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AP world_history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abbasid | dynasty that succeeded the umayyads as caliphs within islam; came to power 750CE |
| Abbas the Great | safavid ruler from 1587 to 1629; extended safavid domain to greatest extent, created slave regiments based on captured russians who monopolized firearms within dafavid armies, incorporated western military technology |
| Abdallahi, khalifa or Khalifa abdallahi | Successor of muhammad achmad as leader of mahdists in sudan, established state in sudan, defeated by british general kitchener in 1598 |
| muhammad abduh | disciple of afghani, muslim thinker at end of 19th century, stressed need for adoption of western scientific learning and technology, recognized importance of tradition of rational inquiry |
| abdul hamid | ottoman sultan who attempted to return to despotic absolutism during reign from 1878 to 1908, nullified constitution and restricted civil liberties, deposed in coup in 1908 |
| peter abelard | author of yes and no, university scholar who applied logic to problems of theology. demonstrated logical contradictions within established doctrine |
| absolute monarchy | government developed during rise of nationsates in W europ during the 17th cen. featured monarchs who passed laws without parliaments, appointed professionalized armies and bureaucracies, established state churches imposed state economic policies |
| Muhammad achmad | head of a sudanic sufi brotherhood, claimed descent from prophet muhammad, proclaimed both egyptians and british as infidels, launched revolt to purge islam of impurities, took khartoum in 1883 also known as the mahdi |
| african national congress | black political organization within S africa pressed for ent to policies of apartheid. sought open democracy leading to black majority rule until the 1990s declared illegal in S africa |
| Afrikaner national party | emerged as the majority parrty in the all white south african legislature after 1948. advocated complete idependence from britain. favored a rigid system of racial segregation called apartheid |
| age of revolution | period of political upheaval beginning roughly with the american revolution in 1775 and continuing through the french rev. of 1789 and other movements for change up to 1848 |
| akbar | Son/successor of humayan oversaw building of military and administrative systems that became typical of mughal rule in India pursued policy of cooperation with Hindu princes attempted to create new religion to bind Muslim and Hindu populations of india |
| al-afghani | muslim thinker at the end of the 19th cen, stressed need for adoption of western scientific learning and technology, recognized importance of tradition of rational inquiry |
| al- ghazali | brilliant islamic theologian, strugled to fuse greek and qur'anic traditions, not entirely accepted by ulama |
| al- mahdi | third of the abbasid caliphs attempted but failed to reconcile moderates among shi'a to abbasid dynast. failed to resolve problem of succession |
| al- rashid, harun | most famous of the abbasid caliphs, renowned for sumptuous and costly living, dependant on persian advisors early in reign. death led to civil wars over succession |
| alexander the great | successor of phili II successfully conquered persian empire prior to his death in 323 bce attempted to combine greek and persian cultures |
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