APWH: AP World Exam Review Flashcards

272833717	religious systems that are monotheistic and have a missionary thrust.	Christianity and Islam	0
272833718	Compare the Han and Roman empires	long lasting governments, large ruling area	1
272833719	What were the aspects of the Confucian social order?	had to be loyal to leaders; respectful, especially for father and elderly; pursuit of knowledge	2
272833721	Differences in Arab and Viking expansion	Vikings took place where there were few urban centers, interior of Europe; Arabs concentrated on larger areas; trying to spread Islam	3
272833722	Commerce in the Indian Ocean 1000-1450 was dominated by whom?	mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants	4
272833723	What enabled the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs?	military alliances with enemies of Aztec, diseases, superior technology	5
272833724	What was the use of bound feet in China an example of?	inhibitation of women's activites	6
272833725	what are the tenants of ISlam	monotheistic, pray 5 times a day facing Mecca, hajj, Allah is God, zakat, fast during Ramadan	7
272833726	What do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common?	recognize existence of Adam and Moses	8
272833727	After Islam went into Africa, where was there still a Christian presence?	Ethiopia and Egypt	9
272833728	Life expectancies in early ag. societies was 25 years old, at birth. If a person lived to 20 years old, they would usually live to 50. How do you account for this?	high infant mortality rate	10
272833729	Legacy of the Phoenicians	Phoenician alphabet, adopted by Greeks	11
272833730	Why did the eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) survive, when the western Roman Empire collapsed?	loyal army, skilled bureaucracy, reserves of wealth	12
272833731	What does the Code of Hammurabi say about that society?	not equal across society, advanced	13
272833732	What was the order that Buddhism spread around the world?	India to China to Korea to Japan	14
272833733	What was the reason for the fall of the Roman and Han empires?	invasions by borderland people	15
272833734	What was the political structure of the Maya?	numerous warring city states	16
272833735	What was the major effect of the Bantu migrations?	cultural commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa	17
272833736	Why did the Ming adopt neo-Confucianism	need for competent government administration	18
272833737	What were the achievements of the Byzantine Empire	conversion of Slavic people to Christianity	19
272833738	Islamic and Chinese empires in 700-1200 shared what characteristics?	extensive urbanization and maritime trade	20
272833739	What is the most important effect of the Islamic expansion on medieval Europe?	Crusades brought back knowledge	21
272833740	How did Byzantine emperors maintain political unity?	made marriage and diplomatic alliances	22
272833741	What caused the largest decline in population in history?	epidemics in Mesoamerica	23
272833742	What was the effect of the introduction of potatoes outside South America?	more crops, more food, population increase	24
272833743	Babur's goal in conquering India?	build on extensive empire	25
272833744	Characteristics of early civilizations?	urban centers, growing populations, writing systems	26
272833745	Why did the Maya build where they did?	avoidance of swampy, uneven land	27
272833746	What empires used the Silk Roads	Roman and Han	28
272833747	Confucius beliefs?	education is essential to becoming a refined gentleman	29
272833748	What caused the decline of the Roman and Abbasid?	nomadic invasion by Mongols	30
272833749	Similarities of Inca and Aztec?	both used innovative techniques to dramatically increase agriculture production	31
272833750	Similarity between western European and West African leaders 1000-1450?	growing awareness of Chinese technology	32
272833751	Characteristics of the Sub-Saharan commercial economy?	exported gold to Middle Eastern Europe	33
272833752	Commonality between the Mughal and Ottoman empires?	religious and cultural diversity	34
272833753	What accounts for the growth of Islam in West Africa before 1450?	Muslim traders	35
272833754	How did agriculture in the Americas develop?	began later than in Eastern Hemisphere	36
272833755	Characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution.	use of agricultural methods that encouraged migration	37
272833756	Women in the Agricultural Revolution?	experienced a decrease in status	38
272833757	What is the Neolithic Age?	New Stone Age; when agriculture started and people started using tools; end of nomadic societies	39
272861802	Urban dwellers characteristics?	saw need for government	40
272861804	Egypt and Sumerian similarities?	social stratification	41
272861807	Indus River Valley characteristics	relied on communal planning	42
272861809	Least developed early civilization with respect to technology?	Mesoamerica	43
272861811	Classical India characteristics	Vedic traditional literature	44
272861813	Shang China characteristics	contributed to development of central government in China	45
272861815	Characteristics of early societies in South America?	challenged by geographic limitations	46
272861817	Results of cultural diffusion among early civilizations?	legend of Quetzalcoatl	47
272861819	What Chinese traditions and achievements began under the Han?	development of Confucian philosophy	48
272861821	Maya civilization characteristics?	(all of the above) byproduct of cultural diffusion, stratified society, city-states	49
272861823	Rome from the republic to Pax Romana?	continued to expand	50
272861825	Hellenistic empire under Alexander characteristics/achievements?	blended Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures	51
272861827	Gupta dynasty accomplishments?	Arabic numerals	52
272861829	Persian characteristics?	continued traditions of Ancient Mesopotamia	53
272861831	Hinduism and Buddhism similarities?	none	54
272861833	Christianity characteristics?	teach forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus	55
272861835	Similarities of Confucianism and Early Buddhism?	didn't believe founders were Gods	56
272861837	Similarities of Daoism and Confucianism?	based teachings on Chinese traditions	57
272861839	Dominant ethnic group in medieval Eastern Europe?	Slavs	58
272861841	Reasons for Sunni-Shia split?	argument over succession	59
274785014	Socrates	469 BCE - 399 BCE	60
274785015	Confucius	551 BCE - 479 BCE	61
274785016	Muhammad	26 April 570 - 8 June 632	62
274785017	Buddha	563 BCE - 483 BCE	63