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AP World History

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1. A division in the Latin (Western) Christian Church between 1378 and 1417 - when rival claimants to the papacy existed in Rome and Avignon. (p. 411)






2. An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first two-wheeled chariots and iron.






3. An array of Germanic peoples - pushed further westward by nomads from central Asia. They in turn migrated west into Rome - upsetting the rough balance of power that existed between Rome and these people.






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






5. Date: end of WWII






6. 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.






7. President of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis






8. 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty






9. Date: Qin Unified China(Hint: _21 BCE)






10. Overthrew the French revolutionary government (The Directory) in 1799 and became emperor of France in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.






11. The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology - cuneiform - and religious concept






12. Subordinate to Alexander who took over Egypt after his death






13. Date: Battle of Manzikert(Hint: __71 CE)






14. Part of the second triumvirate whom the power eventually shifted to. Assumed the name Augustus Caesar - and became emperor. Was the end of the Roman Republic and the start of the Pax Romana.






15. A powerful city-state in central Mexico (100-75 C.E.). Its population was about 150 -000 at its peak in 600.






16. Woodrow Wilson's plan put before the League of Nations to prevent future war.






17. Ultraconservative empress in Qing (Manchu) dynasty China. Ruled china in the turbulent late 19th century - not as a true Empress but as an Empress Dowager.






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






19. Last of the Mongol Great Khans (r. 1260-1294). Ruled the Mongol Empire from China and was the founder of the Yuan Empire in China after finishing off the Song Dynasty.






20. Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median - Lydian - and Babylonian empires






21. Type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal. It replaced woodblock printing - allowing for the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page. Invented in Korea 13th Century.






22. 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.






23. A worldwide Jewish movement starting in the 1800s that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel in 1948.






24. Poll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within the Muslim empire






25. Radical Marxist political party founded by Vladimir Lenin in 1903. They eventually seized power in Russia in 1917.






26. The Japanese word for a branch of Mahayana Buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation.






27. Free men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.






28. Date: Slaves begin moving to Americas (Hint: 1__2)






29. 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






30. 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.






31. Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.

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32. The repetition of mystic incantations in Hinduism and Buddhism.






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






34. Immigrants who arrived at the Ganges river valley by the year 1000 BC






35. Born in Austria - became a radical German nationalist during World War I. He became dictator of Germany in 1933. He led Europe into World War II.






36. The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt - near the head of the Nile Delta. Early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids.






37. 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






38. Date: Rise of Islam(Hint: __2 CE)






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






40. 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






41. Date: Iron Age(Hint: 1_00 BCE)






42. Member of a prominent family of the Mongols' Jagadai Khanate - Timur through conquest gained control over much of Central Asia and Iran. He consolidated the status of Sunni Islam as orthodox - and his descendants - the Timurids - maintained his empir






43. 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






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






45. System of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds - syllables - or concepts. Used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt.






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






47. Journey to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety - fulfill vows - or gain absolution for sins. Other religions also have pilgrimage traditions - such as the Muslim journey to Mecca.






48. War between Athens and Spartan Alliances. The war was largely a consequence of Athenian imperialism in the Aegean region. It went on for over 20 years. Ultimately - Sparta prevailed but both were weakened sufficient to be soon conquered by Macedonian






49. The term used in Spanish and Portuguese colonies to describe someone of mixed African and European descent.






50. 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