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AP World History

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1. A member of the warrior class in premodern feudal Japan






2. An umbrella term for people of diverse perspectives but many of whom typically advocate equality - protection of workers from exploitation by property owners and state ownership of major industries. This ideology led to the founding of certain labor






3. Greek ships built specifically for ramming enemy ships.






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






5. 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






6. A grant of authority over a population of Amerindians in the Spanish colonies. It provided the grant holder with a supply of cheap labor and periodic payments of goods by the Amerindians. It obliged the grant holder to Christianize the native America






7. A religion - originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China - Burma - Japan - Tibet - and parts of southeast Asia - holding that life is full of suffering caused by desire and that the way to end this suffering is through enligh






8. Place that the British first colonized in Australia






9. Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871 - when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist - he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire






10. 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.






11. Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death






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






13. Political realism or practical politics - especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.






14. A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia.






15. The extension of political rule by one people over other - different peoples. First done by Sargon of Akkad to the Sumerian city states.






16. 'Way of the Elders' branch of Buddhism followed in Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. It remains close to the original principles set forth by the Buddha; it downplays the importance of gods






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






18. Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa - France most of northwestern Africa. Other countries (Germany - Belgium - Portugal - Italy - and Spain) acquired lesser amounts.






19. Aggressive empire in Cambodia and Laos that collapsed in the 1400's when Thailand conquered Cambodia






20. Roman emperor (r. 312-337). After reuniting the Roman Empire - he moved the capital to Constantinople and made Christianity a tolerated/favored religion.






21. Date: Treaty of Versailles - End of WWI






22. A privileged male slave whose job was to ensure that a slave gang did its work on a plantation.






23. Date: Year of successful Russian Revolution(s)






24. U.S. naval victory over the Japanese fleet in June 1942 - in which the Japanese lost four of their best aircraft carriers. It marked a turning point in the pacific theater of World War II.






25. A collection of sacred books containing diverse materials concerning the origins - experiences - beliefs - and practices of the early Hebrew people. Most of the extant text was compiled by members of the priestly class in the fifth century B.C.E.






26. An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first two-wheeled chariots and iron.






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. Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India - it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)






29. Date: Iranian Revolution (Hint: 1__9)






30. 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.






31. Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Middle Kingdom by REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt in 2134 BCE.






32. 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.






33. Policy that aims to secure peace by preventing dominance of any particular state or group of states






34. Political units in India in the years 700-600 BC. They are the major realms or kingdoms of Vedic (Iron Age) India. They are the earliest kingdoms set up by the Indo-Aryans migrants to India.






35. The common name for a major outbreak of plague that spread across Asia - North Africa - and Europe in the mid-fourteenth century - carrying off vast numbers of persons.






36. Date: German blitzkrieg in Poland starting WWII in Europe.






37. Pupil of Plato who tutored Alexander the Great; argued for small units of government like the city-state






38. The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism






39. Substance used for the domination of trade in the Indian Ocean by the British






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






41. Date: Battle of Tours(Hint: _32 CE)






42. Date: Stock Market Crash






43. 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






44. Term applied to a group of 'developing' or 'underdeveloped' countries who professed nonalignment during the Cold War.






45. A Greek word meaning 'dispersal -' used to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their homeland. Jews - for example - were spread from Israel to western Asia and Mediterranean lands in by the Romans.






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






47. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.






48. Empress of China and mother of Emperor Guangxi. She put her son under house arrest - supported anti-foreign movements like the so-called Boxers - and resisted reforms of the Chinese government and armed forces.






49. Centralized Indian empire of varying extent - created by Muslim invaders.






50. Date: Battle of Manzikert(Hint: __71 CE)







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