AP World History: The Global Tapestry to Globalization Review

A comprehensive set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering the major units of AP World History from 1200 to the present, focusing on key dates, empires, and global transitions.

The __________ Dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279 and was characterized by the use of gunpowder, paper money, and Neo-Confucianism.

Song

From 1271 to 1368, the __________ ruled China during the Yuan Dynasty.

Mongols

In 1206, the __________ Sultanate was established in India, representing a significant Islamic presence in South Asia.

Delhi

Mali Empire ruler __________ made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.

Mansa Musa

The __________ (1095–1291) were a series of religious wars that impacted Europe and the Middle East.

Crusades

The expansion of the Mongol Empire led to a period of increased trade and security known as the __________.

Pax Mongolica

Three important technologies that facilitated exchange in the period 1200–1450 were the compass, the __________, and the caravanserai.

Lateen sail

The __________ spread from 1347 to 1351, causing massive population decline and weakening feudalism in Europe.

Black Death

In the year __________, the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Constantinople.

1453

The Safavid Empire, established in 1501 in Persia, was significant for strengthening __________ Islam.

Shi’a

The three 'Gunpowder Empires' were the Ottomans, the Safavids, and the __________.

Mughals

In 1492, __________ reached the Americas, initiating a new era of transoceanic interconnection.

Columbus

The __________ was an exchange of crops, animals, and diseases that led to population growth but also the death of many Indigenous peoples.

Columbian Exchange

The Aztec Empire was defeated by Cortés in 1521, while the Inca Empire was defeated by __________ in 1533.

Pizarro

Examples of __________ companies that drove maritime trade include the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company.

Joint-stock

Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire promoted ideas of natural rights, liberty, and __________.

democracy

The __________ Revolution, occurring from 1791 to 1804, was the first successful slave revolt in history.

Haitian

The Industrial Revolution began in __________ around the 1750s.

Britain

In 1848, Karl Marx published the __________, outlining the ideologies of communism.

Communist Manifesto

The __________ (1884–1885) was a meeting where European powers negotiated the 'Scramble for Africa.'

Berlin Conference

Resistance to imperialism included the __________ Rebellion of 1857 in India and the Boxer Rebellion of 1899 in China.

Sepoy

The four main causes of World War I (1914–1918) were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and __________.

nationalism

The __________ took power in Russia during the Revolution of 1917.

Bolsheviks

During World War II, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of __________ and Nagasaki.

Hiroshima

The Cold War was a global struggle between the United States and the __________.

Soviet Union

In the year __________, the Berlin Wall fell, signaling the coming end of the Cold War.

1989

Key leaders of decolonization included __________ in India, Nelson Mandela in South Africa, and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam.

Gandhi

Modern economic organizations that facilitate globalization include the World Bank, the IMF, and the __________.

WTO