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AP World History

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






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






3. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century.






4. An ancient religion of India with a small following today of only about 10 million followers. Originated in the 800s BCE. They prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice rely mainly on self-effort to prog






5. Alliance against democracy - supporting communism






6. 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.






7. Networks of iron (later steel) rails on which steam (later electric or diesel) locomotives pulled long trains at high speeds. The first were built in England in the 1830s. Success caused the construction of these to boom lasting into the 20th Century






8. Ruler of Athens who zealously sought to spread Athenian democracy through imperial force






9. Peoples sharing a common language and culture that originated in Central Europe in the first half of the first millennium B.C.E.. After 500 B.C.E. they spread as far as Anatolia in the east - Spain and the British Isles in the west. Conquered by Roma






10. A worldwide Jewish movement starting in the 1800s that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel in 1948.






11. A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. In the Bronze Age this area included Sumer and the Akkadian - Babylonian and Assyrian empires - In the Iron Age - it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Baby






12. Ultraconservative empress in Qing (Manchu) dynasty China. Ruled china in the turbulent late 19th century - not as a true Empress but as an Empress Dowager.






13. The network of Atlantic Ocean trade routes between Europe - Africa - and the Americas that underlay the Atlantic system.






14. Chinese School of Thought that believes the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it - avoid futile struggles - and deviate as little as possible from 'the way' or 'path' of nature.






15. A French Protestant






16. 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






17. American intellectual - inventor - and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.






18. The founder of Buddhism






19. Date: Battle of Sekigahara - Beginning of Tokugawa (Hint: 1__0)






20. A popular philosophical movement of the 1700s that focused on human reasoning - natural science - political and ethical philosophy.






21. Largest land empire in the history of the world - spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia.






22. Date: Haitian Independence (Hint: 1__4)






23. 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.






24. Ship canal dug across the isthmus of Suez in Egypt - designed by Ferdinand de Lesseps. It opened to shipping in 1869 and shortened the sea voyage between Europe and Asia. Its strategic importance led to the British conquest of Egypt in 1882.






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






26. Date: Pearl Harbor - entry of US into WWII






27. Macedonian king who sought to unite Greece under his banner until his murder






28. Date: End of Pax Romana(Hint: _80 CE)






29. A collection of ancient stories that feature Hindu gods such as Vishnu and Shiva






30. Date: WWI (from start to finish)(Hint: '19__-19__')






31. French revolutionary group formed mainly by middle classes who opposed more radical






32. Heavily armored Greek infantryman of the Archaic and Classical periods who fought in the close-packed phalanx formation. Hoplite armies-militias composed of middle- and upper-class citizens supplying their own equipment. Famously defeated superior nu






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






34. The first Marxist politician elected president in the Americas. He was elected president of Chile in 1970 and overthrown by a US-backed military coup in 1973.






35. German princely family who ruled in alliance with the Holy Roman Empire and controlled most of Central Europe






36. Emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire.






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






38. 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






39. The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1750-1027 B.C.E.). Ancestor worship - divination by means of oracle bones - and the use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes were major elements of this cultu






40. City in North Africa that developed trading outposts in Italy; Rome toke control of many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars






41. The practice of identifying special individuals (shamans) who will interact with spirits for the benefit of the community. Characteristic of the Korean kingdoms of the early medieval period and of early societies of Central Asia. (p. 292)






42. 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.






43. During the Cold War - countries who did not want to support either side sometimes declared themselves to be.






44. Date: de-Stalinization in Russia; Egyptian nationalization of Suez Canal (Hint: 1__6)






45. The economic system of large financial institutions-banks - stock exchanges - investment companies-that first developed in early modern Europe. The belief that all people should seek their own profit gain and that doing so is beneficial to society. S






46. 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






47. 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.






48. Radical republicans during the French Revolution. They were led by Maximilien Robespierre from 1793 to 1794.






49. The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men - it gradually added qualified Indians.






50. 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.