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| 6551134668 | Diction | Author's word choice intended to convey a certain effect "Heard melodies are sweet." | 0 | |
| 6551136855 | Formal Diction | Contains language that creates an elevated tone; Slang-free Dearly, beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of. | 1 | |
| 6551139218 | Informal Diction | Slang or abreviated words Wyd, gtg, ttyl | 2 | |
| 6551139219 | Denotation | The literal or prime meaning of a word Cross | 3 | |
| 6551141463 | Abstract | Difficult to understand | 4 | |
| 6551147662 | Concrete | Specific words that describe physical attributes silky hair | 5 | |
| 6551147663 | Archaic Language | Old Fashioned; Outdated "thine" "thou" | 6 | |
| 6551151459 | Literal Language | States exactly what it means "there" "fish" | 7 | |
| 6551155917 | Figure of speech | When a word or phrase that has another meaning than its original | 8 | |
| 6551166492 | Metaphorical | Language that contains metaphors "cats out the bag" | 9 | |
| 6551168874 | Extended Metaphor | A sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit. The extended metaphor is developed throughout a piece of writing Shakespear | 10 | |
| 6551170273 | Metaphor | A comparison of 2 different things using "like" or "as" Doves are like the ocean | 11 | |
| 6551171759 | Simile | A comparison of two different things using "like" or "as" She blooms like a lily | 12 | |
| 6551177186 | Personification | Giving non-living things human attributes "Now, ain't she a beauty?" "damn right that car of yours" | 13 | |
| 6551177187 | Analogy | a comparison between two things. synonym: similarity Doves and clouds | 14 | |
| 6551180903 | Extended | Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider. | 15 | |
| 6551182842 | Overstatement | The action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration. She bit my arm off | 16 | |
| 6551182879 | Hyperbole | Huge exaggeration I know i just started but can i get a raise? | 17 | |
| 6551186308 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. It's just a car crash | 18 | |
| 6551189280 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. I hate school, i still gotta come though | 19 | |
| 6551189281 | Iorny | a contrast between what is stated and what is really meant My dog ate my hw | 20 | |
| 6551191804 | Situational Irony | occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected He proposed to my brother instead | 21 | |
| 6551194224 | dramatic Irony | The audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know., occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage about what is happening Claudius and Hamlet | 22 | |
| 6551196637 | Verbal Irony | a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant I'm not hungry | 23 | |
| 6551196638 | Sarcasm | an ironic or satirical remark that seems to be praising someone or something but is really taunting or cutting Oh yeah her hair is so great | 24 | |
| 6551199464 | Metaphysical Conceit | A startling or unusual metaphor She's having what?! | 25 | |
| 6551201080 | Metonymy | To stand for something else that is associated with Feminism | 26 | |
| 6551204219 | synecdoche | a figure of speech; citing a part to represent the whole Flowers blossom when fully grown | 27 | |
| 6551206592 | Imagery | when the author uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader 5 types Dumpster babies | 28 | |
| 6551224898 | Visual | words that appeal to the sense of sight Green, blues | 29 | |
| 6551224899 | Auditory | words that appeal to the sense of hearing onomatopoeia | 30 | |
| 6551227375 | Olfactory | words that appeal to the sense of smell Food slizzlying | 31 | |
| 6551247148 | Gustatory | words that appeal to the sense of taste chocolate | 32 | |
| 6551252372 | Tactile | words that appeal to the sense of touch Diction | 33 | |
| 6551252373 | Kinesthetic | pertaining to the position and movement of the body through stimulation twisted | 34 | |
| 6551255617 | Syntax | sentence structure, includes sentence parts, word order, sentence length, and punctuation Poetry | 35 | |
| 6551257643 | Inversion | technique in which the normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter. To be or not to be that is the question | 36 | |
| 6551257644 | Parallelism/Parallel Structure | is the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence. By making each compared item or idea in your sentence follow the same grammatical pattern, you create a parallel construction. You need to work quickly and decisively. Read more at | 37 | |
| 6551261140 | Asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions that coordinate words and phrases I came, I saw, i rocked | 38 | |
| 6551265327 | Polysyndeton | a literary technique in which conjunctions are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed "In years gone by, there were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation." -William F. Buckley | 39 | |
| 6551267486 | Anaphora | In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us. —Hillary Clinton, 1996 DNC | 40 | |
| 6551269665 | Anastrophe | A rhetorical term for the inversion of the normal or usual order of the parts of a sentence. The purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. 'You have become powerful; I sense the dark side in you.' | 41 | |
| 6551271928 | Loose Sentence | begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases that modify the main clause I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. | 42 | |
| 6551273763 | Periodic Sentence | has been deliberately structured to place the main point at the end In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. | 43 | |
| 6551273764 | Passive Voice | The noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence Harry ate six shrimp at dinner. (active) At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry. (passive) | 44 | |
| 6551276047 | SVO | 45 | ||
| 6551277618 | Tone | Refers to the author's attitude towards a particular topic, or audience - emotional response. Tone is created by the words we use, through the sound of our voice and our physical expressions. "I want to ask the authorities what is the big deal? Why do not they control the epidemic? It is eating up lives like a monster." | 46 | |
