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AP World History: Ch. 14 The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, Pt. 2 Flashcards

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5387930022ChosonEarliest Korean kingdom; conquered by Han in 109 BCE0
5387930023KoguryoTribal people of northern Korea; established an independent kingdom in the northern half of the peninsula; adopted cultural Sinification.1
5387930024SillaKorean kingdom in southeast; became a vassal of the Tang and paid tribute; ruled Korea from 668.2
5387930025PaekcheIndependent Korean kingdom in southwestern part of peninsula; defeated by rival Silla kingdom and its Chinese Tang allies in 7th century.3
5387930026SinificationExtensive adaptation of Chinese culture in other regions.4
5387930027YiDynasty (1392-1910); succeeded Koryo dynasty after Mongol invasions; restored aristocratic dominance and Chinese influence.5
5387930028KhmersIndianized Vietnamese peoples defeated by northern government at Hanoi.6
5387930029Trung sistersLeaders of a rebellion in Vietnam against Chinese rule in 39 c.e.; demonstrates importance of women in Vietnamese society.7
5387930030ChamsIndianized rivals of the Vietnamese; driven into the highlands by the successful Vietnamese drive to the south.8
5387930031NguyenSouthern Vietnamese dynasty with capital at Hue that challenged northern Trinh dynasty with center at Hanoi.9
5387930032TrinhDynasty that ruled in north Vietnam at Hanoi, 1533 to 1772; rivals of Nguyen family in south.10
5387930033YogiA bear in an American cartoon11

Chapter 14 AP World History Flashcards

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5530396994Grand CanalThe 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.0
5530396995Middle KingdomA reference to China, reflecting the traditional Chinese view of China as the center of the known universe.1
5530396996Neo-Confucianismterm that describes the resurgence of Confucianism and the influence of Confucian scholars during the T'ang Dynasty; a unification of Daoist or Buddhist metaphysics with Confucian pragmatism2
5530399152Tale of Genjistory of Prince Genji and his lovers, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu at end of 11th century, world's first full novel3
5530399153BushidoThe Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class.4
5530399154porcelaina thin, beautiful pottery invented in China5
5530399155magnetic compassChinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north6
5530401520Equal-Field systemThe Tang plan to avoid the concentration of land in the hands of the wealthy was called the7
5530401521Foot bindingPractice in Chinese society to mutilate women's feet in order to make them smaller; produced pain and restricted women's movement; made it easier to confine women to the household.8
5530401522Nara JapanJapanese period (710-794) centered around city of Nara, that was the highest point of Chinese influence. Agricultural nature, focused around villages.9
5530401523ShogunIn feudal Japan, a noble similar to a duke. They were the military commanders and the actual rulers of Japan for many centuries while the Emperor was a powerless spiritual figure.10
5530403224Seppukuform of ceremonial suicide of defeated or disloyal samurai to avoid dishonor11
5530403225gunpowderThe formula, brought to China in the 400s or 500s, was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs, shot, and bullets.12
5530403226"flying cash"Canals and roads made trade easier; Tang created this; block printing allowed it; PAPER CURRENCY13
5530405662Bureaucracy of meritSystem where officials are chosen based on ability, not heritage14
5530405663Chan BuddhismKnown as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society15
5530405664Heian JapanTime period of China with mixed traditional Japanese and Chinese Culture. Formal education and documents in Chinese. Fujiwara clan controlled this.16
5530407196SamuraiClass of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.17
5530407197Ancestor WorshipHonoring ancestors through rituals, such as offering food and wine to the dead18
5530409758syncretic faitha union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies19
5530409757innovations in printingthe Chinese invented block printing, and although Chinese couldn't use it because of its many characters, other countries could and it contributed to the spread of Ren. ideas. The movable type was invented by Bi Sheng20

