AP World History Key Terms Review - Page 1

Flashcards covering key historical concepts, empires, trade networks, and cultural movements from Page 1.

What Chinese imperial state is listed as item 1 in the lecture notes?

Song Dynasty

What philosophical system centered on social harmony and moral order is listed as item 2?

Confucianism

What system of government administration organized through appointed officials is listed as item 3?

Imperial bureaucracy

What Confucian concept of respect and care for one's parents and ancestors is listed as item 4?

Filial piety

What revival of Confucian ideology incorporating elements of Buddhism and Daoism is listed as item 5?

Neo-Confucianism

What major religious tradition originating in India and spreading across Asia is listed as item 6?

Buddhism

What fast-ripening, drought-resistant crop introduced to China from Vietnam is listed as item 7?

Champa rice

What historical term referring to regions where Islam was the dominant faith is listed as item 8?

Dar al-Islam

What major Islamic caliphate that ruled from Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age is listed as item 9?

Abbasid Caliphate

What Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East is listed as item 10?

Seljuk Empire

What realm ruled by a military class of former enslaved soldiers in Egypt and Syria is listed as item 11?

Mamluk Sultanate

What Islamic empire based in northern India that ruled from 1206 to 1526 is listed as item 12?

Delhi Sultanate

What mystical tradition within Islam emphasizing spiritual closeness to God is listed as item 13?

Sufism

What major intellectual center and library in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age is listed as item 14?

House of Wisdom

What devotional movement in Hinduism emphasizing personal devotion to a deity is listed as item 15?

Bhakti movement

What maritime empire based on the island of Sumatra in Southeast Asia is listed as item 16?

Srivijaya Empire

What powerful empire in Southeast Asia based in modern-day Cambodia is listed as item 17?

Khmer Empire

What thalassocratic empire based on the island of Java in Southeast Asia is listed as item 18?

Majapahit

What Indigenous empire of Central Mexico, also known as the Aztecs, is listed as item 19?

Mexica

What major South American empire centered in the Andes mountains is listed as item 20?

Inca

What kingdom in Southern Africa known for its stone architecture and trade network is listed as item 21?

Great Zimbabwe

What political and social system based on land tenure and military service in medieval Europe is listed as item 22?

Feudalism

What economic system of medieval Europe focused on self-sufficient agricultural estates is listed as item 23?

Manorialism

What status of unfree peasants bound to the land under manorialism is listed as item 24?

Serfdom

What political condition characterized by weak central authority and dispersed power is listed as item 25?

Political decentralization

What historical process of developing centralized political structures is listed as item 26?

State formation

What network of Eurasian overland trade routes connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean is listed as item 27?

Silk Roads

What roadside inns along Asian trade routes that supported merchants and caravans are listed as item 28?

Caravanserai

What financial documents that allowed merchants to deposit money in one location and withdraw elsewhere are listed as item 29?

Bills of exchange

What financial institutions that developed to support trade and manage money are listed as item 30?

Banking houses

What economic system based on the use of currency rather than bartering is listed as item 31?

Money economy

What major Silk Road oasis city in modern-day Uzbekistan is listed as item 32?

Samarkand

What vast empire created by Genghis Khan and his successors in the 13th century is listed as item 33?

Mongol Empire

What political sub-realms established following the division of the Mongol Empire are listed as item 34?

Mongol khanates

What period of peace, stability, and trade across Eurasia under Mongol rule is listed as item 35?

Pax Mongolica

What maritime trade network connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia is listed as item 36?

Indian Ocean trade network

What seasonal winds that facilitated navigation and trade in the Indian Ocean are listed as item 37?

Monsoon winds

What astronomical instrument used by sailors to determine latitude at sea is listed as item 38?

Astrolabe

What coastal region of East Africa known for its city-states and trade is listed as item 39?

Swahili Coast

What maritime state controlling the Strait of Malacca in Southeast Asia is listed as item 40?

Sultanate of Malacca

What merchant communities formed by expatriates living in foreign trade ports are listed as item 41?

Diasporic communities

What Chinese admiral who commanded imperial treasure voyages during the Ming Dynasty is listed as item 42?

Zheng He

What trade network connecting West Africa, North Africa, and the Mediterranean across the Sahara Desert is listed as item 43?

Trans-Saharan trade

What wealthy West African empire famous for its gold trade and ruler Mansa Musa is listed as item 44?

Mali Empire

What process of spreading cultural beliefs and practices between societies is listed as item 45?

Cultural diffusion

What Moroccan traveler who explored extensively across Dar al-Islam is listed as item 46?

Ibn Battuta

What Venetian merchant whose travels to Yuan China were recorded in a book is listed as item 47?

Marco Polo

What deadly pandemic of disease that swept through Eurasia and North Africa in the 14th century is listed as item 48?

Bubonic plague

What spread of technological tools, methods, and knowledge across regions is listed as item 49?

Technological diffusion

What commercial exchange of goods and ideas across different geographical regions is listed as item 50?

Interregional trade