AP World History chapter 7 Flashcards
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| 14979088076 | River Valley Civilization | Ancient civilizations that formed in river valleys due to the abundance of fresh water and fertile soil to support large-scale agriculture. | 0 | |
| 14979088077 | Classical Empires | -rise of large political units, people controlled under one ruler. - silk road- caravan routes in Asia to trade goods. | 1 | |
| 15075442769 | Silk Road(s) | A system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods. Land-based trade routes hat linked Eurasia. | 2 | |
| 15075449718 | AfroEurasia | a large geographical region spanning Africa, Europe, and Asia | 3 | |
| 15075454810 | Black Death | A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351 | 4 | |
| 15075458556 | Hinterland | The market area surrounding an urban center, which that urban center serves. | 5 | |
| 15075460546 | Swahili | A Bantu language with arabic words, spoken along the east african coast | 6 | |
| 15075463964 | Great Zimbabwe | A powerful state in the African interior that apparently emerged from the growing trade in gold to the East African coast; flourished between 1250 and 1350 C.E. | 7 | |
| 15075468595 | Indian Ocean Trade Route | linked East Asia with Arabian Peninsula and Africa; traded gold, spices, and slaves; spread Islam and Buddhism; sea trade | 8 | |
| 15097288621 | Srivijaya | A Malay kingdom that dominated the Straits of Malacca between 670 and 1025 C.E.; noted for its creation of a native/Indian hybrid culture. | 9 | |
| 15097290615 | Choke Point | a strategic, narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water | 10 | |
| 15097292631 | Angkor Wat | Temple complex of the Khmer Empire - Hindu temple - Example of syncretism | 11 | |
| 15097296312 | Indianization | The process by which Indian ideas spread into and influenced many Southeast Asian societies; a mixing of Indian with indigenous ideas. | 12 | |
| 15097538396 | Syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith | 13 | |
| 15120275745 | Trans-Saharan Trade Route (Trans Africa) | gold-salt trade; linked North and West Africa; across Sahara Desert; spread Islam; land trade | 14 | |
| 15120283051 | The Sand Roads | A term used to describe the routes of the trans-Sahara trade in Africa. | 15 | |
| 15120283052 | Mali | The kingdom in West Africa that followed the Kingdom of Ghana; its wealth is also based on trans-Saharan trade; this kingdom encouraged the spread of Islam. | 16 | |
| 15120288453 | Ghana | First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast. gold and salt trade. | 17 | |
| 15120292358 | Timbuktu | Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning | 18 | |
| 15120295498 | Griots | A West African storyteller | 19 | |
| 15120295499 | Ibn Battuta | Arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records | 20 | |
| 15120299440 | Arab | ethnic group that dominates the Middle East and northern Africa | 21 | |
| 15120303888 | Mansa Musa | Emperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East. | 22 | |
| 15120310620 | Coerced Labor | When people are forced to work either as slaves or servants | 23 | |
| 15139354561 | Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half. | 24 | |
| 15139356400 | Constantine | Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337) | 25 | |
| 15139356401 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 26 | |
| 15139358392 | Constantinople | Capital of the Byzantine Empire - crossroads of the world - Big trade center - Treat people fairly - Helps spread christianity - orthodox christianity - very diverse - Women were treated better/ had more rights | 27 |