AP Modern World History Flashcards: Challenges to State Power
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Who was Ana Nzinga?
Ana Nzinga was a ruler who led significant resistance against the expansion of Portuguese state power and the slave trade in Central Africa.
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Who was Ana Nzinga?
Ana Nzinga was a ruler who led significant resistance against the expansion of Portuguese state power and the slave trade in Central Africa.
What underlying historical process connects the Pueblo Revolts, the Maratha conflict, and the Fronde?
All three events are examples of local resistance triggered by the global trend of state expansion and centralization between 1450 and 1750.
What were Maroon societies?
Maroon societies were communities established by escaped enslaved persons in the Caribbean and Brazil, representing a form of organized resistance to existing authorities.
Identify an example of local resistance against Spanish colonial power in the Americas.
The Pueblo Revolts serve as a key example of local resistance against the expansion and centralization of Spanish state power.
What was a major consequence of state expansion and centralization from 1450 to 1750?
State expansion and centralization led to resistance from a wide array of social, political, and economic groups on a local level.
Besides establishing Maroon societies, what other form of challenge did enslaved persons pose to authorities in the Americas?
Enslaved persons also challenged existing authorities through organized resistance within North America.
What was the Fronde?
The Fronde was a series of revolts in France where various social and political groups resisted the centralization of state power by the monarchy.
What was Metacom's War (King Philip's War)?
Metacom's War was an example of local resistance led by Indigenous peoples against the expansion of English colonial state power in North America.
What were the Cossack revolts?
The Cossack revolts were a series of uprisings by a group in Eastern Europe resisting the growing state power and centralization of nearby empires.
Which group's conflict with the Mughals exemplifies resistance to state centralization in South Asia?
The Maratha conflict with the Mughals is an example of a local group resisting the centralization of state power.