AP World History Final- Lash Flashcards

2071371393	What was a feature of society during the Paleolithic era?	Egalitarian	0
2071374661	What is a common feature of most pastoral societies?	They are egalitarian	1
2071377942	What was the role of women in village societies?	Working the fields, textiles, taking care of children	2
2071381869	How did paleolithic humans shape their environment?	With fire, burning	3
2071385032	What made the agricultural revolution (Neolithic) in the Americas different from everywhere else?	In other places there was an introduction of organized farming and domestication of animals and plants, but there was no domestication in the Americas	4
2071390644	The base of civilization and economy	Agriculture	5
2071401165	What country has shown the most continuity throughout history?	China	6
2071412006	What was a unique feature of political life in classical Greece?	Free men were running governments	7
2071414853	What did Roman and Chinese governments have in common?	Both used supernatural sanctions (claimed favor of God) to support their rule	8
2071418496	How were the Mauryan and Persian empires similar?	Both used expansive spy networks to keep an eye on their people and their empires	9
2071430924	What is a common feature of classical empires?	Had centralized authority, could coerce and take from their subjects	10
2071435710	Which religions have been most heavily influenced by Zoroastrianism?	Islam, Judaism, Christianity	11
2071439554	How are Buddhism and Hinduism similar?	Both believe in reincarnation, ended by enlightenment	12
2071443390	Characteristics of greek philosophy:	Questioning of tradition, perceived wisdom, tied to reason and understanding, not based on or tied to religion	13
2071448861	What happened to Christianity in the 400 years since Jesus's death?	Christianity increased in popularity and was taken up by Roman empire. Patriarchal societies got more power over the church so women lost power	14
2071455998	How did India's social structure compare to China's?	India's social structure was more rigid than China's. They were similar in that they had sharp distinctions between different social classes and an unequal distribution of wealth	15
2071460754	What was the difference between jatis and normal castes in India?	Jatis could move up and down depending on their own personal wealth	16
2071466038	In what society did women have the fewest restrictions?	Sparta	17
2071469401	How did the Chinese view peasants and merchants?	They respected peasants because they were the backbone of society and provided agriculture, hated merchants because they brought in foreign things and ideas	18
2071474863	How did environmental features of Africa affect the continent?	Since the whole continent is very hot, the heat limits the effectiveness of fertilizers, makes Africa a bad place for agriculture	19
2071484703	How were cities in the Niger Valley different than other cities?	They all lacked a strong central state	20
2071489560	What did both the Maya and Axum have?	Both had writing systems	21
2071494338	In contrast to Maya art, the artwork of Teotihuacan:	Did not feature their rulers as much	22
2071500033	Because of the spread of disease along the Silk Road	Europeans eventually developed immunities	23
2071502509	Swahili civilization were most heavily influenced by:	Bantu	24
2071505008	What did states that emerged in west Africa between 500 and 1600 have in common?	These states had a reputation for being rich and prosperous	25
2071509155	What is an example of "indianization" of southeast Asia?	The spread of Hinduism. ex: Hindu temple at Angkor Wat	26
2071524991	Korea and Japan relationship with China:	Both sent people to immerse in Chinese culture	27
2071624869	What were considered aspects of masculinity in Song dynasty China?	Calligraphy, poetry, scholarship, and painting	28
2071640400	What was an example of something invented in China and improved on in Europe?	Gunpowder	29
2071645396	Why were the Tang and Song dynasties regarded as the golden age?	Excellence in art and literature	30
2071650847	What did the Xiongnu, Uighurs, Khitan and Jurchen all have in common?	They were all pastoral people that got things from China in return for not attacking them	31
2071655637	What is an ulma?	An Islamic community of believers	32
2071658955	Why did the Shia and Sunni Muslims separate?	They disagreed over who should have power in the Islamic world	33
2071668831	Why were the Europeans able to beat the Byzantine and Persian empires?	Persia and Byzantium were both weakened from centuries of fighting one another	34
2071671646	What religion blends Hinduism and Islam?	Sikhism	35
2071675367	Why did Islam attract new followers in India?	Islam was more accepting	36
2071680217	What signified the end of the Byzantine empire?	The fall of Constantinople	37
2071686315	What is a characteristic of pastoral societies?	They are nomadic	38
2071701366	How was Mongol rule in Russia different compared to in other areas?	It was much less strict	39
2071713314	What facilitated the expansion of Mongol empires?	Intimidation and conquest, they attacked when areas were internally divided	40
2071717740	What was a consequence of the expanding Islamic world?	The spread of Islam to north Africa, and the exchange of agricultural innovations	41
2071726459	How far did the Arabic empire extend?	Middle East to northern Africa, India, and Spain	42
2071738738	What was a consequence of the Crusades in Europe?	The unification of Europe. Sicily, Spain and Baltics entered into the Western European cultural sphere (Western Christendom)	43
2071745718	What characteristics of the Byzantine empire did the Russian empire adopt?	They became Eastern Orthodox which solidified Russian kings' rule, because the king or emperor appointed church leaders (king was above the church)	44
2071754861	Feudalism	Lords give vassals land, in return vassals give lords loyalty and military service	45
2071761956	What was an effect of globalization?	Expanded trade networks	46
2071766969	Genghis Khan	Started off poor, incorporated conquered people into his army, making him popular	47
2071769973	In what ways were the Europeans in the 16th century similar to the 13th century Mongols?	Both were on the periphery of becoming major established civilizations	48
2071778382	What was the agricultural practice of Australian communities in 15th century known as?	Fire-stick farming	49
2071783123	Where did Ming dynasty China look to for inspiration for their empire?	Past societies such as the Tang and Song dynasties	50
2071787813	How were the Mughal and Songhay empires similar?	Both were trade based, rulers were Muslim while most of the people were not	51
2071795982	Why did Aztecs wage war against other societies?	For religious reasons. They needed people for human sarifices	52
2071801438	Where did hunting and gathering persist in the 15th century?	Australia	53
2071806963	What was the world's most centralized, unified, and prosperous civilization in the 15th century?	China	54
2071811044	Why were Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain first to expand to the new world?	They were closest to the new world	55
2071825869	Why did some Native Americans help the Spanish?	The Spanish helped the Native Americans defeat their enemies	56
2071832274	What was slavery like in Latin America?	Race-based and large-scale	57
2071836988	Why were literacy rates higher in British as opposed to Spanish colonies?	Because Protestantism encouraged reading the Bible and interpreting it for oneself while Catholicism did not	58
2071848608	Who was Akbar?	A Mughal leader. He was from Persia, implemented policies that promoted Turkic-Persian-Indian culture	59
2071854725	What was the reason for the "great dying"?	The spread of european diseases that Native Americans weren't immune to because they'd never come into contact with them	60
2071857516	What did mercantilist want?	To get precious metals like gold and silver	61
2071860505	What did the Tokugawa shoguns do to Europeans?	Kicked all of them out except for the Dutch	62
2071870918	What was the first direct and sustained link between the Americas and the rest of the world?	Silver	63
2071875400	Where were europeans during slave sieges?	They waited while locals captured the slaves and brought them to the ships	64
2071881983	When did slavery peak?	1700s	65
2071883798	What unified Japan?	Silver	66
2071886697	What was the role of Europeans in the early modern economy?	Middlemen	67