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AP World History

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1. Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war






2. Revolutionary Leader in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution.






3. The belief that the government shouldn't intervene much and should instead let the people do






4. He led the coup which toppled the monarchy of King Farouk and started a new period of modernization and socialist reform in Egypt






5. The Hindu concept of the spirit's 'liberation' from the endless cycle of rebirths.






6. The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.






7. Belt south of the Sahara where it transitions into savanna across central Africa. It means literally 'coastland' in Arabic.






8. One of the first urbanized centers in western Africa. A walled community home to approximately 50 -000 people at its height. Evidence suggests domestication of agriculture and trade with nearby regions.






9. 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.)






10. A term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E. - based on the ambiguous title princeps ('first citizen') adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship.






11. Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church - begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline.






12. Heavily armored Greek infantryman of the Archaic and Classical periods who fought in the close-packed phalanx formation. Hoplite armies-militias composed of middle- and upper-class citizens supplying their own equipment. Famously defeated superior nu






13. Invented the condenser and other improvements that made the steam engine a practical source of power for industry and transportation. The watt - an electrical measurement - is named after him.






14. Date: Fall of Rome(Hint: _76 CE)






15. Russian prison camp for political prisoners






16. Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. A major catalyst for WWI.






17. War waged by the Argentine military (1976-1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by the use of illegal imprisonment - torture - and executions by the military.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. An ancient Greek philosophy that became popular amongst many notable Romans. Emphasis on ethics. They considered destructive emotions to be the result of errors in judgment - and that a wise person would repress emotions - especially negative ones an






22. During the Cold War - local or regional wars in which the superpowers armed - trained - and financed the combatants.






23. A term used by Muslims to refer to those countries where Muslims can practice their religion freely.






24. Empire in Mesopotamia which was formed by Hammurabi - the sixth ruler of the invading Amorites






25. Date: de-Stalinization in Russia; Egyptian nationalization of Suez Canal (Hint: 1__6)






26. Young provincial lawyer who led the most radical phases of the French Revolution. His execution ended the Reign of Terror. See Jacobins.






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






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






29. The central text of Daoism.






30. The idea that government should refrain from interfering in economic affairs. The classic exposition of laissez-faire principles is Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776).






31. Shi'ite philosopher and cleric who led the overthrow of the shah of Iran in 1979 and created an Islamic Republic of Iran.






32. An organization of workers in a particular industry or trade - created to defend the interests of members through strikes or negotiations with employers.






33. Portion of the African continent lying south of the Sahara.






34. The forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins - granted by the Catholic Church authorities as a reward for a pious act. Martin Luther's protest against the sale of these is often seen as touching off the Protestant Reformation.






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






36. Writers during the Enlightenment and who popularized the new ideas of the time.






37. In Tibetan Buddhism - a teacher.






38. The walled section of Beijing where emperors lived between 1121 and 1924. A portion is now a residence for leaders of the People's Republic of China.






39. Chinese man who led the revolution against the Manchu Dynasty.






40. Members of a leftist coalition that overthrew the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Anastasia Somoza in 1979 and attempted to install a socialist economy. The United States financed armed opposition by the Contras. They lost national elections in 1990.






41. Plans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly - beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel - electricity - machinery - and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state.






42. Emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire.






43. Date: End of Russian Serfdom/Italian Unification (Hint: 1__1)






44. Indian prince who renounced his worldly possessions and founded Buddhism; Buddha






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






46. A mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450.






47. Persian mathematician and cosmologist whose academy near Tabriz provided the model for the movement of the planets that helped to inspire the Copernican model of the solar system.






48. Capital of the Mugal empire in Northern India






49. A line of trenches and fortifications in World War I that stretched without a break from Switzerland to the North Sea. Scene of most of the fighting between Germany - on the one hand - and France and Britain - on the other.






50. Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution