AP World History Unit 1 Flashcards

These flashcards cover the key concepts from Heimler's History Unit 1 Review Guide, focusing on state-building and maintenance from 1200 CE to 1450 CE. Topics include the Song Dynasty, Abbasid Caliphate, South and Southeast Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Europe.

An organized political community under one government is a __.

State

The revival of __, or Neo-Confucianism helped to legitimize Song Dynasty rule due to its ancient history in China.

Confucianism

In order to be a part of the bureaucracy eligible men had to pass the ___ which was based on Confucian classics.

Civil Service Exam

__ emphasized the need for children to obey and honor their parents, grandparents, and deceased ancestors.

Filial piety

__ starts with the Four Noble Truths which acknowledge that there is suffering in the world and desire/craving is the cause.

Buddhism

The way to stop suffering is the __.

Eightfold Path

The ultimate goal is to stop the cycle of reincarnation and achieve __ through enlightenment.

Nirvana

__ Buddhism was the original form of Buddhism where Buddhist monks lived within monasteries to focus on attaining enlightenment.

Theravada

__ Buddhism was a new form that traveled to East Asia and encouraged broader participation offered help to achieve nirvana from bodhisattvas.

Mahayana

__ rice is a drought resistant crop that matured early, increasing the amount of food available in the empire, therefore increasing the population.

Champa

The __ was a way for countries to acknowledge China’s superiority and gain access to trade rights.

Chinese Tribute System

All of the Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are ___.

Monotheistic

__ law, a legal code based on the Quran.

Sharia

Muslim scholars in places like the __ in Baghdad preserved the works of Greek philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, translating them into Arabic and commenting on them.

House of Wisdom

__ Hinduism was a new movement that began in the Southern part of India and emphasized devotion to 1 Hindu god.

Bhakti

The __ Empire began as a Hindu Empire, but eventually leadership adopted Buddhism. Art and architecture (like Angkor Wat) reflect both faiths.

Khmer

The __ system was the Inca’s source of labor for state projects like farms, mining, military service, and construction projects.

Mit'a

The language __ is a combination of Bantu and Arabic.

Swahili

Following the fall of Rome and the rise of small decentralized states, __ bound the region together culturally.

Roman Catholicism

The political system of decentralized Europe where powerful lords and kings gained allegiance from lesser lords, who became their vassals is called __.

Feudalism

The economic system of decentralized Europe where peasants were bound to the land where they lived and worked in exchange for a lord’s protection is called __.

Manorialism