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8028797432Who was king Harsha?A king who temporarily unified India0
8028797433Why did Harsha's kingdom fall?He was assassinated and his kingdom fell apart1
8028797434What is one region that housed a large Muslim population through the congregation of merchants?Gujarat2
8028797435How did Islam enter India?The conquest of Sind, merchants, and migrations of Turkish speaking peoples3
8028797436Who was Mahmud of Ghazni?A leader of Turks who raided India many times4
8028797437What was the Islamic state established by Mahmud's successors called?Sultanate of Delphi5
8028797438What was the first Hindu kingdom in Southern India?Chola Kingdom6
8028797439What coast did the Chola Kingdom rule?Coromandel7
8028797440Did the Chola rulers establish a centralized state?No and this eventually led to its decline8
8028797441What was the second Hindu kingdom?The Kingdom of Vijayanagar9
8028797442What does Vijayanagar mean?City of victory10
8028797443Where was the kingdom of Vijayanagar based?Northern Deccan11
8028797444Who began the Vijayanagar "empire"?Harihara and Bukka12
8028797445What was important to Indian farming?Irrigation systems13
8028797446What happened because of the increase in productivity?Population growth14
8028797447What ships were used by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors?Dhows and junks15
8028797448What was India a natural site for because of its location?Warehouses and emporia16
8028797449What kingdom shows the potential of trade to support political and economic development?Axum17
8028797450What began changes in the caste system?Migration of Turkish people18
8028797451Where was Axum located?Ethiopia and Yemen19

Ch. 17 AP World History Flashcards

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8609641451YurtTents made out of wool0
8609641452Khan"Ruler"1
8609641453Shamansreligious specialists who possessed supernatural powers, communicated with the gods and nature spirits, invoked divine aid on behalf of their communities, and informed their companions of their gods' will.2
8609641454Battle of ManzikertSaljuq forces dealt a catastrophic defeat on the Byzantine army at Manzikert in Anatolia and took the Byzantine emperor captive.3
8609641455Sultanate of DelhiClaimed authority over all of northern India.4
8609641456SaljuqsA Turkish ruling clan who turned to Islam and migrated to Iran in hopes of improving their fortunes through alliance with Abbasid authorities and service to the caliphate.5
8609641457TemujinGenghis' first name before Genghis; He lived in poverty and several times he eluded enemies seeking to eliminate him as a potential threat to their own ambitions. He mastered the art of steppe diplomacy, which called for displays of personal courage in battle, combined with in tense loyalty to allies—as well as a willingness to betray allies or superiors to improve one's position—and the ability to entice previously unaffiliated tribes into cooperative relationships.6
8609641458Khanbaliq"City of the Khan"7
8609641459Khubilai KhanOne of Chinggis Khan's grandsons. Khubilai was very talented. He unleashed ruthless attacks against his enemies, but he also took an interest in cultural matters and worked to improve the welfare of his subjects. He actively promoted Buddhism, and he provided support also for Daoists, Muslims, and Christians in his realm.8
8609641460Golden HordeThey overran Russia and then mounted exploratory expeditions into Poland, Hungary, and eastern Germany. Mongols of the Golden Horde prized the steppes north of the Black Sea as prime pastureland for their horses. They maintained a large army on the steppes, from which they mounted raids into Russia. They did not occupy Russia.9
8609641461IlkhanateReplacing the Abbasid Empire, Hulegu established the Mongol Ilkanate.10
8609641462HuleguKhubilai's brother.11
8609641463YuanThe Song capital at Hangzhou fell to Mongol forces in 1276, and within three years Khubilai had eliminated resistance throughout China. In 1279 he proclaimed himself emperor and established the Yuan dynasty, which ruled China until its collapse.12
8609641464Bubonic PlagueDuring the 1330s plague erupted in southwestern China. From there it spread throughout China and central Asia, and by the late 1340s it had reached southwest Asia and Europe, where it became known as the Black Death. Bubonic plague sometimes killed half or more of an exposed population, particularly during the furious initial years of the epidemic, and it seriously disrupted economies and societies throughout much of Eurasia.13
8609641465TamerlaneBecause he walked with a limp, he was referred as Timur-i lang—"Timur the Lame". He was really similar compared to Genghis Khan, he was a conqueror not a governor.14
8609641466Marco PoloHe have served as an administrator in the city of Yangzhou during the reign of Khubilai Khan.15
8609641467GunpowderMongols adopted gunpowder16
8609641468Ming HongwuFounder of the Ming Dynasty17
8609641469Ming YongleThe 3rd emperor of the Ming Dynasty.18