| 6551277619 | Mood | is the overall feelings or emotions that are created in the reader Aggravated Amused Angry Annoyed Anxious | 47 | |
| 6553980500 | complex sentence | has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. | 48 | |
| 6553980501 | compound sentence | sentence has at least two independent clauses that have related ideas She did not cheat on the test, for it was not the right thing to do. | 49 | |
| 6553982918 | compound complex sentence | A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses Clara, who has an incredible voice, was asked to sing the school song. Clara was asked to sing the school song [independent] + who has an incredible voice (dependent) = complex sentence | 50 | |
| 6553985167 | cumulative sentence | A cumulative sentence is known as a "loose sentence," that starts with an independent clause or main clause, which is simple and straight, provides main idea, and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers. "He dipped his hands in the bichloride solution and shook them--a quick shake, fingers down, like the fingers of a pianist above the keys." (Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, 1925) | 51 | |
| 6553986948 | imperative sentence | relating to, or constituting the grammatical mood that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another Enjoy some fresh strawberries. | 52 | |
| 6553989139 | interrupted sentence | that interrupts the flow of a sentence and is usually set off by commas, dashes, or parentheses "So how can the less obsessive--er, organized--among us better manage our money?" (Ismat Sarah Mangla, "Discover Your Budget Style." Money, June 2009) | 53 | |
| 6553992133 | simple sentence | consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate Joe went to the store. | 54 | |
| 6553992134 | epigram | Epigram is a rhetorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting and surprising satirical statement. So all my best is dressing old words new, Spending again what is already spent: For as the sun is daily new and old, So is my love still telling what is told. | 55 | |
| 6553995987 | epigraph | a literary device in the form of a poem, quotation or sentence usually placed at the beginning of a document or a simple piece having a few sentences but which belongs to another writer The epigraphs used in the preface of Georges Perec's Life: A User's Manual (La Vie mode d'emploi) and in the book all together notify the reader in advance that everything is not what it seems and that tricks are going to be played. | 56 | |
| 6553995988 | euology | a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person. | 57 | |
| 6553997764 | genre | a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, horror | 58 | |
| 6553997765 | iconography | symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images. Dove | 59 | |
| 6554001631 | juxtaposition | Two charters ideas or images placed next to each other to show contrast Flames and heaven | 60 | |
| 6554002833 | motif | an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work. Coins | 61 | |
| 6554002834 | non-sequitur | 62 |
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| 6302007255 | Eugene debs | Leader of socialists, founded the IWW | 0 | |
| 6302007256 | Industrial workers of the world | IWW | 1 | |
| 6302007257 | William haywood | Communist who co-founded IWW | 2 | |
| 6302007258 | Lincoln steffens | Wrote "the shame of our cities" | 3 | |
| 6302007259 | Lincoln Steffens | Exposed the corruption in city govts | 4 | |
| 6302007260 | Home rule charters | Freed cities from state control | 5 | |
| 6302007261 | Robert la follette | Developed the Wisconsin idea | 6 | |
| 6302007262 | Robert la follette | Established a direct primary system, limited campaigns, regulated business | 7 | |
| 6302007263 | Robert la follette | Leader of the progressives | 8 | |
| 6302398824 | Wisconsin idea | Appointed scholars to state commissions | 9 | |
| 6302398825 | Initiative | Allow voters to propose new laws | 10 | |
| 6302398826 | Referendum | Allow voters to accept or reject laws | 11 | |
| 6302398827 | Recall | Allow voters to remove officials from office | 12 | |
| 6302398828 | Australian ballot | Secret ballot | 13 | |
| 6302398829 | Triangle shirtwaist factory fire | New social reforms on working resulted from | 14 | |
| 6302398830 | Lochner v New York | Stated bakers rights were deprived, violation of 14th | 15 | |
| 6302398831 | Hammer v dagenhart | Struck down federal labor laws dealing with children | 16 | |
| 6302398832 | Muller v Oregon | Dealt with limits of working hours for women | 17 | |
| 6302398833 | Consumer's league | Women's reform organization in muller v oregon | 18 | |
| 6302398834 | Louis Brandeis | Defended 10 hour workday for women with brief | 19 | |
| 6302398835 | Elizabeth cast Stanton and Susan b Anthony | Formed national woman's suffrage association | 20 | |
| 6302398836 | National American woman's suffrage association | Reunited split women's organization | 21 | |
| 6302398837 | Congressional union | Formed to fight for women's suffrage amendmenr | 22 | |
| 6302398838 | 19th amendment | Gave women suffrage | 23 | |
| 6302398839 | 16th amendment | Permitted a federal income tax | 24 | |
| 6302398840 | 17th amendment | Provided direct election of senators by the people | 25 | |
| 6302398841 | Roosevelt | President when McKinley got assassinated | 26 | |
| 6302398842 | Progressive | Roosevelt was a ... presidenr | 27 | |
| 6302398843 | Newlands act | Allowed for profits from west land sales to be used for irrigation | 28 | |
| 6302398844 | Elkins railroad act | Gave more power to interstate commerce commission | 29 | |
| 6302398845 | Roosevelt | "Trust buster" | 30 | |
| 6302398846 | Sherman antitrust act | Used by Roosevelt to regulate trusts | 31 | |
| 6302398847 | Northern securities | First trust broken by federal govt | 32 | |
| 6302398848 | Ida Tarbell | Wrote a history of standard oul | 33 | |
| 6302398849 | Ida Tarbell | Exposed unfair business of trusts | 34 | |