AP World History Chapter 1 Flashcards

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8438152023CivilizationAn ambiguous term ofter used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits.0
8438152024CultureSocially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Culture also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology.1
8438152025HistoryThe study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices.2
8438152026Stone AgeThe historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. It was followed in some places by the Bronze Age and more generally by the Iron Age.3
8438152027PaleolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period.4
8438152028NeolithicThe period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). It follows the Paleolithic period.5
8438152029ForagersPeople who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects.6
8438152030Agricultural RevolutionThe changes from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. Also known as the Neolithic Revolution.7
8438152031MegalithsStructures and complexes of very large stones constructed for ceremonial and religious purposes in Neolithic times.8
8438152032SumeriansThe people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture, such as irrigation technology, cuneiform, and religious conceptions, taken over by their Semitic successors.9
8438152033SemiticFamily of related languages long spoken across parts of Western Asia and Northern Africa. In antiquity these languages included Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician. The most widespread modern member of the Semitic family is Arabic.10
8438152034City-StateA small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic, and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy.11
8438152035BabylonThe largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the Amorite king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century B.C.E.12
8438152036HammurabiAmorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases.13
8438152037ScribeIn the governments of many ancient societies, a professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiforms, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems.14
8438152038ZigguratA massive pyramidal steeped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but it's function is unknown.15
8438152039AmuletSmall charm meant to protect the bearer from evil. Found frequently in archaeological excavations in Mesopotamia and Egypt, amulets reflect he religious practices of the common people.16
8438152040CuneiformA system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerians and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of Western Asia. Because so many symbols had to be learned, literacy was confined to a relatively small group of administrators and scribes.17
8438152041BronzeAn alloy of copper with a small amount of tin (or sometimes arsenic), it is harder and more durable than copper alone. The term Bronze Age is applied to the era-the dates which vary in different parts of the world-when bronze was the primary metal for tools and weapons. The demand for bronze helped create long-distance networks of trade.18
8438152042PharaohThe central figure in the ancient Egyptian state. Believed to be an earthly manifestation of the gods, he used his absolute power to maintain the safety and prosperity of Egypt.19
8438152043Ma'atEgyptian term for the concept of divinely created and maintained order in the universe. Reflecting the ancient Egyptians' belief in an essentially beneficent world, the divine ruler was the earthly guarantor of this order.20
8438152044PyramidA large, triangular stoke monument, used in Egypt and Nubia as a burial place for the king. The largest pyramids, erected during the Old Kingdom near Memphis with stone tools and compulsory labor, reflect the Egyptian belief that the proper and spectacular burial of the divine ruler would guarantee the continued prosperity of the land.21
8438152045MemphisThe capital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near the head of the Nike Delta. Early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids.22
8438152046ThebesCapital city of Egypt and home of the ruling dynasties during the Middle and New Kingdoms. Amon, patron deity of Thebes, became one of the chief gods of Egypt. Monarchs were buried across the river in the Valley of the Kings.23
8438152047HieroglyphicsA system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concept. It was used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt. Because of the long period of study required to master this system, literacy in hieroglyphics was confined to a relatively small group of scribes and administrators. Cursive symbol-forms were developed for rapid composition on other media, such as papyrus.24
8438152048PapyrusA reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt l. From it was produced a coarse, paper like writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other people's in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.25
8438152049MummyA body preserved by chemical processes or special natural circumstances, often in the belief that the deceased will need it again in the afterlife. In ancient Egypt the bodies of people who could afford mummification underwent a complex process of removing organs, filling body cavities, dehydrating the corpse with natron, and then wrapping the body with linen bandages and enclosing it in a wooden sarcophagus.26
8438152050HarappaSite of one of the great cities of the India Valley civilization of the third millennium B.C.E. It was located on the northwest frontier of the zone of cultivation (in modern Pakistan) and may have been a center for the acquisition of raw materials, such as metals and precious stones, from Afghanistan and Iran.27
8438152051Mohenjo-DaroLargest of the cities of the Indus Valley civilization. It was centrally located in the extensive floodplain of the Indus River in contemporary Pakistan. Little is known about the political institutions of Indus Valley communities, but the large scale of construction at Mehenjo-Daro, the orderly grid of streets, and the standardization of building materials are evidence of central planning.28

