AP World History Exam Review

Flashcards about East Asia, Dar al-Islam, South and Southeast Asia, the Americas, Africa, Europe trade routes, the Mongol Empire, the Columbian Exchange, Maritime Empires, Land Based Empires, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and the Cold War.

What is bureaucracy?

System of government officials handling day to day decisions

List examples of Chinese cultural traditions.

Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Neo-Confucianism, Filial Piety, Foot-binding (did not spread to other regions)

What are examples of new islamic political entities?

Seljuk Empire, Delhi Sultanates

What is commercialization?

Producing goods for export

What are 3 parts is the Americas divided up into?

North America, Mesoamerica, South America

What are examples of states in each part of the Americas?

Incans in South A., Aztecs/Mexicas in Meso A., Cahokia in North A.

List examples of states in South and Southeast Asia.

Delhi Sultanate and Rajput kingdoms in South Asia, Srivijaya in insular/island S.E asia, Khmer empire in mainland S.E asia

What is Great Zimbabwe known for?

Early iron work

What is Mali Known for?

Had biggest advantage, followed Islam

List new trading cities.

Kashgar, Samarkand

What is a Caravanserai?

Rest area for exchange of camels ; along land-based trade routes

What is the definition of Bills of Exchange?

An order to pay a certain amount to a certain person in a certain amount of time

List the 4 Khanates.

Khanate of the Great Khan, Ilkhanate, Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate

List some Swahili city-states.

Kilwa, Mombasa, Malindi, Mogadishu

What are monsoon winds?

Seasonal winds (they helped merchants trade better and allowed people to know when to travel; winter they departed from asia, summer they sailed back)

What's meant by commercial practices in this historical development?

The new world is now included so they are brining global trade to the indian ocean

What are examples of innovations in transportation technology encouraging interregional trade?

Camel saddles (allowing camels to carry a great load of goods)

Who are the biggest trading post empires.

Portugal (many ports in Africa), Dutch (dominated trading posts in spice islands)

What asian state adopted Restrictive or Isolationist Trade Policies?

Tokugawa Japan (they were feudal at this time; not united): they wanted to lower effects of Europe and had isolationist trade policies; passes close country edict (only dutch were allowed)

Which empires wants to take land and are are more colonial empires?

Britain, Spanish, French

Which empires wants to trade more and were trading post empires?

Portuguese, Dutch

3 slave providing african kingdoms.

Asante, Kingdom of the Kongo, Benin

What are some american food crops becoming calorie producers in old world?

Potaetoes, sweet potaetoes, corn (goes a lot to china)

What does endemic mean?

diseases the old world was immune to

What does a protestant not follow?

The Pope

What are the 5 land-based empires?

Qing, Mughal, Ottoman, Safavid, Russian

What were bureaucratic elites used for?

to maintain the ruler's power

What 3 influences cross-culturally were Europeans influenced by during maritime exploration?

Classical, Islamic, Asian Worlds

What does Manifest Destiny mean?

The United States sought resources by expanding westward under the belief that it was divine providence to stretch from sea to shining sea.

List names of pathogens that diffused during the columbian exchange.

Smallpox, measles, and malaria

What types of new food was brought to the americas by African slaves?

Okra and Rice

What types of livestock was brought to the americas during the columbian exchange?

Horses, pigs, cattle

What rights are included in "natural rights"?

That you were born w/ those rights

What is a "social contract"?

contract between people and government where people give up some rights so gov. can have some power

What is Nationalism?

Pride in your nation

What territories did the french have to give up after the Latin American Revolution?

The french did not have to give up any territories after the Latin American Revolution

Where did the industrial revolution begin?

Great britain

What did the second industrial revolution lead to?

New methods in the production of steel, chemicals, and electricity during the second half of the 19th century.

What did Railroads, steamships, and the telegraph improve?

The interior of regions; not on the coast because the coast was ports so they already had access to railroads etc.

What is the definition of Laissez-Faire capitalism?

Supply and demand, free market, invisible hand; self interest

What social injustices did Karl Marx advocate against?

He did not like captitalism and the poor working conditions in factories. He advocated for the system of socialism.

What are the differences between the upper and lower middle class?

Middle-class women who did not have the same economic demands to satisfy were increasingly limited to roles in the household or roles focused on child development.

What are the rationales for Imperialism?

Range of cultural, religious, and racial ideologies were used to justify imperialism, including Social Darwinism, nationalism, the concept of the civilizing mission, and the desire to religiously convert indigenous populations.

What is a settler colony?

When colonizers sent their own people to live in colonized places. They do not exploit it for resources because it becomes their home.

What are the 3 types of anti-imperial resistance?

Within the colony, outside the colony and with religious connection

What is meant by economic imperialism?

Economically in charge BUT not politically in charge

How did Britain get chinese farmers addicted to opium?

Britain didn't want to give silver so they trade w/ chinese farmers and get them addicted to opium so that the farmers give whatever britain wants

Which countries makes up the Global north and the Global South?

Imperialism led to a world divided between a mostly colonizing Global North (wealthier countries) and a mostly colonized Global South (poor countries).

Which empires collapses because they are not able to industrialize?

Gunpowder empires collapsed due to not industrializing

What was the main causes of WWI?

The Alliance System, Imperialist expansion and competition for resources and Intense Nationalism

What were the alliance systems?

Triple Alliance becomes Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ottoman empire. Triple Entente becomes Allied Powers: Great britain, france, russia, italy

Totalitarian governments used propaganda for what reason?

Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies) for the purpose of waging war.

What made WWII a "total war"?

Because all of the population of the main nations involved were called into service in one way or another. Even women, who typically were not involved in war, were responsible for growing food supplies and working in artillery factories.

What does the Truman Doctrine suggest?

To counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.

What was the purpose of The Marshall Plan?

Economic aid was sent by the U.S. to Europe with the specific purpose of aiding the stop of the spread of communism.

What was the Non-Aligned Movement?

An international organization dedicated to representing the interests and aspirations of developing countries

What was the goal of The Great Leap Forward?

To change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society—in just five years

Where did Gamal Abdel Nasser promote economic development?

Egypt