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AP World History

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1. A Jew from Galilee in northern Israel who sought to reform Jewish beliefs and practices. He was executed as a revolutionary by the Romans. He is the basis of the world's largest religion.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. German physicist who developed the theory of relativity - which states that time - space - and mass are relative to each other and not fixed.






7. Site of one of the great cities of the Indus Valley civilization of the third millennium B.C.E. It was located on the northwest frontier of the zone of cultivation - and may have been a center for the acquisition of raw materials.






8. 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






9. Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations.






10. Beginning in the eleventh century - military campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated - and Spain and Portugal emerged as united kingdoms.






11. The founder of Persia's classical pre-Islamic religion.






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






13. Date: Italian invasion of Ethiopia (Hint: 1__5)






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






15. The 18th century privatization of common lands in England - which contributed to the increase in population and the rise of industrialization.






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






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






18. Era of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire






19. Date: Chinese Communist Revolution






20. The exchange of plants - animals - diseases - and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages.






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






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






23. The 'divine wind -' which the Japanese credited with blowing Mongol invaders away from their shores in 1281.






24. Date: American Revolution/Smith writes Wealth of Nations (Hint: 1__6)






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






26. The belief that there is a God - but after the creation of the world became indifferent to it






27. Organization formed in 1949 as a military alliance of western European and North American states against the Soviet Union and its east European allies. (See also Warsaw Pact.)






28. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






29. Persian capital from the 16th to 18th centuries found in central Iran






30. City in Russia - site of a Red Army victory over the Germany army in 1942-1943. The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union. Today Volgograd.






31. The three wars waged by Rome against Carthage - 264-241 - 218-201 - and 149-146 b.c. - resulting in the destruction of Carthage and the annexation of its territory by Rome.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. The unification of opposing people - ideas - or practices






35. 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.






36. The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt - near the head of the Nile Delta. Early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids.






37. A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea






38. The supporters of a doctrine in the early Christian Church that held that the incarnate Christ possessed a single - wholly divine nature. they opposed the orthodox view that Christ had a double nature - one divine and one human - and emphasized his d






39. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10 -000 years ago and the first known cities about 5 -000 years ago.






40. Rebel forces in Nicaragua who struggled against what they saw as US occupation of their nation and US backed puppet rulers in their nation's government. Particularly active in the 1970s and 1980s. The US frequently arranged groups to fight against th






41. Alliance against democracy - supporting communism






42. Arab historian. He developed an influential theory on the rise and fall of states. Born in Tunis - he spent his later years in Cairo as a teacher and judge. In 1400 he was sent to Damascus to negotiate the surrender of the city.






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






44. Emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1889-1911). He enlarged Ethiopia to its present dimensions and defeated an Italian invasion at Adowa (1896).






45. Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France - involving English and French royal families and French noble families.






46. The 1 -100-mile (1 -700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.






47. President of the United States during most of the Depression and most of World War II.






48. Political party in China from 1911 to 1949; enemy of the Communists. Often abbreviated at GMD.






49. 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.






50. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520







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