AP World History: Packet C, Module 8 Flashcards
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| 5285002575 | What does sahel literally mean? | Coastland or the coast | 0 | |
| 5285010478 | Sahel is the southern borders of? | the Sahara | 1 | |
| 5285015595 | Where is sub-saharan Africa located? | South of the Sahara | 2 | |
| 5285019698 | What is a steppe? | An ecological grass and shrub-covered plains that is treeless and too arid for agriculture | 3 | |
| 5285028915 | Define savanna. | Tropical or subtropical grassland, either treeless or with occasional clumps of trees | 4 | |
| 5285033296 | Savanna is most extensive where? | In sub-Saharan Africa but also present in South America | 5 | |
| 5285058985 | What does "bantu" mean? | People | 6 | |
| 5285067869 | Bantu is a collective name of a large group of what languages and of the people speaking these languages. | Sub-Saharan | 7 | |
| 5285075851 | What did the Bantu Migrations spread? | Language, knowledge of agriculture, and eventually, iron technology | 8 | |
| 5285084674 | Which migration? Pastoral nomads from central Asian Steppes who lived in dry areas where sedentary agriculture wasn't possible. | Hun | 9 | |
| 5285084675 | Which migration? Incursions into China, India, and Mediterranean were a huge factor in the eventual fall of those classical empires | Hun | 10 | |
| 5285088118 | Which migration? Indo-European speakers outside northern borders of Roman Empire. | Germanic | 11 | |
| 5285091849 | Which migration? Moved south, spreading Germanic language and pressuring Roman Empire. | Germanic | 12 | |
| 5285094830 | Which migration? Austronesian speakers with superior maritime technology that lead them to establish settlements throughout islands of the Pacific Ocean. | Polynesian | 13 | |
| 5285103483 | Which migration? Spread language and agricultural knowledge as well as crops. | Polynesian | 14 | |
| 5285103484 | Which migration? Descendants built strong hierarchical chiefdoms, mainly on large islands with relatively dense populations (Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga). | Polynesian | 15 | |
| 5285110591 | Define monsoon. | Seasonal wind | 16 | |
| 5285124961 | Define qanat. | A gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below | 17 | |
| 5285127612 | What is noria? | A device for raising water from a stream or river, consisting of a chain of pots or buckets revolving around a wheel driven by the water current | 18 | |
| 5285130816 | Water wheel is powered by? Give example. | Animals; oxen | 19 | |
| 5285135456 | Where was noria invented? | India | 20 | |
| 5285138615 | Sakia is also called? | The Persian Wheel | 21 | |
| 5285145159 | Define shaduf / shadoof. | A hand-operated device for lifting water | 22 | |
| 5285154912 | What was shaduf / shadoof used for? | To irrigate land | 23 | |
| 5285163532 | Name the effects of disease on the Roman Empire. | Population decreased, trade decreased and became regional, and specifically, smallpox brought back from battles in the Middle East (Antonine Plague) | 24 | |
| 5285170953 | Name the effects of disease on the Han Dynasty. | Population decreased, trade decreased, and became regional | 25 | |
| 5285390346 | What are yurts/gers? | A circular tent or felt or skins on a collapsible framework | 26 | |
| 5285396406 | Yurts/gers are used by who and where? | Nomads; Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey | 27 | |
| 5285408313 | What is a stirrup? | A device for securing a horseman's feet | 28 | |
| 5285413576 | Stirrups enable what? | To wield weapons more effectively | 29 | |
| 5285417365 | First evidence of the use of stirrups was among the? | Kushan people of northern Afghanistan | 30 | |
| 5285428293 | What is hellenization? | The deliberate spread of Greek culture | 31 | |
| 5285454555 | Hellenization is an example of? | Cultural diffusion | 32 | |
| 5285457544 | Who are berbers? | Nomads who traversed the desert | 33 | |
| 5285502465 | Indian Ocean cultural diffusion created? | A trading class with mixture of cultures, ties to homeland broken | 34 | |
| 5285505898 | Saharan Trade Cultural Diffusion = Technology of the camel saddle. Why was it important? | It allowed domestication and use of camel for trade | 35 | |
| 5285513502 | Sogdiana is located where? | Central part of Asia | 36 | |
| 5285519405 | Who are Parthians? | People originally from the east of the Caspian Sea | 37 | |
| 5289185650 | The Silk Road extended from? | Western China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean area | 38 | |
| 5289185651 | The Indian Ocean Maritime System is a network of? | Seaports, trade routes, and maritime culture | 39 | |
| 5289185652 | What is the Trans-Saharan Caravan Route? | Trading network linking North Africa with sub-Saharan Africa across the Sahara | 40 | |
| 5291966130 | Sub-Saharan Trade was probably inspired by _______________ migration. | Bantu | 41 | |
| 5291991587 | What were the major goods that were exchanged in the Sub-Saharan Trade? | Gold, salt, and slaves | 42 | |
| 5292141377 | Name the Chinese goods - Silk Road. | High quality silk fabrics, fine porcelain, paper products, ginger, and cinnamon | 43 | |
| 5292148766 | Name the SE Asian goods - Silk Road. | Cloves, mace, nutmeat, cardamom, and cinnamon | 44 | |
| 5292156475 | Name the SW Asian Goods - Silk Road. | Sesame from oil | 45 | |
| 5292161204 | Name the 3 legs of the Indian Ocean Trade. | Connected Eastern Africa and Middle East with India, connected India to Southeast Asia, and linked Southeast Asia to Chinese port of Canton | 46 | |
| 5292169607 | Mediterranean Trade was conducted through? | Sailing the Mediterranean Sea | 47 | |
| 5292174861 | What is trireme? | An ancient Greek or Roman war galley with three banks of oars or ancient Greek vessel utilized for sea trade | 48 |