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AP World History

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1. Shi'ite philosopher and cleric who led the overthrow of the shah of Iran in 1979 and created an Islamic Republic of Iran.






2. Date: French Revolution begins






3. 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life - liberty - and property.






4. The greatest of the Mughald Emperors. Second half of 1500s. Descendant of Timur. Consolidated power over northern India. Religiously tolerant. Patron of arts - including large mural paintings.






5. Roman philosophy which emphasizes accepting life dispassionately






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






7. A book composed by Brahman priests that contains verses and Sanskrit poetry






8. Family of related languages long spoken across parts of western Asia and northern Africa. In antiquity these languages included Hebrew - Aramaic - and Phoenician. The most widespread modern member of the this language family is Arabic.






9. Radical Marxist political party founded by Vladimir Lenin in 1903. They eventually seized power in Russia in 1917.






10. Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West - but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe.






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






12. Portuguese explorer who in 1488 led the first expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa from the Atlantic and sight the Indian Ocean. (p. 428)






13. Caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran.






14. Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa.






15. Empire in southern China (1127-1279) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology - medicine - astronomy - and mathematics.






16. Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa - France most of northwestern Africa. Other countries (Germany - Belgium - Portugal - Italy - and Spain) acquired lesser amounts.






17. A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s. Its ill effects on agriculture in northern Europe were notable.






18. City located in present-day Tunisia - founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E. It became a major commercial center and naval power in the western Mediterranean until defeated by the expanding Roman Republic in the third century B.C.E.






19. Date: Korean War starts






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






21. Date: Pizarro Toppled the Incas (Hint: 1__3)






22. Wife of Juan Peron and champion of the poor in Argentina. She was a gifted speaker and popular political leader who campaigned to improve the life of the urban poor by founding schools and hospitals and providing other social benefits.






23. Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.






24. Date: Pearl Harbor - entry of US into WWII






25. A popular English playwright and poet in the 16th century.






26. Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Middle Kingdom by REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt in 2134 BCE.






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






28. A Greek word meaning 'dispersal -' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews - for example - were spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in by the Romans.






29. A legendary Chinese dynasty that was not believed to exist until relatively recently. Walled towns ruled by area-specific kings assembled armies - built cities - and worked bronze. Created pictograms which would evolve in to the first Chinese script.






30. International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations.






31. Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi - the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites






32. Date: Haitian Independence (Hint: 1__4)






33. The forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins - granted by the Catholic Church authorities as a reward for a pious act. Martin Luther's protest against the sale of these is often seen as touching off the Protestant Reformation.






34. The manufacture of many identical products by the division of labor into many small






35. A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first short-lived Chinese empire (221-206 B.C.E.). Their ruler - Shi Huangdi - standardized many features of Chinese society and enslaved his subjects.






36. A Jew from the Greek city of Tarsus in Anatolia - he initially persecuted the followers of Jesus but - according to Christian belief - after receiving a revelation on the road to Syrian Damascus - he became arguably the most significant figure in the






37. An Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama - who renounced his wealth and social position. After becoming 'enlightened' (the meaning of this word) he enunciated the principles of Buddhism.






38. Capital of the Mugal empire in Northern India






39. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia - Archaic and Classical Greece - Phoenicia - and early Italy.






40. A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450.






41. Land that Germany thought was rightfully theirs due to the large German speaking population






42. Ruled the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Ruled with an iron fist - using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition.






43. The 6 -000-mile (9 -600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists - led by Mao Zedong - were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek.






44. General in the Persian army who took power when Cambyses II died; he continued many of Cyrus' policies and was a more capable ruler than Cambyses






45. Empire unifying China and part of Central Asia - founded 618 and ended 907. The Tang emperors presided over a magnificent court at their capital - Chang'an.






46. The most significant Mesoamerican city.






47. Aggressive empire in Cambodia and Laos that collapsed in the 1400's when Thailand conquered Cambodia






48. Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. After being educated as a lawyer in England - he returned to India and became leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920.






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






50. The more mystical and larger of the two main Buddhist sects - this one originated in India in the 400s CE and gradually found its way north to the Silk road and into Central and East Asia.