AP World Vocab

Feudalism (500-1800s)

The holding of land in exchange for labor or military service. politically decentralized, manor system, social hierarchy

Nationalism (1800s)

Identifying with one’s nation - dissatisfaction with foreign rule

Imperialism (1800s)

extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries

Mercantalism (1500-1800)

monopolies and regulations were put in place toextractwealth from colonie

Capitalism (1750-now)

believe in private ownership of resources and favor a system of competition in thefree market to create economic growth

Socialism/Communism

Improve quality of life for everyone, lots of govt involvement/ownership of land and resources, redistribution of wealth

Crusades start

1095

Zheng He Voyages

1405-33

Aztecs fall

1523

Incas fall

1532

Tokugawa shogunate unites japan

1600 - Battle of sekigahara

Matthew perry opens japan to trade

1853

Thomas Hobbs (england)

We need leaders/absolutism because humans are inherently bad.

John Locke (england)

Natural Rights, people can overthrow govt that doesn’t protect them.

Barron de montesquieu (france)

separation of powers

voltaire (france)

freedom of speech, religion, etc

jean jacques rousseau (france)

all men equal

storming of bastille - immediate cause of french rev.

1789

robespierre (france)

after frech rev wanted to start over french society

oligarchy

rule by few

napoleon takes over france, haitian rev immediate cause

1799

Jean Jacques Desallines

leader of Haiti who won revolution

napoleon names brother joseph king of spain leading to south american revolutions

1808