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AP World History

Subjects : history, ap, bvat
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1. The period of stability and prosperity that Roman rule brought to the lands of the Roman Empire in the first two centuries C.E. The movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cuture/ideas.






2. Substance used for the domination of trade in the Indian Ocean by the British






3. Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others - as in a confederation.






4. Date: Cuban Missile Crisis






5. 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.






6. Soviet leader who was after Khrushchev






7. International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations.






8. When colonists were allowed to use Indians for forced labor in colonial South America - also known as the repartimiento system






9. 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.






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






11. The three wars waged by Rome against Carthage - 264-241 - 218-201 - and 149-146 b.c. - resulting in the destruction of Carthage and the annexation of its territory by Rome.






12. Poll tax that non-Muslims had to pay when living within the Muslim empire






13. Date: End of Pax Romana(Hint: _80 CE)






14. Date: Pizarro Toppled the Incas (Hint: 1__3)






15. 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.






16. Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations.






17. A designation for peoples originating in south China and Southeast Asia who settled the Malaysian Peninsula - Indonesia - and the Philippines - then spread eastward across the islands of the Pacific Ocean and west to Madagascar. (p. 190)






18. The most destructive civil war in China before the twentieth century. A Christian-inspired rural rebellion threatened to topple the Qing Empire. Leader claimed to be the brother of Jesus.






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






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






21. Meeting in 1787 of the elected representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of the United States.






22. The theory developed in early modern England and spread elsewhere that royal power should be subject to legal and legislative checks.






23. African kingdom on the Gold Coast that expanded rapidly after 1680. Asante participated in the Atlantic economy - trading gold - slaves - and ivory. It resisted British imperial ambitions for a quarter century before being absorbed into Britain.






24. This area possessed the biggest network of sea-based trade in the postclassical period prior to the rise of Atlantic-based trade.






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






26. 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.






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






28. German republic founded after the WWI and the downfall of the German Empire's monarchy.






29. Russian tsar (r. 1689-1725). He enthusiastically introduced Western languages and technologies to the Russian elite - moving the capital from Moscow to his new city of St. Petersburg.






30. Date: 9/11 Attacks






31. The only woman to rule China in her own name - expanded the empire and supported Buddhism during the Tang Dynasty.






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. 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.






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






35. Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward - the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238)






36. A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class - and its demands were modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi - appealing to the poor.






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






38. 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)






39. French wars against England - Prussia - Russia - and Austria led by Napoleon






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Precursor the United Nations created after World War I.






43. A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. From it was produced a coarse - paperlike writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.






44. British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953






45. Roman emperor who adopted Christianity for the Roman Empire and who founded Constantinople as a second capital






46. Traditional records of the deeds of Muhammad - and his quotations






47. A worker bound by a voluntary agreement to work for a specified period of years often in return for free passage to an overseas destination. Before 1800 most were Europeans; after 1800 most indentured laborers were Asians.






48. Date: unsuccessful Ottoman seige of Vienna (Hint: 1_83)






49. Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain.






50. Sea-faring proto-Greek kingdom whose abrupt demise triggered the Greek Dark Ages ca. 1200 BCE-800 BCE