Peggy J. Martin - 5 Steps to a 5 AP World History Flashcards

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McGraw-Hills 5 Steps to a 5: AP World History Flashcards is designed to provide a portable way for students to build their knowledge of world history in preparation for the AP exam. These cards contain 600 terms and their definitions. The cards are numbered so that the terms coincide with the chapter chronology in 5 Steps to a 5: AP World History.

You can arrange the deck to suit your own study needs. You can remove terms you know from the deck or can mix up the cards for complete randomization. If you need to find the location of a term in the deck, refer to the cards in the front that provide an alphabetical list of terms and their corresponding card numbers. TERM

Civilization Advanced cities Complex institutions Skilled workers Advanced technology A system of record keeping Climate The pattern of temperature and precipitation over a period of time Largely determined by latitude Cultural Diffusion The transmission of ideas and products from one culture to another Example: the spread of agriculture in Eurasia Independent Invention A societys development of technology through its own inventiveness Example: iron working in Kush Monsoon A seasonal wind Guided sailors through the Indian Ocean Steppe A dry grassland Example: Steppes of Central Asia AP World Periods Foundations (8000 B.C.E.600 C.E.) Two (6001450) Three (14501750) Four (17501914) Five (1914Present) AP Date Designations B.C.E. (Before the Common Era) C.E. and A.D., respectively AP World Themes Human-environmental interaction Cultural interaction Political development Economic systems Change in social structures Arctic Ocean Smallest ocean Packed in ice most of the year Difficult to navigate Location of the Northwest Passage sought by early explorers Indian Ocean Third largest ocean Extensive trade Monsoon winds Commercial rivalries Atlantic Ocean Second largest ocean Columbian Exchange Caribbean plantations Greco-Roman civilization Pacific Ocean Largest ocean Dotted with islands Polynesian voyagers Manila galleons WWII island-hopping Foundations: Key Comparisons Agriculture in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres Spread of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity Decline and fall of Han China, Rome, and Gupta India Period Two: Key Comparisons Feudalism in Japan and Western Europe Mongol rule in Russia and China Chinese and Europeans in the Indian Ocean Muslim Spain and feudal Europe Period Three: Key Comparisons Reactions of Japan and China to Western influence Gender roles in Ming China and Western Europe Western European versus Asian and Ottoman technology Period Four: Key Comparisons The Industrial Revolution in Japan, Europe, and Russia Revolutions: American, French, Haitian, Mexican (1910), and Chinese Imperialism in India and Africa