AP World History Strayer Chapter 12 Flashcards

8301632488	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
8301632489	Igbo	A group based in West Africa, fully agricultural, patrilineal descent	1
8301632490	Iroquois	Native American people of North America, created a confederacy of tribes called the Great Law of Peace, fully agricultural, and matrilineal	2
8301632491	Timur	A Turkic warrior, led the attempt to restore the Mongol Empire	3
8301632492	Fulbe	Pastoral people of West Africa, adopted Islam, became part of Islamic Empire, was major part of Islamic Movement	4
8301632493	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
8301632494	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
8301632495	European Renaissance	Devastated by bubonic plague, revival of Greco-Roman traditions, merchants were wealthiest class, elite wealthy males, less focused on religion	7
8301632496	Ottoman Empire	Started by a sultan named Osman, originated in present day Turkey. Primary purpose was to gain land and spread Islam.	8
8301632497	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
8301632498	Safavid Empire	The Shi'ite muslim dynasty that ruled in Persia between the 16th and 18th centuries	10
8301632499	Songhay Empire	1460-1591, by the Niger River. Became a major center of Islamic learning and commerce	11
8301632501	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	12
8301632502	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."	13
8301632503	Aztec Empire	This was a loosely structured, unstable conquest state. They practiced human sacrifice and demanded tribute from conquered cities and subjects	14
8301632504	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.	15