| 6302398850 | United mine workers | Coal strike led by | 35 | |
| 6302398851 | Frank norris | Wrote the octopus | 36 | |
| 6302398852 | Frank Norris | Exposed unfair business practices of RR | 37 | |
| 6302398853 | Hepburn act | Increased ICC power, more RR regulation | 38 | |
| 6302398854 | Upton Sinclair | Wrote the jungle | 39 | |
| 6302398855 | Upton Sinclair | Exposed living conditions and unhealthy food | 40 | |
| 6302398856 | Gifford Pinchot | Rooselvelts chief forester | 41 | |
| 6302398857 | John Muir | Primary advocate for preservation | 42 | |
| 6302398858 | Taft | President after Roosevelt | 43 | |
| 6302398859 | William Jennings bryan | Taft ran against democrat | 44 | |
| 6302398860 | Publicity act | Forced political parties to make public their political contributions | 45 | |
| 6302398861 | Mann Elkins act | Strengthened ICC, split labor and commerce, child bureau | 46 | |
| 6302388330 | Payne-Aldrich tariff | To reduce tariff but actually rose it | 47 | |
| 6302413445 | Richard ballinger | Leased land that was supposed to be for conservation | 48 | |
| 6302458417 | Henry Cabot lodge and Pinchot | Urged Roosevelt to challenge taft | 49 | |
| 6302458418 | New nationalism | Roosevelts progressive plan of legislation | 50 | |
| 6302458419 | Progressive party | Roosevelts party | 51 | |
| 6302458420 | Woodrow Wilson | President after taft | 52 | |
| 6302660114 | Underwood tariff | Brought first major reduction of tariffs | 53 | |
| 6302660115 | Federal trade commission | Regulatory agency to investigate unfair business practices | 54 | |
| 6302660116 | Clayton antitrust act | Clearly defined illegal business practices | 55 | |
| 6302660117 | Gentlemens agreement | US would stop Japanese discrimination and Japan would stop sending immigrants | 56 | |
| 6302660118 | Dillingham commission | Established to study immigration | 57 | |
| 6302660119 | Dead Indian act | Allowed Indians to sell land they inherited | 58 | |
| 6302660120 | Ray stannard baker | Wrote following the color line | 59 | |
| 6302660121 | Ray stannard baker | Described segregation | 60 | |
| 6302660122 | WEB Du Bois | Led rise of black militancy | 61 | |
| 6302660123 | Niagra movement | Issued list of demands of equality | 62 | |
| 6302660124 | National association for the advancement of colored people | Dedicated to end of racial discrimination | 63 | |
| 6302660125 | WEB Du Bois | Co founded NAACP | 64 | |
| 6302660126 | Treaty of Washington | Issues between us and Britain solved with arbitration | 65 | |
| 6302660127 | William Seward | Expansionist secretary of state | 66 | |
| 6302660128 | Fredrick Jackson | Wrote significance of the American frontier in American history | 67 | |
| 6302660129 | Fredrick Jackson | Said America needed to continue to expand over the frontier | 68 | |
| 6302660130 | Our country | Advocates for imperialism based on religious and racist theory of evolution | 69 | |
| 6302660131 | Mahan | Wrote influence of sea power on history | 70 | |
| 6302660132 | Mahan | Advocated for strong navy and sea power | 71 | |
| 6375902042 | Sanford dole | Began revolution in hawaii | 72 | |
| 6375902043 | McKinley | Finally annexed hawaii | 73 | |
| 6375902044 | Cleveland | Refused to annex hawaii | 74 | |
| 6375902045 | Valeranno weyler | Ordered Cubans to concentration camps | 75 | |
| 6375902046 | Dupuy De Lome | Spanish minister who wrote a note | 76 | |
| 6375902047 | Jingoism | Extreme form of patriotism centered around war | 77 | |
| 6375902048 | Teller resolution | Said Cubans controlled own govt | 78 | |
| 6375902049 | George Dewey | Rooselvelt ordered him to take fleet to philippines | 79 | |
| 6375902050 | Carl schurz | Criticized imperialism | 80 | |
| 6375902051 | Philippine insurrection | Philippine rebellion | 81 | |
| 6375902052 | Emilio Aguinaldo | Started Philippine rebellion | 82 | |
| 6375902053 | Foraker act | Established govt for Puerto Rico as colony | 83 | |
| 6375902054 | Protectorate | Cuba was an American.. | 84 |
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| 6023045504 | Credit mobilier | Company founded to make more $ | 0 | |
| 6023045505 | Pendleton act | Established civil service commission, give jobs based on merit | 1 | |
| 6023045506 | Civil rights act | Guaranteed blacks all rights and public | 2 | |
| 6023045507 | Sherman anti-trust act | First congressional stand against trusts | 3 | |
| 6023045508 | Social Darwinism | "Survival of the fittest" | 4 | |
| 6023045509 | Molly Maguires | Secret organization of Irish miners | 5 | |
| 6023045510 | National labor union | First union for labor, very exclusive | 6 | |
| 6023045511 | Pullman strike | Strike by railroad workers on wage cuts | 7 | |
| 6023045512 | Social gospel | Led by Protestant minister, for better living conditions | 8 | |
| 6023045513 | Gold standard act | Turned gold to paper money, stopped silver campain | 9 | |
| 6023045514 | Helen Hunt Jackson | Writer, Century Of Dishonor | 10 | |
| 6023045515 | Dawes severally act | Split tribes into legal entities, 160 per family | 11 |
AP World History Final Flashcards
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| 6674507374 | "White Man's Burden" | Rudyard Kipling | 0 | |
| 6674507375 | Former Teacher / Leader of Chinese communists | Mao Zedong | 1 | |
| 6674507376 | Japan creates reason to attack China | Mukden Incident | 2 | |
| 6674507377 | Assassination of Franz Ferdinand | Spark for WWI | 3 | |
| 6674507378 | China blends modern technology with traditions | Self-Strengthening | 4 | |
| 6674507379 | Nazi attack on Jewish | Kristallnacht | 5 | |
| 6674507380 | Communist philosophy struggle | Proletariat / Bourgeoisie | 6 | |
| 6674507381 | Uprising against British 1857 | Sepoy Mutiny | 7 | |
| 6674507382 | 1954 French are defeated by Vietnamese | Dienbienphu | 8 | |
| 6674507383 | British need to control India | Suez Canal | 9 | |
| 6674507384 | British Imperialist | Cecil Rhodes | 10 | |
| 6674507385 | Otto van Bismarck | German "Blood and Iron" | 11 | |
| 6674507386 | Mao Zedong plan to win support | Long March | 12 | |
| 6674507387 | Karl Marx and Fredrick Engels | Communist Manifesto | 13 | |
