🌍ap world history: modern review

Standing armies

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Permanent, centralized military forces maintained by the state year-round, which enabled Muslim empires to sustain expansion and territorial control.

AP course connection

Topic 3.1: 3.1 Expansion of Land-Based Empires

Unit 3