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AP World History

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1. Date: Berlin Conference - Division of Africa (Hint: 1__5)






2. Ship canal dug across the isthmus of Suez in Egypt - designed by Ferdinand de Lesseps. It opened to shipping in 1869 and shortened the sea voyage between Europe and Asia. Its strategic importance led to the British conquest of Egypt in 1882.






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






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






5. Cities opened to foreign residents as a result of the forced treaties between the Qing Empire and foreign signatories. In the in these cities - foreigners enjoyed extraterritoriality.






6. Arab historian. He developed an influential theory on the rise and fall of states. Born in Tunis - he spent his later years in Cairo as a teacher and judge. In 1400 he was sent to Damascus to negotiate the surrender of the city.






7. The first king of the Babylonian Empire. Best known for his legal code.






8. English industrialist whose pottery works were the first to produce fine-quality pottery by industrial methods.






9. Largest and most powerful Andean empire. Controlled the Pacific coast of South America from Ecuador to Chile from its capital of Cuzco.






10. A member of the more mystical third sect of Islam






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






12. Emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire.






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






14. Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba






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






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






17. Third ruler of the Mauryan Empire in India (r. 270-232 B.C.E.). He converted to Buddhism and broadcast his precepts on inscribed stones and pillars - the earliest surviving Indian writing.






18. Characterized inter-state relations in ancient India






19. 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.)






20. A technique of painting on walls covered with moist plaster. It was used to decorate Minoan and Mycenaean palaces and Roman villas - and became an important medium during the Italian Renaissance.






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






22. China's northern capital - first used as an imperial capital in 906 and now the capital of the People's Republic of China.






23. 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.






24. Date: Battle of Sekigahara - Beginning of Tokugawa (Hint: 1__0)






25. Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church beginning in 1519. It spit the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the 'protesters' forming several new Christian denominations - including the Lutheran - Calvinist - and Anglican Churches






26. Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic - reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.






27. 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.






28. In Indian tradition - the residue of deeds performed in past and present lives that adheres to a 'spirit' and determines what form it will assume in its next life cycle. Used in India to make people happy with their lot in life.






29. Date: de-Stalinization in Russia; Egyptian nationalization of Suez Canal (Hint: 1__6)






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






31. Conflict between Athens and Sparta






32. Peoples of the Russian Empire who lived outside the farming villages - often as herders - mercenaries - or outlaws. Cossacks led the conquest of Siberia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.






33. 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.






34. 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






35. European scholars - writers - and teachers associated with the study of the humanities (grammar - rhetoric - poetry - history - languages - and moral philosophy) - influential in the fifteenth century and later.






36. The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men - it gradually added qualified Indians.






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






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






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






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






41. In China - a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime.






42. The formula - brought to China in the 400s or 500s - was first used to make fumigators to keep away insect pests and evil spirits. In later centuries it was used to make explosives and grenades and to propel cannonballs - shot - and bullets.






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






44. 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.






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






46. The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century B.C.E. (p. 29)






47. Fine yellowish light silt deposited by wind and water. It constitutes the fertile soil of the Yellow River Valley in northern China. Because of the tiny needle-like shape of its particles - it can be easily shaped and used for underground structures






48. 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






49. Roman philosophy which emphasizes accepting life dispassionately






50. Conference that German chancellor Otto von Bismarck called to set rules for the partition of Africa. It led to the creation of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium.