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AP World History

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1. In medieval Europe - a large - self-sufficient landholding consisting of the lord's residence (manor house) - outbuildings - peasant village - and surrounding land.






2. The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture.






3. French revolutionary group formed mainly by middle classes who opposed more radical






4. The central text of Daoism.






5. Early Indian sacred 'knowledge'-the literal meaning of the term-long preserved and communicated orally by Brahmin priests and eventually written down.






6. Zealous proponent of Christianity who was instrumental in its spread beyond Judaism






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






8. The term used in Spanish and Portuguese colonies to describe someone of mixed African and European descent.






9. The intellectual movement in Europe - initially associated with planetary motion and other aspects of physics - that by the seventeenth century had laid the groundwork for modern science.






10. A collection of 282 laws. One of the first (but not THE first) examples of written law in the ancient world.






11. The policy in international relations by which - beginning in the eighteenth century - the major European states acted together to prevent any one of them from becoming too powerful.






12. 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.






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






14. Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Middle Kingdom by REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt in 2134 BCE.






15. 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






16. Aggressive empire in Cambodia and Laos that collapsed in the 1400's when Thailand conquered Cambodia






17. Date: unsuccessful Ottoman seige of Vienna (Hint: 1_83)






18. Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 400s BCE. Essentially Perisa--biggest empire in the world at the time--invaded Greece twice with an overwhelming force and lost both times. It contributed heavily to the rise of Athens






19. Connected China - India - and the Middle East. Traded goods and helped to spread culture.






20. A business - often backed by a government charter - that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.






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






22. 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.






23. A legendary Chinese dynasty that was not believed to exist until relatively recently. Walled towns ruled by area-specific kings assembled armies - built cities - and worked bronze. Created pictograms which would evolve in to the first Chinese script.






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






25. Ultraconservative empress in Qing (Manchu) dynasty China. Ruled china in the turbulent late 19th century - not as a true Empress but as an Empress Dowager.






26. In medieval Europe - a sworn supporter of a king or lord committed to rendering specified military service to that king or lord - usually in exchange for the use of land.






27. Date: Dias rounded Cape of Good Hope(Hint: 1__8)






28. King of Macedonia who conquered Greece - Egypt - and Persia






29. Remission of sins granted to people by the Catholic church - such as for money






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






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






32. The earliest known form of writing - which was used by the Sumerians. The name derives from the wedge shaped marks made with a stylus into soft clay. Used from the 3000s BCE to the 100s BCE.






33. Date: Battle of Lepanto (Hint: 1__1)






34. Date: Cuban Missile Crisis






35. A social system that separated people by occupation - the caste system in India has virtually no social mobility






36. Soviet blocking of Berlin from allies; Causing the Berlin Airlift






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






38. 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.






39. East African highland nation lying east of the Nile River.






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






41. Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea.






42. Assyrian resurgence that initiated a series of conquests until a combined attack by Medes and Babylon defeated them






43. 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.






44. Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India - opening an important commercial sea route.






45. Leader of the reformation that was excommunicated by the Catholic church due to his opposition to certain practices






46. The most significant Mesoamerican city.






47. 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






48. One of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity






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






50. Extensive Mesoamerican culture that made great advances in astronomy in areas such as their famous calendar







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