government that would control economy until there was no need for government believed in women's rights	62
5941358155	Explain the concept of the 'indentured laborer'. Where were they common?	India and China people would sell themselves into slavery as an alternative to unemployment	63

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AP World History Chapter 12 Vocabulary Flashcards

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7842724745	Aztec Empire	Major state that developed in what is now Mexico in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; dominated by the seminomadic Mexica, who had migrated into the region from northern Mexico.	0
7842724746	Seizure of Constantinople (1453)	Constantinople, the capital and almost the only outpost left of the Byzantine Empire, fell to the army of the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II "the Conqueror" in 1453, an event that marked the end of Christian Byzantium.	1
7842724747	European Renaissance	A "rebirth" of classical learning that is most often associated with the cultural blossoming of Italy in the period 1350-1500 and that included not just a rediscovery of Greek learning but also major developments in art, as well as growing secularism in society.	2
7842724748	Fulbe	West Africa's largest pastoral society, whose members gradually adopted Islam and took on a religious leadership role that led to the creation of a number of new states.	3
7842724749	Igbo	People whose lands were east of the Niger River in what is now southern Nigeria in West Africa; they built a complex society that rejected kingship and centralized statehood and relied on other institutions to provide social coherence.	4
7842724750	Inca Empire	The Western Hemisphere's largest imperial state in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries; built by a relatively small community of Quechua-speaking people (the Inca), the empire stretched some 2,500 miles along the Andes Mountains, which run nearly the entire length of the west coast of South America, and contained perhaps 10 million subjects.	5
7842724751	Iroquois League of Five Nations	Confederation of five Iroquois peoples in what is now New York State; the loose alliance was based on the Great Law of Peace, an agreement to settle disputes peacefully through a council of clan leaders.	6
7842724752	Malacca	Muslim port city that came to prominence on the waterway between Sumatra and Malaya in the fifteenth century C.E.; it was the springboard for the spread of a syncretic form ofIslam throughout the region.	7
7842724753	Ming dynasty	Chinese dynasty (1368-1644) that succeeded the Yuan dynasty of the Mongols;noted for its return to traditional Chinese ways and restoration of the land after the destructiveness of the Mongols.	8
7842724754	Mughal Empire	One of the most successful empires of India, a state founded by an Islamized Turkic group that invaded India in 1526; the Mughals' rule was noted for their efforts to create partnerships between Hindus and Muslims.	9
7842724755	Nezahualcoyotl	A poet and king of the city-state of Texcoco, which was part of the Aztec Empire (1402-1472).	10
7842724756	Ottoman Empire	Major Islamic state centered on Anatolia that came to include the Balkans, the Near East, and much of North Africa.	11
7842724757	Paleolithic persistence	The continuance of gathering and hunting societies in substantial areas of the world despite millennia of agricultural advance.	12
7842724758	pochteca	Professional merchants in the Aztec Empire whose wealth often elevated them to elite status.	13
7842724759	Safavid Empire	Major Turkic empire of Persia founded in the early sixteenth century, notable for its efforts to convert its populace to Shia Islam.	14
7842724760	Songhai Empire	Major Islamic state of West Africa that formed in the second half of the fifteenth century.	15
7842724761	Timbuktu	Great city of West Africa, noted in the fourteenth-sixteenth centuries as a center of Islamic scholarship.	16
7842724762	Timur	Turkic warrior (1336-1405), also known as Tamerlane, whose efforts to restore the Mongol Empire devastated much of Persia, Russia, and India.	17
7842724763	Zheng He	Great Chinese admiral (1371-1433) who commanded a fleet of more than 300 ships in a series of voyages of contact and exploration that began in 1405.	18

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AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