AP World History Chapter 15 Flashcards

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5816578155PolynesiaPolynesians had good canoes and settled islands.0
5818719670Indian OceanSailers in Indian Ocean colonized Madagascar, Islam rose, had a common language.1
5816580415China/Zheng HeMing China wanted to control trade, improve tributary system. Muslim Zheng He led the sea voyages and sailed around the Indian Ocean. He brought back rich goods, animals, and 36 new countries into the tributary system.2
5818707468Early AtlanticVikings went to Greenland/America. Genoese/Portuguese went to Atlantic; Madeira, Azores, Canaries.3
5818723465African VoyagesMansa Muhammed, Mansa Musa's predecessor sent out sea expeditions, he left on one and never came back.4
5818739716Amerindian VoyagesS Americans settled West Indies, Arawak/Carib people reached islands and eventually N America5
5818748191European ExpansionNew tech, lands, contact with Americas came out, led by Portugal and Spain.6
5818790115Motives for ExplorationPortugal/Spain had rivalry w/ Islam, wanted trade, curiosity. Cities didn't explore, individuals did. Christian militancy also prompted outside exploration.7
5818807003The Iberian BackgroundIsabel/Ferdinand's wedding created Spain. Ships with gunpowder were also popular.8
5818833685Portuguese VoyagesCaptured Ceuta in Africa and spread the gold/slave trade.9
5818843170Prince Henry of PortugalLed attack on Ceuta, 'Henry the Navigator.' Wanted to convert Africans to Christianity, crusade against Ottomans. Made a research center for navigation that improved navigational instruments.10
5818869230European Sailing TechnologiesDeveloped small caravel ships and relied on knowledge of wind patterns.11
5818898483The Portuguese in Africa and AsiaInitiated African slave/gold trade, Fernão Gomes purchased land, explored gold coast. Vasco da Gama sailed around Africa to India. Ships on the way to India got to S America and claimed Brazil.12
5818924729Spanish VoyagesWere preoccupied w/ taking back Iberia, so the Portuguese beat them to a new route to Indian Ocean.13
5818932849Columbus and Spanish ExplorationCrossed Atlantic and got to Caribbean, thinking it was India. Sailed in caravels for Isabel/Ferdinand of Spain. Vasco Núñez de Balboa and Ferdinand Magellan would follow, taking Philippines for Spain.14
5818952292Treaty of TordesillasTreaty of Tordesillas was drawn down Atlantic by the pope; gave lands E of the line in Africa/S Asia to Portugal; lands to the W in Americas for Spain.15
5818967070Encounters with EuropeEuropeans pushed on Indigenous arrangements. Isolation of America made it vulnerable diseases from Iberians.16
5818977885Western Africa-The Portuguese in AfricaPortuguese sought ports in Africa, and were granted them by kings without a fight. Africans accepted Christianity.17
5818991297The Kingdom of the KongoManikongo sent delegates to Portugal; monopolized trade. Lost monopoly, asked for Portuguese help, were ignored.18
5819569057Eastern AfricaMalindi gave da Gama a guide to India, to promote trade.19
5819580118The Portuguese and EthiopiaQueen Helena of Ethiopia proposed an alliance w/ Portugal against Turks. Portugal aided Ethiopia but not permanently because of refusal of Christianity.20
5819668266Indian Ocean Trade and the PortuguesePortugese bombarded cities on coast. Portugese monopolized trade from China/Japan. Tried to control/tax trade.Portuguese never had control of Indian Ocean, but supremacy allowed dominance of key ports/trade routes.21
5819693668The AmericasSpanish land in America. Isolation slowed technologies and increased susceptibility to diseases like smallpox.22
5819698848The Spanish in the Caribbean23

AP World History: Packet A - Periodization Flashcards

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4868183817List the range of years for period 1.Prehistory - 600 BCE0
4868195073List the range of years for period 2.600 BCE - 600 CE1
4868196740List the range of years for period 3.600 CE - 1450 CE2
4868198956List the range of years for period 4.1450 CE - 1750 CE3
4868201797List the range of years for period 5.1750 CE - 1900 CE4
4868204092List the range of years for period 6.1900 CE - 2012 CE5
4868226032List the range of years for the ancient period.Prehistory - 600 BCE6
4868228655List the range of years for the classical period.600 BCE - 600 CE7
4868230311List the range of years for the medieval period.600 CE - 1400 CE8
4868233017List the range of years for the global period.1450 CE - 1750 CE9
4868238165List the range of years for the revolutionary period.1750 CE - 1900 CE10
4868241629List the range of years for the conflicting period.1900 CE - 2012 CE11
4868248837Besides ancient, what is period 1 called?Foundations period12
4868261637Besides classical, what is period 2 called?Classical period13
4868274522Besides medieval, what is period 3 called?Post-classical period14
4868276692Besides global, what is period 4 called?Early modern period15
4868283271Besides revolutionary, what is period 5 called?Modern period16
4868285162Besides conflicting, what is period 6 called?Post-modern period or contemporary period17
4868756477In which period did the following event occur: German invasion if Poland in 1939.Period 6 - conflicting18
4868762026In which period did the Union of Upper and Lower Egypt by natmar in 3100 BC?Period 1 - ancient civilizations19
4868769695In what period did the voyage of Columbus in 1492 occur?Period 420
4868790301What period did the fall of the western Roman Empire fall?Period 221
4868794808What period did the Magna Carta occur in 1215 CE?Period 3 - Medieval22

