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AP World History

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1. Reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (1837-1901). The term is also used to describe late-nineteenth-century society - with its rigid moral standards and sharply differentiated roles for men and women and for middle-class and working-class people






2. The head of the family or household in Roman law -always male- and the only member to have full legal rights. This person had absolute power over his family - which extended to life and death.






3. This area possessed the biggest network of sea-based trade in the postclassical period prior to the rise of Atlantic-based trade.






4. 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.






5. Traditional records of the deeds of Muhammad - and his quotations






6. Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West - but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe.






7. The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century B.C.E. (p. 29)






8. War between France and Britain - lasted 116 years - mostly a time of peace - but it was punctuated by times of brutal violence (1337 to 1453)






9. 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.






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






11. Date: Battle of Lepanto (Hint: 1__1)






12. The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church - of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258 - 445)






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






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






15. Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.






16. A citizen-soldier of the Ancient Greek City-states. They were primarily armed as spear-men.






17. Aristocratic leader who guided the Athenian state through the transformation to full participatory democracy for all male citizens.






18. A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class - and its demands were modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi - appealing to the poor.






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






20. Succeeded the Shang dynasty. Similar to the Shang And Xia dynastic periods in that China was fragmented politically. Yet - despite the lack of true centralization - this was one of the longest Chinese dynasties - lasting about 600 years. It left subs






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Economic system with private/ corporate ownership/ competitive market






24. The formula - brought to China in the 400s or 500s - was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs - shot - and bullets.






25. A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150 -000 at its peak in 600.






26. Empire established in China by Manchus who overthrew the Ming Empire in 1644. At various times they also controlled Manchuria - Mongolia - Turkestan - and Tibet. The last emperor of this dynasty was overthrown in 1911 by nationalists.






27. Between 334 and 323 B.C.E. he conquered the Persian Empire - reached the Indus Valley - founded many Greek-style cities - and spread Greek culture across the Middle East.






28. A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate






29. Domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy or by economic or technological superiority.






30. A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Quran - the most important basis for Islamic law.






31. Targeting random people who are usually civilians with violence for a political purpose.






32. System of government in which all 'citizens' (however defined) have equal political and legal rights - privileges - and protections - as in the Greek city-state of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. Demographic Transition -A change in th






33. Spanish explorer who led the conquest of the Inca Empire of Peru in 1531-1533.






34. The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.






35. The longest single poem in the world - about a war fought between two branches of the same family. One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC






36. Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large indemnity from the Qing Empire - denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own borders - opened additional ports of residence to Britons - and ceded Hong Kong to Britain






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






38. An international oil cartel originally formed in 1960. Represents the majority of all oil produced in the world. Attempts to limit production to raise prices. It's long name is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.






39. President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Waged war on Iran in 1980-1988. In 1990 he ordered an invasion of Kuwait but was defeated by United States and its allies in the Gulf War (1991). Defeated by US led invasion in 2003.






40. 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.






41. 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






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






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






44. International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations.






45. A form of energy used in telegraphy from the 1840s on and for lighting - industrial motors - and railroads beginning in the 1880s.






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






47. Indian religion founded by the guru Nanak (1469-1539) in the Punjab region of northwest India. After the Mughal emperor ordered the beheading of the ninth guru in 1675 - warriors from this group mounted armed resistance to Mughal rule.






48. War between Athens and Spartan Alliances. The war was largely a consequence of Athenian imperialism in the Aegean region. It went on for over 20 years. Ultimately - Sparta prevailed but both were weakened sufficient to be soon conquered by Macedonian






49. Date: Cuban Missile Crisis






50. Journey to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety - fulfill vows - or gain absolution for sins. Other religions also have pilgrimage traditions - such as the Muslim journey to Mecca.