Chapter 16 AP World History Flashcards

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5481753023Protestant Reformation• Europe, 16th century -Christian reform movement led by Martin Luther that challenged the religious and political authority of the Catholic church • Kings questioned Church's political authority, altering political landscape of Europe • Created a lasting schism between Catholics and Protestants (such as Thirty Years' War) • Reformation provoked Catholic counter-reformation0
5481753024Thirty Years' WarEurope, 1618-1648 -War between Catholics and Protestants that ended Catholic unity in Europe • Clear example of extent of divisions within the Christian world • State rivalry hindered efforts at state expansion • Shows that the lack of unity among European states was often a liability to the expansion and power of those states1
5481754481Catholic Counter-ReformationEurope, mid-16th century •Reform movement in the Catholic church that reaffirmed basic Catholic principles • Caused Church to correct some abuses that led to Reformation • Catholic Church reaffirmed religious doctrine that Protestants rejected, setting up schism between the two versions of the faith • Created the influential Jesuit missionary order2
5481755629Jesuits in ChinaChina, 16th-17th centuries •Catholics who led the missionary effort in China • Strategy of conversion shows strength of China compared with the Americas • Relatively few conversions- little impact on Chinese religious life • Shows importance of knowledge of science and technology- gave Jesuits favor in Chinese court3
5481755630Wahhabi Islam•Conservative Islamic reform movement that sought to return believers to basic principles of the faith • Compare to debates within world of Christianity • Led to increased centralization of Arabian peninsula (under Muhammad Ibn Saud) • Creation of state of Saudi Arabia4
5481758391Neo-ConfucianismEast Asia (China), 14th-17th centuries •Chinese philosophy that blended Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism • Attempt at Ming dynasty rulers to reassert traditional Chinese values • Saw some resistance from thinkers who objected to the inflexibility of Confucian thought5
5481759171KaozhengEast Asia (China), early 17th century • Reform movement that rejected traditional Confucianism, emphasizing research and factual knowledge • Compare to European Enlightenment • Evidence and reason provide answers • Mainly influenced elites of China6
5481759172SikhismSouth Asia (India), beginning late 15th century •New Indian religious tradition that sought to combine Islam and Hinduism in a single belief system • Challenged Hindu caste system • Challenge to authority of both Hindu and Muslim religious and political structures • Military skills valued by British upon takeover of India in late 18th century7
5481760021Scientific RevolutionEurope, mid-16th - 18th centuries • European scientific movement that emphasized experimentation and reason • Challenged teachings of Catholic church and authority of political rulers in Europe • Formed the basis of modern philosophy in many parts of the world, especially the west8
5481760022Isaac NewtonEurope (England), late 17th century • Scientist and mathematician who formulated modern laws of motion and mechanics • "Mechanistic" view of universe changed European philosophy • Created unifying theory of gravitation, explaining much in the world that had been explained by faith • Embodied the changes of the Scientific Revolution9
5481760770European EnlightmentEurope, 18th century •Political movement that extended the ideas of the Scientific Revolution, applying them to human society • Challenged authority of divine right kings • Would inspire political revolutions beginning in late 18th century (America, France, Haiti, Americas)10
5481760771VoltaireEurope (France), 18th century • French philosopher who challenged authoritarian thinking-belief in deism as explanation for role of God. • Saw Confucianism as a superior social organization-rejected aristocratic, hereditary political structures of European monarchies. • Influenced revolutionaries in France and America to overthrow political rulers.11

ap world history chapter 33 Flashcards

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6177993159imperialismeuropeans coined the term in the 1880s, it made its way into popular speech and writing, it refers to the domination of imperial powers over subject lands in the larger world, these dominations usually came through force of arms, trade, investment, and business activities that allowed them to influence affairs0
6178010042white man's burdenthe duty of europeans and euro-americans to bring order and enlightenment to distant lands, the phrase was created by english poet Rudyard Kipling to justify european expansion1
6178015819mughalthe dynasty in india that the east india company took advantage of during its decline2
6178104184sepoy uprisinga revolt against the establishment of direct british rule in india, sparked after they were told to rip the "animal fat" wax paper from cartages, they staged a mutiny, killed their british officers and claimed restoration of mughal authority, they were unorganized and the british had superior tech so they won3
6178127773cawnport massacrea memorable battle during the sepoy rebellion where the sepoys overcame the british, killed 60 soldiers, 180 civilian men, and 375 women and children4
6178135700berlin conferencecreated bc of tensions between the european powers who wanted to colonize africa, 1884-1885, 12 european states wre present and the US and ottomans were there too, no africans were present, devised the ground rules from african colonization, each colonial power had to notify the others of their claims and follow up with effective occupation5
6178156085social darwinismused to explain/justify the success of europeans and their expansion in comparison to the success/development levels of african states, based on darwin's theory of evolution6
6178164814maji maji rebelliona rebellion in Tanganyika, and east african state, organized by a local prophet to resist colonial rule, 1905-1906, expel germans from east africa, rebels sprinkled themselves with magic water to protect from german weapons, this tactic was ineffective but they also resisted colonial rule by boycotting and making political parties7
6178179579monroe doctrinea proclamation in 1823 made by the american president warning europeans against imperialism in the western hemisphere, his proclamation served as justification for us intervention in the west's affairs8
6178188964spanish-american wara war that broke out after a US ship was "sabotaged" by the spanish in the Havana Harbor, the US easily defeated the spanish and took possession of Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam, and the Phillippines9
6178198462sino-japanese warerupted in 1894 over the states of korea which had an anti-foreign rebellion, both japanese and chinese armies were sent to restore order, the japanese quickly defeated the chinese naval fleet, japan gained taiwan, the pescadores Islands, and the Liaodong Peninsula10
6178214273russo-japanese warbroke out in 1904, japan and russia both had interests in the same territories, the japanese navy destroyed the russian fleet, japan won, and gained international recognition of its imperial authority11
6178225472indentured laborlaborers that replaced slaves on plantations and as servants, usually recruited from poor and densely populated lands, most came from india, soem from china, japan, java, africa, and the pacific islands, 2.5 million left their homes from 1820-191412
6178236903cecil rhodeswent to south africa to relieve his tuberculosis, he supervised african laborers who worked in the diamond fields, he had almost completely monopolized diamond mining in south africa, he also served as the prime minister of the British Cape Colony, he wanted the british to control all of africa from the cape to cairo, he even wanted the british to control all of the world13
6178238078rudyard kiplingan english writer and poet who defined the "white man's burden" as the duty of european and euro-americans to bring order and enlightenment to distant lands, justified european expansion14
6178238990queen victoriathe british queen during early indian colonization, she assigned responsibility for indian policy to the newly established office of secretary of state for india15
6178239814david livingstonea scottish minister who traveled through much of central and southern africa in search of suitable locations for mission posts16
6178239815henry stanelyan american journalist who went on a well publicized expedition to africa to find livingstone and report on his activities, he was empolyed by king leopold ii of belgium to develop commercial relationships and establish a colony called the congo free state17
6178239816richard burtonand english explorer who traveled to east africa with john speke to find the source of the nile river18
6178241058king leopold iithe belgian king who reigned from 1865-1909, he employed Henry Stanely to develop commercial relations and establish a colony in the conogo river basin19
6178242556muhammad alia leader of egypt who sought to build up the egyptian army, strengthen the economy, and distance themselves from the ottomans, after high taxes led to unrest and military rebellion the british army occupied egypt20
6178242557captain james cookthe british captain who deemed australia suitable for british colonization, he first anchored his fleet in botany bay in 177021
6178244279queen lili'uokalanithe last monarch of hawaii, reigned from 1891-1893, soon after she was overthrown by planters and business people, hawaii was annexed by the united states22
6178244280emilio aguinaldothe george washington of the phillippines, he led the filipinos to turn against the united states invaders, he essentially caused the the bitter conflict between the americans and the filipinos23
6178246024theodore rooseveltan american president who was very enthusiastic about imperial expansion, he supported a rebellion against colombia in 1903 and helped establish panama, which also gave him the control to build the panama canal to protect american interests24
6178247598count joseph arthur de gobineaua proponent of scientific racism who took race as the most important index of human potential, he assumed that humans consisted of 4 distinct races, he wrote an essay called the Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races where each of the 4 races had its own peculiar traits, africans; unintelligent and lazy, asians; smart but docile, americans; dull and arrogant, europeans; intelligent, noble, and morally superior to others25
6178249005herbert spenceran english philosopher who relied on theories of evolution to explain differences between the strong and the weak, he justified the domination of european imperialists over subject peoples26