AP World History Chapter 17 Flashcards

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8059423991Christopher ColumbusGenose Captian in service of king and queen of Castile and Aragon; succsesfully sailed to new world and retuned in 14920
8059423992Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese captain in spanish service; began the first circumnavigation of the globe in 1519; died during voyage; allowed Spain to claim possession fo the Philippines1
8059423993East India CompanyJoint stock company that obtained government monopoly over trade in Asia; acted as virtually indepent goverenment in regions it claimed2
8059423994World EconomyEstablished by europeans in 16th century; based on control of seas, including Atlantic and Pacific; created international exchanges of food disease and products3
8059423995Columbian ExchangeBiological and ecological exchange that took place folling the Spanish establishment of colonies in the New World; peoples of Europe and Africa came to New World4
8059423996LepantoNavel battle between the Spanish and the Ottoman Empire resulting in a Spanish victory in 15715
8059423997Core NationsNations, usally European, that enjoyed profit from world economy; controlled international banking and commercial servicessuch as shipping6
8059423998New FranceFrench colonies in North America; extended from St Lawerence River along great lakes and down Mississippi River7
8059423999Treaty of ParisArranged in 1763 following Seven Years World; granted New France to England in exchange for French suger island in Caribbean8
8059424000Cape ColonyDutch colony established at Cape of Good Hope in 1652 initially to provide a coastal station for Dutch seaborne empire; by 1770 settlements had expanded sufficiently to come into conflict with with Bantus9
8059424001BoersDutch settlers in the Cape Colony, in southern Africa10
8059424002CalcuttaHeadquarters of British East India Company in Bengal in Indian subcontinant;located on Ganges; captured in 1756 during early part of Seven Years War; later became administrtive center for all of Bengel11
8059424003Seven Years WarFought in both Europe and overseas colonies between 1756 and 1763; resulted in Russian seizures of land from Austria, English seziures of colonies in India and North America12
8059424004Cape of Good HopeSouthern tip of Africa; first circumnavigated in 1488 by Portuguese in search of direct route to India13
8059424005MercantilismEconomic theory that stressed governments' promotion of limitation of imports from other nations and internal economics in order to improve tax revenues; popular during 17th and 18th centuries in Europe14
8059424006MestizosPeople of mixed European and Indian ancestry in Mesoamerica amd South America; particulary prevalent in areas colonized by Spain15
8059424007John LockeEnglish philosopher during 17th century; argued that people could learn everything through senses and reason; argued that power of government came from the people, not divine right of kings; offered possibility of revolution to overthrow tyrants16
8059424008Vasco de Balboaa Spaniard, who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first known European to gaze westward upon the great ocean that separated America from China.17
8059424009Francisco PizzaroLed conquest of Inca Empire of Peru beginning in 1535; by 1540, most of Inca possessions fell to the Spanish18
8059424010Vasco da GamaPortuguese captain who sailed for India in 1497; established early Portuguese dominance in Indian Ocean19
8059424011Dependent Economy-20
8059424012Atlantic ColoniesBritish colonies in North America along atlantic coast21
8059424013William ShakespeareEnglish poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)22

