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AP World History

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1. Reign period of Zhu Di (1360-1424) - the third emperor of the Ming Empire (r. 1403-1424).Sponsored the building of the Forbidden City - a huge encyclopedia project - the expeditions of Zheng He - and the reopening of China's borders to trade and trav






2. A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity - said to be a 'rebirth' of Greco-Roman culture. From roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century followed by this movement spreading into the Northern Europe during 1400-1600






3. A people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces - they vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria.






4. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






5. Leader of the Russian Revolution; Bolshevik.






6. Iranian ruling dynasty between ca. 250 B.C.E. and 226 C.E.






7. Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires - they were based on gift giving and commercial links.






8. Date: Glorious Revolution / English Bill of Rights (Hint: 1__9)






9. Period in the 16th and 17th centuries where many thinkers rejected doctrines of the past dealing with the natural world in favor of new scientific ideas.






10. The general named often used to describe the original inhabitants of Australia






11. The movement of people to Urban areas in search of work.






12. Economic policy that restricted the outflow of money; made state stronger economically






13. Large Muslim state founded in 1809 in what is now northern Nigeria.






14. Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic - reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.






15. A monumental sanctuary built in Jerusalem by King Solomon in the tenth century B.C.E. to be the religious center for the Israelite god Yahweh. The Temple priesthood conducted sacrifices - received a tithe or percentage of agricultural revenues.

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16. A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development - trade promotion - and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.






17. Arab prince - leader of the Arab Revolt in World War I. The British made him king of Iraq in 1921 - and he reigned under British protection until 1933.






18. Women forced into prostitution by the Japanese during WWII. The women came from countries in East and Southeast Asia as Japan's empire expanded.






19. First bishop of Chiapas - in southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of 1542 - which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel Amerindians to labo






20. Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.






21. Telegram sent by Germans to encourage a Mexican attack against the United States. Intercepted by the US in 1917.






22. City in Japan - the first to be destroyed by an atomic bomb - on August 6 - 1945. The bombing hastened the end of World War II.






23. A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150 -000 at its peak in 600.






24. Date: Emancipation Proclamation in US (Hint: 1__3)






25. Indian prince who renounced his worldly possessions and founded Buddhism; Buddha






26. German leader of the Nazi Party






27. Son of Cyrus II; extended the Persian Empire into Egypt






28. Large churches originating in twelfth-century France; built in an architectural style featuring pointed arches - tall vaults and spires - flying buttresses - and large stained-glass windows.






29. The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men - it gradually added qualified Indians.






30. A religion - originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China - Burma - Japan - Tibet - and parts of southeast Asia - holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enligh






31. Date: Martin Luther and 95 Theses (Hint: 1__9)






32. European government policies of the sixteenth - seventeenth - and eighteenth centuries designed to promote overseas trade between a country and its colonies and accumulate precious metals by requiring colonies to trade only with their motherland coun






33. Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church - begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline.






34. The most important work of Indian sacred literature - a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit.






35. A well known Italian Renaissance artist - architect - musician - mathemetician - engineer - and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.






36. The part of the Great Circuit involving the transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.






37. Date: Six-day war in Israel; Chinese Cultural Revolution (Hint: 1__7)






38. A complex of palaces - reception halls - and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes in the Persian homelan






39. Date: Spanish-American War - US acquires Philippines -Cuba - Guam - and Puerto Rico (Hint: 1__8)






40. The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes.






41. (1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.






42. Date: End of Zheng He's Voyages/Rise of Ottomans (Hint: __33 CE)






43. The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E. - these people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture - wide-ranging trade - ceremonial centers - and monumental construction.






44. During the Cold War - countries who did not want to support either side sometimes declared themselves to be.






45. Members of the Society of Jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534. They played an important part in the Catholic Reformation and helped create conduits of trade and knowledge between Asia and Europe.






46. French revolutionary group formed mainly by middle classes who opposed more radical






47. The trading of various animals - diseases - and crops between the Eastern and Western hemispheres






48. Living in a religious community apart from secular society and adhering to a rule stipulating chastity - obedience - and poverty. (Primary Centers of Learning in Medieval Europe)






49. The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); also known as 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean.






50. The theologians and legal experts of Islam.