AP History Vocab 2

Question 1

Protestant Reformation

Answer 1

16th century religious movement in Europe that led to the creation of Protestant faiths in opposition to Catholicism

Question 2

Devshirme

Answer 2

Ottoman Policy of taking boys from Christian peoples and training and converting them into Muslim soldiers

Question 3

Janissaries

Answer 3

The elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan’s household troops and first modern standing army in Europe

Question 4

Tax Farming

Answer 4

the state auctions off the right to collect taxes to the highest bidder (the farmer) and the selected individual collects taxes on behalf of the state and is able to keep any money they collect above the agreed upon amount.

Question 5

Sikhism

Answer 5

religious community founded in northern India by Guru Nanak that rejected caste divisions

Question 6

Trading-Post Empire

Answer 6

Form of imperial dominance based on control of trade rather than on control of subject peoples

Question 7

Sponsorship

Answer 7

Financial support designed to make an action possible with credit and reward going to the sponsor

Question 8

Asante

Answer 8

African kingdom on the Gold Coast that expanded rapidly after 1680 and participated in the Atlantic economy, trading gold, slaves, and ivory.

Question 9

Mit’a System

Answer 9

Mandatory service of 2 years for all individuals in the Inca Empire

Question 10

Encomienda System

Answer 10

A system that relied on the forced labor of the native population in the Spanish colonial Empire

Question 11

Hacienda System

Answer 11

The system of appointing large estates to colonists in Spanish colonial America for them to govern as they see fit

Question 12

Joint Stock Company

Answer 12

A business owned by its investors, with each investor owning a share based on the amount of stock purchased

Question 13

Casta System

Answer 13

A racial hierarchy created in colonial Spain to designate social class placement based on lineage connection to Spain

Question 14

Cash Crops

Answer 14

An agricultural crop that is purposely made to only be sold in a market environment for as much money as possible

Question 14

Tribute Collection

Answer 14

A system in which a state would send gifts or valuables to a receiving station in order to demonstrate loyalty and avoid conflict

Question 15

Mercantilism

Answer 15

An economic system in which governments use their economies to enhance their power at the expense of other countries

Question 16

Resistance

Answer 16

The refusal to accept or comply with something; attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

Question 17

Dispute

Answer 17

A heated disagreement, argument or debate.

Question 17

Monumental

Answer 17

Great in importance, extent, or size; serving as a monument or tribute to

Question 18

Syncretic

Answer 18

Combining or bringing together different philosophical, religious, or cultural principles and practices

Question 19

Indigenous

Answer 19

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

Question 20

Monopoly

Answer 20

the exclusive control of a commodity, market or means of production

Question 21

Elites

Answer 21

A select group that is superior (or treated as superior) in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society

Question 22

Mortality

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The state or condition of being subject to death. Mortality rates are often used to measure the number of deaths associated with a specific action or event.

Question 23

Secular

Answer 23

Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis

Question 24

Chastity

Answer 24

Also known as purity; a virtue related to temperance used to describe someone who is chaste and therefore refrains from activities considered immoral. Monks in this time period were expected to take a vow of chastity.

Question 25

Heretical

Answer 25

Holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted, especially when challenging the established religious orders.

Question 26

Cultivation

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The act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop:

Question 27

Substantial

Answer 27

of considerable importance, size, or worth; concerning the essential values of a concept

Question 28

Predecessors

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a person or thing that has been followed or replaced by another - ie: Queen Elizabeth was King Charles’ predecessor.

Question 29

Patron

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a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity

Question 30

Colonialism

Answer 30

An attempt by one country to establish settlements and impose political, economic, and cultural practices in another territory

Question 31

Endemic

Answer 31

A disease or condition regularly found among inhabitants (people, plants, or animals) in a certain area