AP World History chapter 38 Flashcards

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6664124001Partition of Germanyafter German lost WWII, to prevent a repeat of what happened with the Treaty of Versailles, Allies split up Germany under different controls0
6664124002United Nationsinternational organization of the worlds' countries trying to achieve world peace1
6664124003Berlin Blockadeone of the first major international crises of the Cold War; multinational occupation of Germany post WWII; Soviet Union blocked the Allies' railway, road and canal access to the sectors of Berlin, trying force the western powers to let Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food, fuel, giving the Soviets practical control over city2
6664124004Marshall PlanU.S. help of European countries post WWII to help prevent spread of communism3
6664124005Sen. McCarthyRepublican Senator who was censured because of claims of communist spies within U.S.4
6664124006George Kennan/containment"father of containment"; tried to prevent spread of communism5
6664124007Mao's Cultural Revolutionin Republic of China; Mao tried to remove capitalism and enforce socialism6
6664124008MAD (mutually assured destruction)50's & 60's U.S. foreign policy of telling any potential enemies not to attack or we will NUKE you7
6664124009Domino Theoryif one of the surrounding areas fell to communism so would all of the other lands near it8
6664124010The Suez Crisis"Tripartite Aggression"; Britain, France, Israel vs. Egypt for control of Egypt9
6664124011Perestroikarestructuring of Communist Party of Soviet Union of political and economic systems10
6664124012Bay of PigsU.S. and Cuban exiles trying to overthrow Fidel Castro and the Cuban government (unsuccessful)11
6664124013Nikita KhrushchevStalin's successor, wanted peaceful coexistence with the U.S. Eisenhower agreed to a summit conference with Khrushchev, France and Great Britain in Geneva, Switzerland in July, 1955 to discuss how peaceful coexistence could be achieved.12
6664124014Fall of USSRend of Cold War; left 15 republics of Soviet Union; end of World's Largest Communist state13
6664124015Afghanistan invasion- 1979nine-year war Soviet Union supporting Marxist communism in Afghanistan14
6664124016Sino-Soviet SplitMaoism vs. Marxism; China vs. Russia; communism15
6664124017Cuban Missle Crisis(1961) Crises that developed as a result of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's decision to allow the Soviet Union to base nuclear missiles in Cuba. Upon discovery, the United States confronted the Soviet Union and demanded the missiles be removed. For nearly two weeks, nuclear war was imminent. Fortunately, diplomacy succeeded and crisis was averted.16
6664124018Korean WarKorea vs. U.S. because of political division in Korea17
6664124019Brezhnev DoctrineSoviet Union foreign policy saying that if one country is being denied socialism, it is a concern for all of the socialist countries18
6664124020Détenterelaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China19
6664124021Gorbachevhead of state of Soviet Union until dissolution; only general secretary in history of Soviet Union under communist rule20
6664124022GlasnostPolicy of openness initiated by Gorbachev in the 1980s that provided increased opportunities for freedom of speech, association and the press in the Soviet Union.21
6664124023Division of Eastern Europediving of Eastern Europe after WWII to prevent incident following the Treaty of Versailles with Germany22
6664124024"Iron Curtain" SpeechWinston Churchill--an iron curtain had descended across East and West Europe, separating Western democracies from Eastern, Communist countries23
6664124025Truman DoctrineU.S. economic and military help towards Greece and Turkey to prevent them falling into the "Soviet Sphere"24
6664124026NATO vs. Warsaw PactNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization vs. communist states during Cold War25
6664124027Sputnikfirst artificial satellite to be put into Earths' orbit by the Soviet Union26
6664124028Mao's Great Leap Forwardrapid industrialization and collectivization to move China from an agrarian country to a communist one27
6664124029Nixon's Trip to Chinaended 25 years of separation between Republic of China and U.S.28
6664124030The Third Worldterm given to countries that remained neutral and un-aligned during the Cold War29
6664124031Soviet Invasion into Hungaryrevolt led by students against Soviet policies in Budapest30
6664124032Fidel Castroled the revolution of Cuba and took control of Cuba in 1959; resented past dictators; made Cuba communist31
6664124033Berlin WallA fortified wall surrounding West Berlin, Germany, built in 1961 to prevent East German citizens from traveling to the West. Its demolition in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War. This wall was both a deterrent to individuals trying to escape and a symbol of repression to the free world.32
6664124034Marshall Josep Titounifying dictator of Yugoslavia33
6664124035Prague Spring (invasion of Czech)political liberalization of Czechoslovakia run by the Soviet Union after WWII34
6664124036Vietnam Conflictfall of Saigon; followed First Indochina War; North Vietnam supported by communist allies vs. government of South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. and other anti-communist countries35

