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AP World History

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1. An Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama - who renounced his wealth and social position. After becoming 'enlightened' (the meaning of this word) he enunciated the principles of Buddhism.






2. Extensive Mesoamerican culture that made great advances in astronomy in areas such as their famous calendar






3. Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.






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






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






6. The 'Roman Peace' - that is - the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 B.C.E.-14 C.E.) to that of Marcus Aurelius (161-180 C.E.)






7. The unsuccessful attempt by the British Empire to establish diplomatic relations with the Qing Empire in 1793.






8. One of the earliest Christian kingdoms - situated in eastern Anatolia (east of Turkey today) and the western Caucasus and occupied by speakers of the Armenian language. The Ottoman Empire is accused of systematic mass killings of Armenians in the ear






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






10. Treeless plains - especially the high - flat expanses of northern Eurasia - which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military.






11. A political ideology that emphasizes rule of law - representative democracy - rights of citizens - and the protection of private property. This ideology - derived from the Enlightenment - was especially popular among the property-owning middle classe






12. First emperor of the Han dynasty under which a new social and political hierarchy emerged. Scholars were on top - followed by farmers - artisans - and merchants. He chose his ministers from educated men with Confucian principals.






13. Honorific name of Octavian - founder of the Roman Principate - the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman Senate. He established his rule after the death of Julius Caesar and he is considered the first Roman Emperor.






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






15. A term for the books of the Bible that make up the Hebrew canon.






16. One of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity






17. Date: Roman Capital moved to Constantinople(Hint: _33 CE)






18. 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.






19. Devised a model of the universe with the Sun at the center - and not earth.






20. 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






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






22. A major public works program in the United States during the Great Depression.






23. 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.






24. Date: Beginning of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes(Hint: ___ century CE)






25. The policy in international relations by which - beginning in the eighteenth century - the major European states acted together to prevent any one of them from becoming too powerful.






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






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






28. An organization of workers in a particular industry or trade - created to defend the interests of members through strikes or negotiations with employers.






29. Religion expounded by the Prophet Muhammad (570-632 C.E.) on the basis of his reception of divine revelations - which were collected after his death into the Quran.






30. The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church - of which the pope is the head. (pp. 258 - 445)






31. Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries.






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






33. Islamic society that ruled the area that is currently Iran during 1502-1736






34. A form of iron that is both durable and flexible. It was first mass-produced in the 1860s and quickly became the most widely used metal in construction - machinery - and railroad equipment.






35. 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






36. Dictator of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Defeated in the presidential election of 1930 - he overthrew the government and created Estado Novo ('New State') - a dictatorship that emphasized industrialization.






37. Date: declaration of of Israeli statehood






38. An imperial eunuch and Muslim - entrusted by the Ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the Indian Ocean - from Southeast Asia to Africa.






39. Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi - the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites






40. From Latin caesar - this Russian title for a monarch was first used in reference to a Russian ruler by Ivan III (r. 1462-1505).






41. A large and wealthy city that was the imperial capital of the Byzantine empire and later the Ottoman empire - now known as Istanbul






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






43. A grant of legal freedom to an individual slave.






44. Empire in southern China (1127-1279) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology - medicine - astronomy - and mathematics.






45. 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.






46. Historians' name for the eastern portion of the Roman Empire from the fourth century until its downfall to the Ottomans in 1453. Famous for being a center of Orthodox Christianity and Greek-based culture.






47. Large Muslim state founded in 1809 in what is now northern Nigeria.






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






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






50. 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