AP World History Vocabulary

AP World History Key Concepts Flashcards

Sufism

The mystical branch of Islam, seeking a more direct connection with God.

Timbuktu

City in Mali; A center of Islamic Scholarship.

Mita

Mandatory labor system in the Inca Empire.

Feudalism

System where serfs and vassals work to earn land.

Manorialism

Peasants were dependent on their lord and land.

Devshirme

Took Christian boys and trained them for military.

Taki Onqoy

Resistance movement in Peru by natives against Europeans.

Casta System

Race based hierarchy by the Spanish.

Protestant Reformation

Challenged Catholicism and made Christianity more accessible.

Columbian Exchange

Transfer of biological items between Americas, Africa, + Europe.

Laissez Faire Capitalism

Government shouldn’t interfere in economy.

Indentured Servitude

Contract labor that was purposely unfair and misleading.

Africanized Christianity

Mix of christianity + prior African beliefs

Scientific Racism

Used science to justify racial preference

Civilizing Mission

Brought christianity to the uncivilized.

Social Darwinism

European dominance displaced backwards peoples

Tanzimat Reforms

Furthing of technology + industry in the Ottoman Empire

Self-Strengthening

Sought to combine traditional china + the west.

Militarism

Developed military plans.

Treaty of Versailles

Held germany responsible for WWI.

Collectivization of Agriculture

Communities shared crops + growing land.

Mikhail Orbachev

Attempted to reform via perestroika + glasnost.

One-Child Family Policy

Families limited to only one child.

European Economic Community

Western Europe integrated their economies.

Labor Migration

People moving for work; in the 20th this was more illegal + dangerous.

Transnational Corporations

Business across the world; ex: sony, royal dutch