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AP World History

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1. Allocation of former German colonies and Ottoman possessions to the victorious powers after World War I - to be administered under League of Nations supervision. Used especially in reference to the Western European possession of the Middle East after






2. The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. It predates the Neolithic period.






3. Weaving - sewing - carving - and other small-scale industries that can be done in the home. The laborers - frequently women - are usually independent. Most manufacturing was done this way before the industrial revolution.






4. Japanese business groups after the post-WWII dismantling of the zaibatsu. They are Alliances of corporations each often centered around a bank. They dominate the post-WWII Japanese economy.






5. War between Athens and Spartan Alliances. The war was largely a consequence of Athenian imperialism in the Aegean region. It went on for over 20 years. Ultimately - Sparta prevailed but both were weakened sufficient to be soon conquered by Macedonian






6. Son of Cyrus II; extended the Persian Empire into Egypt






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






8. Literally 'those who serve -' the hereditary military elite in Feudal Japan as well as during the Tokugawa Shogunate.






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






10. The manufacture of many identical products by the division of labor into many small






11. He created this dynasty in China and Siberia. Khubilai Khan was head of the Mongol Empire and grandson of Genghis Khan.






12. The 18th century privatization of common lands in England - which contributed to the increase in population and the rise of industrialization.






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






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






15. Reign period of Zhu Di (1360-1424) - the third emperor of the Ming Empire (r. 1403-1424).Sponsored the building of the Forbidden City - a huge encyclopedia project - the expeditions of Zheng He - and the reopening of China's borders to trade and trav






16. Theory that all knowledge originates from experience. It emphasizes experimentation and observation in order to truly know things.






17. Treeless plains - especially the high - flat expanses of northern Eurasia - which usually have little rain and are covered with coarse grass. They are good lands for nomads and their herds. Good for breeding horses: essential to Mongol military.






18. (1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa.






19. Living in a religious community apart from secular society and adhering to a rule stipulating chastity - obedience - and poverty. (Primary Centers of Learning in Medieval Europe)






20. Characterized inter-state relations in ancient India






21. Date: End of Han Dynasty(Hint: _20 CE)






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






23. Early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico - Central America - and Peru. (Examples Cortez - Pizarro - Francisco.)






24. Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. After being educated as a lawyer in England - he returned to India and became leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920.






25. German republic founded after the WWI and the downfall of the German Empire's monarchy.






26. American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb - acoustic recording on wax cylinders - and motion pictures.






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






28. Date: Chinese Communist Revolution






29. A people and state in the Wei Valley of eastern China that conquered rival states and created the first short-lived Chinese empire (221-206 B.C.E.). Their ruler - Shi Huangdi - standardized many features of Chinese society and enslaved his subjects.






30. An ancient religion of India with a small following today of only about 10 million followers. Originated in the 800s BCE. They prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice rely mainly on self-effort to prog






31. Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries.






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






33. Date: Cortez conquered the Aztecs (Hint: 1__1)






34. Commander of the Japanese army in ancient and feudal times. At times more similar to a duke and/or a military dictator.






35. Land-owning noblemen in Ancient Rome






36. New Zealand indigenous culture established around 800 CE






37. Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle - al-Abbas - they overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258.






38. Telegram sent by Germans to encourage a Mexican attack against the United States. Intercepted by the US in 1917.






39. 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.






40. Date: Pearl Harbor - entry of US into WWII






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






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






43. Arab historian. He developed an influential theory on the rise and fall of states. Born in Tunis - he spent his later years in Cairo as a teacher and judge. In 1400 he was sent to Damascus to negotiate the surrender of the city.






44. City in Russia - site of a Red Army victory over the Germany army in 1942-1943. The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union. Today Volgograd.






45. Overthrow of the Monarchy in France in which Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI are executed






46. The part of the Great Circuit involving the transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the Americas.






47. Descendants of the Europeans in Latin America - usually implies an upper class status.






48. 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.






49. Chinese School of Thought that believes the world is always changing and is devoid of absolute morality or meaning. They accept the world as they find it - avoid futile struggles - and deviate as little as possible from 'the way' or 'path' of nature.






50. Someone with interracial ancestry - especially found in Latin America