AP World 9 Final Flashcards
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| 185381200 | Neolithic Revolution | the shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BC | 0 | |
| 185381201 | Hunter Gatherer Societies | those whose primary subsistence method involves foraging and hunting without significant recourse to the domestication | 1 | |
| 185381202 | Development of Writing Systems | First started out as pictures and symbols that meant different things and then advanced into more complicated numbers and letters. | 2 | |
| 185381203 | Classical Civilization | Very Organized Civilizations that had strong Central Governments, made major Contributions to our Society(Architecture, Law, Government, Science), and developed large Trade Networks. 800-400 BC | 3 | |
| 185381204 | River Valley Civilizations | The first river valley civilizations were the Nile River, and Mesopotamia. Rivers were good for growing crops because they would flood. Mesopotamia, Tigris-Euphrates, Nile River. Land around rivers was very fertile | 4 | |
| 185381205 | Monotheism | the belief in one god | 5 | |
| 185381206 | Polytheism | belief in multiple Gods | 6 | |
| 185381207 | Greek Philosophy | these philosophies developed ways of seeking knowledge and systems of thought. They challenged people to think about nature of truth, good, and evil explored such subjects as beauty, justice, and good government. | 7 | |
| 185381208 | Socratic Method | a method of teaching by question and answer | 8 | |
| 185381209 | Charlemagne | Born: April 7 47, died: jan 28 , * Best Known As: Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne was the Frankish king who conquered most of Europe and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in the year 800. Also known as Carolus Magnus and Karl der Grosse, | 9 | |
| 185381210 | Holy Roman Empire | the lands ruled by Charlemagne | 10 | |
| 185381211 | Crusades | A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule. | 11 | |
| 185381212 | Samurai | a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy | 12 | |
| 185381213 | Knight | originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry | 13 | |
| 185381214 | Mesoamerican Societies | polytheistic theocracies, priests regarded as divine, astronomy, accurate calendars, advanced architecture, ceremonial games, trade networks, no wheels, jaguar veneration, writing and math | 14 | |
| 185381215 | Jared Diamond | (1997) wrote the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (what the Europeans brought and did); believed countries were blessed by geographic areas (N.A. & Europe) | 15 | |
| 185381216 | Aryans- Contributions to India | nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system | 16 | |
| 185381217 | Capitalism | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | 17 | |
| 185381218 | Mercantalism | Economic system of trading nations; belief that a nation's power was directly related to its wealth | 18 | |
| 185381219 | Feudalism | A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land | 19 | |
| 185381220 | Manoralism | System that described economic and political relations between landlords and their peasant laborers during the MIddle Ages. | 20 | |
| 185381221 | Colonialism | exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one | 21 | |
| 185381222 | Ethnocentrism | belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group | 22 | |
| 185381223 | Columbian Exchange | A global exchange of people, plants, animals, technology, and disease form Americas to Europe. Began by Christopher Columbus. brought a commercial revolution and mercantilism. Coffee, Smallpox, Tobacco, Horses etc. | 23 | |
| 185381224 | Triangular Trade | A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Aferica sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa | 24 | |
| 185381225 | Hammurabi Code | A legal code developed by King Hammurabi of Mesopotamia. The code was influential in the establishment of Hebrew and Islamic law and in the U.S. judiciary system. It specified crimes and punishments to help judges impose penalties. Eye for Eye; one of the first law codes. | 25 | |
| 185381226 | Renaissance Art | 3D, responded to light/shading, religious and everyday situations, active and looked real , A kind of art in which figures are religious or non-religious, figures look realistic, there is an interest in nature, it is three dimensional, and people are showed with emotion and are active. Light, Shadows, People in every day life | 26 | |
| 185381227 | Foot Binding | practice 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 | 27 | |
| 185381228 | The Mongols | Were United by Gingus Kahn to capture all of asia, which they did except for India. Asia under Mongolian ruler till grandson of Gings (Kublai) died and there was an overturning. | 28 | |
| 185381229 | Roman Empire | An empire that was established by Augustus in 27 BC. It was divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire. an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern or Byzantine Empire noun Ex. at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome 44 BC - 476 AD User-contributed 44 BC-476 AD User-contributed The form of government in Rome led by the Princeps, most notably Octavian User-contributed 44 B.C - 476 A.D User-contributed The Byzantine empire was the east wing of what prominent empire. User-contributed at its greatest extent in the second century CE extending from Scotland to the Persian Gulf. Also known as an urban empire with Pax Romana between 27 BCE and 180 CE. User-contributed The second form of government of Rome, and empire was a single ruler. User-contributed | 29 | |
| 185381230 | Roman Republic | The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E., during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. | 30 | |
| 185381231 | Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles) | 31 | |
| 185381232 | Ming Dynasty | A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia | 32 | |
| 185381233 | Terra Cotta Warriors | a clay army set up to guard shi huangdi's tomb in the afterlife | 33 | |
| 185381234 | Shi Huangdi | Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization. (163) | 34 | |
| 185381235 | Hundred Years War | Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France, involving English and French royal families and French noble families. (p. 413) | 35 | |
| 185381236 | Seven Years War | Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land. Known by the Americans as the French-Indian War, struggle between France, Britain and England for control of land in America. | 36 | |
| 185381237 | 1066 | The year William the Conqueror became the first Norman king of England after defeating the English at the Battle of Hastings. This laid the foundation for centralized government. | 37 | |
| 185381238 | Black Plauge | caused by flea bacteria. first outbreak in china. killed about 40-60 mill pepople. originated in gobi desert | 38 | |
| 185381239 | Rise of Russia | inhabited by Slavic people thinly settled, invaded and settled by the normans, estalished state made connections with the Byzantines, Peter the Great | 39 | |
| 185381240 | Westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture | 40 | |
| 185381241 | Martin Luther | a German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Chruch. In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices. | 41 | |
| 185381242 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud, A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament. | 42 | |
| 185381243 | Christianity | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | 43 | |
| 185381244 | Islam | the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran | 44 | |
| 185381245 | Hinduism | a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth | 45 | |
| 185381246 | Buddhism | the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth | 46 | |
| 185381247 | Confucianism | the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct | 47 | |
| 185381248 | Daoism | Chinese School of Thought: Daoists believe that the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it, avoid futile struggles, and deviate as little as possible from the Dao, or 'path' of nature. | 48 | |
| 185381249 | Legalism | In China, a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime. (p.52) | 49 | |
| 185381250 | Humanism | a philosophy in which interests and values of human beings are of primary importance | 50 | |
| 185381251 | Hegemony | the domination of one state over its allies | 51 | |
| 185381252 | Han Dynasty | Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Qin in 202 BCE; ruled for the next 400 years; established by peasant revolt after death of Shi Huangdi; reduce taxes and brutalities; expanded empire; Emperor WuTi (enforcer of peace); Confucian Civil Service Exam | 52 | |
| 185381253 | Tang Empire | Empire unifying China and part of Central Asia, founded 618 and ended 907. The Tang emperors presided over a magnificent court at their capital, Chang'an. (p. 277) | 53 | |
| 185381254 | Song 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 paintings | 54 |