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AP World History

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1. Eighteenth-century English intellectual who warned that population growth threatened future generations because - in his view - population growth would always outstrip increases in agricultural production.






2. Era of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire






3. Date: Travels of Ibn Battuta begin(Hint: __25 CE)






4. Conquered territory in Media and later Perisa - ruled through client kings and governors rather than by direct rule.






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






6. The theory developed in early modern England and spread elsewhere that royal power should be subject to legal and legislative checks.






7. 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.)






8. 'Restructuring' reforms by the nineteenth-century Ottoman rulers - intended to move civil law away from the control of religious elites and make the military and the bureacracy more efficient.






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






10. 'Way of the Elders' branch of Buddhism followed in Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. It remains close to the original principles set forth by the Buddha; it downplays the importance of gods






11. Date: Norman Conquest of England(Hint: __66 CE)






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






13. System of government in which all 'citizens' (however defined) have equal political and legal rights - privileges - and protections - as in the Greek city-state of Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. Demographic Transition -A change in th






14. Many people (mostly women) were accused of this and burned at the stake in medieval and early modern Europe.






15. Date: 9/11 Attacks






16. Date: Decade when Independence in mainland Latin America began (Hint: 1__0s)






17. The four major social divisions in India's caste system: the Brahmin priest class - the Kshatriya warrior/administrator class - the Vaishya merchant/farmer class - and the Shudra laborer class.






18. A French general and then French Emperor later exiled to the island of St. Helena






19. Date: Tiananmen Square protest in China; Fall of Berlin Wall in Germany






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






21. Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France - involving English and French royal families and French noble families.






22. Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.






23. A French Protestant






24. Capital city of Egypt and home of the ruling dynasties during the Middle and New Kingdoms. Amon - patron deity of Thebes - became one of the chief gods of Egypt. Monarchs were buried across the river in the Valley of the Kings. (p. 43)






25. Compilations of hymns - religious reflections - and Aryan conquests






26. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.






27. All non-land-owning - free men in Ancient Rome






28. President of the United States (1913-1921) and the leading figure at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. He was unable to persuade the U.S. Congress to ratify the Treaty of Versailles or join the League of Nations.






29. French General who founded the French Fifth Republicn in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969






30. 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.






31. Chinese dynasty between 1368-1644. Economy flourished - Border Policy was good - but not well enough enforced - as they were taken over by the Manchu from the North in 1644.






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






33. A people from central Anatolia who established an empire in Anatolia and Syria in the Late Bronze Age. With wealth from the trade in metals and military power based on chariot forces - they vied with New Kingdom Egypt over Syria.






34. The three wars waged by Rome against Carthage - 264-241 - 218-201 - and 149-146 b.c. - resulting in the destruction of Carthage and the annexation of its territory by Rome.






35. Government ruled by a single party and/or person that exerts unlimited control over its citizen's lives.






36. Foreign residents in a country living under the laws of their native country - disregarding the laws of the host country. 19th/Early 20th Centuries: European and US nationals in certain areas of Chinese and Ottoman cities were granted this right.






37. The community of all Muslims. A major innovation against the background of seventh-century Arabia - where traditionally kinship rather than faith had determined membership in a community.






38. 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






39. A conduit - either elevated or under ground - using gravity to carry water from a source to a location-usually a city-that needed it. The Romans built many of these in a period of substantial urbanization.






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






41. A monumental sanctuary built in Jerusalem by King Solomon in the tenth century B.C.E. to be the religious center for the Israelite god Yahweh. The Temple priesthood conducted sacrifices - received a tithe or percentage of agricultural revenues.

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42. British entrepreneur and politician involved in the expansion of the British Empire from South Africa into Central Africa. The colonies of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) were named after him. (p. 736)






43. Date: End of Pax Romana(Hint: _80 CE)






44. A well known Italian Renaissance artist - architect - musician - mathemetician - engineer - and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.






45. The act of accusing people of disloyalty and communism






46. The people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. Remembered as prosperous era in Chinese History.






47. Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others - as in a confederation.






48. Region of western India famous for trade and manufacturing.






49. The world's first civilization - founded in Mesopotamia - which existed for over 3 -000 years.






50. Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation.