APWH Exam Review 8

Question 1

Neocolonialism

Answer 1

Also called economic imperialism, this is the domination of newly independent countries by foreign business interests that causes colonial-style economies to continue, which often caused monoculture (a country only producing one main export like sugar, oil, etc).

Question 2

Franco-Prussian War

Answer 2

This was a major war between the French and the Germans in 1871 that brought about the unification of Germany. It was caused by Otto Von Bismarck altering a telegram from the Prussian King to provoke the French into attacking Prussia, thus hoping to get the independent German states to unify with Prussia (which they did, thus creating Germany).

Question 3

Crimean War

Answer 3

19th century war between the Ottomans and Russia. France, Britain, and Italians helped the Ottomans to defeat Russia but it ultimately proved the growing weakness of the Ottoman Empire.

Question 4

zollverein

Answer 4

The name of the free trade zone that German states created in the early 19th century, decades prior to their unification.

Question 5

Java War

Answer 5

In this war (1825-1830), the people of the Island of Java rebelled against their Dutch colonizers. The Dutch won after suffering 8000 deaths and killing perhaps as many as 200,000 islanders.

Question 6

Suez Canal

Answer 6

Egyptians with funding from France and later Britain created this major transportation project completed in 1869.

Question 7

family wage

Answer 7

As industrialization gradually became more intense in certain areas, men displaced women in factories and were paid more, partly because men were seen as requiring a _____ _____.

Question 8

public education

Answer 8

With increased birthrates, urbanization, the outlawing of child labor, the increase of voting rights, and the influence of socialism, families were changed by the children spending much of their time in free community-sponsored ______ ______.

Question 9

industrialization

Answer 9

From the 1500s to the 1700s, trans-oceanic empires expanded for mercantilist policies and to enrich land-owning nobles. Now during the 1800s, trans-oceanic empires were expanding due to this economic motivation.

Question 10

1857

Answer 10

In what year did the Indians attempt a widespread but disorganized rebellion against the British, resulting in even more intense colonization of India more directly by the British Government?

Question 11

British East India Company

Answer 11

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 caused the British Government to take direct control over the Indian colony, which had previously been controlled by this organization.

Question 12

British Raj

Answer 12

The name for the British government’s military rule of India between 1858 and 1947.

Question 13

Indonesia

Answer 13

The Dutch had a presence in in this place, which they called the East Indies from 1595. But during the 19th century their control of this set of islands expanded and became their biggest colony.

Question 14

Spain and Portugal

Answer 14

While many new empires were on the rise during the nineteenth century, these the European kingdoms of _________ and _______ lost most of their colonies during this period.

Question 15

France

Answer 15

This European nation lost colonies in the Americas but expanded its presence in Indochina and Africa in the 19th century.

Question 16

Russia

Answer 16

This kingdom expanded its territory thousands of miles Eastward during the 19th century and also sought to take advantage of a weakened Ottoman Empire.

Question 17

1880s

Answer 17

Before this decade, Europeans were mostly on the coasts of Africa as traders, explorers, and missionaries. After this decade Europeans began to conquer African territory and destroy African kingdoms.

Question 18

Belgium

Answer 18

King Leopold II of this country acquired the massive territory of the Congo as his own private possession, which became one of the most brutal episodes of African colonial history and has left violent legacy in places like Congo and Rwanda today.

Question 19

Berlin Conference

Answer 19

In 1884, European powers met in Germany for this gathering. They created a plan for dividing up the remaining territory in Africa.

Question 20

settlers

Answer 20

Some colonies in the 19th century imperialism involved large numbers of ______ such as in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Algeria.

Question 21

economic

Answer 21

Although the the US did not attempt to settle or colonize South America like other imperialistic nations had done, they did exert ________ influence that in an imperialistic way.

Question 22

United States

Answer 22

Japan’s Meiji restoration was influenced by the imperialist actions of this country, who arrived and essentially forced them to negotiate a trade agreement.

Question 23

United States and Russia

Answer 23

Both the ______ _____ and _____ emulated European imperialism by expanding their borders and conquering new territories.