AP World History - general terms Flashcards

Kaplan "AP World History" vocabulary

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8598287177CivilizationThis term can be a loaded issue of historical debate. Who is civilized and who is not? Strictly speaking, a civilization is settled and agricultural. Thus it it able to produce surplus food that can support an elite class. At times, however, the term has been used to separate those cultures considered advanced from those that did not "measure up," especially during the time of European imperialism.0
8598287178DemographyThe study of population dynamics. Demographics is important in the study of world history because population dynamics provide evidence of important historical trends, such as disease pandemics, and migrations.1
8598287179DiffusionThe spread of items from one place to another. In world history, the phrase "cultural diffusion" is used to describe the spread of ideas, such as religions and products, as with trade.2
8598287180GenderDescribes the social roles that men and women adopt. Different cultures at different times have vastly different notions of gender roles. Even within a given society, gender roles may differ between different social groups, such as between the elites and the peasantry.3
8598287181HistoriographyThe study of the way that historians write history. In one sense, it is the history of history. A person examining historiography would look at the way that a Marxist historian, for example, would frame the historical record differently than a person with an imperialist perspective.4
8598287182MigrationThe movement of people from one area to settle in another area. Migrations can be voluntary or forced, such as with slavery.5
8598287183PatriarchyA social system in which the father is the head of family or a system in which men can dominate the social structure.6
8598287184PeriodizationThe division of historical time into different periods. AP World History, for example, divides the course into five different periods of history. How history is divided is a matter of great debate since it, by nature, sets up different dates as the critical division point.7
8598287185TechnologyThe way in which people adapt their knowledge to tools and inventions. The concept of technology in AP World History represents a major theme of the course.8

