AP World History Semester 1 study set Flashcards

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276533311	Which of the following explorers did NOT cross the Atlantic? A. Coelho and Vespucci B. Columbus C. Magellan D. Dias	D. Dias	0
276533312	Which of the following was NOT the emphasis of most early universities? A. Military history B. Medicine C. Legal studies D. Theology	A. Military history	1
276533313	Which of the following is a CHinese invention utilized by Europeans to conquer countries and dominate trade routes? A. Gunpowder B. Cannons C. Catapults D. Caravels	A. Gunpowder	2
276533314	Ferdinand Magellan	(1480-1521) Portuguese-born navigator. Hired by Spain to sail to the Indies in 1519. (The same year Charles V became emperor.) Magellan was killed in the Philippines (1521). One of his ships returned to Spain (1522), thereby completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.	3
276533315	Medici family	Wealthy Florentine family which dominated city during most of 15th century. Extensive interest in industry, trade, and banking. Active in politics starting with Giovanni, Cosimo, Piero and finally, Lorenzo the Magnificent. Lorenzo was great patron of arts and learning. Artists such as Leonardo, Michelangelo & Raphael all flourished under his patronage.	4
276533316	Michelangelo Buonarroti	(1475-1564) Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet mainly known for his work on the Sistine Chapel and his sculptures David and the Pieta; career began at the age of 12, was forced to paint by his father; completed many pieces for the Medici Family and Pope Julius II; apprentice to the painter Domenico Ghirlandaio and the sculpture school in the Medici gardens; worked with many other famous artists, who often influenced the style of his work, including Donatello and Leondardo da Vinci; especially known for the way he portrayed the human body in his pieces of art—focused on size, strength, and emotional intensity of a figure and nudeness; remembered for his religious figures and stories; served as the supervising architect of St. Peter's Basilica	5
276533317	Cape Horn	a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego).	6
276533318	Mona Lisa	A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is now of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.	7
276533319	The Prince	A book wrote by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1513 about the imperfect conduct of humans and says how a ruler is able to keep power and manage to keep it disregarding enemies. "it is better to be feared than loved".	8
276533320	Summa Theologica	Written by Thomas Aquinas, it is one of the most notable scholastic works of the medieval period. Aquinas' work founded Christian belief on Aristotelian principles.	9
276533321	"New World"	The name given to the americas during the time of european exploration and colonization.	10
276533322	David	A large marble statue made by Michelangelo of the biblical king of the same name. Michelangelo porrays him as a youth just about to do battle with the giant Goliath.	11
276533323	Humanism	The proper study of man is man, a doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason.	12
276533324	St. Thomas Aquinas	Well-known mendicant saint in the Middle Ages. was brilliant and was taught by St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus). His most famous work is the Summa Thologia.	13
276533325	Which of the following controlled the NE shores of the mediterranean in 1000 C.E.? A. Muslims B. Byzantine Empire C. Frankish and Germanic Christians D. the Mongols	B. Byzantine Empire	14
276533326	The contest for control of the Mediterranean was primarily the result of: A. religious differences B. competition for profit C. ethnis differences D. political differences	B. competition for profit	15
276533327	Which of th following occurred first? A. Bubonic plague in Europe B. Normans invaded England C. Great Chinese naval expeditions to Africa and India D. Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe	B. Normans invaded England	16
276533328	In the 1300s and 1400s, guilds: A. represented noth artisans and unskilled workers B. successfully agitated for a voice in city government C. were usually led by rural aristocrats D. made it difficult for prosperous cities to assert their independence	B. successfully agitated for a voice in city government	17
276533329	The economies of N Italy and Flanders were dominated by which if the following? A. silk production B. ship building C. textiles manufacturing D. timber industry	A. silk production	18
276533330	Which of the following was NOT one of the disasters that afflicted 14th and 15th century Europe? A. famine B. plague C. civil upheavals D. drought	D. drought	19
276533331	In the 14th and 15th centuries: A. Europe's population nearly doubled B. peasants who survived the plague often found their situation improved C. France and England remained at peace D. the Renaissance became most strongly entrenched among the lower classes	B. peasants who survived the plague often found their situation improved	20
276533332	Ming dynasty	the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644	21
276533333	Chinggis (Genghis) Khan	A Mongolian general and emperor of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries, known for his military leadership and great cruelty. He conquered vast portions of northern China and southwestern Asia.	22
276533334	Malay	A designation for peoples originating in south China and Southeast Asia who settled the Malaysian Peninsula, Indonesia, and the Philippines, then spread eastward across the islands of the Pacific Ocean and west to Madagascar.	23
276533335	Yurts	portable dwelling used by the nomadic people of Central Asia.	24
276533336	Quipu	An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information.	25
276533337	Arabian Nights	A collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century.	26
276533338	Khanates	four divisions of the Mongol world - Chaghadai, Persia, Kipchak (Golden Horde), and the Yuan dynasty in China.	27
276533339	Lanteen	A small triangular sail at the back of new Portuguese ships. They allowed the ships to sail in unfavorable winds.	28
276533340	Pochteca	Special merchant class in Aztec society; specialized in long-distance trade in luxury items of the time.	29
276533341	Black Death	The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of W Europe.	30
276533342	Inca	The group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s. It was the largest and most powerful Andean empire. They controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco.	31
276533343	The primary focus of Polynesian sailors was: A. to explore the Pacific Ocean B. to establish a trade system throughout the Pacific C. to locate new places to settle D. ti establish an empire in the Pacific	C. to locate new places to settle	32
276533344	The primary purpose of the Malay sailors was to: A. explore the Indian Ocean B. establish sea routes from E Africa to China C. locate new places in which to settle D. establish an empire in the Indian Ocean	B. establish sea routes from E Africa to China	33
276533345	During the height of the Roman Empire, traders were usually: A. Jews, Greek-speaking Egyptians, and Arabs B. ethnically Roman C. ethnically German D. Christians	A. Jews, Greek-speaking Egyptians, and Arabs	34
276539857	T or F: The Use of fire by hominids cn be traced to the pleistocene period.	True	35
276539858	T or F: The cave paintings at Altamir were created by Australopithecues.	False	36
276539859	Louis and Mary Leaky	Discovered the bones of the earliest known human at Olduvai Gorge, later titled homo habilis.	37
276539860	Land Bridges	exposed land masses that appeared when most of the world was covered in ice, used as passages to new lands and allowed migration to other areas of the world.	38