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AP World History

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1. In early modern Europe - the class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing - finance - commerce - and allied professions.






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






3. Date: Cuban Revolution (Hint: 1__9)






4. Date: Beginnings of Agriculture






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






6. 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.






7. Form of government in which power is centralized into a local city-state.






8. Soviet leader who denounced Stalin






9. Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle - al-Abbas - they overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258.






10. Notable female Polish/French chemist and physicist around the turn of the 20th century. Won two nobel prizes. Did pioneering work in radioactivity.






11. Region of India controlled by Muslims 1206-1520






12. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10 -000 years ago and the first known cities about 5 -000 years ago.






13. The most important work of Indian sacred literature - a dialogue between the great warrior Arjuna and the god Krishna on duty and the fate of the spirit.






14. Roman philosophy which emphasizes accepting life dispassionately






15. Brink-of-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the latter's placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.






16. 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






17. Political realism or practical politics - especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.






18. German journalist and philosopher - founder of the Marxist branch of socialism. He is known for two books: The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (Vols. I-III - 1867-1894).






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






20. Site of one of the great cities of the Indus Valley civilization of the third millennium B.C.E. It was located on the northwest frontier of the zone of cultivation - and may have been a center for the acquisition of raw materials.






21. A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical ultra-nationalist government. Favors nationalizing economic elites rather than promoting egalitarian socialist collectivization.






22. Harnessing method that increased the efficiency of horses by shifting the point of traction from the animal's neck to the shoulders; its adoption favors the spread of horse-drawn plows and vehicles.






23. Philosophy that emphasizes human reason and ethics; sometimes denies the existence of a god






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






25. Concession from Spanish letting a colonist take tribute from Indians in a certain area






26. The walled section of Beijing where emperors lived between 1121 and 1924. A portion is now a residence for leaders of the People's Republic of China.






27. A major Hindu god called The Preserver.






28. 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.






29. Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership of Philip II and Alexander the Great






30. The most significant Mesoamerican city.






31. Arab prophet; founder of religion of Islam.






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






33. 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.






34. Under the Islamic system of military slavery - Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state - ruling Egypt and Syria (125






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






36. When colonists were allowed to use Indians for forced labor in colonial South America - also known as the repartimiento system






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






38. A place where shares in a company or business enterprise are bought and sold.






39. Leader of Egyptian modernization in the early nineteenth century. He ruled Egypt as an Ottoman governor - but had imperial ambitions. His descendants ruled Egypt until overthrown in 1952.






40. The expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the people






41. Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations.






42. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia - Archaic and Classical Greece - Phoenicia - and early Italy.






43. 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.






44. The unification of opposing people - ideas - or practices






45. Date: Iranian Revolution (Hint: 1__9)






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






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






48. (r. 1865-1909) - He was active in encouraging the exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).






49. Suffering is always present in life; desire is the cause of suffering; freedom from suffering can be achieved in nirvana; the Eightfold Path leads to nirvana






50. Date: genocide in Rwanda/1st all race elections in S. Africa (Hint: 1__4)