AP World History
The Bronze Age was after what age?
Stone Age
Man made
Built by humans
What is the Spanish Armada
What is the Caste System?
A Indian system of hereditary class meant to separate people based on occupation and birth rights.
What are the Nika riots
Riots that broke out in Constantinople after Justinian sentenced leaders to death during the golden age
What country first used gunpowder?
China in the 9th century
Scribe
A person who writes something down
define standing navy
Exist during war and peace
Who is napoleon?
Emperor of France
Whats the Great Wall
A wall in China built to protect the northern border from nomadic tribes such as the mongols
Who were the Sumerians?
an ancient civilization in the mesopotamia that invented the first writing system, the wheel, and law code
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing system
Why was the Taj mahal built
To honor emperor shahs dead wife
What did Harriet Tubman do
Lead the Underground Railroad and worked as a spy
What’s a civil war
A war when a country fights against its self
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The cradle of civilization
Religion
Worship of gods or higher being
What’s a monopoly
One company controlling all the trade for a type of good
What is the underground railroad
A network of abolitionist working to help slaves escape north
Define trivium
Study of grammar logic and rhetoric
Who is Julius Caesar?
A Roman dictator who was born in 100 BCE, and was responsible for the rise of Rome
City state
A city and surrounding land that is independent and acts like it’s own country with its own government
What is the VOC
Dutch east India company
What is cinco de mayo
A holiday commemorating the battle of Puebla
What does renaissance mean
Rebirth