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AP World History

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1. German physicist who developed quantum theory and was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1918.






2. Substance used for the domination of trade in the Indian Ocean by the British






3. 'Way of the Kami'; Japanese worship of nature spirits






4. Date: Glorious Revolution / English Bill of Rights (Hint: 1__9)






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






6. Era of relative peace and stability created by the Mongol Empire






7. The fulfillment of social and religious duties in Hinduism






8. System of knotted colored cords used by preliterate Andean peoples to transmit information. These knots are interesting because the Inca are notable for being a relatively sophisticated empire and civilization - but they had no written language (very






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






10. The four major social divisions in India's caste system: the Brahmin priest class - the Kshatriya warrior/administrator class - the Vaishya merchant/farmer class - and the Shudra laborer class.






11. Large Muslim state founded in 1809 in what is now northern Nigeria.






12. Luther's list of accusations against the Roman Catholic Church - which included the sale of indulgences






13. A form of iron that is both durable and flexible. It was first mass-produced in the 1860s and quickly became the most widely used metal in construction - machinery - and railroad equipment.






14. Muslim state (1526-1857) exercising dominion over most of India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.






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






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






17. Born in Austria - became a radical German nationalist during World War I. He became dictator of Germany in 1933. He led Europe into World War II.






18. President of the US during the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis






19. A Roman bribery method of coping with class difference. Entertainment and food was offered to keep plebeians quiet without actually solving unemployment problems.






20. A political theory of ancient China in which those in power were given the right to rule from a divine source






21. Date: Chinese Revolution against traditional Chinese Imperial system. (Hint: 1__1)






22. Ship canal dug across the isthmus of Suez in Egypt - designed by Ferdinand de Lesseps. It opened to shipping in 1869 and shortened the sea voyage between Europe and Asia. Its strategic importance led to the British conquest of Egypt in 1882.






23. The longest single poem in the world - about a war fought between two branches of the same family. One of India's greatest epics written between 1000 and 700 BC






24. A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development - trade promotion - and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.






25. Under the Islamic system of military slavery - Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate of the ninth and tenth centuries. Mamluks eventually founded their own state - ruling Egypt and Syria (125






26. In early modern Europe - the class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing - finance - commerce - and allied professions.






27. Capital of the Aztec Empire - located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150 -000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.






28. Prosperous civilization on the Aegean island of Crete in the second millennium B.C.E. Exerted powerful cultural influences on the early Greeks.






29. City - now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe) - whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450 - when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.






30. Date: Mongols sack Baghdad(Hint: __58 CE)






31. The period from 475 BC until the unification of China under the Qin dynasty - characterized by lack of centralized government in China. It followed the Zhou dynasty.






32. 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.






33. Aristocratic leader who guided the Athenian state through the transformation to full participatory democracy for all male citizens.






34. Suffering is always present in life; desire is the cause of suffering; freedom from suffering can be achieved in nirvana; the Eightfold Path leads to nirvana






35. An international oil cartel originally formed in 1960. Represents the majority of all oil produced in the world. Attempts to limit production to raise prices. It's long name is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.






36. The 'divine wind -' which the Japanese credited with blowing Mongol invaders away from their shores in 1281.






37. A worldview and a moral philosophy that considers humans to be of primary importance. It is a perspective common to a wide range of ethical stances that attaches importance to human dignity - concerns - and capabilities - particularly rationality. A






38. Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and created Fascism






39. Sudden wave of conquests in Africa by European powers in the 1880s and 1890s. Britain obtained most of eastern Africa - France most of northwestern Africa. Other countries (Germany - Belgium - Portugal - Italy - and Spain) acquired lesser amounts.






40. Foreign residents in a country living under the laws of their native country - disregarding the laws of the host country. 19th/Early 20th Centuries: European and US nationals in certain areas of Chinese and Ottoman cities were granted this right.






41. Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. Also known as the Kipchak Horde.






42. Removal of entire peoples used as terror tactic by Assyrian and Persian Empires.






43. The kingdoms of southern India - inhabited primarily by speakers of Dravidian languages - which developed in partial isolation - and somewhat differently - from the Aryan north.






44. Date: Chinese Communist Revolution






45. Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season. Originally introduced into Champa from India - it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)






46. Economic system with private/ corporate ownership/ competitive market






47. 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.






48. A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade - farming - and mining.






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






50. An ancient Anatolian group whose empire at largest extent consisted of most of the Middle East. Some of the first two-wheeled chariots and iron.






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