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APWH Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Akbar | Reigned 1556-1624 AD; Ruled over the Mungal Empire in present-day India |
| Columbian Exchange | Also called the Triangular trade; slaves, animals, and plants were traded between Europe, Africa, and the New World |
| Conquistadors | They led Spanish conquests of the New World |
| Constantinople | Founded in 330 AD in the Byzantine Empire; Ottoman Empire took control of this city in 1453 |
| Creoles | Spaniards that were born in the Americas |
| Fixed Winds | The winds across the Atlantic Ocean that blew in certain directions that could be predicted |
| Great Dying | Reffers to the deaths of thousands of Native Americans during the colonization of the New World |
| Jizya | An Islamic tax |
| Zunghars | A state amoung the western Mongols that revived Chinese memories of the Mongol conquest; created during the late seventh century |
| Merchantilism | The selling or buying of goods |
| Mestizo | Means mixed-race |
| Mungal Empire | An empire located in present-day India that lasted from ___ to ___ AD |
| Ottoman Empire | This empire was located in northern Africa and southern Europe; lasted from _____ to ____ AD |
| Peninulares | Spaniards that were born in Spain |
| Plantation Complex | k |
| Qing Dynasty | A dynasty of China that greatly expanded China's borders; from ___ to ____ |
| Settler Colonies | k |
| Siberia | The region of land on the northern borders of present-day Russia |
| Yasak | A tribute paid to the Russian Tzar to show loyalty after being conquered by Russia |
| Yi Dynasty | 1392-1910 AD P.253 Strayer |
| Why did Africa not have a common cultural identity during the classical era? | Large size of Africa Environmental variation Most tropical continent Shaped by Eurasia and Arabia Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Ionia | The Anatolian seacoast Exam 2 |
| Teotihuacan: America's greatest city | Founded circa 150 BC Population was 100,000-200,000 by 550 CE Specialized Artisans Aztecs named the city Teotihuacan The name means "the City of the Gods" Mysteriously collapsed circa 650 CE Ch. 7 |
| Olympic Games | First games in 776 BC Occurs every 4 years Nations stop their disputes to take part Exam 2 |
| Some civilizations of the Andes | Nazca Huair Chimu Ch. 7 |
| Plebians | Lower class people of Athens Exan 2 |
| Ahura Mazda | Persian God Source of all truth, light, and goodness In cosmic struggle with Angra Mainyu Zoroastrianism Exan 2 |
| Angra Mainyu | The Persian God of Evil Zoroastrianism Exam 2 |
| Pax Romana | Roman Peace The era of imperial Rome's greatest extent and greatest authority Exam 2 |
| Battle of Marathon | During the Grco-Persian Wars 490 BC Exan 2 |
| Peloponnesian War | 431-404 BC War Between Athens and Sparta after the Greco-Persian Wars Exam 2 |
| Mandate of Heaven | The rule by which Chinese Emporers ruled China Governing by moral normalities of Confucian values If a disaster struck China then the Emporer was said to have lost the Mandate of Heaven |
| Herodotus | A Greek historian Stated that "there is no nation that so readily adopts foreign costoms." Exam 2 |
| Hoplite | Greek infantrymen Exam 2 |
| Persepolis | The Persian Empires ancient capital |
| Persian Empire | Persia's postal service is much like the United Statess postal survice Exam 2 |
| Wudi | Reigned 141-87 BC Han Dynasty emporer Established an imperial academy Exam 2 |
| Yellow Turban Rebellion | 184-204 AD The rebellion of impoverished people in China Exam 2 |
| Greco-Persian Wars | 490-479 BC War between Greece and Persia Greece finally won and the Persian Empire fell Exam 2 |
| Qin Shihuangdi | Reigned 221-210 BC China's first emporer Shihuangdhi means "first emporer" Unified all of China Only ruler of Qin Dynasty Exam 2 |
| Meroe | Almost as old as Egypt Ruled by all-powerful monarch (female) Crafting specialization Rural areas were farmers and herders Major long-distance trade was the source of their wealth and power Declined after 100 CE due to deforestation and conquest of Axum |
| Axum | Present-day Erirtea Christian Kingdom King Ezana adopted Christianity in fourth century AD 300-700 AD the borders reached Mecca by 571 the decline of Axum followed; revival of state centuries later, but further south Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Civilizations of the Andes | Chavin; Moche Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Qin Dynasty | 221-206 BC Qin Shinhuanghi was the main ruler The Great Wall of China was built Ch. 7 Strayer |
| World population at the begining of common era | 250 million Ch 7 Strayer |
| Classical Civilizations in Africa | Meroe; Axum; Niger River Valley; Bantu Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Classical Civilizations in the Americas | Ancestral Pueblo; Maya; Moche; Inca; Aztec; Mound Builders of the Eastern Woodlands; Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Xiongnu | Nomadic Confederacy; Great Wall of China was built to keep these peoples out of China; Exam 2 |
| Bantu Africa | Over time 400 Bantu languages emerged; Spread to Eastern and Southern Africa; Advantages: Numbers-Agriculture allowed for large population Disease-Brought disease to people w/o immunities Iron-Better supplies and weapons; Ch. 7 Strayer |
| Solon | In 594 he pushed Athenian politics toward democracy; Leader of Athens; Exam 2 |
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