| 6674507388 | Last Russian Czar | Nicholas Romanov II | 14 | |
| 6674507389 | Japan becomes world power | Russo-Japanese war | 15 | |
| 6674507390 | Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos | French-Indochina | 16 | |
| 6674507391 | Before writing | Prehistory | 17 | |
| 6674507392 | Huang He | Loess soil | 18 | |
| 6674507393 | Jati | Subcaste | 19 | |
| 6674507394 | Varnas | Aryan social class | 20 | |
| 6674507395 | To India after long migration | Aryans | 21 | |
| 6674507396 | Mohenjo daro | One of India's two earliest cities | 22 | |
| 6674507397 | Harappan | Earliest Indian socety | 23 | |
| 6674507398 | Bantu language influence | Like Indo-European | 24 | |
| 6674507399 | Bantu migration | Population pressure prompt migration | 25 | |
| 6674507400 | Hatshepsut | Egypt woman pharaoh | 26 | |
| 6674507401 | Cuneiform | Sumerian writing | 27 | |
| 6674507402 | Early/Aquisition language | Transmit knowledge to next generation | 28 | |
| 6674507403 | First wheeled vehicle | Sumerians | 29 | |
| 6674507404 | Mesopotamia pyramid | Ziggurat | 30 | |
| 6674507405 | Early agriculture | Slash and burn | 31 | |
| 6674507406 | Elizabeth I | Englands ruler during the Spanish Armada | 32 | |
| 6674507407 | Islam | Faith of Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal | 33 | |
| 6674507408 | Daimyo | Japanese war lord | 34 | |
| 6674507409 | Opium War | British sail up Grand Canal | 35 | |
| 6674507410 | Dutch Settlers | 1652 Cape Town | 36 | |
| 6674507411 | Queen Nzinga | Obstacle for Portugal taking Angola | 37 | |
| 6674507412 | Mestizo | Half European an Native blood | 38 | |
| 6674507413 | Treaty of tordesillas | Divides Americas between Spain and Portugal | 39 | |
| 6674507414 | Martin Luther | "Here I stand, I can do no other" | 40 | |
| 6674507415 | Americans | Japan forced to trade | 41 | |
| 6674507416 | Russia | Bloody Sunday, January 1905 | 42 | |
| 6674507417 | Great Britain | Industrial revolution began here | 43 | |
| 6674507418 | Luddites | Craft workers destroy machines | 44 | |
| 6674507419 | Waterloo | Napoleon's final defeat | 45 | |
| 6674507420 | Jizya | Tax for non-Muslims | 46 | |
| 6674507421 | China | Self-strengthening | 47 | |
| 6674507422 | Japan | Meiji restoration | 48 | |
| 6674507423 | Boers | Dutch farmers in South Africa | 49 | |
| 6674507424 | Native religion of Japan | Shinto | 50 | |
| 6674507425 | A ritual prostration | Kowtow | 51 | |
| 6674507426 | Popular school for Buddhism | Chan Buddhism | 52 | |
| 6674507427 | New crop for Tang and Song | Fast ripening rice | 53 | |
| 6674507428 | Sui dynasty important contribution | Grand Canal | 54 | |
| 6674507429 | Indian influence of Islam | Math | 55 | |
| 6674507430 | Mesopotamian and Persian influence of women in Islam | More patriarchal | 56 | |
| 6674507431 | Inns for traveling merchants | Caravanserai | 57 | |
| 6674507432 | Abbasid differ from Umayyad | Not conquering | 58 | |
| 6674507433 | Islamic holy law | Sharia | 59 | |
| 6674507434 | Caliph chosen by Shia | Ali | 60 | |
| 6674507435 | Authority after Muhammad | Caliph | 61 | |
| 6674507436 | Byzantine | After Rome fell, imperial authority survived 1,000 years | 62 | |
| 6697658324 | Song fell to | Mongols | 63 | |
| 6697660049 | Rome sacked by | Visigoths | 64 | |
| 6715655875 | Nomadic people with military might | Cavalry | 65 | |
| 6715660007 | Turks living near Abbasid convert | Islam | 66 | |
| 6715661965 | His conversion gave rise to Orthodox Christianity | Prince Vladimir | 67 | |
| 6715663495 | Byzantine major advantage | Location of the Bosporus | 68 | |
| 6715666172 | Emperor Leo III | Iconoclasm | 69 | |
| 6715666954 | Byzantine gold coin | Bezant | 70 | |
| 6715672653 | Environment of Central Asia | Arid | 71 | |
| 6715673692 | Japanese military governor | Shogun | 72 | |
| 6715676535 | Byzantine resurgence | Theme | 73 | |
| 6715677871 | Political and religious authority in one person | Caesaropapism | 74 | |
| 6715681288 | Political feature of Byzantine state | Centralized government | 75 | |
| 6715686348 | Blending of Hindu and Islam | Bhakti | 76 | |
| 6715691216 | India's central location makes it | Emporia | 77 | |
| 6715692863 | Religion of southern India | Hindu | 78 | |
| 6715692864 | Charlemagne | Supported popes and education | 79 | |
| 6715699584 | Land to peasants in exchange of military service | Theme system | 80 | |
| 6715706721 | Islam arrives in West Africa to powerful state | Ghana | 81 | |
| 6715707584 | New food item to Africa 400 CE | Bananas | 82 | |
| 6715713345 | Increase in east/west Mediterranean trade | Crusades | 83 | |
| 6715715233 | "Neither holy, nor Roman nor empire" | Voltaire | 84 | |
| 6715716641 | Dominates Russia 13th to 15th century | Golden Horde | 85 | |
| 6715717995 | Authority over northern India | Delhi Sultanate | 86 | |
| 6715720538 | Kublai Khan creates | Yuan dynasty | 87 | |
| 6715722075 | More opportunities for women | Gender in sub-Saharan Africa | 88 | |
| 6715724439 | "Those who pray, those who fight and those who work" | Medieval society | 89 | |
| 6715726141 | Founder of Ottoman Turks | Osman Bey | 90 | |
| 6715727172 | Mahmud of Ghazni | Plunder | 91 | |
| 6715728725 | Reconquista of land from Muslims | Iberian Peninsula | 92 | |
| 6715731686 | Mali founder | Sundiata | 93 | |
| 6715732783 | Dominate trade in east coast of Africa | Swahili city states | 94 | |
| 6751426148 | Honors and rewards for warriors | Aztec society | 95 | |
| 6751432359 | Aztec fertile muck | Chinampa | 96 | |
| 6751437194 | Mnemonic aid of small knot (Inca) | Quipo | 97 | |
| 6751440183 | Captured in 1187 by Saladin | Jerusalem | 98 | |
| 6751442662 | Chinese admiral | Zheng He | 99 | |
| 6751445351 | Gunpowder | China | 100 | |
| 6751447559 | Nation led European exploration | Portugal | 101 | |
| 6774377587 | Non violent philosophic (religion) | Jains | 102 | |
| 6774383094 | Greek Polis | City States | 103 | |
| 6774385525 | Arjuna and Krishna | Bhagavad Gita | 104 | |
| 6774388243 | Most important early Roman historian | Tactitus | 105 | |
| 6774390716 | Male Dominated Rome | Paterfamilias | 106 | |
| 6774396688 | Spread of Chinese culture | Sinicization | 107 | |
