AP world 1
what was the name of the chinese dictator who led the chinese communist revolution?
Mao Zedong
Why did the American Revolution start?
To free America from British rule
How did African slaves get to the Americas?
By the Atlantic Slave Trade
Which trade network spread Buddhism?
Silk Road
What was the significance of Chinese Junk ships?
enabled Chinese Maritime dominance in trade, exploration and warefare
Communist Manifesto, argued capitalism exploits workers which led to communist revolutions
Name TWO inventions that helped with long distance ocean navigation
Compass & Astrolabe
Which revolution led to the establishment of the USSR?
Russian Revolution
What was the largest land empire?
Mongol Empire
Who initiated the Protestant Reformation by challenging the Roman Catholic Church's doctrines?
Martin Luther
How and where did Islam spread?
through trade and conquest, across the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and SE Asia
Which trade network used monsoon winds to enable trade?
Indian Ocean Trade Network
WHich Chinese invention transformed warfare?
Gunpowder
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Manchester, Britain
Mao Zedong caused 10s of millions of deaths by attempting to push which movement?
The Great Leap Forward
Which empire ruled most of India?
Mughal Empire
Which empire controlled the Middle East, North Africa, and SE Europe?
Ottoman Empire
Who opened contact between Europe and the AMericas, which triggered the Columbian Exchange?
Christoper Columbus
What was the name of the African activist who was imprisoned for 27 years?
Nelson Mandela
Which 2 countries took the longest to industrialize?
China and Russia
Who led expidentions known as "Treasure Fleets" (across the Indian Ocean, SE Asia, South Asia, Middle East, East Africa) and what was the goal?
Zheng He, the goal was to display chinas wealth, expand its tributary systems and establish relationships between other countries.
What was the revolution that enabled the "Reign of Terror"? (1793-1794)
French Revolution
Whixh social system shaped Chinese government, society, and East Asian culture for centuries?
Confucianism
Define Meji Restoration
a pivotal political revolution in Japan that ended over 250 years of Tokugawa Shogunate feudal rule, returning power to Emperor Meiji. It initiated rapid modernization, industrialization, and Westernization, transforming Japan from an isolated agrarian society into a centralized, competitive world power
Explain the cause of the Opium Wars
Britain faced a massive trade deficit with China, importing large amounts of tea and silk while China desired few British goods. To solve this, the British East India Company smuggled high-volumes of opium from India into China, causing widespread addiction and a massive outflow of silver