AP World History: Unit 1 Flashcards

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7730833385a village in South Central Anatolia with a population of around five thousandCatalhuyuk0
7730850064the priests in Ancient India were called thisBrahmins1
7730884139Yangshao village, not the capital during he last centuries of the Shang dynastyBanpo2
7730891011the hero of the oldest known epicGilgamesh3
7758144288Chinese dynasty known for development, but not monopoly of iron weaponryZhou4
7758152512the sculptures of women usually depicted with exaggerated sexual featuresVenus figurines5
7758154828the Egyptian god of the underworldOsiris6
7758164076people who flourished in Europe from around two-thousand to thirty-five thousand years ago.Neandertal7
7758168033the most important river in early Chinese historyHuanghe8
7758172998the process by which Egyptians preserved bodies of deceased individualsMummification9
7758177442served as co-ruler with her stepson Tuthmosis IIIHatshepsut10
7758183095this cult was a new religion that appeared in the central Andes around 1000 B.C.EChavin11
7758185908a famous Zhou collection of versesBook of songs12
7758190778sea-faring civilization that did not invent the horse-drawn chariotPhoenicians13
7758198234the state was famous for its orange pottery, and it built on the Olmec calendar and graphic symbolsTeotinuacan14
7758203397constructed the largest empire of the Mesopotamian societiesAssyrians15
7758208334writing system invented by the PheoniciansAlphabet16
7758211649the Maya creation mythPopolvuh17
7758220475severing all ties with the physical world and identifying oneself with the ultimate reality of the world spiritMoksha18
7758225603Aryans used this term to refer to the major social classesVarnas19
7761091227city founded by Menes, served as capitol of EgyptMemphis20
7761097976it was crucial to Maya rituals because it was associated with rain and agricultureBloodletting21
7761104109Homo Erectus did not share this with modern humans:Brain size22
7761109627one of the two main cities of the Harappan societyMohenjodaro23
7761115727in an effort to foretell the future, the Shang made use of theseOracle bones24
7761122964people who began metallurgy in MesopotamiaHitittes25
7761131834Tian, an impersonal heavenly power was stolen of by the Chinese in regard to gaining or losing thisMandate of Heaven26
7761133964Copper and Tin produce this metalCopper27
7761142280external invaders who helped bring about the end of the Egyptian Middle KingdomHyksos28
7761241958the earliest Egyptian and Nubian states were theseKingdoms29
7761328195number of years ago that homo sapiens evolved200,00030
7761332061this term means "rubber people"Olmec31
7761335988first people to use wheeled vehiclesSumerians32
7761343733the Chinese began to make extensive use of writing during the _________ dynastyShang33
7761349382the most important development of Homo ErectusCommunication34
7761360166the early Chinese shipped textiles and metal goods to the ancestors of these people in the steppes and receives horses in returnMongols35
7761368520the Olmecs traded extensively in many items but not these because they were introduced later by the SpanishHorses36
7761370853Harappan religion focused on thisFertility37
7761374537Australopithecus did not produce theseCleavers38
7761383101_________ receded into background after the Aryans and Dravidians mixed and intermingledIndra39