Question 24

Balkans

Answer 24

Various peoples in this area of Eastern Europe rebelled against Ottoman rule, contributing to their imperial decline.

Question 25

Egypt

Answer 25

In the early 19th century, the Ottoman Empire lost this North African country which had been part of it's empire.

Question 26

Britain

Answer 26

After Egypt became independent from the Ottomans, it still had to contend with the influence of European imperialists, particularly this nation.

Question 27

Zulu

Answer 27

New states emerged on the edge of expanding empires. As the British expanded their South African colony, the ____ Kingdom came into being, led by a man named Shaka.

Question 28

Siam

Answer 28

The Kingdom of _____, known today as Thailand, remained relatively independent during through the nineteenth century because they served as a buffer between the colonies of Britain and France in Indochina.

Question 29

Cherokee

Answer 29

In response to the rapid expansion by the United States, this native tribal group formed a national government, sought to modernize their society, but were forcibly relocated in the 1830s.

Question 30

Germany

Answer 30

The spread of nationalism led to the unification of this central European nation, following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871.

Question 31

Italy

Answer 31

The spread of nationalism led to the creation of this European nation thanks to figures like Count Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Question 32

Philippines

Answer 32

After decades of nationalist resistance against the Spanish (and violent repression of activists) this Pacific Island nation proudly declared independence in 1898. But the Spanish had handed control over to the USA, who had no plans to recognize their independence.

Question 33

Liberia

Answer 33

In 1820, the American Colonization Society created a colony in West Africa for freed slaves to go. By the 1840s this colony had its own constitution and became and independent nation.

Question 34

Social Darwinism

Answer 34

Although rejected by biologists, this theory from the 1870s is often associated with Herbert Spencer and is said to have justified the competition of laissez-faire capitalism, the new racial superiority ideas, and imperialist policies.

Question 35

Nomadic

Answer 35

Prior to agriculture, this type of group traveled looking for food and shelter.

Question 36

Agriculture

Answer 36

The switch to ______ created a more reliable and stable food supply.

Question 37

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 37

The switch from nomadic lifestyles to a settled agricultural lifestyle is this revolution.

Question 38

Irrigation

Answer 38

With the invention of this tecnique, lands were able to be farmed that previously could not have been

Question 39

Labor

Answer 39

Neolithic farmers and pastoralists learned to rely on Animals for food, clothes, and _________.

Question 40

cultural

Answer 40

Because more people stayed in one place instead of having to keep moving, it helped build a stronger sense of _________ tradition.

Question 41

Pastoral

Answer 41

______ societies were characterized by the domestication of animals but they usually did not settle down and farm or build towns.

Question 42

Bronze

Answer 42

Some people call the later part of the Neolithic Age the ______ Age because of the advancements in metalurgy and tools.

Question 43

Population

Answer 43

____ increased as a result of the Agricultural Revolution because more people could be fed reliably.

Question 44

Pastoralism

Answer 44

developed at various sites in the grasslands of Afro-Eurasia because these places supported large mobile herds and nomadic lifestyle but not farming or cities.

Question 45

Thesis

Answer 45

A _____ is used to define and direct an essay and is worth 1 point. In it you must answer all parts of the question and then prove it to be true within the remainder of your essay.

Question 46

All

Answer 46

How many documents must you use in the DBQ?

Question 47

2

Answer 47

The minimum number times must you analyze the Point of View in documents within a DBQ essay?

Question 48

2

Answer 48

You must group documents in at least 2 or 3 ways within the DBQ essay. What is the minimum number documents in a group?

Question 49

groups

Answer 49

In the DBQ essay, you need at least 2-3 of these, which allow you to answer the question by analyzing comparisons between documents.

Question 50

Document

Answer 50

Expressing and explaining the need for an additional _______ is worth 1 point on a DBQ Essay,

Question 51

parts

Answer 51

Always makes sure your thesis and essay has answered all _____ of the question in any AP World essays.

Question 52

Support

Answer 52

You need to use the documents as evividence to ______ your thesis. Doing this with all documents is worth 2 points on the DBQ essay.

