AP World History Flashcards
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| 9894951920 | Paleolithic age | Old stone age, began nearly 2.5 million years ago ~created art~developed an oral language | 0 | |
| 9895283335 | Neolithic age | Began around 10,000 new stone age | 1 | |
| 9895295592 | Stone age | prehistoric period during which stone was widely used | 2 | |
| 9895320054 | Neolithic Revolution | first agricultural revolution,change from nomadic hunting and gathering | 3 | |
| 9895330510 | Homosapien | the species to which all modern human beings belong. | 4 | |
| 9895341242 | Civilization | the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social development and organization. | 5 | |
| 9895346473 | Buddhism | a religion, originated in India by Buddha,holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering | 6 | |
| 9895353764 | Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews. | 7 | |
| 9895461280 | Chritianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 8 | |
| 9895465429 | Hinduism | Began in India around 1500 BCE. Major beliefs~wisdom~leadership~justice~military | 9 | |
| 9895537362 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 10 | |
| 9895543456 | Daoism | a Chinese philosophy based on the writings of Lao-tzu ( fl. 6th century BC), advocating humility and religious piety. | 11 | |
| 9895549355 | Confusionism | a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius. | 12 | |
| 9895553457 | Democracy | a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. | 13 | |
| 9895558849 | Autocraacy | a system of government by one person with absolute power. | 14 | |
| 9895562851 | Oligarcy | a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. | 15 | |
| 9895568401 | Monarchy | a form of government with a monarch at the head,royal family | 16 | |
| 9895579444 | Empire | an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. | 17 | |
| 9895584296 | Emperor | a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire. | 18 | |
| 9895588849 | Silk road | ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, 130 BCE-1453 CE. | 19 | |
| 9895593689 | Trans Saharan Trade | trade route that traveled across the Sahara desert, first real example of people using camels to cross the desert. | 20 | |
| 9895603696 | Shogun | a hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan. | 21 | |
| 9895607746 | Indian Ocean Trade | -the indian ocean trade network were trade routes on the indian ocean. -People would use these routes for bulk trading -people got there by being guided my monsoons. | 22 | |
| 9895615368 | Islam | the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah. | 23 | |
| 9895618402 | Feudalism | the dominant social system in medieval Europe, ,King~nobles~knights~freemen~serfs | 24 | |
| 9895622226 | Lords | someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler. | 25 | |
| 9895628879 | Knights | (in the Middle Ages) a man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. | 26 | |
| 9895628880 | Crusades | a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. | 27 | |
| 9895639967 | 12th Century Renaissance | social, political and economic transformations, and an intellectual revitalization of Western Europe with strong philosophical and scientific roots. | 28 | |
| 9895742299 | 15th Century Renaissance | a period of great cultural change and achievement | 29 | |
| 9895747934 | Black Plague | killed a third of Europes population.caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) transmitted to humans from infected rats by the oriental rat flea. | 30 | |
| 9895754518 | Triangular Trade | a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another. | 31 | |
| 9895759898 | Tallies | a tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord. | 32 | |
| 9895764869 | Revolution | a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. | 33 | |
| 9895774322 | Reign of Terror | a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular Reign of Terror, the period of the Terror during the French Revolution. | 34 | |
| 9895778342 | Missionaries | a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. | 35 | |
| 9895785273 | Industrializations | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. | 36 | |
| 9895787779 | Resources | a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively. | 37 | |
| 9895792588 | Steam Engine | an engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power. a steam locomotive. | 38 | |
| 9895800440 | Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. | 39 | |
| 9895805019 | Stamp Act | an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown. | 40 | |
| 9895811330 | American Revolution | war fought from 1775-1783 and won by the 13 American colonies to achieve independence from Great Britain. | 41 | |
| 9895819633 | French Revolution | uprising in France against the monarchy from 1789 to 1799 which resulted in the establishment of France as a republic. | 42 | |
| 9895825757 | Haitian Revolution | took place between 1791-1804, is significant because Haiti is the only country where slave freedom was taken by force, and marks the only successful slave revolt in modern times. | 43 | |
| 9895837809 | Industrial Revolution | a period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s,aw the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and a revolution in power, including steam ships and railroads, that effected social, cultural and economic conditions. | 44 | |
| 9895842001 | Latin America Revolution | wars of independence were the revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America. | 45 | |
| 9895851226 | Taiping Rebellion | a massive rebellion or total civil war in China waged from 1850 to 1864 between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom under Hong Xiuquan. | 46 | |
| 9895856434 | Meiji Revolution | an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. | 47 | |
| 9895866431 | Scramble for africa | the invasion, occupation, colonization and annexation of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914. | 48 |