AP WORLD HISTORY CH. 8 Flashcards

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8220456671BuddhismIn Central Asia and China, ___________ flourished as the old polities foundered (fell apart).0
8220456674People felt deeply about religion because they had the ability to process what was important to them as individuals. They discussed issues of truth, loyalty, and solidarity through spiritual leadersHow did religion affect people? Why were they drawn to religion?1
8220456675The nature of human beings, whose they should obey, the degree of allegiance they owed to an unseen ruler, and whom they should die for (in Christianity, it was their faith=martyrs)What questions did religion answer?2
8220456676It brought people together and enabled them to identify with people and places beyond the local world.As cultures shrugged off their older heritages, what did having a shared faith do for them?3
8220456677Distinctions between right and wrong drew lines between peoples; little room for tolerance of other beliefsHow did religion also drive people apart?4
8220456679He brought to Chang'an (then the world's largest city), from India, an entire library of Buddhist text, lodged them in the Great Wild Goose Pagoda and began to translate every line into Chinese.What did the Chinese Buddhist Xuanzang do?5
8220456680People whom the Roman authorities executed for persisting in their Christian beliefs instead of submitting to traditional rituals or beliefsWhat is a martyr?6
8220456681She was a martyr who faced horrible punishment for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods. She and her companions were condemned to face wild beasts in the amphitheater.Who is Vibia Perpetua?7
8220456683He believed that a vision sent by Christ had brought him military victoryWhy did Roman emperor Constantine move Rome to Christianity?8
8220456684The issue of obedience to god rather than a human ruleWhat issue of obedience sparked a mediterranean-wide debate?9
8220456686He was born near the Danubian frontier and he belonged to a class of professional soldiers. His troops proclaimed him emperor after his father, Constantius, died.What is the background of Constantine?10
8220456687Labarum symbol, which looks like a X placed over a PWhat was the symbol on the soldiers shields that Constantine's dream told him to use?11
8220456688He issued a proclamation exalting the work of the Christian bishops and giving them tax exemptionsAfter Constantine won his decisive battle thanks to his dream, what proclamation did he issue?12
8220456689Heaven on earth; CathedraBasilicas in Rome are like "________ ____ _______". What was the bishop's special throne called?13
8220456690They had spacious courtyards where the poor would gather. In return for receiving tax exemptions, bishops had to take care of the metropolitan poor, becoming their governors.How did the churches in Rome, the new urban public forums, help the poor? Who was responsible for them?14
8220456691They became judges, as Constantine turned their arbitration process for disputes between Christians into a kind of small claims court.Why did bishops in Rome become judges?15
8220456692The Christian clergy in Egypt replaced hieroglyphics with a more accessible script known as CopticSpreading christianity into Africa and southwest Asia required a breaking of the language barriers. How did the Christian clergy help this situation?16
8220456694The Christian faith was summed up in a creed, they balanced three separate persons in one God, and they also agreed to hold EasterWhat was the purpose of Constantine gathering all the Christian bishops and holding a council of Nicaea?17
8220456695He was an elderly bishop in Palestine who presented a vision of the new Christian Roman Empire that would have surprised martyrs in CarthageWho was Eusebius? What was his purpose?18
8220456696They were simply a more violent and chaotic form of a steady migration; its core meaning is foreigner; status determined by ability to fightWho were the barbarians that fought in armies on Roman territory?19
8220456697Emperor Valens encouraged the Goths to enter the empire, as they were in need of manpower. Due to lack of food and supplies, the Goths rebelled against Valens.What happened with the Goths?20
8220456698Valens was planning to give a speech about obedience, but the Goths thunderous charge proved decisive. Valens and a large portion of the Roman army vanished, trampled to death by the men and horses they hoped to hire.How did the battle between the goths and Valens work out?21
8220697264The Huns, and their leader was AttilaAfter the fall of Rome, who threatened the border of Western Europe? Who was their ruler?22
8220697265He imposed himself as the sole ruler of all Hunnish tribes. He was a harsh overlord who frightened the Germanic peoples even more than the Romans. He ruled eastern and Central Europe.Who was Attila? Where did he rule?23
8220697266Alaric IIWho was the king of the Goths?24
8220697267The simplified code of imperial law provided his Roman subjects with all that was necessary to maintain a Roman way of life in a world without an empire.What law code did Alaric issue?25
8220697268Spiritual capital; Catholic ChurchAfter Alaric II law code, Rome became the __________ ___________ instead of an imperial one. The sense of unity of the Roman Empire gave way to a sense of the continued unity of the church. The ___________ _____________ became the one institution to which all people felt that they belonged.26
8220697269The bishops of RomeWho emerged as popes?27
8220955466It was highly centralized and all roads led to ConstantinopleIn general, what was the Byzantium like? What did all roads lead to?28
8220955467Constantine, before the council of Nicaea, build a grandiose city is Byzantium called New Rome, but it soon took on the name ConstantinopleHow did Constantinople come to be?29
8220955468He became emperor of Constantinople and was determined to outdo his ancestors; he also reformed the Roman lawsWho was Justinian?30
8220955469the Digest and the Institutes, they were made under Justinian's ruleWhat works were the foundation of what is know known as "Roman Law"? Who was ruling when they were made?31
8220955470A giant church that was built in place of an old basilica; it's name means "Holy Wisdom"; "eye of the civilized world"; it represented the flowing together of Christianity and imperial culture that marked the eastern Roman EmpireWhat is the Hagia Sophia?32
8228684152One third of the population of Constantinople died within weeksWhat occurred in the Bubonic Plague?33
8228684153Justinian had the misfortune of ruling in this time period. While Justinian survived this event, he had to rule over an empire whose heartland was decimated.Who ruled during the bubonic plague? What did it do to his rule?34
8228684154He called himself the king of all kingsWhat was the mindset of the Sassanian ruler?35
8228684155Ctesiphon; twenty miles south of modern BaghdadWhat was the capital of the Sassanian Empire? Where was it located?36
8228684156The Great Arch of Khushro, it was just as awe-inspiring as the Hagia Sophia was to ChristiansWhat was built to symbolize the king's presence in Ctesiphon?37
8228684157He exemplified the model ruler: strong and just. Justinian and him were rivals, as he was in the east and Justinian was in the west.Who was Khushro Anoshirwan?38
