AP World Unit 1 Vocabulary

The state of liberation from suffering which can be achieved when an individual follows the Eightfold Path in Buddhism is called:

• Legalism

• Four Noble Truths

• Nirvana

• Daoism

This refers to a series of Christian holy wars conducted against nonbelievers.

• Crusades

• Reciprocity

• Diaspora

• Heian Period

This was a Christian-led African kingdom that emerged in the 12th century and was known for their rock hewn churches.

• Great Zimbabwe

• Mali

• Chola Dynasty

• Ethiopia

This is a Confucian practice of praying to your ancestors.

• Karma

• Daoism

• Syncretism

• Ancestor Veneration

This was the largest imperial state in the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. The empire spanned almost the entire coast of western South America.

• Mauryan Empire

• The Inca Empire

• Teotihuacan

• Gupta Empire

A position and career determined by birth within the caste system is called

• Dharma

• Brahman

• Karma

• Moksha

This form of Buddhism focuses on service and became popular in China and Korea.

• Theravada Buddhism

• Daoism

• Tibetan Buddhism

• Mahayana Buddhism

The Hindu devotional movement that emphasized music, dance, poetry, and rituals as means by which to achieve direct union with the divine was called

• Bantu Migrations

• House of Wisdom

• Bhakti Movement

• Ashoka

This was a vast network of trading routes that connected Europe to Asia.

• Monsoons

• Indian Ocean Maritime System

• Silk Road

• Grand Canal

This was a kingdom in north central Thailand from 1238 until 1438.

• Rajput Kingdoms

• Sukhothai Kingdom

• Majapahit Kingdom

• Moche