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AP World History

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1. The ideological struggle between communism (Soviet Union) and capitalism (United States) for world influence. The Soviet Union and the United States came to the brink of actual war during the Cuban missile crisis but never attacked one another.






2. Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation.






3. Caravan routes connecting China and the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran.






4. Created the Persian Empire by defeating the Medes - Lydians - and Babylonians; was known for his allowance of existing governments to continue governing under his name






5. Date: Martin Luther and 95 Theses (Hint: 1__9)






6. Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. After being educated as a lawyer in England - he returned to India and became leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920.






7. Incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu made famous in the Ramayana






8. City in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca.






9. Date: Founding of Jamestown (Hint: 1__7)






10. Date: Fall of Rome(Hint: _76 CE)






11. Economic dominance of a weaker country by a more powerful one - while maintaining the legal independence of the weaker state. In the late nineteenth century - this new form of economic imperialism characterized the relations between the Latin America






12. Nazis' program during World War II to kill people they considered undesirable. Some 6 million Jews perished during the Holocaust - along with millions of Poles - Gypsies - Communists - Socialists - and others.






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






14. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10 -000 years ago and the first known cities about 5 -000 years ago.






15. The theory developed in early modern England and spread elsewhere that royal power should be subject to legal and legislative checks.






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






17. Members of a mainly Hindu warrior caste from northwest India. The Mughal emperors drew most of their Hindu officials from this caste - and Akbar I married a Rajput princess.






18. Date: End of Han Dynasty(Hint: _20 CE)






19. Government established at Kiev in Ukraine around 879 CE by Scandinavian adventurers asserting authority over a mostly Slavic farming population.






20. In early modern Europe - the class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing - finance - commerce - and allied professions.






21. Foreign residents in a country living under the laws of their native country - disregarding the laws of the host country. 19th/Early 20th Centuries: European and US nationals in certain areas of Chinese and Ottoman cities were granted this right.






22. Soviet leader who was after Khrushchev






23. Chinese dynasty between 1368-1644. Economy flourished - Border Policy was good - but not well enough enforced - as they were taken over by the Manchu from the North in 1644.






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






25. Greek for 'high city'. The chief temples of the city were located here.






26. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia - Archaic and Classical Greece - Phoenicia - and early Italy.






27. 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.






28. The term used by Spanish authorities to describe someone of mixed native American and European descent.






29. Date: Beginnings of Agriculture






30. 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






31. Greek Historian - considered the father of History. He came from a Greek community in Anatolia and traveled extensively - collecting information in western Asia and the Mediterranean lands.






32. Date: Russo-Japanese War (Hint: 1__5)






33. Form of political organization with rule by a hereditary leader who held power over a collection of villages and towns. Less powerful than kingdoms and empires - they were based on gift giving and commercial links.






34. Date: Stock Market Crash






35. Trade triangle between US - Britain - and Africa. Ships would take valued goods to Britain from America - get money - sail down to Africa - buy slaves - and take them back to America






36. Dictator in Mexico from 1876 to 1911. Overthrown by the Mexican Revolution of 1910.






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






38. The unification of opposing people - ideas - or practices






39. 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.






40. King of Macedonia who conquered Greece - Egypt - and Persia






41. '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






42. The traditional group of representatives from the three Estates of French society: the clergy - nobility - and commoners. Louis XVI assembled this group to deal with the financial crisis in France at the time - but the 3rd estate demanded more rights






43. Military commander of the American Revolution. He was the first elected president of the United States (1789-1799).






44. Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe during a time after the Congress of Vienna when conservative monarchs were trying to maintain their power. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany - Austria - Italy - and Hunga






45. City - now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe) - whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450 - when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.






46. Luther's list of accusations against the Roman Catholic Church - which included the sale of indulgences






47. Term for a wide variety of beliefs and ritual practices that have developed in the Indian subcontinent since antiquity. It has roots in ancient Vedic - Buddhist - and south Indian religious concepts and practices.






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






49. Date: German Unification (Hint: 1__1)






50. Explorer of West Africa in the 15th century - making many new discoveries there about Africa.