8228684158They sacked Antioch in RomeWhat did the Sasanian Khushro and his army sack in 540 CE?39
8228684159The greatest war seen for centuries escalated between Rome and Persia. Neither of them reached into the heart of the other empire. Khushro II surrendered to emperor Heraclius.After Khushro took over Antioch, what war emerged? What happened?40
8228839104Armored Calvary, covered from head to toe in flexible armor, chain mail, horses drained in thickly padded cloth. Lethal swords were light and flexibleWhat was the Persian army like?41
8228839105Sasanian EmpireWhich empire controlled the trade and cultural crossroads of Afro-Eurasia?42
8228839106They took in everybodyHow did the Sasanians treat people of different religion?43
8228839107The rabbis of MesopotamiaWho created the Babylonian Talmud?44
8228839108Named after Nestorius, a bishop of Constantinople; claim to have been converted to Christianity by Thomas the apostle ("Saint Thomas Christians"); spread Christianity into ChinaWho were the Nestorian Christians?45
8230860269By patrolling the Silk Road between Iran and ChinaHow did tribal confederacies in the great oasis of Central Asia maintain the links between west and east (Rome and Asia)?46
8230860270Zoroastrian and Mesopotamian beliefs, touched with Brahmanic influencesWhat was the Sodgians religion a mix of?47
8230860271Common tongue of the early Silk RoadWhat was the Sodgian language?48
8230860272They made sure products from the Far East made it to the far west. Products are carefully packed on camel caravans from many different empires and taken wherever they need to go.How did Sogdians help with trade and transportation?49
8230860273Central Asia; cultural________ _________ between 400 and 600 CE was the hub of a vibrant system of religious and ___________ contacts covering the whole of Afro-Eurasia.50
8230860274They had splendid mansions that show strong influences from the warrior-aristocracy culture of Iran. Palace walls display armored riders, reflecting the revolutionary change to calvary warfare from Rome to ChinaWhat was Sogdian architecture like?51
8230860275Nomadic groups made the roads into Central Asia safe to travel, enabling Buddhism to spread northward and eastward via mountains into China.How did Buddhism spread to China?52
8230860276All along the way from the Taklamakan Desert to northern ChinaWhere were welcoming cave monasteries found?53
8245825221He was king during Gupta dynasty in South Asia, and he and his son expanded the Gupta territory to the entire northern Indian plain and made a long expedition to southern indiaWho was Chandragupta, "king of kings, great king"? What did he do?54
8245825222Widespread religious yearnings and popular sentiments of the ageWhat did poetry express during the reign of Chandragupta in the Gupta dynasty?55
8245825223An early epic that Kalidasa worked with and it was read by the common people because it was a collection of memories of the past and it underscored religious precepts of ideal behaviorWhat is the Mahabharata?56
8245825224Mahayana: worshipped Buddha as a god amongst imperfect peoples, Buddhism became a universal religion Hinayana: fully accepted Buddha as a god but could not accept the divinity of bodhisattvas, more old-fashioned Buddhism, remained loyal to early Buddhist text as opposed to the Sanskrit canon,What are the differences between Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism?57
8245825225Southeast Asia and Sri LankaWhere is Hinayana mainly practiced?58
8245825226Mahayana and HinayanaWhat are the two main schools of Buddhism?59
8245825227They made shrines and worshipped a dragon who they believed brought rain at prosperous times. They offered the dragon food each day to ensure good harvest.How did Buddhist incorporate powerful local spirits into their rituals?60
8246881160Hinduism; they wanted their religion to be in accord with rural life and agrarian valuesWhat did Brahmanism change their religion to? Why?61
8246881161While they were Brahmins, they offered animals as sacrifice. After the switch to Hinduism, they stopped offering them as sacrifice so they decided that eating them was just as bad.Why were Hindu peoples vegetarian?62
8246881162Buddhism and Jainism; agrarianHinduism absorbed __________ and ___________ practices, as they identified themselves with ______________ culture.63
8246881163Brahma (birth), Vishnu (existence), and Siva (destruction). In addition, they also represent the 3 expressions of the eternal self, or atmaWhat were the 3 deities in Hinduism and what do they each represent?64
8246881164BhaktiWhich practice of Hinduism stressed personal devotion to gods?65
8246881165Yes it was monotheistic because the three deities formed a trinity. However, some people worshiped one deity more than another.Was Hinduism montheistic? Why?66
8246881167Sanskrit CosmopolisWhat emerged to unify the south and large parts of southwest Asia (Hinduism ruled the heavens, but who ruled the land?)?67
8246881168Unified the north and large parts of southwest asia; based on Hindu spiritual beliefs; cultural synthesis; Sanskrit languageWhat is the Sanskrit cosmopolis?68
8246881170Laid out a set of laws designed to address the problems of assimilating strangers, offered guidance for living in the caste system, answered how to organize communities after floodsWhat did the Laws of Manu do?69
8246881171Dietary rules, marriage, profession, and ways to cope with changing Indian societyWhat specific areas did the laws of manu address?70
8246881172Hinduism; control_____________ spread to areas away from state __________ and helped create a shared "Indic" culture.71
8246881173Several small kingdoms who competed for the remembered glories of a large empireWhat was created after the fall of the Han?72
8246881174Several small kingdoms competed for the land in China after the fall of the Han, but no state was able to conquer more than half of Chinas territory. This period of civil wars dragged out for 3 centuries.What is the Six Dynasties period?73
8246881175The Tuoba and they founded the Northenrn Wei dynasty that administered half of the Han territoryWho was the most successful regime of the Six Dynasties Period? What did they create?74
8246881176They kept them because they lived on the outskirts of the Han as tributary states. They taxed land and labor by census, conferred official ranks and titles, practiced court rituals and promoted classical leaning and the use of Classical Chinese for record keeping.What traits from the Han did the Wei dynasty keep? Why?75
8246881177Though the Tuoba were nomadic warriors, they adapted city-based military technology. They used dikes, fortifications, canals, and wallsWhat was the Wei army like?76
8246881178They rebuilt the capital city at Luoyang by drafting huge numbers of workers just as the Qin and Han did.What did the Wei dynasty rebuild? How?77
8246881179The Tuoba royal family adopted the name of Yuan and required all court officials to speak Chinese and dress Chinese. This did not work however.How did the northern Wei rulers try to make their government more "Chinese"? Did this work?78
