AP World History Periods Flashcards
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| 6620012789 | Neolithic /Agricultural Revolution | 1/2 | 0 | |
| 6620015863 | 8000 BCE -600 CE | 1/2 | 1 | |
| 6620018697 | Fall of Rome in the Mediterranean region | 1/2 | 2 | |
| 6620021532 | Fall of Han China | 1/2 | 3 | |
| 6620023019 | Fall of Gupta Empire of India | 1/2 | 4 | |
| 6620025781 | Early development in agriculture and technology | 1/2 | 5 | |
| 6620027749 | Mesopotamian Civilization | 1/2 | 6 | |
| 6620029015 | Indus Valley Civilization | 1/2 | 7 | |
| 6620029016 | Shang China | 1/2 | 8 | |
| 6620032151 | Zhou China | 1/2 | 9 | |
| 6620081530 | 600 -1450 | 3 | 10 | |
| 6620039947 | Older belief systems, such as Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, came to become more important than political organizations in defining many areas of the world. | 3 | 11 | |
| 6620058944 | Bedouins | 3 | 12 | |
| 6620058945 | Mongols | 3 | 13 | |
| 6620060403 | Islam began in the 7th century and spread rapidly throughout the Middle East, Northern Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. | 3 | 14 | |
| 6620067167 | Whereas Europe was not a major civilization area before 600 CE, by 1450 it was connected to major trade routes, and some of its kingdoms were beginning to assert world power. | 3 | 15 | |
| 6620074511 | Inca | 3 | 16 | |
| 6620074512 | Maya | 3 | 17 | |
| 6620076550 | Aztec | 3 | 18 | |
| 6620078803 | China grew to have hegemony over many other areas of Asia and became one of the largest and most prosperous empires of the time. | 3 | 19 | |
| 6620083498 | Long distance trade continued to develop along previous routes, but the amount and complexity of trade and contact increased significantly. | 3 | 20 | |
| 6620213260 | Indian Ocean Trade | 3 | 21 | |
| 6620084890 | 1450 -1750 | 4 | 22 | |
| 6620086845 | The two hemispheres were linked for the first time in world history and long-distance trade became truly worldwide. | 4 | 23 | |
| 6620092561 | Sea-based trade rose in proportion to land-based trade | 4 | 24 | |
| 6620096034 | Technological advancements and willingness of political leaders to invest in it meant that sea-based trade became much more important. As a result, old land-based empires lost relative power to the new sea-based powers. | 4 | 25 | |
| 6620097674 | European kingdoms emerged that gained world power -The relative power and prosperity of Europe increased dramatically during this time in comparison to empires in the longer-established civilization areas. However, Europe did not entirely eclipse powerful empires in Southwest Asia, Africa, and East Asia. | 4 | 26 | |
| 6620175806 | The relative power of nomadic groups declined -Nomads continued to play an important role in trade and cultural diffusion, and they continued to threaten the borders of the large land-based empires. However, their power dwindled as travel and trade by water became more important. | 4 | 27 | |
| 6620183021 | Labor systems were transformed -The acquisition of colonies in North and SouthAmerica led to major changes in labor systems. After many Amerindians died from disease transmitted by contact with Europeans, a vigorous slave trade from Africa began and continued throughout most of the era. Slave labor became very important all over the Americas. Other labor systems, such as the mita and encomienda in South America, were adapted from previous native traditions by the Spanish and Portuguese. | 4 | 28 | |
| 6620189038 | "Gunpowder Empires" emerged in the Middle East and Asia -Empires in older civilization areas gained new strength from new technologies in weaponry. Basing their new power on "gunpowder," they still suffered from the old issues that had plagued land-based empires for centuries: defense of borders, communication within the empire, and maintenance of an army adequate to defend the large territory. By the end of the era, many were less powerful than the new sea-based kingdoms of Europe. | 4 | 29 | |
| 6620191441 | 1750 -1900 | 5 | 30 | |
| 6620194808 | Profound social and political change spurred revolution and the development of industrialized economic might. | 5 | 31 | |
| 6620197045 | Industrial Revolution | 5 | 32 | |
| 6620199195 | Huge numbers of people migrated to the Americas from Europe and Asia, so that population in the western hemisphere grew dramatically, leading eventually to the end of the slave trade and forced migrations from Africa to the New World. | 5 | 33 | |
| 6620206456 | Industrialization had a huge impact on the environment, as demands for new fuels came about and cities dominated the landscape in industrialized countries.Less industrialized countries often supplied the demand for raw materials, altering natural landscapes further. | 5 | 34 |