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AP World History

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






2. The founder of Buddhism






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






4. A major Hindu god called The Preserver.






5. Athenian philosopher (ca. 470-399 B.C.E.) who shifted the emphasis of philosophical investigation from questions of natural science to ethics and human behavior.






6. A popular English playwright and poet in the 16th century.






7. (1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.






8. Period in the 16th and 17th centuries where many thinkers rejected doctrines of the past dealing with the natural world in favor of new scientific ideas.






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






10. Treaty with harsh reparations towards the Germans after World War I.






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






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






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






14. '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






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






16. City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire






17. 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.






18. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10 -000 years ago and the first known cities about 5 -000 years ago.






19. Date: genocide in Rwanda/1st all race elections in S. Africa (Hint: 1__4)






20. 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)






21. During the Cold War - countries who did not want to support either side sometimes declared themselves to be.






22. Last ruling Inca emperor of Peru. He was executed by the Spanish. (p. 438)






23. Ruler of Athens who zealously sought to spread Athenian democracy through imperial force






24. A Jew from Galilee in northern Israel who sought to reform Jewish beliefs and practices. He was executed as a revolutionary by the Romans. He is the basis of the world's largest religion.






25. Area between the Greek and Slavic regions; conquered Greece and Mesopotamia under the leadership of Philip II and Alexander the Great






26. Family of related languages long spoken across parts of western Asia and northern Africa. In antiquity these languages included Hebrew - Aramaic - and Phoenician. The most widespread modern member of the this language family is Arabic.






27. An unofficial coalition between Julius Caesar - Pompey - and Crassus was formed in 60 B.C.E.






28. First hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs (661 to 750). From their capital at Damascus - the Umayyads ruled one of the largest empires in history that extended from Spain to India. Overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate.






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






30. A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity - said to be a 'rebirth' of Greco-Roman culture. From roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century followed by this movement spreading into the Northern Europe during 1400-1600






31. Date: Black Death hits Europe(Hint: ___7 CE)






32. 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty






33. Date: End of Zheng He's Voyages/Rise of Ottomans (Hint: __33 CE)






34. Mexican priest who led the first stage of the Mexican independence war in 1810. He was captured and executed in 1811.






35. Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.






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






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






38. 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.






39. Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.






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






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






42. The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century B.C.E. (p. 29)






43. Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median - Lydian - and Babylonian empires






44. Beginning in the eleventh century - military campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated - and Spain and Portugal emerged as united kingdoms.






45. 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).






46. Date: First Crusade(Hint: ___5 CE)






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






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






49. Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe during a time after the Congress of Vienna when conservative monarchs were trying to maintain their power. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany - Austria - Italy - and Hunga






50. Also known as Mexica - they created a powerful empire in central Mexico (1325-1521 C.E.). They forced defeated peoples to provide goods and labor as a tax.