Question 53

Historical

Answer 53

Additional _____ evidence helps support an argument and is worth an expanded core point on the DBQ essay.

Question 54

None

Answer 54

Amount of historical evidence outside of the documents that is required to write a DBQ

Question 55

3

Answer 55

a good rule of thumb for essay writing is to do everything ____ times (3 body paragraphs, three POV, three supporting facts for each paragraph, etc).

Question 56

FALSE

Answer 56

True/False: You cannot get the point for using all documents in the DBQ if you do not cite which document the information came from.

Question 57

TRUE

Answer 57

True//False: A thesis can be more than one sentence long.

Question 58

10

Answer 58

On the AP Exam, the essay portion of the exam starts with a __ minute reading period, in which you can scribble notes, plan, and read DBQ documents but not yet write any essays.

Question 59

Conclusion

Answer 59

A _____ at the end of a DBQ essay is not required for points but it can be used to help reiterate your thesis or perhaps to get certain expanded core points.

Question 60

Desertification

Answer 60

The process by which fertile land becomes desert,typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or agriculture.

Question 61

Germanic

Answer 61

The Roman Empire fought ______________ people on their Northern boarder but never conquered them.borders.

Question 62

385

Answer 62

the year the Roman Empire Split. (Hint _85)

Question 63

Christianity

Answer 63

Official Religion during the declining century of the Roman Empire.

Question 64

Wine

Answer 64

Romans were very fond of this beverage and it was a major part of the Mediterranean economy and was assiminated by the places they conquered as they Romanized the Mediteranean region.

Question 65

Urbanization

Answer 65

During the nineteenth century, migrants were relocating towards cities. This process is called _______.

Question 66

Labor

Answer 66

Coerced _______ migration continued in the nineteenth century even after atlatic slavery ended, such as with indentured servidude.

Question 67

Steamship

Answer 67

The 19th century had new forms of transportation. This new type of water transportation used steam instead of sails.

Question 68

Potato Famine

Answer 68

The _____ ______ caused Irish citizens to migrate because of starvation.

Question 69

1880s

Answer 69

Europeans scramble for Africa colonies started in this decade

Question 70

Enclaves

Answer 70

Ethnic ________ were territories or communities with a distinct ethnicity, often developing during the mass migration to big cities in the 19th century. Examples, "China Towns," "Little Italies" etc

Question 71

Centralized

Answer 71

Empires and states developed increasingly _________ governments to administer and organize their subjects (600 BCE to 600 CE, in China, Persia, Rome etc.)

Question 72

Cities

Answer 72

Served as centers of trade, public performance, and political administration (for example Athens, Carthage, and Teotihucan)

Question 73

Hierarchies

Answer 73

A Social structure that organizes ranks people such as in a class system.

Question 74

Pax Romana

Answer 74

State of prevailing peace within Roman Empire (27 BCE to 180 CE)

Question 75

Confucianism

Answer 75

Ideology used within the Chinese government. Officials had to pass exams on the subject to take part in government.

Question 76

Citizenship

Answer 76

A limited form of _______ was awarded to allies and new territories of the Roman Empire as a form of control, foreign policy, and recruitment.

Question 77

Assimilation

Answer 77

Ethnic groups lost their distinctive culture through the domination of newly expanding empires. This process is called ______.

Question 78

Paterfamilias

Answer 78

Patriarchy continued to shape gender and family relations in imperial societies. An example is the role of the _______ in the Roman family, also known as the father of the extended family.

Question 79

Slavery

Answer 79

Classical empires saw a rise in _____. This form of labor was a major part of the production of food and other goods (Corvée for example). Although some civilizations relied greatly on this (like Rome) while in others such as China it was an extremely small percentage of the population.

Question 80

Gandhi

Answer 80

while many places were using violence to promote political change, this man famously did not.

Question 81

Video Games

Answer 81

intensified global conflict influence this popular form of entertainment

Question 82

civilians

Answer 82

carpet bombing, fire bombing, and nuclear bombs were dropped on ______ as an act of violence to acheive political aims

Question 83

governments

Answer 83

war bonds are an example of ____ trying to mobilize their populations for war

Question 84

Ehtnic

Answer 84

_____ conflicts were common within places after they win their independence, especially if they have diverse populations and differing national identities.

