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AP World History

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






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






3. The first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region.






4. Date: independence & partition of India






5. President of the United States during most of the Depression and most of World War II.






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






7. Intellectual movement initiated in Western Europe 'putting man first' - and considering humans to be of primary importance.






8. Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou - was the prerogative of Heaven - the chief deity - to grant power to the ruler of China.






9. Chinese ethical and philosophical teachings of Confucius which emphasized education - family - peace - and justice






10. South American civilization famous for its massive aerial-viewable formations






11. He led the coup which toppled the monarchy of King Farouk and started a new period of modernization and socialist reform in Egypt






12. Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to his new city of St. Petersburg.






13. 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






14. The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.






15. Date: 7 years war between France and Britain begins (Hint: 1__6)






16. Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in mathematics - astronomy - and development of the calendar.






17. A mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450.






18. The kingdoms of southern India - inhabited primarily by speakers of Dravidian languages - which developed in partial isolation - and somewhat differently - from the Aryan north.






19. A Jew from the Greek city of Tarsus in Anatolia - he initially persecuted the followers of Jesus but - according to Christian belief - after receiving a revelation on the road to Syrian Damascus - he became arguably the most significant figure in the






20. The belief that there is a God - but after the creation of the world became indifferent to it






21. Iranian ruling dynasty between ca. 250 B.C.E. and 226 C.E.






22. Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent






23. 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.






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






25. Date: Vietnamese defeat French at Dien Bien Phu (Hint: 1__4)






26. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






27. A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse - paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.






28. Was a semi-feudal government of Japan in which one of the shoguns unified the country under his family's rule. They moved the capital to Edo - which now is called Tokyo. This family ruled from Edo 1868 - when it was abolished during the Meiji Restora






29. Sea-faring proto-Greek kingdom whose abrupt demise triggered the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1200 BCE-800 BCE






30. Belt south of the Sahara where it transitions into savanna across central Africa. It means literally 'coastland' in Arabic.






31. The period of stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cuture/ideas.






32. The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E. - during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. (p. 148)






33. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.






34. Date: Japanese invasion of Manchuria (Hint: 1__1)






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






36. City in North Africa that developed trading outposts in Italy; Rome toke control of many of its outposts after the two Punic Wars






37. Date: WWI (from start to finish)(Hint: '19__-19__')






38. Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Mainly found in Iran and a small part of Iraq. It is the state religion of Iran. A member of this group is called a Shi'ite.

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39. Date: Ottomans capture Constantinople (Hint: __53 CE)






40. One of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600 BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of Knossos is pictured above.






41. Members of a religious community founded in the Punjab region of India.






42. Large nomadic group from northern Asia who invaded territories extending from China to Eastern Europe. They virtually lived on their horses - herding cattle - sheep - and horses as well as hunting.






43. Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. (p. 438)






44. Empire established in China by Manchus who overthrew the Ming Empire in 1644. At various times they also controlled Manchuria - Mongolia - Turkestan - and Tibet. The last emperor of this dynasty was overthrown in 1911 by nationalists.






45. Large conglomerate corporations that exerted a great deal of political and economic power in Imperial Japan. By WWII - four of them controlled most of the economy of Japan.






46. Soviet blocking of Berlin from allies; Causing the Berlin Airlift






47. Chinese dynasty that followed the overthrow of the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China. Among other things - the emperor Yongle sponsored the building of the Forbidden City and the voyages of Zheng He. It was mostly a time of vibrant economic productivity






48. Commander of the Japanese army in ancient and feudal times. At times more similar to a duke and/or a military dictator.






49. Succeeded the Shang dynasty. Similar to the Shang And Xia dynastic periods in that China was fragmented politically. Yet - despite the lack of true centralization - this was one of the longest Chinese dynasties - lasting about 600 years. It left subs






50. 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.