AP World Final Exam

  • Period: 618 to 1279 BCE

    Tang and Song Dynasties

    The Tang and Song Dynasties period is also known as " China's Golden Age." These dynasties invent a lot, such as, made China the most cosmopolitan culture, made more innovative technology, and more in depth religious institutions.
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    Abbasid Caliphate

    The Abbasid Caliphate was a dynasty that ruled over the Islamic Empire. It was the third caliphate to succeed Muhammad. This was one of the longest and the most significant Islamic Dynasties. It had a monarchy and the currency was the dirham or gold dinar. The Caliph was the leader of the Abbasids and was usually the son of the previous Caliph.
  • Period: 800 to 1400

    Feudalism in Europe

    Feudalism in Europe was meant to structuralize the society. Feudalism granted land to people for service. The land grants started by the king granting land to a baron for soldiers and kept going all the way to peasants.
  • Period: 1200 to 1300

    Mongol Empire

    The Mongol Empire was the largest continuous land empire in history and the secong largest empire in history. The leader was Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan conquered huge chunks of Central Asia and China. The Mongol Empire was ruled absolutely by the khans.
  • Period: 1206 to 1526

    Delhi Sultanate

    The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic Empire. Five dynasties ruled over the Delhi in 320 years. The Delhi Sultanate started the Muslim rule in India. The founder of the Delhi Sultanate was Aibak. The Delhi Sultanate centralized on having a Islamic Democracy.
  • Period: 1235 to

    Mali Empire

    The Mali Empire was founded by Sundiata Keita of West Africa. Sundiata’s centralized government and well-trained army led to a huge military expansion for the Mali Empire.
  • Period: 1279 to 1368

    Yuan Dynasty

    The Yuan Dynasty was China’s first foreign-led dynasty. The dynasty was established by Kublai Khan, the leader of the vast Mongol Empire. The Yuan had a monarchy. The Mongol Empire was renamed the Yuan Empire in 1271. The Yuan created the highest level of Chinese algebra.
  • Period: 1299 to

    Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman Empire was a state and a caliphate in Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. The capital was Constantinople and the leader was Osman I. The Ottoman had multiple governments such as; absolute monarch, constitutional monarch, and Dual monarch. The main religion in the Ottoman was Islam. Some of the biggest accomplishments of the Ottoman were in art, science, and medicine.
  • Period: 1300 to

    European Renaissance

    The European Renaissance started by increased wealth, greater cultural exchange, and new philosophies. Florence’s position led to increased interest in art, science, philosophy, and mathematics. Many great artists came out of the renaissance such as: Raphael of Urbino and Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Period: 1368 to

    Ming Dynasty

    The Ming Dynasty ruled over China after the Yuan Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by Han Chinese. The leader was Zhu Yuanzhang and the capital was Nanjing, Beijing. The Ming Dynasty had an absolute monarchy.
  • Period: 1400 to

    Aztec and Incan Empires

    The Aztec and Incan Empires were two of the most dominant and advanced civilizations. The Aztec Empire was in Mexico and Central America and the capital was Tenochtitlan. The Incan Empire was in South America and the capital was Cuzco. There were a lot of new inventions such as Chinampas and step terraces.
  • Period: 1400 to

    Age of Exploration

    The Age of Exploration was also known as the Age of Discovery. During the Age of Exploration, European ships were sent all around the world to look for new trade routes, wealth, and education. Mapping was increased and capitalism in Europe grew.
  • Period: 1400 to

    Age of Exploration

    The Age of Exploration was also known as the Age of Discovery. During the Age of Exploration, European ships were sent all around the world to look for new trade routes, wealth, and education. Mapping was increased and capitalism in Europe grew.
  • Period: 1492 to

    Spanish Colonial Empire

    The Spanish Colonial Empire began with Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas. The capitals of The Spanish Empire were Madrid and Valladolid. The languages spoken were Spanish and formal Latin.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Portugese Trade Post Empire

    The Portugese trade Post Empire was meant to control trade routes by forcing merchant vessels to pay duties at fortified trading sites. By the 1550s, Portugese merchants had over 50 trading posts between West Africa and East Asia.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Atlantic Slave Trade

    The Atlantic Slave Trade or the Transatlantic Slave Trade was a triangular trade route. This trade route was used to trade slave-labour products. These products include: cotton, sugar, tobacco, molasses, and rum. Europeans discovered a slave market in Africa and slaves from Africa were sent to the Americas instead of Europeans to work of plantations and in mines.
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Reformation