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6082642530	Tetrameter	Line consisting 4 beats	0
6082642531	Trimeter	Line consisting 3 metrical feet	1
6082642532	Dactyl	Metrical foot/beat containing 3 syllables in which first one is accented and last two are unaccented (accented/unaccented/unaccented)	2
6082642533	Imperfect	Denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question	3
6082642534	Spondee	Two accented syllables (stressed/stressed) or DUM-DUM stress pattern	4
6082642535	Anapest	Poetic device defined as a metrical foot that contains 3 syllables. First two are short and unstressed, last is long and stressed	5
6082642536	Stock Characters	Appears repeatedly in a particular literary genre, one with certain conventional attributes or attitudes	6
6082642537	Tragic flaw	Character trait that brings about the downfall of the protagonist	7
6082642538	Omniscient	Writing narrative in third person which a narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story	8
6082642539	Limited omniscient	Narrator knows feelings and thoughts of one character in a story	9
6082642540	Pentameter	5 feet in each line	10
6082642541	Persona	External representation of oneself which might or might not accurately reflect ones inner self. Exaggerating characteristics and minimizing others	11
6082642542	Pastoral	Dealing with the life f Shepards or with a simple rural existence (East of Eden)	12
6082642543	Pathos	Writer or speaker's attempt to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience-- usually a deep feeling of suffering, but sometimes joy, pride, etc	13
6082642544	Inversion	Normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter	14
6082642545	Lyric	Short poem (50-60 lines) written in a repeating stanzaic form, often designed to be set to music	15
6082642546	Gothic	Middle of 18th century, gloomy castles on high steer cliffs (The Raven)	16
6082642547	Hubris	Excessive pride or ambition that leads to a main character's downfall	17
6082642548	Caricature	Used in descriptive writing and visual arts where particular aspects of a subject are exaggerated to create a silly or comic effect	18
6082642549	Catharsis	Emotional discharge through one which can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal or state of liberation from anxiety and stress	19
6082642550	Aesthetic	Philosophical investigation into the nature of beauty and perception of beauty	20
6082642551	Anachronism	Error of chronology or timeline in literature	21
6082642552	Epitaph	Lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place	22
6082642553	Farce	Comedy, funny play	23
6082642554	Iamb	Unaccented short syllables followed by long and accented syllable in a single line (unstressed/stressed)	24
6082642555	Trochee	Two-syllable consisting of a have stress follow d by a light stress. "Tyger, tyger! Burning bright!"	25
6082642556	Zeugma	Figure of speech where one word usually a verb or adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically "friends, romans, countrymen, lend me your hands."	26
6082642557	Ode	Lyrical in nature but not very lengthy	27
6082642558	Coinage	New word, usually invented on the spot	28
6082642559	Epic	Very long narrative poem on a serious theme "the odyssey"	29
6082642560	Truism		30
6082642561	Abstract		31
6082642562	Anthropomorphism		32
6082642563	Academic		33
6082642564	Bombast		34

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AP World History Ch. 5 Flashcards