8246881180She tried to strengthen the relationship between the Luoyang and themselves, the Wei. She would give two allotments to all young men—Han or Wei—who would cultivate the land. This failed to bridge the cultural divides of the Han Chinese of Luoyang and the Tuoba WeiWho was Dowager Empress Fang? What were her efforts pointing to?79
8247632071A Buddhist scholar and missionary, bearer of exotic holy books, and his influence on Chinese though was criticalWho was Kumarajiva/Kumaraji?80
8247632072Translated Buddhist text into Chinese, clarified Buddhist terms and philosophy, established Madhyamika (middle way) Buddhism (used irony and paradox to show that reason was limited), and stressed devotional acts like meditating and breath controlWhat did Kumarajiva/Kumaraji do?81
8247632074Unlike Christianity, who was the same in all places at all times, Buddhism took in the gods and wisdom from every country it touched, making it a different kind of universalizing religion.How did Buddhism show a high level of adaptability?82
8247632075External alchemy-use of hallucinatory drugs Internal alchemy-use of trance and meditation to control human physiologyDaoism lost its political edge and adapted to the new realities in this period of disunity. What two new traditions came about?83
8250307283AfricaToday, which country south of the equator is home to more than 400 Bantu languages?84
8250307284They spread into areas tropical rain forests which needed an immense amount of work. Just for an acre of cultivation, 600 tons of moist vegetation had to have been removed, and their tools were not suited for it. Moreover, there were no food plants and needed to survive on woodland plants like yams and mushrooms.When the Bantu shifted to settled agriculture, what was the area they spread into like? What happened because of this environment?85
8250307285Controlled burningWhat was the most effective technique of the Bantu?86
8250307286Iron smeltingThe first wave of Bantu migrations moved through the congo forest region into East Africa, aided by their knowledge of __________________.87
8250307287They did become prosperous because their new habitat in east Asia supported a mixed economy of animal husbandry and sedentary agriculture.Was the first wave of Bantu migrations prosperous? Why?88
8250307288They moved southward through the rain forests of present day congo, eventually reaching the Kalahari desert.Where did the second wave of Bantu migration move to?89
8250307289Fly-infested environment did not allow the rearing of livestock and they learned to use iron later than the first waveWhy was the second wave of Bantu migrations not as successful as the first?90
8250307290Bantu; migratedThe _________ swept all else before them, absorbing most of the hunting-and-gathering populations who originally inhabited the areas they ____________ into.91
8250307291They knew how to cultivate soil and they adapted their farming techniques to widely different environmentsHow were the Bantu skillful as settled agriculturalists?92
8250307292The Bantu; it had more nutrients than the yam crop, better withstood rainfalls, clearing of fewer trees, and it created an environment with less mosquitos (malaria)For whom was the arrival of the banana plant decisive? Why?93
8250307293Small-scale societies based of family and clan connectionsHow was Bantu society organized?94
8250307294Into age-groups, the most important being the ruling elders. There were 3 age grades for males (childhood, manhood, elder) and 2 age grades for females (childhood, marriage). There were no kings, but "big men", whose talent and skillfulness attracted followersWhat was Bantu society organized into?95
8250307295The rulers of the Bantu; chosen to rule according to wisdom, military valor, and courageWho were the big men in Bantu society?96
8250307296Worldview; spirits; attentionThe Bantu believed in common ______________ and that the natural world was inhabited by ________. They intervened in peoples lives and required constant ___________. Some were ancestral spirits.97
8250307297Helped humans understand the way of the spirit and charms warded off misfortune that aggregated spirits may want to inflict.What did diviners do for the Bantu?98
8250307298More than halfThe Bantu migrations ultimately filled up how much of the African landmass?99
8250307299YesDid the Bantu have settled agriculture?100
8262655525Teatihuacan and the MayansWhat are the two mesoamerican peoples?101
8262655526The largest city-state of the Americas before the Aztecs who lived in the heart of the Fertile Valley in central Mexico.Who were the Teotihuacán?102
8262655527Being the spiritual anchor, it symbolized fertility, reproduction, life, often bearing maternal features. Ironic because it has violent features.What did the serpent symbolize in the Teotihuacán people?103
8263067719They controlled the entire basin of the valley of Mexico. Their merchants traded all throughout, ceramics, ornaments, and all sorts of decorative or valued objects, pottery, feathers, and other goods from distant lowlandsHow did the Teotihuacán culturally and economically influenced all of Mesoamérica?104
8263067720Invaders smashed temples, targeting their spiritual core, and burned it down.How did the Teotuhuacan fall?105
8263067721They dominated their neighbors and demanded gifts, tribute, and humans for sacrificeHow did the teotuhuacan interact with their neighbors?106
8263934749Hot, infertile, and lacking navigable river systems, and they were vulnerable to hurricanes.What environment did the Mayans live in?107
8263934750Thousands of agrarian villagesInstead of achieving greatness with a central metropolis, they established what?108
8263934751They had a common language and they had to pay tributeHow were the many Mayan villages connected?109
8263934752Palenque, Copan, and Piedras NegrasWhat were some of the major hubs and their hinterlands that the Mayan kingdoms were surrounded by?110
8263934753Mayan; a dozen; stratifiedThe ________ culture encompassed about ___________kingdoms that shared many features. Each was highly ___________ with an elaborate class structure.111
8263934754While there was a pantheon, each sub-region had its own patron. There was a creator god and deities for some natural qualitiesHow did were the Mayan gods split among each kingdom?112
8263934755Neither cruel nor benevolent; needed constant attentionWhat were the Mayan gods like?113
8263934756Blood sacrifice; their own blood, and the blood of captured victimsWhat kind of rituals did the Mayans use?114
8263934757Maize, beans, and squash; where possible, farmers supplemented these staples with sweet potato and cassavaBecause of difficult farming, what crops could the Mayans grow?115
8263934758Popol Vuh (book of community)What is the best surviving Mayan text?116
8263934759mathematicians; motions; ritualsThe Mayans were also skilled ___________, devising a calendar and studying astronomy. They could map heavenly ___________ onto their sacred calendars and rigorously observe their _________ at the proper times.117
8263934760SkyscrapersWhat building did the Mayans excel at building?118
8263934761It led to chronic warfare because the goal was always to capture the blood of victims, according to whose turn was the shed the blood (the calendar determines it)What did blood-rituals cause? Why?119
8263934762They abandoned their spiritual centers and now there is no evidence of what caused their disappearanceHow did the Mayans collapse?120