    The reformation was a movement within Western Christianity in Europe. The Reformation was the main founding point for Protestant Christianity. The Reformation divided Christianity into Western Christendom, Roman Catholic, and Protestant. During the Reformation, Martin Luther had a very big impact on the split of Christianity. The start of the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther’s 95 Thesis.
  • Period: 1526 to

    Mughal Empire

    The Mughal Empire was ruled by many leader such as; Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, etc. The capitals were Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. The governments were absolute monarch, Federation, and Unitary Sate. The Mughals were Muslim and the country was majority Hindu. The Mughal’s centralized government brought together many smaller kingdoms.
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    Tokugawa Shogunate

    The Tokugawa Shogunate was also known as the Edo Bakufu. The Shogunate’s capital was Edo, Musashi Province, Japan. The main religions were Buddism and Shinto and the government was a monarchic feudal stratocracy. The Shogunate led to Japanese Westernization. The point of the Shogunate was to keep Christianity away from Japan and in result, 300,000 Japanese Christians were heavily persecuted.
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    Meiji Revolution

    The Meiji Revolution is also known as the honorable restoration. The Shogun accepted to avoid war, but lost support of conservatives. Samurai and Daimyo classes abolished.
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    Qing Dynasty

    The Qing Dynasty was the final imperial dynasty in China. Another name for the Qing Dynasty is the Manchu Dynasty and the capital was Shengjing. The Qing Dynasties land grew greatly over the years. The population grew from 150 million to 450 million people. The Qing had an absolute monarchy and the ruler was Puyi.
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    The Enlightment

    The man idea of the Enlightenment was the rise of Deism. There were a lot of philosophers but some of the most important one were John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Thomas Hobbes. The Enlightenment’s most important accomplishment was science.
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    Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution was the period of change in new manufacturing processes. There were a few causes for the revolution, such as; the exposure of capitalism, European Imperialism, and mining and agricultural revolution. The revolution resulted in a population growth, a decrease in natural resources, increased pollution, and increased living standards.
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    American Revolution

    The American Revolution was . The American Patriots defeated the British colonists with France along their side. The result of this win for the Americans was the independence and creation of The United States of America. The leader was George Washington (the leader of the continental army) and was the first president of The United States.
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution happened when the people overthrew the monarchy and took over the government. The revolution started when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison and it lasted 10 years. The poor economic policies of King Louis XVI, caused the violent disruption.
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    Haitian Revolution:

    The Haitian Revolution was the most successful slave rebellion in the Western hemisphere. The slaves started the rebellion and ended up not only ending slaves, but ending French control over the colony in Saint-Domingue. Cultural differences caused a lot of trouble in Saint-Domingue and led to political and economical instability.
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    Opium Wars

    The Opium Wars were two wars that were between the Great Qing and the British government. Opium was used in Chinese medicine before the British came along.
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    Tanzimat Reforms

    The Tanzimat Reforms were a series from education, political, and economic reforms. These reforms were meant to stop the decline of the Ottoman Empire. The leader of the Tanzimat Reforms was Abdulmejid I.
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    Taiping Rebellion

    The Taiping Rebellion was a rebel against the Qing Dynasty in China. The rebellion was caused by Hing Xiuquan and class differences. This led to a complete change in social and economical structure. The effects of the rebellion were positive industrialization and urbanization and negative population density.
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    Bubonic Dynasty

    The Bubonic Dynasty was the time during a major pandemic. The Bubonic Plague/ the Black Death is one of the three types of plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis. The symptoms are flu-like at first. The disease spread very quickly and killed many people. A third of Europe’s population died in just three years.
  • Sepoy Mutiny

    The Sepoy Mutiny was a very violent and harsh uprising against the British rule in India. The Sepoy Mutiny is also known as: the Indian Mutiny, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, and the Indian Revolt of 1857. The Sepoy Mutiny was all caused by small changes of weapons used by the British East India Company’s troops. In the end, the British East India Company was abolished.
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    Scramble for Africa

    The Scramble for Africa was also known as the Race for Africa. The Scramble for Africa was the process of invasion, occupation, colonization, and annexation of African territory. The result of the Scramble for Africa led to the divide of several ethnicities across African states.
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    Berlin Conference

    The Berlin Conference was also known as the Congo Conference or the West Africa Conference. This conference regulated colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.