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AP World History

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1. Austrian neurologist known for his work on the unconscious mind.






2. Date: East-West Great Schism in Christian Church (Hint: __54 CE)






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






4. Early Greek leader who brought democratic reforms such as his formation of the Council of Four Hundred






5. Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India - opening an important commercial sea route.






6. A popular leader during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. An outlaw in his youth - when the revolution started - he formed a cavalry army in the north of Mexico and fought for the rights of the landless in collaboration with Emiliano Zapata.






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






8. 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






9. Originally - a title meaning 'universal priest' that the Mongol khans invented and bestowed on a Tibetan lama (priest) in the late 1500s to legitimate their power in Tibet. Subsequently - the title of the religious and political leader of Tibet.






10. French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General - the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. nationalism -Political ideology that stresses people






11. Date: genocide in Rwanda/1st all race elections in S. Africa (Hint: 1__4)






12. A very large flatbottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires - specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.






13. The Islamic empire ruled by those believed to be the successors to the Prophet Muhammad.






14. German leader of the Nazi Party






15. Large nomadic group from northern Asia who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. They virtually lived on their horses - herding cattle - sheep - and horses as well as hunting.






16. Date: Berlin Conference - Division of Africa (Hint: 1__5)






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






18. 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.






19. Date: Boer War - British in control of South Africa (Hint: 1__9)






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






21. Writers during the Enlightenment and who popularized the new ideas of the time.






22. A council whose members were the heads of wealthy - landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings - in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire.






23. System of knotted colored cords used by preliterate Andean peoples to transmit information. These knots are interesting because the Inca are notable for being a relatively sophisticated empire and civilization - but they had no written language (very






24. 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






25. 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.






26. The repetition of mystic incantations in Hinduism and Buddhism.






27. Born in Austria - became a radical German nationalist during World War I. He became dictator of Germany in 1933. He led Europe into World War II.






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






29. Government established at Kiev in Ukraine around 879 CE by Scandinavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly Slavic farming population.






30. Italian explorer who introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China - from his travels throughout there.






31. 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.






32. Conflict between Athens and Sparta






33. An important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation.






34. Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.






35. 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.






36. Designating or pertaining to a pictographic script - particularly that of the ancient Egyptians - in which many of the symbols are conventionalized - recognizable pictures of the things represented






37. A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food - cloth - and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.






38. The initials of the international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade.






39. Moroccan Muslim scholar - the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.






40. Large conglomerate corporations that exerted a great deal of political and economic power in Imperial Japan. By WWII - four of them controlled most of the economy of Japan.






41. Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain.






42. Woodrow Wilson's plan put before the League of Nations to prevent future war.






43. The treaty imposed on Germany by France - Great Britain - the United States - and other Allied Powers after World War I. It demanded that Germany dismantle its military and give up some lands to Poland. It was resented by many Germans.






44. Any group migration or flight from a country or region; dispersion.






45. The Spanish conqueror of Mexico






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






47. Precursor the United Nations created after World War I.






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






49. Allocation of former German colonies and Ottoman possessions to the victorious powers after World War I - to be administered under League of Nations supervision. Used especially in reference to the Western European possession of the Middle East after






50. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520






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