| 6774401597 | High point of Maurya | Ashola | 108 | |
| 6774403726 | Polis with most freedom for women | Sparta | 109 | |
| 6774405540 | Greek democracy | Male citizens | 110 | |
| 6774408411 | Collapse of Gupta | White Huns | 111 | |
| 6774414792 | 26 Horrible Roman Emperors | Barracks Emperors | 112 | |
| 6774418370 | Most powerful Han Emperor | Wudi | 113 | |
| 6774421683 | "The unexamined life is not..." | Socrates | 114 | |
| 6774424461 | Influence of India | Rajas | 115 | |
| 6774430296 | Buddhism spread | Merchants | 116 | |
| 6774437033 | 1939, German invasion of Austria | Anschluss | 117 | |
| 6774439315 | Russians may speak freely | Glastnost | 118 | |
| 6774442941 | "Socialism with a human face" | Alexander Dubcek | 119 | |
| 6774454537 | Reduction in hostilities | Detente | 120 | |
| 6774457579 | Soviet version of NATO | Warsaw Pact | 121 | |
| 6774459290 | Lightning War | Blitzkrieg | 122 | |
| 6774462007 | Leader of the Arab world | Gamal Nasser | 123 | |
| 6774465404 | Mau Mau movement | Jomo Kenyatta | 124 | |
| 6774468866 | Czechoslovakia experiences brief freedom | Prague Spring | 125 | |
| 6774471368 | "Peace in our time" | Neville Chamberlain | 126 |
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WORLD HISTORY AP 6 Flashcards
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| 2109510770 | Charlesmagne | Emperor of the Frankish Empire and later the Holy Roman Empire. This man was the one leader who was able to temporarily unite most of Europe during the Middle Ages | 0 | |
| 2109510771 | Charles Martel | "The Hammer" the Frankish commander for the battle of Tours. He defeated the Muslims in the Battle of Tours, allowing Christianity to survive throughout the Dark Ages. He in a way started Feudalism by giving land to his knights that served for him | 1 | |
| 2109510772 | Charles de Montesquieu | French political thinker whose ideas influenced the Declaration of Independence. He also favored the idea of separation of powers | 2 | |
| 2109510773 | Mestizo | A person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry. Used during Spain's reign of South America | 3 | |
| 2109510774 | Christian humanism | A movement that developed in northern Europe during the Renaissance combining classical learning (humanism) with the goal of reforming the Catholic Church. | 4 | |
| 2109510775 | Christopher Columbus | Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) | 5 | |
| 2109510776 | Holy Roman Empire | A German-based empire that was set up in western Europe and the church was the head of all the empire and had much authority | 6 | |
| 2109510777 | Hundred Years War | Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families | 7 | |
| 2109510778 | Nationalism | A sense of unity binding the people of a state together; devotion to the interests of a particular country or nation, an identification with the state and an acceptance of national goals | 8 | |
| 2109510779 | Janissaries | Christian boys taken from families and rigorously trained to serve the sultan. They then became part of an elite military force | 9 | |
| 2109510780 | Code of Bushido | A code of conduct followed by Japanese samurai fighters | 10 | |
| 2109510781 | Mesopotamia | land between the rivers; fertile crescent | 11 | |
| 2109510782 | Code of Chivalry | An honor system that strongly condemned betrayal and promoted mutual respect. Followed by most lords and knights | 12 | |
| 2109510783 | Code of Hammurabi | A collection of 282 laws. One of the first examples of written law in the ancient world | 13 | |
| 2109510784 | Columbian Exchange | An exchange of goods, ideas and skills from the Old World (Europe, Asia and Africa) to the New World (North and South America) and vice versa | 14 | |
| 2109510785 | Mughal Empire | Period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s, (1258-1858) Muslims were exiled from Spain in 1492 and Delhi became the center of the Mogul Empire until British took control | 15 | |
| 2109510786 | Delhi Sultanate | (1206-1526) Centralized Indian empire of varying extent created by Muslim invaders | 16 | |
| 2109510787 | Cotton Gin | A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 | 17 | |
| 2109510788 | Johannes Gutenberg | Invented the first printing press in 1439 | 18 | |
| 2109510789 | Cossacks | An ethnic group in the Russian empire that formed an elite cavalry army that was used to crush opposition to the Tsar | 19 | |
| 2109510790 | Council of Trent | (1545-1563) Met periodically to discuss the Catholic Church's reformation | 20 | |
| 2109510791 | Industrial Revolution | A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods | 21 | |
| 2109510792 | Montezuma | Powerful Aztec monarch who fell to Spanish conquerors | 22 | |
| 2109510793 | Crop Rotation | An agricultural technique in which crop species in a field are alternated from season to season. Gained momentum during the Agricultural Revolution | 23 | |
| 2109510794 | Agricultural Revolution | A time when new inventions such as the seed drill and the steel plow made farming easier and faster. The production of food rose dramatically. 16th and 17th centuries | 24 | |
| 2109510795 | Crusades | 1096 Christian Europe aim to reclaim Jerusalem and aid they Byzantines; 1st success and the rest a failure; weakens the Byzantines; opens up trade | 25 | |
| 2109510796 | Mamlukes | Turkish slaves that became soldiers and bodyguards to the Abbasid caliphate | 26 | |
| 2109510797 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Rousseau believed that government should be run according to the will of the majority, which he called the General Will. He claimed that the General Will would always act in the best interest of the people. 18th century | 27 | |
| 2109510798 | Sunni Islam | Muslims that claimed whoever was deemed the best by the elite of the community should lead | 28 | |
| 2109510799 | Shi'a Muslim | Muslim that are more conservative and militant and believes only a descendent of Mohammed should rule as Caliph | 29 | |
| 2109510800 | Cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets | 30 | |
| 2109510801 | Czar | Emperor or king of Russia before the Soviet era | 31 | |
