AP World: United States Flashcards
Regional outline for United States. Divided into five units and seven categories (political, economic, social, science, art, empire, and religion).
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| 162420886 | Political, 8000-600 CE | Decentralized tribes and villages led of chiefs | 0 | |
| 162420887 | Economic, 8000-600 CE | Highly localized agriculture | 1 | |
| 162420888 | Social, 8000-600 CE | (Probably) patriarchal | 2 | |
| 162420889 | Science, 8000-600 CE | For most part, behind rest of the world, because of geographical location: independent invention | 3 | |
| 162420890 | Art, 8000-600 CE | Architecture: crude, natural materials for basic shelter; art: based on nature, if any | 4 | |
| 162420891 | Religion, 8000-600 CE | Most likely animism | 5 | |
| 162420892 | Political, 600-1450 CE | Decentralized tribes and villages led of chiefs | 6 | |
| 162420893 | Economic, 600-1450 CE | Even though less so, economy is still rather localize agriculture | 7 | |
| 162420894 | Social, 600-1450 CE | Patriarchal | 8 | |
| 162420895 | Science, 600-1450 CE | Still behind for same reasons (some astrological technology diffused from Mesoamerica) | 9 | |
| 162420896 | Art, 600-1450 CE | Moundbuilders of North America (current day Mississippi area) | 10 | |
| 162420897 | Religion, 600-1450 CE | Animism | 11 | |
| 162420898 | Political, 1450-1750 CE | Exploration/colonization by mostly northern European nations (France/England/Dutch); English colonial politics based on strong local governments | 12 | |
| 162420899 | Economic, 1450-1750 CE | Incorporation into global trading network, beginning of Columbian Exchange (African slaves to southern plantation, etc) | 13 | |
| 162420900 | Social, 1450-1750 CE | Based on European social system: patriarchal | 14 | |
| 162420901 | Science, 1450-1750 CE | Huge one-way technological diffusion to Native Americans from Europeans | 15 | |
| 162420902 | Art, 1450-1750 CE | European based art (paintings, engravings) and architecture | 16 | |
| 162420903 | Empire, 1450-1750 CE | European colonial empires (biggest: New England) | 17 | |
| 162420904 | Religion, 1450-1750 CE | New religion/religious fervor (Pilgrims)/conversion (missionaries) | 18 | |
| 162420905 | Political, 1750-1914 CE | Emergence of England as preeminent colonial power = American Revolution = confederation = more centralized presidential democracy; Civil War | 19 | |
| 162420906 | Economy, 1750-1914 CE | 1800s: initial industrialization of textile, then full fledged industrialization; tech spurred improvements in infrastructure | 20 | |
| 162420907 | Social, 1750-1914 CE | Racism among peoples, particularly toward African Americans; industrialization: women's rights slowly improve | 21 | |
| 162420908 | Science, 1750-1914 CE | Tech spurred improvements in infrastructure; industrialization: new technology | 22 | |
| 162420909 | Art, 1750-1914 CE | American regionalism, expressionism and abstractionism | 23 | |
| 162420910 | Empire, 1750-1914 CE | Expansionist domestic policy (into West); Isolationist foreign policy = hesitant to enter WWI; Spanish American War: US Empire (Monroe Doctrine) | 24 | |
| 162420911 | Religion, 1750-1914 CE | Christianity is prominent religion; introduction of new religions/beliefs by immigrants (Judaism) | 25 | |
| 162420912 | Political, 1914-now | Cold War = 'Police officer/Peace negotiator of the world' | 26 | |
| 162420913 | Economic, 1914-now | Interwar Period: Great Depression (protectionism) = rebuilding after WWII = economic globalization | 27 | |
| 162420914 | Social, 1914-now | Acceleration of women's rights (suffrage, divorce, economic rights, Feminism) = greater civil liberties (Civil Rights Movement) | 28 | |
| 162420915 | Science, 1914-now | Various tech improving economy, military weaponry (A-bomb), Rocketry (Space race) | 29 | |
| 162420916 | Art, 1914-now | Architecture: steel = larger building; art: new, independent form of American writing/movies/art | 30 | |
| 162420917 | Empire, 1914-now | WWI = WWII (expansion because of conflict with Axis) = Cold War | 31 | |
| 162420918 | Religion, 1914-now | Christianity still dominant; spread of other religions by immigrants | 32 |