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AP World History

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1. Policy by which a nation administers a foreign territory and develops its resources for the benefit of the colonial power.






2. He created this dynasty in China and Siberia. Khubilai Khan was head of the Mongol Empire and grandson of Genghis Khan.






3. 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






4. Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws - inscribed on a black stone pillar - illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases.






5. The most significant Mesoamerican city.






6. 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.






7. A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade - farming - and mining.






8. The first permanent English settlement in North America - found in East Virginia






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






10. Effort to eradicate a people and its culture by means of mass killing and the destruction of historical buildings and cultural materials. It was used for example by both sides in the conflicts that accompanied the disintegration of Yugoslavia.






11. The general named often used to describe the original inhabitants of Australia






12. A large central city in the Mesoamerican region. Located about 25 miles Northeast of present day Mexico City. Exhibited city planning and unprecedented size for its time. Reached its peak around the year 450.






13. Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.






14. Date: Thirty Years War begins (Hint: 1__8)






15. 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.)






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






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






18. A popular English playwright and poet in the 16th century.






19. Considered to be among the oldest urbanized centers in sub-Saharan Africa.






20. Date: Start of the ten year long Mexican Revolution. Not to be confused with Mexican war of Independence (1810-1821) (Hint: 1__0)






21. The last of pre-Islamic Persian Empire - from 224 to 651 CE. One of the two main powers in Western Asia and Europe alongside the Roman Empire and later the Byzantine Empire for a period of more than 400 years






22. 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.






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






24. The 6 -000-mile (9 -600-kilometer) flight of Chinese Communists from southeastern to northwestern China. The Communists - led by Mao Zedong - were pursued by the Chinese army under orders from Chiang Kai-shek.






25. Famous artist/painter in the 15th century. Created 'The Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'






26. The founder of Buddhism






27. Also known as the Huang-He. The second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley.






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






29. The community of believers in Islam - which transcends ethnic and political boundaries.






30. Date: Black Death hits Europe(Hint: ___7 CE)






31. The process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire. Romans did not seek to Romanize them - but the subjugated people pursued it.






32. 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






33. Early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico - Central America - and Peru. (Examples Cortez - Pizarro - Francisco.)






34. 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.






35. Infantry - originally of slave origin - armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826.






36. A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea. Scene of most of the fighting between Germany - on the one hand - and France and Britain - on the other.






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






38. Turkish-ruled Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi - who declared Iran a Shi'ite state.






39. Leader of the reformation that was excommunicated by the Catholic church due to his opposition to certain practices






40. The process by which different ethnic groups lose their distinctive cultural identity through contact with the dominant culture of a society - and gradually become absorbed and integrated into it.






41. Date: Columbus 'Sailed the Ocean Blue' / Reconquista of Spain (Hint: 1__2)






42. Influential book Written by Adolf Hitler describing his life and ideology.






43. Remission of sins granted to people by the Catholic church - such as for money






44. 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.






45. A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development - trade promotion - and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.






46. Naval base in Hawaii attacked by Japanese aircraft on December 7 - 1941. The sinking of much of the U.S. Pacific Fleet brought the United States into World War II.






47. 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.






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






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






50. The initials of the international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade.






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