AP World History - Unit 3 - Key Locations Flashcards

8267859485	Umayyad Caliphate	Islamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Damascus First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs	0
8267885292	Abbasid Caliphate	Islamic Caliphate - Middle East, SW Asia, capital was Baghdad descendants of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas; overthrew Umayyad Caliphate	1
8267912210	Tang Dynasty	East Asia, Golden Age of Chinese Civilization Ruling dynasty of China from 618 to 907; noted for its openness to foreign cultural influences.	2
8267939444	Song Dynasty	East Asia - Great period of technological advancements the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy	3
8267974026	Srivijaya Kingdom	Southeast Asia - modern day Indonesia	4
8268258278	Chinggis Kahn	(Temujin) United the Mongols, grew into largest land based empire in history, began in Central Asia	5
8268317011	Muhammad	One true prophet of the Islam Founder of Islam, considered the greatest prophet in Islam, originated in Arabia, Middle East, SW Asia born in Mecca, holiest city of Islam	6
8268625655	Spain falls to Islam	Umayyad Caliphate expands to the Iberian peninsula (parts of Spain)	7
8268642962	The Crusades	Christian holy wars called by the Papacy seeking to retake the Holy Land from Islam	8
8268672026	Ottoman victory over Constantinople	Ottoman Turks (Muslims) defeat and end the Byzantine Empire (Christians)	9
8268683297	Icon Controversy	Conflict over whether or not to worships icons (RCC say ok, OCC say no)	10
8268733132	Conversion of Kievan Rus	Prince Vladimir chooses Eastern Orthodox Church as the faith to unite Kiev	11
8268700730	Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor	Western Europe 800 CE	12
8268747667	Great Schism	the official split between the Roman Catholic and Byzantine churches that occurred in 1054	13
8268771885	Spanish Reconquest	Christians drive the final Moors (Spanish Muslims) out of Spain (last Moorish stronghold was Granada)	14
8268789371	Trans-Saharan Trade	Trading network linking North Africa (Med Sea) with sub-saharan across the Saharan. GOLD for SALT in WEST African Kingdoms along the NIGER River. Ghana, Mali and Songhai.	15
8268809011	Indian Ocean Basin	connected East Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia with China and Japan	16
8268822378	Black Death	A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1352	17
8268837745	Incan Road	The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America.	18
8268890218	Silk Road	an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles)	19
8268914602	West African Empires	Kingdom of Ghana, Kingdom of Mali	20
8268960331	Korea	Participated in Chinese Tribute System	21
8268971916	Vietnam	Participated in Chinese Tribute System	22
8268981500	Japan	able to stay completely independent of China	23
8268995613	Anatolia	Modern day Turkey a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey	24
8269010844	Medina	the second holiest city of Islam; where Muhammad lived after fleeing Mecca	25
8269042062	Northern India	20-25% of people convert to Islam	26
8269058780	Khanate of the Golden Horde	the Mongol empire, that, after the fall of Kiev, ruled all of southern Russia for 200 years	27
11362607619	Meroe	Capital of a flourishing kingdom in southern Nubia from the fourth century B.C.E. to the fourth century C.E.. In this period Nubian culture shows more independence from Egypt and the influence of Sub-Saharan Africa.	28
11362610268	Axum	The Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa.	29
11362618228	Jenne-jeno	One of the first urbanized centers in western Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50,000 people at its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade with nearby regions.	30
11362622045	Maya	They settled in the Yucatan Peninsula, not far from the Olmecs. A very cultural and intellectual people who used astronomy to create and very accurate calendar.	31
11362626414	Teotihuacan	first major metropolis in Mesoamerica, collapsed around 800 CE. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun".	32
11362645492	Chavin	The first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region.	33
11362653945	Bantu	The people who spread throughout Africa spreading agriculture, language, and iron.	34
11362662614	Ancestral Pueblo	Southwest Native American culture known especially for its architecture, which consisted of apartments and kivas.	35
11362668149	Mound-Builders	native american civilizations of the eastern region of north america that created distinctive earthen works that served as elaborate burial places	36
11362680753	Melanesia	The most populous of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and others.	37
11362686051	Polynesia	Islands contained in a rough triangle whose points lie in Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island	38
11362690206	Micronesia	Small islands in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea.	39