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AP World History

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1. German princely family who ruled in alliance with the Holy Roman Empire and controlled most of Central Europe






2. Date: Justinian rule of Byzantine Empire(Hint: _27 CE)






3. A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical ultra-nationalist government. Favors nationalizing economic elites rather than promoting egalitarian socialist collectivization.






4. From Latin caesar - this Russian title for a monarch was first used in reference to a Russian ruler by Ivan III (r. 1462-1505).






5. 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)






6. Member of a prominent family of the Mongols' Jagadai Khanate - Timur through conquest gained control over much of Central Asia and Iran. He consolidated the status of Sunni Islam as orthodox - and his descendants - the Timurids - maintained his empir






7. Date: Cuban Revolution (Hint: 1__9)






8. National socialism. In practice a far-right wing ideology (with some left-wing influences) that was based largely on racism and ultra-nationalism.






9. The theologians and legal experts of Islam.






10. Centralized Indian empire of varying extent - created by Muslim invaders.






11. The term used in Spanish and Portuguese colonies to describe someone of mixed African and European descent.






12. Peoples sharing a common language and culture that originated in Central Europe in the first half of the first millennium B.C.E.. After 500 B.C.E. they spread as far as Anatolia in the east - Spain and the British Isles in the west. Conquered by Roma






13. An ancient Greek philosophy that became popular amongst many notable Romans. Emphasis on ethics. They considered destructive emotions to be the result of errors in judgment - and that a wise person would repress emotions - especially negative ones an






14. A general term for a class of prosperous families - sometimes including but often ranked below the rural aristocrats.






15. Goal of international efforts to prevent countries other than the five declared nuclear powers (United States - Russia - Britain - France - and China) from obtaining nuclear weapons. The first Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in 1968.






16. West African state that supplied the majority of the world's gold from 500 CE-1400's






17. An array of Germanic peoples - pushed further westward by nomads from central Asia. They in turn migrated west into Rome - upsetting the rough balance of power that existed between Rome and these people.






18. Cities opened to foreign residents as a result of the forced treaties between the Qing Empire and foreign signatories. In the in these cities - foreigners enjoyed extraterritoriality.






19. Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.






20. 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






21. A major Hindu god called The Preserver.






22. Philosophy that teaches that everything should be left to the natural order; rejects many of the Confucian ideas but coexisted with Confucianism in China






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






24. 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.






25. The expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the people






26. An area of homogenous people that share a common feeling of nationality






27. Extensive Mesoamerican culture that made great advances in astronomy in areas such as their famous calendar






28. Date: Mongols sack Baghdad(Hint: __58 CE)






29. A machine that turns the energy released by burning fuel into motion. Thomas Newcomen built the first crude but workable one in 1712. James Watt vastly improved his device in the 1760s and 1770s. It was then applied to machinery.






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






31. The peace agreement made between Napoleon and the Pope following the chaos of the French Revolution.






32. German astronomer and mathematician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries - known as the founder of celestial mechanics






33. Title given the the Roman emperor Octavian which means 'sacred' or 'venerable'






34. French wars against England - Prussia - Russia - and Austria led by Napoleon






35. Policy by which a nation administers a foreign territory and develops its resources for the benefit of the colonial power.






36. Date: Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope(Hint: 1__8)






37. Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership of Philip II and Alexander the Great






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






39. Date: Travels of Ibn Battuta begin(Hint: __25 CE)






40. 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.






41. Date: Tiananmen Square protest in China; Fall of Berlin Wall in Germany






42. Date: Ottomans capture Constantinople (Hint: __53 CE)






43. A grant of authority over a population of Amerindians in the Spanish colonies. It provided the grant holder with a supply of cheap labor and periodic payments of goods by the Amerindians. It obliged the grant holder to Christianize the native America






44. Greek and Phoenician warship of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. It was sleek and light - powered by 170 oars arranged in three vertical tiers. Manned by skilled sailors - it was capable of short bursts of speed and complex maneuvers.






45. Nazi extermination camp in Poland - the largest center of mass murder during the Holocaust. Close to a million Jews - Gypsies - Communists - and others were killed there. (p. 800)






46. 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.






47. City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad - and ritual center of the Islamic religion.






48. 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.






49. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520






50. Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.