AP Comparative Mexico-2016 Flashcards

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4286259481CamarillaIn Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, a politician's personal following in a patron-client relationship. Extending from the elites to vote mobilizing org.0
4286259482CartelA formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production1
4286259483CaudillosMilitary dictator; gained control after independence movements2
4286259484Chiapassouthern Mexican state which had large groups of Native Americans, where rebels took up arms and challenged the gov't, demanding land reform and Native American rights3
4286259485Civic Culturea political culture in which citizens widely share a belief in the legitimacy of their regime and a trust in the government; therefore the citizens demonstrate restraint in their demands on the government4
4286259486Clientelisman informal aspect of policymaking in which a powerful patron offers resources such as land, contacts, protection or jobs in return for the support and services of lower-status and less powerful clients; corruption, preferential treatment and inequality are characteristic of clientelist politics5
4286259487Co-optationThe process by which individuals are brought into a beneficial relationship with the state, making them dependent on the state for certain rewards6
4286259488Corporatist stateA state in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the state structure.7
4286259489CreolesIn colonial Spanish America, term used to describe someone of European descent born in the New World. Elsewhere in the Americas, the term is used to describe all nonnative peoples.8
4286259490GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; A United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas9
4286259491HaciendasLarge Spanish colonial estates usually owned by wealthy families but worked by many peasants10
4286259492Import substitutiona government policy that uses trade restrictions and subsidies to encourage domestic production of manufactured goods11
4286259493MestizosA person of mixed Native American and European ancestory12
4286259494"Mexican Miracle"a period from the 1940s to the 1970s wherein rapid industrialization promoted high levels of economic growth and improved living standards, which gave rise to a new middle class with rising expectations. "model" for other nations. illusion died in '80's when economy crashed, politics were chaotic, and ethnic clashes started.13
4286259495MissionsReligious settlements run by Catholic priests and friars14
4286259496MulattoesIn colonial Latin America, Spanish/African who were denied basic political, economic, and social rights due to their mixed heritage.15
4286259497NAFTAA trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico that encourages free trade between these North American countries.16
4286259498neoliberalismA strategy for economic development that calls for free markets, balanced budgets, privatization, free trade, and minimal government intervention in the economy.17
4286259499Patron clientelisma system in which the state provides specific benefits or favors to a single person or small group in return for public support.18
4286259500PEMEXMexican Petroleum; a government agency that runs the oil industry in Mexico19
4286259501PeninsularesSpanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class20
4286259502Porfiriatothe long period of rule by Mexico's Porfirio Diaz, 1876-1911, often cited as a prime example of neocolonialism in Latin America. Diaz imposed strict political control, encouraged European and US investment. Influences of the Porfiriato are: stability, authoritarianism, foreign investment and economic growth, and growing gap between the rich and the poor.21
4286259503PRIThe national government of Mexico coalesced into one single governing party; Party of the Institutionalized Revolution; dominant political party in Mexico; incorporated labor, peasant, military, and middle-class sectors; controlled other political organizations in Mexico.22
4286259504sexenioThe six-year administration of Mexican presidents23
4286259505technicoseducated, business-oriented leaders; moderate, free-market approach to politics; took control of the PRI in the 1970's24
4286259506ZapatistasGuerilla movement named in honor of Emiliano Zapata; originated in 1994 in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas; government responded with a combination of repression and negotiation25
4286259507Mexico26
4286259508Brazil27
4286259509Argentina28
4286259510Cuba29
4286259511Haiti30
4286259512Panama31
4286259513Colombia32
4286259514Venezuela3AB, 4A33
4286259515Guatemala34
4286259516Nicaragua35
4286259517Peru2A36
6015258765EjidosCollective land grants- worked by peasants37
6015284707politicosold style politicians who headed the camarillas and disagreed with the technicos38
6015327064EZLN-Zapatista Uprising/Movementrevolt that represented Amerindians that felt disaffected from the more prosperous mestizo pop. of cities in the center of the country. this reminded Mexicans that some people live in appalling conditions. The group still says its in rebellion. They use the internet today to gain support.39
