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AP World History

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1. Date: Founding of Jamestown (Hint: 1__7)






2. Very radical French revolutionary party responsible for Reign of Terror and execution of king






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






4. Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India - it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)






5. Leader of Egyptian modernization in the early nineteenth century. He ruled Egypt as an Ottoman governor - but had imperial ambitions. His descendants ruled Egypt until overthrown in 1952.






6. 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






7. Leader of the reformation that was excommunicated by the Catholic church due to his opposition to certain practices






8. Shah of Iran (r. 1587-1629). The most illustrious ruler of the Safavid Empire - he moved the imperial capital to Isfahan in 1598 - where he erected many palaces - mosques - and public buildings. (p. 533)






9. Chinese man who led the revolution against the Manchu Dynasty.






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






11. A pictorial symbol or sign representing an object or concept






12. A worldview and a moral philosophy that considers humans to be of primary importance. It is a perspective common to a wide range of ethical stances that attaches importance to human dignity - concerns - and capabilities - particularly rationality. A






13. A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire - living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan - linking western and eastern Eurasia.






14. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






15. Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and created Fascism






16. Belief in a single divine entity. The Israelite worship of Yahweh developed into an exclusive belief in one god - and this concept passed into Christianity and Islam.






17. The last Aztec emperor. Here he is on vacation at the beach - just days before being captured and killed by Cortés in 1520.






18. Compilations of hymns - religious reflections - and Aryan conquests






19. Honorific name of Octavian - founder of the Roman Principate - the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman Senate. He established his rule after the death of Julius Caesar and he is considered the first Roman Emperor.






20. The English monarch who was beheaded by Puritans (see English Civil War) who then established their own short-lived government ruled by Oliver Cromwell (Mid 1600s).






21. Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam.






22. A major public works program in the United States during the Great Depression.






23. Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 400s BCE. Essentially Perisa--biggest empire in the world at the time--invaded Greece twice with an overwhelming force and lost both times. It contributed heavily to the rise of Athens






24. Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome - but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Isl






25. In medieval Europe - an association of men (rarely women) - such as merchants - artisans - or professors - who worked in a particular trade and created an organized institution to promote their economic and political interests.






26. Conflict between Athens and Sparta






27. Building erected in London - for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Made of iron and glass - like a gigantic greenhouse - it was a symbol of the industrial age.






28. Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward - the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238)






29. European scholars - writers - and teachers associated with the study of the humanities (grammar - rhetoric - poetry - history - languages - and moral philosophy) - influential in the fifteenth century and later.






30. A distribution and opposition of forces among nations such that no single nation is strong enough to assert its will or dominate all the others.






31. Descendants of the Europeans in Latin America - usually implies an upper class status.






32. The world's first civilization - founded in Mesopotamia - which existed for over 3 -000 years.






33. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520






34. Date: Defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British (Hint: 1__8)






35. Military commander of the American Revolution. He was the first elected president of the United States (1789-1799).






36. These strong and predictable winds have long been ridden across the open sea by sailors - and the large amounts of rainfall that they deposit on parts of India - Southeast Asia - and China allow for the cultivation of several crops a year.






37. The cycle of life in Hinduism






38. Concession from Spanish letting a colonist take tribute from Indians in a certain area






39. Assyrian resurgence that initiated a series of conquests until a combined attack by Medes and Babylon defeated them






40. (r. 1865-1909) - He was active in encouraging the exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).






41. Date: Marco Polo Travels(Hint: '__71-__95 CE')






42. American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb - acoustic recording on wax cylinders - and motion pictures.






43. Date: Battle of Manzikert(Hint: __71 CE)






44. Mexican priest and former student of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla - he led the forces fighting for Mexican independence until he was captured and executed in 1814.






45. Date: Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes(Hint: ___ century CE)






46. Boycotts - embargoes - and other economic measures that one country uses to pressure another country into changing its policies.






47. Founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Between 550 and 530 B.C.E. he conquered Media - Lydia - and Babylon. Revered in the traditions of both Iran and the subject peoples.






48. A system that the Spanish let colonists employ Indians in forced labor






49. Date: End of Russian Serfdom/Italian Unification (Hint: 1__1)






50. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.