Question 85

proxy wars

Answer 85

after WWII many powerful countries used smaller countries to fight one another in wars called _____ wars.

Question 86

Partition of India

Answer 86

This led to the movement of millions of people in South Asia after India got its independence from Britian.

Question 87

Analyze

Answer 87

A type of thinking. To determine various component parts and examine their nature and relationship.

Question 88

Evaluate

Answer 88

A type of thinking. Judging the value or character of something; discussing the positive and negative advantages or disadvantages.

Question 89

Compare

Answer 89

A type of thinking. To examine the similarities and/or differences.

Question 90

Culture

Answer 90

One of the 5 AP World themes is focused on this. Includes diffusion and the development of ideas, religions and other belief systems and philosophies, science and technology, art, language, and architecture.

Question 91

Politics

Answer 91

One of the 5 AP World themes is focused on this. Includes state-building, expansion, war, types of government and political structures, Empires, nationalism, revolts and revolutions, international organizations.

Question 92

Social

Answer 92

One of the 5 AP World themes is focused on ______ structure/systems. Includes development of family groups, gender roles and relations, ethnic and racial constructions and economic class.

Question 93

Economics

Answer 93

One of the 5 AP World themes is focused on ______ structure/systems. Includes systems or trade and exchange, economic theories, agricultural and pastoral production, trade and commerce, labor systems, industrialization, capitalism, socialism, and related economic ideologies.

Question 94

Environment

Answer 94

One of the 5 AP World themes is focused on human interaction with this. Also includes things such as large-scale demographics and disease, human migration, and patterns of settlement.

Question 95

Mesopotamia

Answer 95

Home of the earliest city states and empires

Question 96

Egypt

Answer 96

This early empire has its home along Africa's longest river, with a detailed form of writing.

Question 97

Akkad

Answer 97

Sargon of _____ began taking over Mesopotamian city-states in 2200BC to form the worlds first empire.

Question 98

Pharaohs

Answer 98

_______ were the rulers of Egypt, believed by their people to be descended of the sun god.

Question 99

Hittites

Answer 99

Groups like the _______ in Anatolia gained control over iron weapons and were able to subjugate their less powerful neighbors.

Question 100

Iron weapons

Answer 100

_________ were the strongest and most advanced weapon material of the ancient times, introduced by pastoral people.

Question 101

compound bow

Answer 101

Also introduced to the Mesopotamian city states by pastoralists, this ranged weapon was stronger than any of its counter parts.

Question 102

horseback riding

Answer 102

This skill allowed ancient people in Mesopotamia to move faster and have better armies, another trait introduced by pastoralists.

Question 103

chariots

Answer 103

A strong military unit of the ancient time, combining pastoralist technologies of horseback riding and wheels.

Question 104

Monumental

Answer 104

________ architecture is an art used by governments display political power.

Question 105

rituals

Answer 105

Rulers used religious ideas to legitimize their rule. In China emperors' public performance of Confucian _____ was an example of this.

Question 106

Trade

Answer 106

By 1750 there were states on the rise (like European empires) and declining states (like the Ottomans and Mughals). This occurred because of change in global ____ patterns

Question 107

Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

Answer 107

New Atlantic trade systems were made because of European empires in the Americas. This system was mainly from Africa to the Americas and mainly took people out of Africa.

Question 108

Indian Ocean

Answer 108

Between 1450-1750 in this body of water European empires (particularly the Portuguese and Dutch) had many interconnected trading posts and enclaves.

Question 109

Tax farming

Answer 109

To generate money for territorial expansion rulers used new methods to get money like Tribute systems and _____ _____. Under this system the government hires private individuals to go out and collect taxes for them.

Question 110

Chinese Examination system

Answer 110

To maintain centralized control, rulers recruited and use bureaucratic elites and the development of military professionals. For example the Chinese used this system.

Question 111

rebellions

Answer 111

Empires and states wanted centralization and more efficient tax systems. Because of this there were strains on peasant producers which sometimes led to ___.