| 2109510802 | Sultan | Title for Ottoman rulers during the rise of the Ottoman Empire | 32 | |
| 2109510803 | Deism | A concept of God during the Scientific Revolution; the role of divinity was limited to setting natural laws in motion | 33 | |
| 2109510804 | Martin Luther | 16th century German monk and professor who is considered to be the person who started the Protestant Reformation; he began by criticizing Church practices (mainly indulgences) and ultimately broke with the Catholic Church to form his own new religious faith | 34 | |
| 2109510805 | Mayan Civilization | A major pre-Columbian civilization that reached its peak in the 9th century AD and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, and hieroglyphic writing | 35 | |
| 2109510806 | Olmec Civilization | Civilization that developed along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in 1200 BC and widely influenced the late civilization of the Maya | 36 | |
| 2109510807 | Jenne Jeno | The first well known indigenous city in sub saharan Africa where inhabitants lived in neighboring independent clusters rather than a single urban center. Unique because it didn't appear to have a centralized government. | 37 | |
| 2109510808 | Harappan Civilization | Another name for the Indus valley civilization that arose along the Indus river, possibly as early as 7000 BC; characterized by sophisticated city planning | 38 | |
| 2109510809 | Guild | Craftsmen united to protect their common interest. Were usually self governed. | 39 |
APes Flashcards
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| 4350305873 | National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | 1969. requires environmental impact statements for major federal projects. first broad based federal law to set policy on environmental protection | 0 | |
| 4350314683 | Clean Air Act (CAA) | 1970. requires EPA to set and enforce rules regarding mobile sources-emission standards for cars, ambient air quality standards (what can be in the air) hazardous air pollutants emissions (what can come out of smokestacks); acid rain reduction; ozone depletion protection; requires EPA to work with non-attainment area | 1 | |
| 4350328706 | Clean Water Act (CWA) | 1972. goal is to make US waterways fishable and swimmable-regulates and enforces what can be discharged into waterways. regulates wetland destrucution/construction, established treatment construction grants programs | 2 | |
| 4350333067 | Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) | (1974) Established primary drinking water standards and groundwater protection | 3 | |
| 4350333449 | Ocean Dumping Ban Act | bans dumping of sewage sludge and industrial wastes in ocean | 4 | |
| 4350334724 | Endangered Species Act (ESA) | (1973) EPA males a list of endangered and threatened species. It is a violation to harm listed species or their environment | 5 | |
| 4350339092 | Migratory Bird Act | protects birds. | 6 | |
| 4350339428 | Lacey Act | (1900) prohibits transporting wild animals across state borders without permit | 7 | |
| 4350342113 | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) | (1976) regulates handling of wastes from "cradle to grave". rules for landfills, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste disposal, permits to process, treat or dispose of hazardous wastes, record-keeping | 8 | |
| 4350346902 | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) | (1980). Set up NPL (national priorities list) and superfund; guidelines on cleaning up sites, set up "polluter pays" policy and established liability scheme to fund clean up costs | 9 | |
| 4350349734 | low-level radioactive policy act | all states must have facilities to handle low-level radioactive wastes | 10 | |
| 4350350909 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act | US government must develop a high level nuclear waste site by 2015 | 11 | |
| 4350354680 | Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) | (1947, 1972) Governs pesticide use (prohibits use in a manner that is inconsistent with product labeling), creates pesticide registry. administered by FDA | 12 | |
| 4350356960 | Food Quality Protection Act | set pesticide limits in food. all ingredients must be screened for estrogenic/endocrine effects | 13 | |
| 4350358534 | Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (1977) | requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land | 14 | |
| 4350358991 | Madrid Protocol | 50 year ban on mineral exploration in Anarctica | 15 | |
| 4350359764 | Kyoto Protocol | controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developing countries | 16 | |
| 4350360954 | Montreal Protocol | phase out ozone-depleting substances | 17 | |
| 4350363309 | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) | lists species that cannot be commercially traded as live specimens or wildlife products | 18 |
AP World History Unit 2 Flashcards
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| 5766823876 | Caste System | a class structure that is determined by birth. Loosely, it means that in some societies, if your parents are poor, you're going to be poor, too. Same goes for being rich | 0 | |
| 5766823877 | Patriarchy | A male dominated society |  | 1 |
| 5766823878 | Matriarchal | A female dominated society |  | 2 |
| 5766823879 | Mandate of Heaven | an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical idea that tiān (heaven) granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly. |  | 3 |
| 5766823880 | Silk Road | an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads, and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea | 4 | |
| 5766823881 | Social Heirarchy | how individuals and groups are arranged in a relatively linear ladder |  | 5 |
| 5766823882 | Reincarnation | the rebirth of a soul in a new body. | 6 | |
| 5766823883 | Assimilation | The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group |  | 7 |
| 5766823884 | Monotheistic | The belief in only one god | 8 | |
| 5766823885 | Eightfold Path | the path to nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which an aspirant must become practiced: right views, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness, and concentration. | 9 | |
