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AP World History

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






2. Continuing the imperial revival started by the Sui Dynasty this dynasty that followed restored the Chinese imperial impulse four centuries after the decline of the Han - extending control along the silk route. Trade flourished and China finally reach






3. Techniques for ascertaining the future or the will of the gods by interpreting natural phenomena such as - in early China - the cracks on oracle bones or - in ancient Greece - the flight of birds through sectors of the sky.






4. Term applied to a group of 'developing' or 'underdeveloped' countries who professed nonalignment during the Cold War.






5. 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






6. A council whose members were the heads of wealthy - landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings - in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire.






7. Greek Historian - considered the father of History. He came from a Greek community in Anatolia and traveled extensively - collecting information in western Asia and the Mediterranean lands.






8. A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate






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






10. A device for rapid - long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire. It was introduced in England and North America in the 1830s and 1840s.






11. 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






12. The first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 324 B.C.E. and survived until 184 B.C.E. From its capital at Pataliputra in the Ganges Valley it grew wealthy from taxes.






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






14. Born in Austria - became a radical German nationalist during World War I. He became dictator of Germany in 1933. He led Europe into World War II.






15. Brink-of-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the latter's placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba.






16. 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.






17. The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between around 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. Also known as the Neolithic Revolution.






18. Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Mainly found in Iran and a small part of Iraq. It is the state religion of Iran. A member of this group is called a Shi'ite.

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






20. The traditional group of representatives from the three Estates of French society: the clergy - nobility - and commoners. Louis XVI assembled this group to deal with the financial crisis in France at the time - but the 3rd estate demanded more rights






21. American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb - acoustic recording on wax cylinders - and motion pictures.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. Fine yellowish light silt deposited by wind and water. It constitutes the fertile soil of the Yellow River Valley in northern China. Because of the tiny needle-like shape of its particles - it can be easily shaped and used for underground structures






28. The extension of political rule by one people over other - different peoples. First done by Sargon of Akkad to the Sumerian city states.






29. Infantry - originally of slave origin - armed with firearms and constituting the elite of the Ottoman army from the fifteenth century until the corps was abolished in 1826.






30. 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.






31. All non-land-owning - free men in Ancient Rome






32. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - but its function is unknown.






33. Leader of the Russian Revolution; Bolshevik.






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






35. Luther's list of accusations against the Roman Catholic Church - which included the sale of indulgences






36. The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868 - in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization - industrialization - and imperialism.






37. Arab historian. He developed an influential theory on the rise and fall of states. Born in Tunis - he spent his later years in Cairo as a teacher and judge. In 1400 he was sent to Damascus to negotiate the surrender of the city.






38. Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church - begun in response to the Protestant Reformation. It clarified Catholic theology and reformed clerical training and discipline.






39. A mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450.






40. 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






41. The first king of the Babylonian Empire. Best known for his legal code.






42. In colonial Spanish America - term used to describe someone of European descent born in the New World. Elsewhere in the Americas - the term is used to describe all nonnative peoples.






43. A member of the more mystical third sect of Islam






44. Ruler of Mali (r. 1312-1337). His extravagant pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world.






45. Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic - reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.






46. Chinese ethical and philosophical teachings of Confucius which emphasized education - family - peace - and justice






47. Empire in southern China (1127-1279) while the Jin people controlled the north. Distinguished for its advances in technology - medicine - astronomy - and mathematics.






48. Overthrew the French revolutionary government (The Directory) in 1799 and became emperor of France in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.






49. Indian religion founded by the guru Nanak (1469-1539) in the Punjab region of northwest India. After the Mughal emperor ordered the beheading of the ninth guru in 1675 - warriors from this group mounted armed resistance to Mughal rule.






50. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers gave life to the first known agricultural villages in this area about 10 -000 years ago and the first known cities about 5 -000 years ago.