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AP World History

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1. Roman emperor of 284 C.E. Attempted to deal with fall of Roman Empire by splitting the empire into two regions run by co-emperors. Also brought armies back under imperial control - and attempted to deal with the economic problems by strengthening the






2. Philosophy that teaches that everything should be left to the natural order; rejects many of the Confucian ideas but coexisted with Confucianism in China






3. 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.






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






5. Queen of Egypt (1473-1458 B.C.E.). Dispatched a naval expedition down the Red Sea to Punt (possibly Somalia) - the faraway source of myrrh. There is evidence of opposition to a woman as ruler - and after her death her name was frequently expunged.






6. 1st unified imperial Chinese dynasty






7. Date: Italian invasion of Ethiopia (Hint: 1__5)






8. The policy in international relations by which - beginning in the eighteenth century - the major European states acted together to prevent any one of them from becoming too powerful.






9. Economic dominance of a weaker country by a more powerful one - while maintaining the legal independence of the weaker state. In the late nineteenth century - this new form of economic imperialism characterized the relations between the Latin America






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Date: Origin of Buddhism - Confucianism - Taoism(Hint ___ century BCE)






13. The people in Eastern Africa south of Egypt who were rivals of the ancient Egyptians and known for their flourishing kingdom between the 400s BC and the 400s CE. They speak their own language and were known by the Egyptians for their darker skin.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.

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






20. Greek ships built specifically for ramming enemy ships.






21. The trading of various animals - diseases - and crops between the Eastern and Western hemispheres






22. The class of religious experts who conducted rituals and preserved sacred lore among some ancient Celtic peoples. They provided education - mediated disputes between kinship groups - and were suppressed by the Romans as potential resistance.






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






24. Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent






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






26. French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General - the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. nationalism -Political ideology that stresses people






27. Date: Emancipation Proclamation in US (Hint: 1__3)






28. A collection of ancient stories that feature Hindu gods such as Vishnu and Shiva






29. Bantu language with Arabic loanwords spoken in coastal regions of East Africa.






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






31. In medieval Europe - an association of men (rarely women) - such as merchants - artisans - or professors - who worked in a particular trade and created an organized institution to promote their economic and political interests.






32. Subordinate to Alexander who took over Egypt after his death






33. 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






34. The last of pre-Islamic Persian Empire - from 224 to 651 CE. One of the two main powers in Western Asia and Europe alongside the Roman Empire and later the Byzantine Empire for a period of more than 400 years






35. Assyrian resurgence that initiated a series of conquests until a combined attack by Medes and Babylon defeated them






36. The elite professional class of officials who administered the government of British India. Originally composed exclusively of well-educated British men - it gradually added qualified Indians.






37. Economic policy that restricted the outflow of money; made state stronger economically






38. A coalition starting in the late 1870s of various groups favoring modernist liberal reform of the Ottoman Empire. It Against monarchy of Ottoman Sultan and favored a constitution. In 1908 they succeed in establishing a new constitutional era. Members






39. Political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki - Finland in 1975 by the Soviet Union and western European countries.






40. Date: French Revolution begins






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






42. Considered to be among the oldest urbanized centers in sub-Saharan Africa.






43. 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.






44. Peoples of the Russian Empire who lived outside the farming villages - often as herders - mercenaries - or outlaws. Cossacks led the conquest of Siberia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.






45. A very large flatbottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires - specially designed for long-distance commercial travel.






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






47. A grant of legal freedom to an individual slave.






48. The chief marketplace of Athens - center of the city's civic life.






49. A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food - cloth - and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.






50. 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.