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AP World History

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1. The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period.






2. Date: Emancipation Proclamation in US (Hint: 1__3)






3. 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






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






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






6. A device for rapid - long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire. It was introduced in England and North America in the 1830s and 1840s.






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






8. A book composed by Brahman priests that contains verses and Sanskrit poetry






9. Third ruler of the Persian Empire (r. 521-486 B.C.E.). He crushed the widespread initial resistance to his rule and gave all major government posts to Persians rather than to Medes.






10. The 1 -100-mile (1 -700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.






11. Date: Commodore Perry opens Japan to trade (Hint: 1__3)






12. The English monarch who was beheaded by Puritans (see English Civil War) who then established their own short-lived government ruled by Oliver Cromwell (Mid 1600s).






13. 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






14. In Indian tradition - the residue of deeds performed in past and present lives that adheres to a 'spirit' and determines what form it will assume in its next life cycle. Used in India to make people happy with their lot in life.






15. Collective name for South Korea - Taiwan - Hong Kong - and Singapore-nations that became economic powers in the 1970s and 1980s.






16. The most destructive civil war in China before the twentieth century. A Christian-inspired rural rebellion threatened to topple the Qing Empire. Leader claimed to be the brother of Jesus.






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






18. 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life - liberty - and property.






19. 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






20. Roman philosophy which emphasizes accepting life dispassionately






21. Plans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly - beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel - electricity - machinery - and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state.






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






23. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






24. Eastern part of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the western part






25. Philosophy that emphasizes human reason and ethics; sometimes denies the existence of a god






26. German republic founded after the WWI and the downfall of the German Empire's monarchy.






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






28. City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire






29. Leader of the Soviet Union directly after the Russian Revolution.






30. 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






31. Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea.






32. A school of Chinese philosophy that come into prominence during the period of the Warring states and had great influence on the policies of the Qin dynasty. People following this took a pessimistic view of human nature and believed that social harmon






33. A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first short-lived Chinese empire (221-206 B.C.E.). Their ruler - Shi Huangdi - standardized many features of Chinese society and enslaved his subjects.






34. 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.






35. Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others - as in a confederation.






36. 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.






37. Date: Sepoy Mutiny or failed Indian revolution against British East India Company colonial rule (Hint: 1__7)






38. The plant that produces fibers from which many textiles are woven. Native to India - it spread throughout Asia and then to the New World. It has been a major cash crop in various places - including early Islamic Iran - Yi Korea - Egypt - and the US






39. Egyptian pharaoh (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.). He built a new capital at Amarna - fostered a new style of naturalistic art - and created a religious revolution by imposing worship of the sun-disk.






40. The Spanish conqueror of Mexico






41. New Zealand indigenous culture established around 800 CE






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






43. Insulated copper cables laid along the bottom of a sea or ocean for telegraphic communication. The first short cable was laid across the English Channel in 1851; the first successful transatlantic cable was laid in 1866. In the late 1980s this techno






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






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






46. The people in Eastern Africa south of Egypt who were rivals of the ancient Egyptians and known for their flourishing kingdom between the 400s BC and the 400s CE. They speak their own language and were known by the Egyptians for their darker skin.






47. A soldier in South Asia - especially in the service of the British.






48. The walled section of Beijing where emperors lived between 1121 and 1924. A portion is now a residence for leaders of the People's Republic of China.






49. 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)






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