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AP World History

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1. Founder of the short-lived Qin dynasty and creator of the Chinese Empire (r. 221-210 B.C.E.). He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states and standardization.






2. Date: end of WWII






3. Place that the British first colonized in Australia






4. Armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land by Christians determined to recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule. The Crusades brought an end to western Europe's centuries of intellectual and cultural isolation.






5. Date: Beginnings of Christianity(Hint: _2 CE)






6. Date: 7 years war between France and Britain begins (Hint: 1__6)






7. Devised a model of the universe with the Sun at the center - and not earth.






8. The term used in Spanish and Portuguese colonies to describe someone of mixed African and European descent.






9. Boycotts - embargoes - and other economic measures that one country uses to pressure another country into changing its policies.






10. Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.






11. Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West - but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe.






12. 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






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Date: Beginnings of Agriculture






16. Greek and Phoenician warship of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. It was sleek and light - powered by 170 oars arranged in three vertical tiers. Manned by skilled sailors - it was capable of short bursts of speed and complex maneuvers.






17. British entrepreneur and politician involved in the expansion of the British Empire from South Africa into Central Africa. The colonies of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) were named after him. (p. 736)






18. Moroccan Muslim scholar - the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan.






19. An adherent of the Islamic religion.






20. Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Middle Kingdom by REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt in 2134 BCE.






21. Mexican priest who led the first stage of the Mexican independence war in 1810. He was captured and executed in 1811.






22. One of the first monotheistic religions - particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.






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






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






25. The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C.E. They were responsible for the creation of many fundamental elements of Mesopotamian culture-such as irrigation technology - cuneiform - and religious concept






26. 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






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






28. (r. 1865-1909) - He was active in encouraging the exploration of Central Africa and became the infamous ruler of the Congo Free State (to 1908).






29. The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. It achieved particular eminence as the capital of the king Hammurabi in the eighteenth century B.C.E. and the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in the sixth century B.C.E. (p. 29)






30. A philosophical and theological system - associated with Thomas Aquinas - devised to reconcile Aristotelian philosophy and Roman Catholic theology in the thirteenth century.






31. Nationalist political party founded on democratic principles by Sun Yat-sen in 1912. After 1925 - the party was headed by Chiang Kai-shek - who turned it into an increasingly authoritarian movement.






32. Conquered territory in Media and later Perisa - ruled through client kings and governors rather than by direct rule.






33. A vast epic chronicling the events leading up to a cataclysmic battle between related kinship groups in early India. It includes the Bhagavad-Gita - the most important work of Indian sacred literature. Mahayana Buddhism -Branch of Buddhism followed i






34. 'Selection' in Turkish. The system by which boys from Christian communities were taken by the Ottoman state to serve as Janissaries.






35. Capital of the Mugal empire in Northern India






36. Concession from Spanish letting a colonist take tribute from Indians in a certain area






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






38. His doctrine of duty and public service had a great influence on subsequent Chinese thought and served as a code of conduct for government officials. Although his real name was Kongzi (551-479 B.C.E.).






39. Cities opened to foreign residents as a result of the forced treaties between the Qing Empire and foreign signatories. In the in these cities - foreigners enjoyed extraterritoriality.






40. 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.






41. A thermonuclear bomb which uses the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen






42. The unification of opposing people - ideas - or practices






43. 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.






44. Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba






45. Ruled the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Ruled with an iron fist - using Five-Year Plans to increase industrial production and terror to crush opposition.






46. Policy by which a nation administers a foreign territory and develops its resources for the benefit of the colonial power.






47. A business - often backed by a government charter - that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.






48. Date: Boer War - British in control of South Africa (Hint: 1__9)






49. Large churches originating in twelfth-century France; built in an architectural style featuring pointed arches - tall vaults and spires - flying buttresses - and large stained-glass windows.






50. German astronomer and mathematician of the late 16th and early 17th centuries - known as the founder of celestial mechanics