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AP World History

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1. The historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. It was followed in some places by the Bronze Age






2. The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt - near the head of the Nile Delta. Early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids.






3. Greek culture spread across western Asia and northeastern Africa after the conquests of Alexander the Great. The period ended with the fall of the last major Hellenistic kingdom to Rome - but Greek cultural influence persisted until the spread of Isl






4. 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.






5. Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935) - joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936) - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.






6. Incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu made famous in the Ramayana






7. An early Chinese dynasty. Not a unified Chinese state. Instead rulers and their relatives gave orders through a network of cities. Earliest evidence of Chinese writing comes from this period.






8. A small - highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic.






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






10. Mongol khanate founded by Genghis Khan's. It was based in southern Russia and quickly adopted both the Turkic language and Islam. Also known as the Kipchak Horde.






11. Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States - it opened in 1915.






12. Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median - Lydian - and Babylonian empires






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. The people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. Remembered as prosperous era in Chinese History.






15. Conflict between Athens and Sparta






16. Journey to a sacred shrine by Christians seeking to show their piety - fulfill vows - or gain absolution for sins. Other religions also have pilgrimage traditions - such as the Muslim journey to Mecca.






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






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






19. The treaty imposed on Germany by France - Great Britain - the United States - and other Allied Powers after World War I. It demanded that Germany dismantle its military and give up some lands to Poland. It was resented by many Germans.






20. A well known Italian Renaissance artist - architect - musician - mathemetician - engineer - and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa.






21. Chinese dynasty between 1368-1644. Economy flourished - Border Policy was good - but not well enough enforced - as they were taken over by the Manchu from the North in 1644.






22. The first Marxist politician elected president in the Americas. He was elected president of Chile in 1970 and overthrown by a US-backed military coup in 1973.






23. Date: German Unification (Hint: 1__1)






24. A temple tower of ancient Mesopotamia - constructed of square or rectangular terraces of diminishing size - usually with a shrine made of blue enamel bricks on the top






25. Date: Cuban Missile Crisis






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






27. City on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt founded by Alexander. It became the capital of the Hellenistic kingdom of Ptolemy. It contained the famous Library and the Museum and was a center for leading scientific and literary figures in the classical a






28. A term for the books of the Bible that make up the Hebrew canon.






29. 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






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






31. Italian explorer who introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China - from his travels throughout there.






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






33. President of Argentina (1946-1955 - 1973-1974). As a military officer - he championed the rights of labor. Aided by his wife Eva Duarte Peron - he was elected president in 1946. He built up Argentinean industry - became very popular among the urban p






34. 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.






35. The theologians and legal experts of Islam.






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






37. A tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Quran - the most important basis for Islamic law.






38. Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and created Fascism






39. The community of all Muslims. A major innovation against the background of seventh-century Arabia - where traditionally kinship rather than faith had determined membership in a community.






40. 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.






41. The economic system of large financial institutions-banks - stock exchanges - investment companies-that first developed in early modern Europe. The belief that all people should seek their own profit gain and that doing so is beneficial to society. S






42. Date: Berlin Conference - Division of Africa (Hint: 1__5)






43. The pursuit of people suspected of witchcraft - especially in northern Europe in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.






44. Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields.






45. Place that the British first colonized in Australia






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






47. Zealous proponent of Christianity who was instrumental in its spread beyond Judaism






48. Date: Iranian Revolution (Hint: 1__9)






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






50. Honorific name of Octavian - founder of the Roman Principate - the military dictatorship that replaced the failing rule of the Roman Senate. He established his rule after the death of Julius Caesar and he is considered the first Roman Emperor.






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