AP World History Summer Vocab Flashcards

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4758818923analyzeto methodically examine the composition or structure of something in detail usually for the purposes of explanation or interpretation0
4758824017argumentationthe action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory1
4758825520causationthe action of causing something2
4758826390chronologicalstarting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred3
4758828137comparisonthe act or instance of comparing4
4758828810contextualizationto place or study in context5
4758829473continuitythe unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time6
4758830866demographythe study of statistics such has births, deaths, income; or the incidence of disease, which show the changing structure of human population7
4758833249evidencethe available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid8
4758835034ideologya system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy9
4758838378interpretationthe action of explaining the meaning of something10
4758839612macro-large scale/overall11
4758840089migrationmovement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions12
4758841409synthesisthe combination of ideas to form a theory or system13

AP World History Chapter 12 Flashcards

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5337930824Sui Dynastya dynasty (581 to 618) that rebuilt the Great Wall and began canal building, restored centralized rule after war0
5337933765Flying Moneypaper currency during the Tang dynasty that could be considered as a banknote1
5337936340Li YuanAlso known as Duke of Tang; minister for Yangdi; took over empire following assassination of Yangdi; first emperor of Tang dynasty; took imperial title of Gaozu2
5337936341Empress WuTang ruler 690-705 C.E. in China; supported Buddhism establishment; tried to elevate Buddhism to state of religion; had multistory statues of Buddha created3
5337939534Xi Xia4
5337939535Jin5
5337942476Xuanzong6
5337942477Zhao Kuangyin(r. 960-976) Founder of Song dynasty; originally a general following fall of Tang; took title of Taizu; failed to overcome northern Liao dynasty that remained independent7
5337946996Yang GuifeiRoyal concubine during reign of Xuanzong; introduction of relatives into royal administration led to revolt8
5337948877Liao DynastyFounded in 907 by Nomadic Khitan peoples from Manchuria; mantained independence from Song dynasty in China9
5337952609Chan BuddhismKnown as Zen in Japan; stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty; popular with members of elite Chinese society10
5337952610JurchensFounders of Qin kingdom that succeeded the Liao in northern China; annexed most of the Yellow River basin and forced Song to flee to south11
5337955458Wendi541-604) Member of prominent northern Chinese family during period of Six Dynasties; proclaimed himself emperor; supported by nomadic peoples of northern China; established Sui dynasty12
5337957877Pure Land BuddhismEmphasized salvationist aspects of Chinese Buddhism; popular among the masses of Chinese society13
5337957878Zhi Xian influential neo-confucian14
5337963643Southern SongRump state of the Song Dynasty from 1127 to 1279; carved out of the much larger domains of the Tang and northern Song; culturally, one of the most glorious reigns in Chinese history15
5337966426JinshiTitle granted to students who passed the most difficult Chinese examination on all of Chinese literature; became immediate dignitaries and eligible for high office16
5337970158WyzongChinese emperor of Tang dynasty who openly persecuted Buddhism by destroying monasteries in 840s; reduced influence of Chinese Buddhism in favor of Confucian ideology17
5337973095KhitansNomadic peoples of Manchuria; militarily superior to Song dynasty China but influenced by Chinese culture; forced humiliating treaties on Song China in 11th century18
5337973096Wang AnshiConfucian scholar and chief minister of a Song emperor in 1070s; introduced sweeping reforms based on Legalists; advocated greater state intervention in society19
5337976183HangzhouCapital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million.20
5337979600TangutRulers of the Xi Xia kingdom of northwest china; one of the regional kingdoms during the period of Southern Song; conquered by Mongols in 122621
5337981445ChanganCapital of Tang dynasty; population of 2 million, larger than any other city in the world at that time22
5337984591Ministry of RitesAdministered examinations to students from Chinese government schools or those recommended by distinguished scholars23
5337984592Li Boa famous poet in the Tang Dynasty24
5337987172footbindingPractice 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 household25
5337987173Grand CanalBuilt in 7th century during reign of Yangdi during Sui dynasty; designed to link the original centers of Chinese civilization on the north China plain with the Yangtze river basin to the south; nearly 1200 miles long26
5337990053neo- ConfuciansRevived ancient Confucian teachings in Song era of China; great impact on the dynasties that followed; their emphasis on tradition and hostility to foreign systems made Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences27
5337993230junksChinese ships equipped with watertight bulkheads, stern post rudders, compasses, and bamboo fenders; dominant force in Asian seas east of the Malayan peninsula28
5337993231Zhu Xi(1130-1200) Most prominent of neo-Confucian scholars during the Song dynasty in China; stressed importance of applying philosophical principles to everyday life and action29
5337998078Tang Dynastydynasty often referred to as China's Golden age that reigned during 618 - 907 AD; China expands from Vietnam to Manchuria30
5338006947Song Dynasty(960 - 1279 AD); this dynasty was started by Tai Zu; by 1000, a million people were living there; started feet binding; had a magnetic compass; had a navy; traded with india and persia (brought pepper and cotton); first to have paper money, explosive gun powder; *landscape black and white paintings31

AP World History, Mongol Vocab Flashcards

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7899033629Genghis KhanFounder of the Mongol Empire. Temujin was given this title when he ruled the Mongols wished to unite friends and subdue enemy's0
7899033630Mongol EmpireLargest land empire linking eastern and western Eurasia1
7899061249Kublai KhanFounder of the Yuan Empire Last of the Mongol Great Khan (1260-1294)2
7899061269Timur/TamerlaneLeader of Turkish nomads that filled the people of Europe and Asia with fear of having to go through the horror of the Mongol expansion. Cruel and vicious, showing no sympathy for human suffering3
7899086835Yuan EmpireCreated by Kubilai Khan Silk Road became safer for travelers because it was monitered by patrols4
7899086836Il-KhanFour regional subdivisions of the Mongol Empire after the death of Chinggis Khan It eventually included a lot of the Abbasid Empire5
7899086837HugeluMongol ruler who contributed to the fall of Baghdad controlled an area of land in present day Iran6
7899086838Mamluks (re: Mongols)In reference to Muslim slave solders Defeated the Mongols in the battle of Ayn Jalut Drove the mongols out of the west7
7899086839Golden HordeA group of Mongols that overran Russia, Poland, and Hungary. (1237-1242). A famous horde of the Mongol Empire that conquered the region of modern-day Russia.8
7899086840BatuGrandson of Chinggis Khan and ruler of the Golden Horde; invaded Russia in 1236.9
7899504090Pax Mongolica/Mongol Peacedescribes the stabilizing effects of the Mongol conquests on social, cultural, and economic situations of the vast Eurasian territory 13th and 14th centuries10

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