Question 112

Exclusion

Answer 112

In the 1880s the United States passed the The Chinese _______ Act, which banned Chinese immigration.

Question 113

White Australia Policy

Answer 113

A policy that intentionally restricted non-white immigration to Australia

Question 114

immigrants

Answer 114

The Chinese Exclusion Act and the White Australia Policy were both examples of the regulation of ________ based on ethnicity and were caused by growing racial and nationalist attitudes during the 19th century.

Question 115

Assimilation

Answer 115

Adopting the traits of another culture. Often happens over time when one immigrates into a new country.

Question 116

Migration

Answer 116

Due to large-scale ______ during the 19th century, women were left to take on new roles in the home society that had been formerly occupied by men

Question 117

Male

Answer 117

During the nineteenth century due to the physical nature of the labor and other reasons, most migrants tended to be ___.

Question 118

Prejudice

Answer 118

Socieites who received immigrants from other countires did not always embrace them, as seen in the various degrees of ethnic and racial _____

Question 119

Culture

Answer 119

Ethnic enclaves helped transplant the migrants' _______ into their new environments.

Question 120

Qanat

Answer 120

A water management system that originated in Perisa thousands of years ago. It provided water to people even in hilly, desert, hot, and arid areas (like Iran).

Question 121

Small pox

Answer 121

As one of the earliest kinds of vaccinations, the people of Ancient China would swallow powdered fleas on infected cows to help prevent a popular disease, that is currently extinguished, known as ____ ____.

Question 122

Scientific

Answer 122

New ______ paradigms such as the theory of relativity, quantum mechanics and psychology transformed human understanding of the world from 1900 to the present.

Question 123

Production

Answer 123

New energy sources utilized from 1900 to the present, such as oil and nuclear power, increased the _______ of goods and services.

Question 124

Communication

Answer 124

From 1900 to the present, science has lead to an influx of technological development. _________ between regions became easy through utilization of the telephone, television, radio, and internet.

Question 125

Transportation

Answer 125

Scientific developments in ________ since 1900 have led to the elimination of the problem of geographic distance through innovations such as automobiles, jets, and subways.

Question 126

Green Revolution

Answer 126

The worldwide campaign to increase agricultural production from the 1940s to 60s, stimulated by new fertilizers and strains of wheat such as that by Norman Borlaug. The movement saved millions from starvation.

Question 127

Big Bang Theory

Answer 127

Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through expansion from a hot, dense state.

Question 128

Genetically Modified

Answer 128

_____ _____ Crops have been altered to grow and interact a certain way with new environments. These crops utilized during the Green Revolution.

Question 129

Small Pox

Answer 129

Developments in science and medicine have made it possible for humans to wipe out entire diseases such as ___ ___.

Question 130

Influenza

Answer 130

The last global pandemic in history that killed millions was that of _______ in 1918.

Question 131

Archeology

Answer 131

The field of study that tells us about wow humans lived in the Paleolithic Era.

Question 132

Migration

Answer 132

Hunting-gathering bands did this in order to find food and shelter. It defines nomadic existence and explains the spread of humanity throughout the earth in prehistoric times.

Question 133

Tools

Answer 133

Stone age peope made new _____ in order to adapt to different environments as groups migrated.

Question 134

Fire

Answer 134

A new technology discovered in the stone age used for protection against cold and predators and was a major develop on the path toward other future technologies such as metallurgy.

Question 135

Mesoamerica

Answer 135

A geographic region in the western hemisphere that was home of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.

Question 136

Andes Mountains

Answer 136

the largest mountain range in the world; home of the Chavin and Inca civilizations.

Question 137

Chavin

Answer 137

A pre-Incan South American civilization developed in Peru; famous for their style of architecture and drainage systems to protect from floods.

Question 138

Theocracy

Answer 138

A government ruled by or subject to religious authority.

Question 139

Hajj

Answer 139

A pilgrimage to Mecca, made as an objective of the religious life of a Muslim.

Question 140

Bureaucracy

Answer 140

Organized system of administration of a government chiefly through bureaus or departments staffed with non elected officials.