6015355530PPP Purchasing Power paritythis measure takes into account the actual cost of living in a particular country by figuring what it costs to buy the same bundle of goods in different countries.40
6015367918HDI Human Development IndexThe UN's measure that looks at life expectancy, literacy and income.41
6015379131State Corporatist StructureMexico's regime: central, authoritarian rule that allows input from int. groups outside of gov. Through the camarilla system they serve in gov offices. This is still characteristic of policymaking42
6015410135PRDpolitical party to the left of the PRI younger, more politically active from the central states Mexico City43
6015416868PAN National Action Partypolitical party to PRI right oldest opposition party created to rep. business interests North, middle class professionals better educated, religious44
6015432300neo corporatismbusinesses control the government or have the most say in policy making45
6015449744AmerindianIndigenous people of Mexico46
6015461737Anticlericalismopposition to power of churches/clergy in politics47
6015482587Chamber of DeputiesLower House of the Legislature in Mexico-500 members Directly elected, 3 yr terms, no consecutive terms 300 SMD, 200 PR48
6015514765SenateUpper House of the Legislature -128 members Directly elected, 6 yr terms, no consecutive terms 3 senators from each state + fed district (FPTP - 2 majority, 1 next highest vote)/Rest PR49
6017221009NIC Newly industrialized countriescountries that have experienced both economic growth and democratization. Including political and social stability all within the last few decades.50
6017236470LDC Less developed countrieslarge category of countries that have experienced some change but not distinct characteristics of advanced democracies. They have economic difficulties, political instability, and authoritarian rule in the past few decades.51
6017250040GNP per capitatotal market value of all goods in services produced in a country divided by the population52
6017261299Primary Sectoragriculture- part of the economy that draws materials from natural environment. It is the largest in low income pre industrialized nations53
6017268843Secondary SectorIndustry-part of the economy that transforms raw materials into manufactured goods. This grows quickly as countries industrialize54
6017277487Tertiary SectorServices-part of the economy that involves services rather than goods- dominates post industrial societies55
6017305819dependency Theoryeconomic development of many countries is blocked by the industrialized nations exploit them. - outgrowth of Marxism . How can country's develop when its resources are controlled by industrialized nations?56
6017327767export oriented industrializationused by the Asian Tigers seeks to directly integrate the country's economy into the global economy by concentrating on economic production that can find a place in the international market57
6017356719International Monetary Fund IMFis an international organization created for the purpose of standardizing global financial relations and exchange rates. The IMF generally monitors the global economy, and its core goal is to economically strengthen its member countries.58
6017488022maquiladorasfactories that international firms located in the North of Mexico to take advantage of low wage Mexican labor, exporting tariff free to the US59
6017529698Yo Soy #132Many Mexicans believed the media was bias in Mexico covering the PRI candidate of Nieto in 2012. When he was governor he had ordered a crackdown on a protest that resulted in the death of participants. He said it wasn't students but radical activists so students took to social media (131 students who were at the protest) holding their IDs. It went viral and millions joined in the streets protesting Nieto and media bias declaring Yo Soy 132 (I am 132)60
6017570936parastatalslarge state owned, yet independent business operations. High costs and inefficient but protected from foreign competition though 1982.61
6017581539war on drugsresponse to a wave of violence that overtook many cities mostly in the north and remains ongoing (since 2006) drug cartels competing for control of distribution networks into the US62
6017605232TelmexUnder Salinas it was privatized (telephone/communications)and considered corrupt. Carlos Helu (a close friend) acquired a large number of shares w/out paying for them upfront but instead by installments on the revenue from the phone company. He is now the 2nd richest man in the world63
6017630764structural adjustment programIMF program of numerous items imposed on Mexico to help avoid default on its debts in 198264
6017676336opportunidadesMexican strategy to deal with rising poverty- gov has made cash payments to mothers in poverty provided that their children attend school regularly and adhere to certain nutritional guidelines65
6017723038WTO World Trade Organizationinternational trade organization that regulates trade66
6017922248Pact for MexicoNieto's 95 defined proposals signed by leaders of the main 3 parties- hoping that all parties would work together to solve Mexicos problems.67
6017932080IFE Federal Election Instituoindependent regulatory body to safeguard honest and accurate election results.68

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