AP Words Flashcards

8724813244	Mongolian Empire	Largest empire in world history	0
8724814531	Khans	Leaders of the Mongol Empire	1
8724858143	Aztecs	Advanced Civilization in modern day Mexico that fell to the Conquistadors	2
8724863094	Conquistadors	Spanish and Portuguese soldiers who invaded the new world (The Americas)	3
8724904985	Small Pox	The disease brought from Europe that devestated indigenous communities in the Americas	4
8724913277	Deforestation	One cause of the fall of the Maya Civilization	5
8724919624	Astronomy	Highly advanced knowledge of the Mayan Empire	6
8724952298	Shamanism	Belief in good and evil spirits that can be heard by priests. Polytheistic beliefs of the Mongols.	7
8724962349	Religious Tolerance	Practiced by Mongols when they conquered new regions.	8
8725003255	The Yuan Dynasty	The only dynasty in China where foreigners ruled. China was taken over by the Mongols for one dynasty.	9
8725016686	Nomadic	Moving from place to place	10
8747841765	Disease Immunity	Indigenous Americans lacked this which made them suseptible to European illnesses	11
9013305460	Columbian Exchange	A period of cultural, economic, and biological exchanges between the "New World" and "Old World"	12
9013318395	Encomienda System	The legal system which required Indigenous Americans to work for the Spanish.	13
9013337032	Mita System	Mandatory public service in the society of the Inca Empire, where citizens helped to build roads and important infrastructure.	14
9013365074	Pre-Columbian	The Americas before the arrival of Europeans (Columbus).	15
9013370999	Forced Conversion	When Europeans forced Indigenous people and enslaved Africans to convert to Christianity.	16
9013380251	European Pack Animals	Used to carry supplies over long distances (Camels, Horses, Mules)	17
9013404312	African Diaspora	The spreading of African people and culture around the world. This included the forced removal of people from West Africa due to the African Slave Trade.	18
9013439377	Pax Mongolica	The period of approximately 150 years of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire due to safe trade routes.	19
9013452871	Inca Road System	20,000 mile road created by the Inca Empire, which allowed for trade down the entire continent.	20
9013485600	Casta System	17th and 18th century Spanish and Portugal system of class based on race which included over 16 different racial categories.	21
9013492457	Syncretism	A blend of two or more cultures or cultural traditions. Often a form of resistance to a dominant culture.	22
9013518010	Latin America	Spanish or Portuguese-speaking nations south of the U.S.	23
9013530279	New World Cash Crops	A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower. Examples: Tobacco, Sugarcane, and Coffee.	24
9013551738	Potosi	Largest New World silver mine; located in Bolivia. Made Spain wildly wealthy. Allowed Spain to trade with China. Brutally exploited millions of indigenous people to obtain silver.	25
9013596099	Floating Gardens	An agricultural invention of the Aztecs which enabled the society to support cities of millions of people.	26