Maritime Empires
Land Based Empires
Economic Developments
Cultural Developments
AP Exam
200

This Italian navigator was paid by Spain to find a sea route to Asia. What did he "find" instead? 

The Americas

200

Because they used weapons like cannons and guns, the three Muslim empires of the early modern period (Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal) were called the _____ empires.

Gunpower

200

Although we say the Spanish were looking for "Gold, God, and Glory" in the Americas, they actually became rich by mining this metal.

Silver

200

Polish astronomer who disproved the geocentric model of the universe, arguing that the planets (including Earth) orbit the sun; one of the people who started the Scientific Revolution.

Copernicus

200

When is our AP World History exam

On Thursday!

400

Unpaid laborers forced to work in plantations; Forcibly brought from West Africa.

Slaves
400

Manchu horsemen conquered China and established the __ dynasty.

Qing

400

System of coerced labor in the Spanish Empire. 

Mita / Encomienda

400

Started by German priest named Martin Luther; Began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church but resulted in the creation of separate, Protestant churches.

Protestant Reformation

400

What will you write with on the exam?

#2 Wooden Pencil for MC

Blue or Black Pen for writing sections

600

Term for the swapping of people/things/etc. between the "Old" and "New" Worlds.

Columbian Exchange

600

This movement, a break from existing Christian traditions, contributed to the growth of Christianity around the world.

Reformation

600

The Dutch were the first, but not last, to raise money for their expeditions using this new economic strategy.

Joint-stock companies

600

Internal reforms undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church to "counter" the Protestant Reformation.

Catholic Counter-Reformation
600
What are all the sections on the exam?

(MCQ, SAQ, DBQ, LEQ)

800

Name one technology that enabled the rise of Maritime Empires.

Magnetic compass

Astrolabe

Lateen sails

Caravel

800

The _____ Empire was founded by Afghan warlords who invaded India; they were Muslims who ruled over a Hindu majority and thus had to share power with local rulers; build famous landmarks in India like the Taj Mahal.

Mughal

800

This leg of Triangular Trade was extremely profitable for slave trading nations like Portugal.

Middle Passage

800

An important Enlightenment thinker who advocated for natural rights, such as freedoms of speech and religion, and tolerance.

Voltaire

800

What score do you need to get on the AP test to receive credit at most colleges?

3/5

1000

This type of Christianity was most common in England's North American colonies.

Protestantism

1000

Name for the Christian soldiers that Ottoman Turks took from conquered territories and trained to become elite servants of the state.

Janissaries

1000

The economic theory that trade generates wealth for a nation, and that a government should protect its nation's trade for that reason.

Mercantilism

1000

This religion developed in South Asia as a syncretic blend of Hinduism and Islam.

Sikhism

1000

How long do you have for the test?

3 hours 15 mins