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AP World History

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1. In China - a political philosophy that emphasized the unruliness of human nature and justified state coercion and control. The Qin ruling class invoked it to validate the authoritarian nature of their regime.






2. The most significant Mesoamerican city.






3. Journey to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety - fulfill vows - or gain absolution for sins. Other religions also have pilgrimage traditions - such as the Muslim journey to Mecca.






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






5. Explorer of West Africa in the 15th century - making many new discoveries there about Africa.






6. Dictator of Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Defeated in the presidential election of 1930 - he overthrew the government and created Estado Novo ('New State') - a dictatorship that emphasized industrialization.






7. 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.






8. Date: Sepoy Mutiny or failed Indian revolution against British East India Company colonial rule (Hint: 1__7)






9. The greatest of the Mughald Emperors. Second half of 1500s. Descendant of Timur. Consolidated power over northern India. Religiously tolerant. Patron of arts - including large mural paintings.






10. The peace agreement made between Napoleon and the Pope following the chaos of the French Revolution.






11. A book composed by Brahman priests that contains verses and Sanskrit poetry






12. German princely family who ruled in alliance with the Holy Roman Empire and controlled most of Central Europe






13. Date: Stock Market Crash






14. Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields.






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






16. Date: Russo-Japanese War (Hint: 1__5)






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






18. 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.






19. Nationalist political party founded on democratic principles by Sun Yat-sen in 1912. After 1925 - the party was headed by Chiang Kai-shek - who turned it into an increasingly authoritarian movement.






20. Leader of the Chinese Communist Party (1927-1976). He led the Communists on the Long March (1934-1935) and rebuilt the Communist Party and Red Army during the Japanese occupation of China (1937-1945).






21. Date: Treaty of Versailles - End of WWI






22. Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.






23. Region of northeastern India. It was the first part of India to be conquered by the British in the eighteenth century and remained the political and economic center of British India throughout the nineteenth century. Today this region includes part o






24. Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.






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






26. 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.






27. An area of homogenous people that share a common feeling of nationality






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






29. Free men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.






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






31. City in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad - and ritual center of the Islamic religion.






32. System of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds - syllables - or concepts. Used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt.






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






34. 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.)






35. Succeeded the Shang dynasty. Similar to the Shang And Xia dynastic periods in that China was fragmented politically. Yet - despite the lack of true centralization - this was one of the longest Chinese dynasties - lasting about 600 years. It left subs






36. President of Argentina (1946-1955 - 1973-1974). As a military officer - he championed the rights of labor. Aided by his wife Eva Duarte Peron - he was elected president in 1946. He built up Argentinean industry - became very popular among the urban p






37. Opposing or even destroying images - especially those set up for religious veneration in the belief that such images represent idol worship.






38. 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.






39. Revolutionary and leader of peasants in the Mexican Revolution. He mobilized landless peasants in south-central Mexico in an attempt to seize and divide the lands of the wealthy landowners. Though successful for a time - he was ultimately assassinate






40. First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E.






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






43. The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 - in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization - industrialization - and imperialism.






44. Empire in southern China (1127-1279) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology - medicine - astronomy - and mathematics.






45. The initials of the international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade.






46. The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes.






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






48. Nazi extermination camp in Poland - the largest center of mass murder during the Holocaust. Close to a million Jews - Gypsies - Communists - and others were killed there. (p. 800)






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






50. British passenger ship holding Americans that sunk off the coast of Ireland in 1915 by German U-Boats killing 1 -198 people. It was decisive in turning public favor against Germany and bringing America into WWI.