| 5766823886 | Zoroanstrianism | one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3500 years ago. | 10 | |
| 5766823887 | Greek Philosophy | the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics |  | 11 |
| 5766823888 | Polytheistic | The belief in many gods | 12 | |
| 5766823889 | Legalism | strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription | 13 | |
| 5766823890 | Confucianism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius | 14 | |
| 5766823891 | Buddhism | is a nontheistic religion or philosophy (Sanskrit: dharma; Pali: धम्म dhamma) that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to Gautama Buddha, commonly known as the Buddha ("the awakened one"). | 15 | |
| 5766823892 | Islam | the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. | 16 | |
| 5766823893 | Judaism | an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text (part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud. | 17 | |
| 5766823894 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 18 | |
| 5766823895 | Daoism | a philosophical, ethical or religious tradition of Chinese origin, or faith of Chinese exemplification, that emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. | 19 | |
| 5766823896 | Han Dynasty | an empire in ancient China, that lasted from 206 b.c.e- 24 c.e. | 20 | |
| 5766823897 | Persia | an empire located in modern day Iran but stretched as far as Egypt and Iraq. | 21 | |
| 5766823898 | Gupta | an empire located in northern India that lasted from 320-550 c.e. | 22 | |
| 5766823899 | Ancient Egypt | an empire that lasted for 3000 years | 23 | |
| 5766823900 | Roman empire | located in modern day Italy but expanded to outlying countries throughout its reign, it lasted from 201 b.c.e- 476 c.e. | 24 | |
| 5766823901 | Maya | located in modern day central america, it lasted from 1800 b.c.e- 250 c.e. | 25 | |
| 5766823902 | State | A body of people living in a defined territory who have a government with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority | 26 | |
| 5766823903 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. | 27 | |
| 5766823904 | Hebrew Scriptures | Torah, Old Testament, Jewish Holy Scriptures | 28 | |
| 5766823905 | Babylonian Empire | Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi, the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites. | 29 | |
| 5766823906 | Roman Empire | Existed from 27 BCE to about 400 CE. Conquiered entire Mediterranean coast and most of Europe. Ruled by an emperor. Eventually oversaw the rise and spread of Christianity. | 30 | |
| 5766823907 | Sanskrit Scriptures | An ancient Indic language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian languages are derived. | 31 | |
| 5766823908 | Vedic Religions | Core beliefs in sanskrit scriptures; Hinduism; influence of Indo-European traditions in the development of the social and political roles of a caste system; importance of multiple manifestations of Brahma to promote teachings about reincarnation. | 32 | |
| 5766823909 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 33 | |
| 5766823910 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 34 | |
| 5766823911 | Ashoka | Leader of the Mauryan dynasty of India who conquered most of India but eventually gave up violence and converted to Buddhism. | 35 | |
| 5766823912 | Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) | Means "Enlightened One." He is said to have renounced his worldly possessions and taught of a way to overcome suffering. | 36 | |
| 5766823913 | Emperor Constantine | Founded Constantinople; best known for being the first Christian Roman Emperor; issued the Edit of Milan in 313, granting religious toleration throughout the empire. | 37 | |
| 5766823914 | Buddha |  | 38 | |
| 5766823915 | Vishnu |  | 39 | |
| 5766823916 | Alexander the Great |  | 40 | |
| 5766823917 | Parthenon |  | 41 | |
| 5766823918 | Hoplite Armor of the militaristic Spartans |  | 42 | |
| 5766823919 | Gupta Empire | (320-550 CE) The decentralized empire that emerged after the Mauryan Empire, and whose founder is Chandra Gupta. | 43 | |
| 5766823920 | Greek Architecture |  | 44 | |
| 5766823921 | Aqueduct |  | 45 | |
| 5766823922 | Colosseum |  | 46 | |
| 5766823923 | Indian Ocean Maritime Trade System |  | 47 | |
| 5766823924 | Silk Road |  | 48 | |
| 5766823925 | filial piety | In Confucian thought, one of the virtues to be cultivated, a love and respect for one's parents and ancestors. | 49 | |
| 5766823926 | monasticism (monks) | A way of life in which men and women withdraw from the rest of the world in order to devote themselves to their faith | 50 | |
| 5766823927 | shamanism | The practice of identifying special individuals (shamans) who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community. Characteristic of the Korean kingdoms of the early medieval period and of early societies of Central Asia. | 51 | |
| 5766823928 | ancestor veneration | Veneration of the dead or ancestor reverence is based on the beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living, the worship of deceased ancestors | 52 | |
| 5766823929 | syncretic religion | Combines two religious traditions into something distinctly new, while containing traits of both | 53 | |
| 5766823930 | Persian Empire | Greatest empire in the world up to 500 BCE. Spoke an Indo-European language. A multi-ethnic and multi-religious empire. Fell to Alexander the Great. | 54 | |
| 5766823931 | Qin Dynasty | the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall | 55 | |
| 5766823932 | Han Dynasty | (202 BC - 220 AD) dynasty started by Lui Bang; a great and long-lasting rule, it discarded the harsh policies of the Qin dynasty and adopted Confucian principles; rulers chose officials who passed the civil service exams rather than birth; it was a time of prosperity | 56 | |
| 5766823933 | Hellenistic | Of or influenced by the Greek Empire. A type of culture typically referred to after the conquests of Alexander the Great. | 57 | |
