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AP World History

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1. 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






2. A member of the warrior class in premodern feudal Japan






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






4. Women forced into prostitution by the Japanese during WWII. The women came from countries in East and Southeast Asia as Japan's empire expanded.






5. Policy that aims to secure peace by preventing dominance of any particular state or group of states






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






7. The community of believers in Islam - which transcends ethnic and political boundaries.






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






9. Land that Germany thought was rightfully theirs due to the large German speaking population






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






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






12. The movement to make slavery and the slave trade illegal. Begun by Quakers in England in the 1780s.






13. The application of machinery to manufacturing and other activities. Among the first processes to be mechanized were the spinning of cotton thread and the weaving of cloth in late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century England. (p. 603)






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






15. Targeting random people who are usually civilians with violence for a political purpose.






16. Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935) - joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936) - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.






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






18. 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.






19. A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E. - based on the ambiguous title princeps ('first citizen') adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship.






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






21. 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






22. Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries.






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






24. 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






25. Shah of Iran (r. 1587-1629). The most illustrious ruler of the Safavid Empire - he moved the imperial capital to Isfahan in 1598 - where he erected many palaces - mosques - and public buildings. (p. 533)






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






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






28. Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.






29. 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).






30. Greek for 'high city'. The chief temples of the city were located here.






31. Completed in 449 BCE - these civil laws developed by the Roman Republic to protect individual following demands by plebeians.






32. 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






33. An important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation.






34. Date: Year of successful Russian Revolution(s)






35. in Ancient Rome - a plebian officer elected by plebeians charged to protect their lives and properties - with a right of veto against legislative proposals of the Senate.






36. Overthrow of the Monarchy in France in which Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI are executed






37. A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food - cloth - and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.






38. An organization promoting economic unity in Europe formed in 1967 by consolidation of earlier - more limited - agreements. Replaced by the European Union (EU) in 1993.






39. The first Marxist politician elected president in the Americas. He was elected president of Chile in 1970 and overthrown by a US-backed military coup in 1973.






40. Emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1889-1911). He enlarged Ethiopia to its present dimensions and defeated an Italian invasion at Adowa (1896).






41. Members of the Society of Jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1534. They played an important part in the Catholic Reformation and helped create conduits of trade and knowledge between Asia and Europe.






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






43. Designating or pertaining to a pictographic script - particularly that of the ancient Egyptians - in which many of the symbols are conventionalized - recognizable pictures of the things represented






44. Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward - the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238)






45. A political ideology that emphasizes rule of law - representative democracy - rights of citizens - and the protection of private property. This ideology - derived from the Enlightenment - was especially popular among the property-owning middle classe






46. 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.






47. Moroccan Muslim scholar - the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.






48. 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life - liberty - and property.






49. English overthrow of 1688-1689 in which James II was expelled and William and Mary were made king and queen. The significance is that Parliament made the monarchy powerless - gave themselves all the power - and wrote a bill of Rights. The whole thing






50. Date: East-West Great Schism in Christian Church (Hint: __54 CE)