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AP World History

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1. Date: Iron Age(Hint: 1_00 BCE)






2. The process of reforming political - military - economic - social - and cultural traditions in imitation of the early success of Western societies - often with regard for accommodating local traditions in non-Western societies.






3. Date: Norman Conquest of England(Hint: __66 CE)






4. A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical ultra-nationalist government. Favors nationalizing economic elites rather than promoting egalitarian socialist collectivization.






5. A term for the middle class. A social class characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture. They derive social and economic power from employment - education - and wealth - as opposed to the inherited power of aristocratic fami






6. 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.






7. Date: Battle of Sekigahara - Beginning of Tokugawa (Hint: 1__0)






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






9. Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in the 400s BCE. Essentially Perisa--biggest empire in the world at the time--invaded Greece twice with an overwhelming force and lost both times. It contributed heavily to the rise of Athens






10. A system that the Spanish let colonists employ Indians in forced labor






11. Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976.






12. One of the early proto-Greek peoples from 2600 BCE to 1500 BCE. Inhabitants of the island of Crete. Their site of Knossos is pictured above.






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






14. Indian Muslim politician who founded the state of Pakistan. A lawyer by training - he joined the All-India Muslim League in 1913. As leader of the League from the 1920s on - he negotiated with the British/INC for Muslim Political Rights






15. Conflict that began with North Korea's invasion of South Korea and came to involve the United Nations (primarily the United States) allying with South Korea and the People's Republic of China allying with North Korea.






16. The longest lasting Chinese dynasty - during which the use of iron was introduced.






17. The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1750-1027 B.C.E.). Ancestor worship - divination by means of oracle bones - and the use of bronze vessels for ritual purposes were major elements of this cultu






18. Largest land empire in the history of the world - spanning from Eastern Europe across Asia.






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






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






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






22. An array of Germanic peoples - pushed further westward by nomads from central Asia. They in turn migrated west into Rome - upsetting the rough balance of power that existed between Rome and these people.






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






24. Soviet leader who denounced Stalin






25. An important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation.






26. Date: Qin Unified China(Hint: _21 BCE)






27. Famous artist/painter in the 15th century. Created 'The Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'






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






29. A legendary Chinese dynasty that was not believed to exist until relatively recently. Walled towns ruled by area-specific kings assembled armies - built cities - and worked bronze. Created pictograms which would evolve in to the first Chinese script.






30. An elaborate display of political power and wealth in British India in the nineteenth century - apparently in imitation of the pageantry of the Mughal Empire.






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






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






33. The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution. It follows the Paleolithic period.






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






35. 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.)






36. The period from 507 to 31 B.C.E. - during which Rome was largely governed by the aristocratic Roman Senate. (p. 148)






37. The Russian feudal duchy that emerged as a local power gradually during the era of Mongol domination. The Muscovite princes convinced their Mongol Tatar overlords to let them collect all the tribute gold from the other Russian princes on behalf of th






38. Central Asian leader of a Mongol tribe who attempted to re-establish the Mongol Empire in the late 1300's. His biggest rival though was the Islamized Golden Horde. He is the great great grandfather of Babur who later founds the Mughal Empire.






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






40. The first Mesoamerican civilization. Between ca. 1200 and 400 B.C.E. - these people of central Mexico created a vibrant civilization that included intensive agriculture - wide-ranging trade - ceremonial centers - and monumental construction.






41. Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order and establish a plan for a new balance of power after the defeat of Napoleon.






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






43. Date: Start of the ten year long Mexican Revolution. Not to be confused with Mexican war of Independence (1810-1821) (Hint: 1__0)






44. Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.






45. King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire - which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate - though started an intellectual revival.






46. Controversy Dispute between the popes and the Holy Roman Emperors over who held ultimate authority over bishops in imperial lands.






47. An Indian prince named Siddhartha Gautama - who renounced his wealth and social position. After becoming 'enlightened' (the meaning of this word) he enunciated the principles of Buddhism.






48. Date: Haitian Independence (Hint: 1__4)






49. Empire established in China by Manchus who overthrew the Ming Empire in 1644. At various times they also controlled Manchuria - Mongolia - Turkestan - and Tibet. The last emperor of this dynasty was overthrown in 1911 by nationalists.






50. 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







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