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AP World History

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1. The 'Roman Peace' - that is - the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.)






2. Techniques for ascertaining the future or the will of the gods by interpreting natural phenomena such as - in early China - the cracks on oracle bones or - in ancient Greece - the flight of birds through sectors of the sky.






3. 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.






4. The general named often used to describe the original inhabitants of Australia






5. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520






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






7. Date: Stock Market Crash






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. Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of East Africa.






10. A political ideology that emphasizes rule of law - representative democracy - rights of citizens - and the protection of private property. This ideology - derived from the Enlightenment - was especially popular among the property-owning middle classe






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






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






13. Date: Japanese invasion of Manchuria (Hint: 1__1)






14. 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.






15. Period in the 16th and 17th centuries where many thinkers rejected doctrines of the past dealing with the natural world in favor of new scientific ideas.






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






17. Elected assembly in colonial Virginia - created in 1618.






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






19. The longest lasting Chinese dynasty - during which the use of iron was introduced.






20. 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)






21. Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.






22. Effort to eradicate a people and its culture by means of mass killing and the destruction of historical buildings and cultural materials. It was used for example by both sides in the conflicts that accompanied the disintegration of Yugoslavia.






23. An economic and defensive alliance of the free towns in northern Germany - founded about 1241 and most powerful in the fourteenth century.






24. The northeastern sector of Asia or the Eastern half of Russia.






25. Conquered territory in Media and later Perisa - ruled through client kings and governors rather than by direct rule.






26. Date: Cuban Missile Crisis






27. The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela - he led military forces there and in Colombia - Ecuador - Peru - and Bolivia.






28. The period of stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cuture/ideas.






29. Characterized inter-state relations in ancient India






30. A term for the middle class. A social class characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture. They derive social and economic power from employment - education - and wealth - as opposed to the inherited power of aristocratic fami






31. 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty






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






33. The belief that the government shouldn't intervene much and should instead let the people do






34. A person who lives a way of life - forced by a scarcity of resources - in which groups of people continually migrate to find pastures and water.






35. Devised a model of the universe with the Sun at the center - and not earth.






36. A social system that separated people by occupation - the caste system in India has virtually no social mobility






37. Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley.






38. 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.






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






40. Ruler of Mali (r. 1312-1337). His extravagant pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world.






41. 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.






42. Loose federation of mostly German states and principalities - headed by an emperor who had little control over the hundreds of princes who elected him. It lasted from 962 to 1806.






43. The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology - cuneiform - and religious concept






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






45. A French general and then French Emperor later exiled to the island of St. Helena






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






47. Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to his new city of St. Petersburg.






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






49. 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






50. The most illustrious sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1520-1566); also known as 'The Lawgiver.' He significantly expanded the empire in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean.







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