| 5766823934 | Teotihuacan | A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450. | 58 | |
| 5766823935 | Moche | civilization of north coast of Peru (200-700 C.E.). An important Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples. | 59 | |
| 5766823936 | Persepolis | A complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homeland. It is believed that the New Year's festival was celebrated here, as well as the coronations, weddings, and funerals of the Persian kings, who were buried in cliff-tombs nearby. | 60 | |
| 5766823937 | Athens | A democratic Greek polis who accomplished many cultural achievements, and who were constantly at war with Sparta. | 61 | |
| 5766823938 | Alexandria | City on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt founded by Alexander. It became the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Ptolemy. It contained the famous Library and the Museum and was a center for leading scientific and literary figures in the classical and postclassical eras. | 62 | |
| 5766823939 | Constantinople | A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire, now known as Istanbul | 63 | |
| 5766823940 | Silk Roads | trade routes stretching from China to the Mediterranean, which allowed for the exchange of goods and ideas from China to the Roman Empire | 64 | |
| 5766823941 | Trans-Saharan Caravan Route | Islamic trade in West Africa was conducted by caravans of camels. According to Ibn Battuta, the explorer who accompanied one of the caravans, the average size was a thousand camels per caravan, with some being as large as 12,000. | 65 | |
| 5766823942 | Indian Ocean Sea Lanes | lanes throughout the Indian Ocean connecting East Africa, southern Arabia, the Persian Gulf, India, Southeast Asia, and southern China | 66 | |
| 5766823943 | Mediterranean Sea Lanes | Trade routes that connected the Mediterranean civilizations together. The need for a sea rout for trade in the region. Trade increased and diffusion of cultures occurred | 67 | |
| 5766823944 | Jesus of Nazareth | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity. | 68 | |
| 5766823945 | Paul of Tarsus | A Pharisaic Jew who persecuted the Early Christian community; later, he had an experience of the Risen Christ and became the "Apostle to the Gentiles" writing numerous letters to the Christian communities. | 69 | |
| 5766823946 | Greco-Roman Philosophy | Ideas that emphasized human logic, empirical observation, and nature of political power and hierarchy. | 70 | |
| 5766823947 | Zoroastrianism | What religion? |  | 71 |
| 5766823948 | Christianity | What religion? |  | 72 |
AP Language Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards
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| 3200402596 | Carnivorous | meat or flesh eating | 0 | |
| 3200406682 | Herbivorous | plant eating | 1 | |
| 3200414081 | Insectivorous | feeding on insects | 2 | |
| 3200416721 | Voracious | having a huge appetite | 3 | |
| 3200418427 | Carnage | great destruction of life; slaughter | 4 | |
| 3200422783 | Carnal | having to do with bodily pleasures | 5 | |
| 3200424778 | Incarnate | given bodily or actual form; especially having human body | 6 | |
| 3200437271 | Reincarnation | rebirth in new bodies or forms of life (after death) | 7 | |
| 3200442923 | Credence | mental acceptance of something as true or real; belief | 8 | |
| 3200444900 | Credible | able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe | 9 | |
| 3200450406 | Credulity | readiness and willingness to believe on the basis of little evidence | 10 | |
| 3200453397 | Credo | statement of the basic beliefs of a religious faith; a set of guiding principles | 11 | |
| 3200458973 | Affidavit | a sworn statement made in writing | 12 | |
| 3200461311 | Diffident | lacking confidence; timid, cautious | 13 | |
| 3200464248 | Fiduciary | having to do with confidence or trust; trust for another | 14 | |
| 3200467115 | Perfidy | faithlessness, disloyalty, treachery | 15 | |
| 3200474351 | Concurrent | happening or operating at the same time | 16 | |
| 3200475821 | Cursory | hastily and often carelessly done | 17 | |
| 3200479202 | Discursive | passing from one topic to another | 18 | |
| 3200502041 | Precursor | one that goes before and indicates the coming of another | 19 | |
| 3200504043 | Quadruped | an animal having four feet | 20 | |
| 3200505749 | Pedigree | the line of ancestors of a person or animal | 21 | |
| 3200542944 | Impediment | something that interferes with movement/progress | 22 | |
| 3200545469 | Pedestrian | commonplace, ordinary, unimaginative | 23 | |
| 3200556156 | Deflect | to turn aside, especially from a straight/fixed course | 24 | |
| 3200560320 | Reflective | capable of reflecting light, images or sound waves; thoughtful | 25 | |
| 3200564136 | Genuflect | to kneel on one knee and then rise as an act of respect | 26 | |
| 3200572176 | Inflection | a change in pitch, tone, or loudness of voice; the change in form of a word | 27 | |
| 3200580866 | Posterior | situated toward or on the back; rear | 28 | |
| 3200584725 | Posthumous | published after the death of the author; following or happening after death | 29 | |
| 3200590020 | Postmodern | having to do with a movement in architecture, art, or literature that is a reaction against modernism | 30 | |
| 3200595294 | Postmortem | occurring after death; following the event | 31 | |
| 3200605425 | Calypso | a folk song or style of singing of West Indian Origin | 32 | |
| 3200608302 | Odyssey | a long wandering journey full of trials and adventures; a spiritual journey or quest | 33 | |
| 3200616177 | Palladium | a precious, silver-white metal related to platinum used in electrical contacts | 34 | |
| 3200621464 | Penelope | a modest domestic wife | 35 | |
| 3200623823 | Procrustean | ruthlessly disregarding individual differences or special circumstances | 36 | |
| 3200629193 | Protean | displaying great variety; able to take on many different forms or natures | 37 | |
| 3200635220 | Sibyl | a female prophet or fortune teller | 38 | |
| 3200636741 | Siren | a woman who tempts men with bewitching sweetness | 39 |
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