AP World History Exam Review Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing key concepts in AP World History from 1200 to the present.

Name some of the major empires that rose between 1200-1450.

Song China, Abbasid Caliphate, Delhi Sultanate, Mali Empire, Aztecs, Incas

What were some of the major religious/cultural systems between 1200-1450?

Islam, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism

What technologies emerged between 1200-1450?

Champa rice, paper, new trade networks

What was traded along the Silk Roads?

Luxury goods, Buddhism, paper money

What was traded via the Indian Ocean trade?

Bulk goods, Islam, diasporic communities

What was traded via the Trans-Saharan trade?

Salt-gold trade, camels, spread of Islam in Africa

What was the impact of trade between 1200-1450?

Cultural diffusion, syncretism, and urban growth

Name some Gunpowder Empires.

Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal

How did empires legitimize their rule?

Art, architecture, taxes

What items were exchanged during the Columbian Exchange?

Crops, disease, animals, enslaved people

Name the major maritime empires.

Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Netherlands

Give examples of resistance to European powers from 1450-1750.

Maroon societies, Pueblo Revolt

Name some political revolutions sparked by Enlightenment ideas.

American, French, Haitian, Latin American

What reform movements emerged between 1750-1900?

Suffrage, abolition, labor rights

Name some resistance movements to colonialism and economic imperialism.

Zulu, Sepoy Rebellion, Mahdist War

Name two major global conflicts of the 20th century.

World Wars I & II

Where did decolonization movements take place?

India (Gandhi), Africa, Southeast Asia

Who were the major players in the Cold War?

U.S. vs. U.S.S.R.

Name some authoritarian leaders of the 20th century.

Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao

Where did economic liberalization policies take place?

China (Deng Xiaoping), Chile, Reaganomics

Name some notable social movements from 1900-Present.

Feminism, civil rights, anti-apartheid