AP World History Strayer Chapter 12 Flashcards

8209586920	Paleolithic Persistence	Continuation of the previous paleolithic way of life (hunting and gathering). this allowed ppl to live survive off any land unsuitable for agriculture.	0
8209586921	Igbo	A group based in West Africa, fully agricultural, patrilineal descent	1
8209586922	Iroquois	Native American people of North America, created a confederacy of tribes called the Great Law of Peace, fully agricultural, and matrilineal	2
8209586923	Timur	A Turkic warrior, led the attempt to restore the Mongol Empire	3
8209586924	Fulbe	Pastoral people of West Africa, adopted Islam, became part of Islamic Empire, was major part of Islamic Movement	4
8209586925	Ming Dynasty China	Was greatly disrupted by the Mongol Empire and bubonic plague, helped China recover, wanted to eliminate traces of foreign rule, promoted Confucianism and patriarchy	5
8209586926	Zheng He	Cheng Ho, born at the end of Mongol rule, was a Hui court eunuch, effective military leader, changed religion. Helped sea routes become more peaceful. During Ming Dynasty era.	6
8209586927	European Renaissance	Devastated by bubonic plague, revival of Greco-Roman traditions, merchants were wealthiest class, elite wealthy males, less focused on religion	7
8209586928	Ottoman Empire	Started by a sultan named Osman, originated in present day Turkey. Primary purpose was to gain land and spread Islam.	8
8209586929	seizure of Constantinople in 1453	This marked the final demise of Christian Byzantium and allowed Ottoman rulers to see themselves as successors to the Roman Empire	9
8209586930	Safavid Empire	The Shi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in Persia between the 16th and 18th centuries	10
8209586931	Songhay Empire	1460-1591, by the Niger River. Became a major center of Islamic learning and commerce	11
8209586932	Timbuktu	Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning	12
8209586933	Mughal Empire	Creation of an Islamic Turkic group, undertook a remarkable effort to blend many Hindu groups and a variety of Muslims into an effective partnership	13
8209586934	Malacca	This city became a springboard for the spread of Islam through the region. The Islam of this city demonstrated blending with local and Hindu/Buddhist traditions, while the city itself, like many port towns, had a reputation for "rough behavior."	14
8209586935	Aztec Empire	This was a loosely structured, unstable conquest state. They practiced human sacrifice and demanded tribute from conquered cities and subjects	15
8209586936	Inca Empire	They had a bureaucratic empire topped with an absolute ruler regarded as divine. Instead of regular tribute, they demanded it in the form of mita, or labor.	16