Karteikarten
AP World History
Karten in diesem Stapel (45)
- 1AbolitionThe act of putting an end to something by law (ex: abolition of slavery)
- 2AbsolutismAcceptance or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters
- 3AgrarianCultivated land or the cultivation of land
- 4AmericanizationProcess of an immigrant to the US becoming a person who shares American values, beliefs and customs
- 5Anti-SemitismHostility to or prejudice against Jews
- 6AppeasementDiplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict
- 7Arable landLand capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops
- 8ArchitectureThe art and science of designing buildings and some nonbuilding structures
- 9AristocracyHighest class in certain societies, espically those holding hereditary titles or offices
- 10ArtisanWorker in skilled trade, espically one that involves making things by hand
- 11Asian Tigers4 highly developed economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, amd Taiwan. They were the first newly industrialized countries.
- 12Atlantic CircuitClockwise trade network with Europe, Americas and Africa through the Atlantic ocean. E-> Af: metal, hardware, guns for gold, timber and slaves. Af->Am: slaves
- 13AuthoritarianExpecting or requiring people to obey laws or rules; not allowing personal freedom
- 14BantusMember of any several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa
- 15BarbarianMember of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations (Greek, Roman, Christian); an uncultured or brutish person
- 16Berlin ConferenceConference that regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during New Imperialism period, and coincided w/ Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power
- 17Beast of Burdenaka llamas
- 18Black Deathanthrax/bubonic plague; carried by fleas on rats. 1/3 of people in Europe died in just 4 years. blame was placed on the Jews
- 19Blockadesealing off place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- 20Boer WarWar which Great Britain fought against Transvaal and Orange Free State
- 21Bourgeoisieurban class underneath nobility, usually wealthy merchants
- 22Boxer RebellionChinese secret organization, Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists, led an uprising in N China against spread of Western + Japanese influence there
- 23British Rajrule of British Crown in Indian subcontinent between 1858 to 1947; also called Crown rule in India or Direct rule in India
- 24Buddhismreligion that states life is suffering caused by desire + the suffering ceases when desire ceases. teachings from Buddha (8 fold path)
- 25Bureaucracysystem of gov in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
- 26Byzantine Empirethe continuation of Roman Empire in E during late antiquity+M ages, capital city Constantinople
- 27Caliphatean islamic state ruled by caliph (deputy) successor to prophet Muhammad
- 28Capitalismeconomic + political system where country's trade + industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather by state (banks, stock exchanges, etc)
- 29Caravancovered horse-drawn wagon
- 30Caravelsmall, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in exploration of Atlantic
- 31Caste Systemclass structure determined by birth; poor parents = poor child
- 32Champa Ricequick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one growing season; originally introduced into Champia from India
- 33Chinampasraised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields
- 34Chivalrythe system of values (such as loyalty and honor) that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow
- 35City-Statea city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
- 36Civilizationthe stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced
- 37Classical Agebroad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world.
- 38ClergyThe body of people ordained or recognized by a religious community as ritual or spiritual leaders.
- 39Coercive labor systema system where the workers were forced to work based on threats, pressure, or intimidation
- 40Cold Warideological struggle between communism (Soviet Union) and capitalism (US) for world influence; seem to come to end by dissolve of Soviet Union 1991
- 41Collectivizationorganization of all of a country's production and industry into government ownership and management
- 42Colonialismpolicy by which a nation manages a foreign territory and develops its resources for the benefit of the colonial power
- 43Columbian Exchangeexchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between Americas and rest of the world following Columbus's voyages
- 44Commercethe activity of buying and selling, espically on a large scale
- 45Communisma political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
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