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AP World History

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1. Largest land empire in the history of the world - spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia.






2. The class of religious experts who conducted rituals and preserved sacred lore among some ancient Celtic peoples. They provided education - mediated disputes between kinship groups - and were suppressed by the Romans as potential resistance.






3. Arab prince - leader of the Arab Revolt in World War I. The British made him king of Iraq in 1921 - and he reigned under British protection until 1933.






4. South Africans descended from Dutch and French settlers of the seventeenth century. Their Great Trek founded new settler colonies in the nineteenth century. Though a minority among South Africans - they held political power after 1910.






5. 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)






6. An elaborate display of political power and wealth in British India in the nineteenth century - apparently in imitation of the pageantry of the Mughal Empire.






7. Muslim dynasty after Ummayd - a dynasty that lasted about two centuries that had about 150 years of Persia conquer and was created by Mohammad's youngest uncle's sons






8. Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.






9. Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.






10. The earliest known Chinese writing is found on these from ritual activity of the Shang period.






11. An Indo-European - Indic language - in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India.






12. Turkish-ruled Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi - who declared Iran a Shi'ite state.






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






14. Traditional records of the deeds of Muhammad - and his quotations






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






16. These strong and predictable winds have long been ridden across the open sea by sailors - and the large amounts of rainfall that they deposit on parts of India - Southeast Asia - and China allow for the cultivation of several crops a year.






17. A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s. Its ill effects on agriculture in northern Europe were notable.






18. Trading company chartered by the Dutch government to conduct its merchants' trade in the Americas and Africa.






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






20. 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty






21. City on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt founded by Alexander. It became the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Ptolemy. It contained the famous Library and the Museum and was a center for leading scientific and literary figures in the classical a






22. Date: Spanish-American War - US acquires Philippines -Cuba - Guam - and Puerto Rico (Hint: 1__8)






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






24. Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large indemnity from the Qing Empire - denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own borders - opened additional ports of residence to Britons - and ceded Hong Kong to Britain






25. Soviet leader who was after Khrushchev






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






27. A machine that turns the energy released by burning fuel into motion. Thomas Newcomen built the first crude but workable one in 1712. James Watt vastly improved his device in the 1760s and 1770s. It was then applied to machinery.






28. 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.






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






30. Date: Founding of Jamestown (Hint: 1__7)






31. A French Protestant






32. Political units in India in the years 700-600 BC. They are the major realms or kingdoms of Vedic (Iron Age) India. They are the earliest kingdoms set up by the Indo-Aryans migrants to India.






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






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






35. 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.






36. Ruler of Mali (r. 1312-1337). His extravagant pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world.






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






38. First bishop of Chiapas - in southern Mexico. He devoted most of his life to protecting Amerindian peoples from exploitation. His major achievement was the New Laws of 1542 - which limited the ability of Spanish settlers to compel Amerindians to labo






39. 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.






40. A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class - and its demands were modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi - appealing to the poor.






41. Building erected in London - for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Made of iron and glass - like a gigantic greenhouse - it was a symbol of the industrial age.






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






43. Date: Pizarro Toppled the Incas (Hint: 1__3)






44. President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Waged war on Iran in 1980-1988. In 1990 he ordered an invasion of Kuwait but was defeated by United States and its allies in the Gulf War (1991). Defeated by US led invasion in 2003.






45. 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.






46. The English monarch who was beheaded by Puritans (see English Civil War) who then established their own short-lived government ruled by Oliver Cromwell (Mid 1600s).






47. A system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables. It originated in Mesopotamia and was used initially for Sumerian and Akkadian but later was adapted to represent other languages of western Asia.






48. Effort to eradicate a people and its culture by means of mass killing and the destruction of historical buildings and cultural materials. It was used for example by both sides in the conflicts that accompanied the disintegration of Yugoslavia.






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






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