AP World History Units 1-5 Review Flashcards

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from Units 1-5 of AP World History, based on provided lecture notes.

A cultural religion formed by various Islamic states

Dar al-Islam

Sufi Movement

A mystical form of Islam, it adapted to local forms and cultures.

Jizya

A tax imposed on Hindus in the Delhi Sultanate.

Tribute System (Aztec)

A system that had political dominance over distant lands by extracting tribute through local governors.

Swahili

A language that blended Bantu and Arabic, and facilitated trade in East Africa.

Silk Roads

Trade routes primarily for luxury goods; facilitated by transportation and commercial technologies.

Caravanserai

Inns along the Silk Roads, providing merchants with a safe place to rest.

Money Economies

Economic systems using paper money,

Indian Ocean Network

A major sea-based trade route facilitated by technological innovations

Diasporic Communities

Settlements of people living apart from their homeland

Zheng He

Chinese admiral who led voyages throughout the Indian Ocean during the Ming dynasty

Trans-Saharan Trade

A trade network connecting North Africa, Mediterranean, West Africa based on innovations in transportation.

Mansa Musa

A powerful and influential ruler of Mali, increased the wealth of Mali,

Ibn Battuta

A Muslim scholar from Morocco who traveled throughout Dar al-Islam, and whose travels were facilitated by trade routes and interconnectedness.

Black Death

A deadly disease that spread along trade routes due to increasing connectivity.

Gunpowder Empires

Land-based empires that expanded through the use of gunpowder weapons.

Janissaries

Enslaved Christians in the Ottoman Empire converted to Islam and trained as military

Legitimizing Power

The methods a ruler convince the people of their legitimate rule.

Consolidating Power

The method that transfer power from other groups to a single ruler or a small group.

Divine Right

The belief by monarchs in Europe that that they were representatives of God on earth,

Emperor Kangxi

A Qing ruler who used art to consolidate power by promoting himself as a follower of Confucianism and his place in the Confucian timeline.

Zamindar Tax Collection System

A tax collection system in the Mughal Empire carried out by elite landowners on behalf of the imperial government.

Tax Farming

A system in the Ottoman Empire in which the right to tax people was sold to the highest bidder, leading to corruption and wealth accumulation.

Protestant Reformation

A 16th-century movement that challenged the Catholic Church and led to a split in Christianity in Europe, causing conflict.

Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation)

Response by the Catholic Church after the Protestant Reformation, who started a number of reforms in an effort to counter the momentum.

Sikhism

A religious syncretism of Hindu and Islamic doctrines in South Asia, creating a new faith.

Trading Post Empire

An empire built not of colonies, but of small, strategically located trading locations. The Portuguese made and effort towards Spice Trade dominance utilizing the strategy.

Columbian Exchange

The transfer of animals, foods, and diseases from Europe to the Americas and vice versa after transatlantic contact.

Encomienda System

A coercive labor system used by the Spanish to compel indigenous people to work on their plantations.

Hacienda System

A coerced labor system to be the encomienda system, that paid laborers low wages, trapping them in debt.

Mita System

A system of coerced labor implemented by the Spanish in the Americas, forcing indigenous people to work in mines.

Mercantilism

An economic system, that motivating states to establish colonies and extract resources for enrichment.

Triangular Trade

A trade connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas, exchanged manufactured goods, enslaved people, and raw materials.

Syncretism

The blending of religions, leading to new belief systems or conflicts.

Casta System

A social hierarchy imposed by the Spanish in the Americas based on ancestry and race.

Enlightenment

A European movement that shifted the ideas of knowledge from religious belief to data and observation.

Nationalism

A people's sense of belonging to each other based on common language, religion, social customs, and territory.

Hacienda System

A change in how goods were made for sale,