AP World History | Global Interactions Flashcards

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9898944305	Nomads, Polynesians, Celts, Bantus	Simple Early Migrations	0
9898946228	Bantus	traveled throughout Africa and spread their language, language became modern-day Swahili	1
9898951327	Aryans	migrated from Central Asia to India - leads to Hinduism and Caste System based upon skin color	2
9898954388	Huns	move from Central Asia because of environmental conditions - displace Germanic peoples	3
9898956449	Germanic tribes	move west into Roman Empire - causes instability in empire	4
9898960047	Persian Empire	conquered Mesopotamia and Mediterranean areas; tries to conquer Greece - leads to Persian Wars	5
9898962124	Alexander the Great	conquered Mediterranean and Middle Eastern World; spread Greek culture	6
9898964298	Han Empire	expands in China	7
9898965225	Crusades	European Christians and Muslims over Holy Land	8
9898966705	World War I	included Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa; led to fall of the Ottoman Empire and Austrian Empire; increased power for the United States; Middle East placed under Mandate System and "controlled" after war	9
9898968239	World War II	War that involved Europe, Asia, and Africa	10
9898971900	Hundred Years' War	French and English	11
9898971901	Roman Empire	conquers most of Mediterranean World and Western Europe; spread of Latin; spread of Roman legal system; spread of Christianity	12
9898977246	Ottomans	conquer modern day Middle East; unites Turks; controls trade routes; efforts to take Eastern Europe stopped by Charles V during the Siege of Vienna - end of Islamic hopes of conquering Europe	13
9898977247	Seven Years' War	war between England and France on three continents; leads to French giving up many claims in North America and Great Britain gaining India	14
9898980737	Opium Wars	could Great Britain sell opium in China; leads to increased control of China by Great Britain	15
9898982738	Silk Road	connected China with Central Asia and into Middle East and Mediterranean World; spread of religions and technology	16
9898982739	Indian Ocean Trade	connected the same areas in addition to Africa along water routes	17
9898984378	Saharan Trade	camels from Arab world allowed for trade across desert conditions	18
9898987028	Eastern Europe	creates trade routes along rivers; Russia develops from traders from Scandinavia moving along water routes	19
9898989961	Greece	set up colonies to deal with population growth and sets up the early spread of Greek culture	20
9898991457	Colonization	led to control of Latin America by Spanish and Portuguese; North America by Spanish, French, and British	21
9898993035	Dutch	set up colonies in Southeast Asia and South Africa	22
9898994038	Sub-Saharan Africa	trade across Africa to Eastern ports and on to Indian Ocean trade; slaves were often included in "cargo"	23