🌍 AP WRLD Complete Flashcards
🌍 Period 1: 1200–1450 – The Global Tapestry
Flashcard 1
Q: What is a "Dar al-Islam"?
A: A term used to describe the Islamic world under a unified culture and political domain.
Flashcard 2
Q: What was the role of the Abbasid Caliphate during 1200–1450?
A: It served as a key Islamic power, preserving knowledge and fostering cultural and scientific advancements despite political fragmentation.
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Q: What were the main features of the Song Dynasty in China?
A: Technological innovations (gunpowder, printing), merit-based bureaucracy, and Neo-Confucianism.
Flashcard 4
Q: Define feudalism in Japan and Europe.
A: A decentralized political system where lords provided land in exchange for military service.
🧭 Period 2: 1450–1750 – Networks of Exchange
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Q: What is the Columbian Exchange?
A: The global transfer of crops, animals, people, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds after 1492.
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Q: What is a joint-stock company?
A: A business structure that allowed for investment by shareholders; key in financing European colonial ventures.
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Q: Which empires are called “Gunpowder Empires”?
A: The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires, known for military conquest using gunpowder weapons.
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Q: What is mercantilism?
A: An economic policy aimed at increasing national wealth through exports and the accumulation of precious metals.
⚙ Period 3: 1750–1900 – Revolutions and Reform
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Q: What are the causes of the Industrial Revolution?
A: Access to coal, advancements in agriculture, labor supply, and capital investment.
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Q: What ideologies emerged in response to industrialization?
A: Socialism, communism, and liberalism.
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Q: What is imperialism?
A: A policy of extending a country's power through colonization and military force.
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Q: What is the Meiji Restoration?
A: Japan’s rapid modernization and industrialization beginning in 1868.
🌐 Period 4: 1900–Present – Global Conflict and Connections
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Q: What were the causes of World War I?
A: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism (MAIN).
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Q: What is decolonization?
A: The process by which colonies gained independence, especially after World War II.
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Q: Define globalization.
A: The increasing interconnectedness of the world through trade, communication, and cultural exchange.
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Q: What are supranational organizations?
A: Groups like the UN or EU where member countries cede some sovereignty for collective benefits.
🧠 Themes and Key Concepts
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Q: What is the significance of state-building in AP World History?
A: It refers to how governments are formed and maintained, including empires, dynasties, and revolutions.
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Q: Define syncretism.
A: The blending of cultural elements, especially in religion and language, across different societies.
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Q: What are diasporic communities?
A: Groups of people who live outside their ancestral homelands, maintaining cultural traditions (e.g., Jewish, Chinese, Indian).
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Q: What is continuity and change over time (CCOT)?
A: A skill that tracks how certain aspects of history stay the same or evolve across different eras.