AP World History Modern
Abbasid Caliphate - ANSWER (750-1258 CE) The caliphate, after the Umayyads,
who focused more on administration than conquering. Had a bureaucracy that any
Muslim could be a part of.
Aishah al-Ba'uniyyah - ANSWER A Sufi master and poet. She is one of few
medieval female Islamic mystics to have recorded their own views in writing, and she
"probably composed more works in Arabic than any other woman prior to the
twentieth century". She was born and died in Damascus in the 16th century.
Bhakti Movement - ANSWER An immensely popular development in Hinduism,
advocating intense devotion toward a particular deity.
Buddhist Monks - ANSWER religious communities where Buddha's followers
stayed, studied, and meditated; both men and women could join monasteries as
monks or nuns; often exempt from taxation which put strains on Chinese political
systems
Cahokia - ANSWER The dominant center of an important Mississippi valley mound-
building culture, located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri; flourished from about
900 to 1250 C.E.
Champa Rice - ANSWER Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one
growing season; led to increased populations in Song Dynasty China. Originally
introduced into Vietnam from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the
Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)
Chinampas - ANSWER Floating gardens constructed along lake shores by the
Mexica/Aztecs to increase agricultural yields.
coercive labor - ANSWER Any labor system that involves force (slavery, chattel
slavery, serfdom, and indentured labor)
Confucianism - ANSWER A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the
Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and
an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.
Crusades - ANSWER A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by
European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule; ultimately spread
culture and increased trade but were not successful
Delhi Sultanate - ANSWER The first Islamic government established within India
from 1206-1520. Controlled a small area of northern India and was centered in Delhi.
Ethiopia - ANSWER Previously known as Axum, a Christian kingdom that
developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela;
Abbasid Caliphate - ANSWER (750-1258 CE) The caliphate, after the Umayyads,
who focused more on administration than conquering. Had a bureaucracy that any
Muslim could be a part of.
Aishah al-Ba'uniyyah - ANSWER A Sufi master and poet. She is one of few
medieval female Islamic mystics to have recorded their own views in writing, and she
"probably composed more works in Arabic than any other woman prior to the
twentieth century". She was born and died in Damascus in the 16th century.
Bhakti Movement - ANSWER An immensely popular development in Hinduism,
advocating intense devotion toward a particular deity.
Buddhist Monks - ANSWER religious communities where Buddha's followers
stayed, studied, and meditated; both men and women could join monasteries as
monks or nuns; often exempt from taxation which put strains on Chinese political
systems
Cahokia - ANSWER The dominant center of an important Mississippi valley mound-
building culture, located near present-day St. Louis, Missouri; flourished from about
900 to 1250 C.E.
Champa Rice - ANSWER Quick-maturing rice that can allow two harvests in one
growing season; led to increased populations in Song Dynasty China. Originally
introduced into Vietnam from India, it was later sent to China as a tribute gift by the
Champa state (as part of the tributary system.)
Chinampas - ANSWER Floating gardens constructed along lake shores by the
Mexica/Aztecs to increase agricultural yields.
coercive labor - ANSWER Any labor system that involves force (slavery, chattel
slavery, serfdom, and indentured labor)
Confucianism - ANSWER A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the
Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and
an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.
Crusades - ANSWER A series of holy wars from 1096-1270 AD undertaken by
European Christians to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule; ultimately spread
culture and increased trade but were not successful
Delhi Sultanate - ANSWER The first Islamic government established within India
from 1206-1520. Controlled a small area of northern India and was centered in Delhi.
Ethiopia - ANSWER Previously known as Axum, a Christian kingdom that
developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the dynasty of King Lalaibela;