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5150044297	Early Rome	Italy, Po River/plain of Latium and Campania, East- Adriatic Sea, West- Tyrrhenian Sea, more arable land than Greece (supports larger population), spoke latin, under control of 7 kings (last 3 were Etruscans)	0
5150086383	Roman Republic	monarchy overthrown in 509 BCE, not easy to transition into this type of gov't, military course let to conquest of entire Italian peninsula, Rome was surrounded by enemies to begin with	1
5150121462	Livy	historian who wrote about Rome's continuous engagement in warfare with enemies...moral values and virtues in his writings	2
5150152004	military conquests in Rome	established colonies as they conquered (connected with roads), made allies in Roman Confederation	3
5150161725	Roman Republic State	chief executives=consuls (2) chosen annually, roman senate (300 men served for life), centuriate assembly (wealthy people/majority), council of plebs/patricians and plebeians	4
5150187258	1st punic war	war between roman republic and Carthage, struggle for control over Western Mediterranean....navy-corvus-Rome wins	5
5150197213	2nd punic war	war between roman republic and Carthage, struggle for control over Western Mediterranean....Hannibal vs. Scipio (Battle of Zama)	6
5150200043	3rd punic war	war between roman republic and Carthage, struggle for control over Western Mediterranean....Carthage-siege, 50,000 survivors sold into slavery	7
5150219437	decline/fall of roman REPUBLIC	middle of 2nd century BCE Roman domination of Med. Sea complete, creating an empire, weakened internal stability of Rome, jostling for dominance of number of powerful individuals, civil wars generated by their conflicts	8
5150230895	latifundia	plantations with slave labor...landed aristocrats and senators	9
5150247248	first triumvirate	60 BCE- Crassus (richest man in Rome who led successful military command against slave rebellion), Pompey (command in Spain), Caesar (Gaul)	10
5150295425	Julius Caesar	47 BCE...named dictator for life (44 BCE), assassinated March 15 44 BCE	11
5150308919	second triumvirate	Octavian, Marc Antony (left with Cleopatra), Lepidus	12
5150323780	Octavian/Augustus	27 BCE- he proclaimed "restoration of the republic"- some power to Senate, he had control of the army, title of imperator (emperor) commander in chief with a very large army, stabilized the frontier of the Empire...died in 14 CE	13
5150355231	Tiberius	successor of Augustus in empire (his stepson)...established Julio-Claudian dynasty, emperors gained more power (imperial bureaucracy)	14
5150367131	the 5 good emperors	tolerant absolute monarchs (extended imperial administration)...some were Trajan and Hadrian	15
5150395380	Trajan	emperor who established alimentary program ($ to assist poor parents), extensive building programs- aqueducts, bridges, roads, harbor facilities...extended rule to Dacia, Mesopotamia, Sinai Peninsula	16
5150397940	Hadrian	emperor who withdrew from Mesopotamia, built a wall in Britain to keep the Scots out	17
5150438026	economic prosperity in Roman Empire	long-distance trade, facilitated by roads (internal stability in China and Rome), silk roads, latifundia still dominated agriculture	18
5150449093	impact of the Greeks	ambassadors/merchants/artists travelled to Rome and spread Greek thought and practices, rich romans hired them as tutors	19
5150467645	The Aeneid	written by Virgil...Aeneus, hero of Troy, settles in Latium...collected history for Romans	20
5150478004	Roman Art	intense realism, etruscan arch, vault, dome...concrete, public baths, amphitheatre, roads	21
5150489168	Roman Law	12 tables, law of nations combined with stoicism (based on reason), standards of justice that applied to all people, innocent until proven guilty	22
5150510952	Roman Family	headed by dominant male, females needed male guardians, fathers arranged their daughters' marriages	23
5150527899	Colosseum	50,000 spectators, wild beasts against each other, gladiators vs animals and each other	24
5150537882	Pompeii	volcano that erupted August 24, 79 CE, city buried under ash, preserved artifacts	25
5152893668	the late roman empire	new government structure with rigid economic and social systems, new state religion was Christianity	26
5152896556	Diocletian/Constantine	both of these rulers extended imperial control by strengthening and expanding the bureaucracy of the roman empire, enlarged army	27
5152909251	Byzantium/Constantinople	new capital in the east...established by Constantine	28
5152915568	causes of the fall of the western roman empire	emphasis on a spiritual kingdom undermined state, traditional roman values declined, lead poisoning/plague, slavery prevented technological advancements	29
5152923980	roman state religion	worship of the pantheon of greco-roman gods	30
5152929941	origins of Christianity	Jesus, love God and one another, Jesus posed as a threat to roman authorities, Pilate ordered His crucifixion	31
5152934577	spread of Christianity	epistles- Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke John-New Testament, Xians, spread widely	32
5152963866	Liu Bang	founder of the Han dynasty, imperial title of Han Gaozu...consolidated power, promoted welfare, maintained centralized political institutions of Qin but abandoned legalistic approach	33
5152977065	Confucianism	integration of this doctrine in the Han empire's state	34
5153009852	civil service exam	165 BCE meritocracy...shaped china's intellectual, political, and cultural life	35
5153019972	han economy	land taxes had to be paid in cash not grain, greater concentration of land, massive pop. increase, unable to produce enough food	36
5153035912	trade and manufacturing in han china	rulers relied on waterways for transportation, expansion of trade, state directed shipyards/manufactured weapons, some foreign trade	37
5153040966	paper	important invention in the han dynasty	38
5153050335	expansion and silk roads	continued process of territorial expansion and consolidation, Han Wudi expanded to north vietnam (caspian sea)...silk roads-overland trade routes throughout central asia	39
5153080057	han religion and culture	confucianism as official state ideology, no afterlife, polytheistic (spirits of nature), buddhism also spread through silk roads	40
5153086286	decline and fall of Han empire	official Wang Mang seized power- flight of peasants, tried to consecrate great estates, restore well-field system and abolished slavery	41
5153099099	rome and china	elaborate roads, agricultural production, large population, family at the center of society, merchants more highly regarded in rome	42

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