AP World History: Modern Topics 1.1-1.6 Vocab

Some vocab for AP World History: Modern. This is for Unit 1, Topics 1.1 to 16

Proto-Industry

Mass Production by industrialization

Scholar Gentry

Confucian Government Officials

Filial Piety

Relationship with emperor is like with a proper father

Sycretism

Blending of cultures to create something new

Swahili

Syncritic Language (Arabic and Bantu)

Sultan

Islamic Official

Matrilineal

Inherit name and title from the mother’s side of the family

Theocracy

Religion-based Government

Animism

Belief in spirits that inhabit the natural world

Manorialism

Feudal System of land management

Feudalism

European Social hierarchyBourgeoisie

Bourgeoisie

The newly wealthy

Serf

Slaves that are bound to the land rather than a master

Song Dynasty

China, had technological advances, fall to the Mongols

Mongol (Yuan) Dynasty

Chinese Mongol-led dynasty (2 Generations)

Heian Period

Japan, fuedalage

Abassid Empire

Islamic, minority Shia ruled over majority Sunni

The Crusades

European attempts to reclaim the “holy land”

Delhi Sutanate

Early Islamic Empire in India

Srivijaya Empire

Sea-based empire of southeast Asia/ Malacca Straits

Khmer Empire

Land-based Empire of Southeast Asia. Agriculture and trade with China

Mayan Empire

Meso-American Civilization. Abandoned before the arrival of the Europeans.

Aztec Empire

War-like Meso-American empire. Later conquered by the Spanish

Inca Empire

South-American Empire. Andean

Ghana/Mali

West African trading Kingdoms. Famous for the salt and gold trade.

Great Zimbabwe

East Africa- Swahili trade on Indian Ocean

Great Schism

Split in the Christian Church in 1054. Resulted in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox.

Renaissance

Time of European re-birth classical ideas.

Little Ice Age

1300 CE. Period of Global Cooling