ap world history - test vocab Flashcards

11679402863	Bantu Migrations	farmers and herders who migrated south and spread language and skills-1000BC - 1000AD	0
11679403377	Hinayana Buddhism	Form of Buddhism that accepted the divinity of Buddha himself but not of demigods, or bodhisattvas.	1
11679403378	Hinduism	A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms	2
11679405175	Laws of Manu	rules and regulations of hindu social order authorized by the first human being	3
11679406470	Mahayana Buddhism	Also known as popular Buddhism, is allows people more ways to reach enlightenment and boddhisatvas can help you reach enlightenment.	4
11679408139	Teotihuacan	first major metropolis in Mesoamerica, collapsed around 800 CE. It is most remembered for the gigantic "pyramid of the sun".	5
11679408140	Caliphate	Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad.	6
11679409075	Christendom	Christian-dominated Western Europe of the Middle Ages	7
11679411811	Civil Service Exam	In Imperial China starting in the Han dynasty, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the nationwide administrative bureaucracy.	8
11679412590	Eunuchs	castrated males, originally in charge of protection of the ruler's concubines. Eventually had major roles in government, especially in China.	9
11679413108	Greek Orthodox	Eastern branch of Christianity centered in Constantinople	10
11679413438	Islam	A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.	11
11679414087	Jihad	A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal	12
11679415442	Meritocracy	a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement	13
11679416946	Monasticism	The practice of living the life of a monk	14
11679419600	Muhammad	Founder of Islam	15
11679420352	Quran	The holy book of Islam	16
11679421953	Roman Catholicism	A branch of Christianity that developed in the western Roman Empire and that recognized the Pope as its supreme head	17
11679422445	Sharia	Islamic law; a combination of the Quran and the Hadith.	18
11679422446	Shiites	Muslims that believe that only direct descendants of Muhammad should become caliph	19
11679423312	Shinto	"Way of the Kami"; Japanese worship of nature spirits	20
11679424122	Sunnis	Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries.	21
11679424123	Tang Dynasty	(618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system.	22
11679424809	Ulama	Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238)	23
11679425308	Vikings	Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia	24
11679428089	Angkor Wat	A temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu.	25
11679428090	Cahokia	an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center for 40,000 at its peak in A.D. 1200.	26
11679428397	Crusades	A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule.	27
11679428398	Compass	an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it.	28
11679429109	Delhi Sultanate	(1206-1526 CE) The successors of Mahmud of Ghazni mounted more campaigns, but directed their goals to creating this empire.	29
11679429718	Dhimma system	Ottoman law that permitted followers of religions other than Islam, such as Armenian Christians, Greek Orthodox Christians, and Jews, to choose their own religious leaders and to settle internal disputes within their religious communities as long as they accepted Islam's political dominion.	30
11679431133	Dhows	Large ships favored by Indian, Persian, and Arab sailors that could carry up to four hundred tons of cargo.	31
11679431700	Feudalism	A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land	32
11679432253	Kublai Khan	(1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China.	33
11679432254	Mongols	A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia.	34
11679433097	Rajas	leaders of ancient cities in India	35
11679433098	Sufism	Islamic mysticism; teaches that people can find Allah's love by having a personal relationship with Him	36
11679433942	Black Death	A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351	37
11679433943	Dynasty	a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time	38
11679434630	English Peasant's Revolt	Revolt by English peasants in 1381 in response to changing economic conditions	39
11679434631	Humanism	A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements	40
11679437305	Inquisition	A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy - especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s.	41
11679437306	Khan	Title given to Mongol leaders, meaning "supreme ruler"	42
11679437987	Monarchy	A government ruled by a king or queen	43
11679437988	Moors	Spanish Muslims	44
11679438273	Ottoman Empire	Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire was based at Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453-1922. It encompassed lands in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus, and eastern Europe.	45
11679439225	Red Turban Movement	Diverse religious movement in China during the fourteenth century that spread the belief that the world was drawing to an end as Mongol rule was collapsing.	46
11679439226	Shah	King of Iran	47
11679440559	Sikhism	the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam	48
11679441327	Tokapi Palace	a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.	49
11679441764	Zheng He	(1371-1433?) Chinese naval explorer who sailed along most of the coast of Asia, Japan, and half way down the east coast of Africa before his death.	50
11679442744	622	Founding of Islam	51
11679446785	730	Printing invented in China	52
11679448277	732	Battle of Tours	53
11679448875	900	Decline of classical Maya	54
11679449547	1054	Great Schism in Christian Church	55
11679451598	1066	Norman conquest of England	56
11679451599	1071	Battle of Manzikert	57
11679454329	1095	First Crusade	58
11679455788	1206	Genghis Khan begins Mongol conquests	59
11679456578	1258	Mongols sack Baghdad, end of Abbasid caliphate	60
11679457800	1271-1295	Marco Polo's travels	61
11679458637	1279-1368	Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China	62
11679459534	1324	Mansa Musa's pilgrimage/hajj	63
11679460049	1325-1349	Travels of Ibn Battuta	64
11679461234	1347-1348	Bubonic plague in Europe	65
11679462582	1368-1644	Ming Dynasty	66
11679463409	1405-1433	Zheng He's 7 voyages	67
11679464025	1438	Rise of Inca Empire	68