AP World History Flashcards

2227165511	Mongols	Central Asian nomadic people that caused the fall of the classical civilizations .	0
2227167658	Huns	Group of nomadic people from the steppes of North Central Asia, north of China, who terrorized and destroyed much of Asia and Europe from the 3rd through 5th centuries.	1
2227179841	Visigoths	Nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples referred to collectively as the Goths.	2
2227179842	Franks	The first known group of Germans that lived in the lower and midle Rhine in the 3rd century.	3
2227185502	Saxons	Germanic people who lived along te Baltic coast. The Roman civilization declined in the north due to piracy in the North Sea.	4
2227190904	William the Conqueror	Frenchman that at first was the Duke of Normandy until taking over England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He led to England being the most powerful country in the world.	5
2227196865	Normans	Decendents of the Vikings who lived in Normandy, France. They were known for their religious orthodoxy.	6
2227200829	Hagia Sophia	A 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in present day Istanbul. It was built as a Christian church, but then was converted to a mosque in 1453. It was made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century.	7
2227207289	Gothic Architecture	Medieval architecture based off western art. It was focused on building churches and great cathedrals with tall arches and points.	8
2227210371	Czar	Direct translation to Ceasar in Russian which means ruler of all and the church. Ivan the Terrible was the first Czar of Russia.	9
2227212700	Penisulars	Full blood Spanish, directly from Spain who lived in the New World as the head of the class system.	10
2227214975	Creola	Social Class in the New World who was confirmed as Spanish. Usually the land owners in the New World.	11
2227219909	Mesitizo	Social Class in the New World in which was Spanish and Native American offspring.	12
2227223938	Mulatto	Social Class in the New World in which was a African and Native American offspring.	13
2229455130	Harem	Muslim household reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants.	14
2229457129	Eunuch	Man who has been castrated to usually guard harems or to be used if a king has died so no offspring could take over.	15
2229460857	Janissary	Member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries.	16
2229464851	Vizier	High official in Turkey under the Ottoman Rule.	17
2229466873	Tributary State	State that is subordinate to a more powerful neighbor.	18
2229468912	Pastoralism	Way of lifestyle in which you live off the land and your farm animals.	19