AP World history unit 5 Flashcards

9146866565	Divine Right of Kings	Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent	0
9146866566	Enlightenment	a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly	1
9146866567	Popular Sovereignty	A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.	2
9146866568	Natural Rights	Life, Liberty, and Property	3
9146866569	private property	property owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole	4
9146866570	Constitutional Monarchy	A King or Queen is the official head of state but power is limited by a constitution.	5
9146866571	representative	a person who is elected by citizens to speak or act for them	6
9146866572	Govenment	Is a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people	7
9146866573	The Atlantic re		8
9146866574	French Revolution	a rebellion of French people against their king in 1789	9
9146866575	American Revolution	the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain	10
9146866576	Haitian Revolution	The only successful slave revolt in history Led by Toussaint L'Ouverture	11
9146866577	Simon Bolivar	1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.	12
9146866578	Mercantilism	belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.	13
9146866579	Capitalism	An economic system based on private ownership of capital	14
9146866580	laissez-faire economics	economic system where government should not interfere in the marketplace	15
9146866581	Socialism	a political theory advocating state ownership of industry	16
9146866582	Marxism	a body of thought deriving its main elements from the ideas of Karl Marx	17
9146866583	domestic system/cottage industry	a craft occupation done in the home	18
9146866584	industry	all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service	19
9146866585	steam engine	an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power.	20
9146866586	Labor Reforms	prohibits most child labor; helps guarantee fair wages; encourages unions; limits work hours	21
9146866587	Imperialism	A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.	22
9146866588	Colonization	One country taking over another area to be used for their benefit	23
9146866589	New Imperialism	The late-nineteenth-century drive by European countries to create vast political empires abroad.	24
9146866590	Social Darwinism	The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.	25
9146866591	Berlin Conference	Meeting at which Europeans agreed on rules for colonizing Africa	26
9146866592	Scramble for Africa	The European's flurry of colonializations in Africa.	27
9146866593	Opium Wars in China	1839-1842	28
9146866594	Matthew Perry	commodore of the US Navy who opened up Japan with the Treaty of Kanagawa	29
9146866595	unequal treaties	trade treaties that China signed under pressure of invasion; gave Western powers trade benefits	30
9146866596	Nationalism	A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country	31
9146866597	Unification of Germany	Bismarck used his policy of "blood and iron" to unite the German states under Prussian rule	32
9146866598	Otto von Bismarck	German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)	33
9146866599	Unification of Italy	1859-1870	34
9146866600	Tokugawa Shogunate	Japanese ruling dynasty that strove to isolate it from foreign influences	35
9146866601	Meiji Restoration	the modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's	36
9146866602	Sino-Japanese War	a war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory	37
9146866603	Russo-Japanese War	(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.	38
9146866604	Quing Dynasty	China's last dynasty, which ruled from 1644-1912	39
9146866605	Self-strengthening	China adopting Western technology but keeping Confucian values and institutions	40
9146866606	Movement	an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.	41
9146866607	Taiping Rebellion	a mid-19th century rebellion against the Qing Dynasty in China, led by Hong Xiuquan	42
9146866608	Causes of Industrial Revolution	Natural resources, large labor force, new inventions, free enterprise and railroads	43
9146866609	Causes of Imperialism	military strength, new markets and cultural superiority	44
9146866610	Responses to Imperialism		45
9174931699	Effects of Urbanization		46
9364201099	Absolute Monarchy	A government in which the king or queen has absolute power.	47
9458212680	Fascism	A totalitarian form of government where one person rules.	48
9684383310	nomadic (adj)		49
9684383312	Neolithic Revolution	A turning point in the stone age when humans began farming.	50
9684383313	hunter-gatherer	People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive	51
9684383314	Pastoralism	The domestication of animals	52
9684383315	Job Specialization	a job composed of a small part of a larger task or process	53
9684383316	social hierarchy	the division of society by rank or class	54
9684383311	Cuneiform		55
9696753957	Code of Hammurabi	282 laws by King Hammurabi carved into stone about family matters, taxes, debts, and more	56