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Global History Basics
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1. Term that ancient China used to refer to themselves. The believed they were the center of the Earth - or the Middle Kingdom.
Ramayana
Middle Kingdom (China)
Wright - Wilbur
Counter-Reformation
2. A curved structure that shapes the edge of an open space - such as - a doorway - a window.
Animism
relay runners
Islam
arch
3. Godlike - or coming from - or having to do with a god.
sraeli - Palestinian Conflict
divine
New Testament
mosque
4. (1480?-1521) Spanish explorer Who was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Stalin - Josef
Analects - The
Tao-te-Ching
Magellan - Ferdinand
5. A political and social protest by university students in Beijing - China in 1989. The protest called for political and social reforms and resulted in the government using the military to end it - which caused hundreds of deaths - thousands of injured
Tiananmen Square Massacre
scholar
mixed economy
export
6. (1806-72) President of Mexico from 1861 to 1863 and 1867 to 1872. He was responsible for many reforms including reducing the power of the Catholic Church.
Czar Nicholas II
proletariat
Tiananmen Square Massacre
Ju
7. Various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood - coal - and oil.
World War I
silt
natural resources
democracy
8. Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th - 1945.
Suleiman
Nagasaki
absolute monarchy
Reformation
9. To increase.
encomienda system
Caesar - Julius
tariff
escalate
10. A Mesoamerican civilization of Central America and southern Mexico. Achievements include mathematics - architecture - and a 365 day a year calendar. They flourished between the 4th and 12th centuries C.E..
colonialism
Balfour Declaration
Mayans
Crusades
11. The idea of Calvinist Protestants that certain people were pre-selected to go to heaven.
Roosevelt Corollary
predestination
hydroelectric power
al-Khwarizimi
12. (1632-1704) English philosopher and political theorist. He wrote Two Treaties on Government which explained that all men have Natural Rights - which are Life - Liberty - and Property - and that the purpose of government was to protect these rights.
civilization
Locke - John
Deng Xiaoping
Victor Emmanuel
13. Rights such as owning property - or the choice to be employed.
government
Ghana
economic rights
porcelain
14. Social and economic class usually composed of merchants - artisans - and business people. In some societies - the richest class - but without a title of nobility. The middle class is usually the backbone of society as they are generally more moderate
Old Imperialism
middle class
human rights
Upanishads
15. The territories ruled by ancient Rome which at one time encompassed most of the Mediterranean world and parts of France - England - and Germany. The empire lasted from 27 BCE to 395 CE.
Hegira
Roman Empire
arch
hydroelectric power
16. (1599-1658) Leader of the English Revolution that deposed the Stuart monarchs in favor of a short lived Republic. Cromwell acted as Lord Protector until the restoration of the Monarchy in 1660.
Cromwell - Oliver
technology
Four Noble Truths
Chivalry
17. (1451-1506) Italian explorer working for Spain who - in 1492 - crossed the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas for Spain.
Columbus - Christopher
Da Gama - Vasco
de Klerk - F. W.
Gutenberg - Johannes
18. A cold war policy that called for containing communism to areas already under its influence. This policy was proposed by U.S. President Harry Truman.
political autonomy
diaspora
Boxer Rebellion
containment
19. A substance spread onto soil to increase its ability to support crops. Fertilizers include organic materials - such as manure - but can also be man made chemicals such as nitrates.
desertification
fertilizers
urbanization
von Bismarck - Otto
20. Dutch descended colonist living in South Africa. Also called Afrikaners.
agriculture
genetic engineering
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
Boers
21. (10000 - 8000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization.
natural rights
Neolithic Revolution
parliament
discrimination
22. A change made to survive an environment or to overcome a disadvantage.
commerce
containment
adaptation
Torri
23. The shared beliefs - customs - practices - and social behavior of a particular nation or people
culture
balance of power
Dante
musket
24. The death of all members of a species.
political rights
extinction
legislative
ozone layer
25. An offshoot of the Renaissance in which scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the workings of the universe. One of the main ideas to come out of the Scientific Revolution was the use of the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method uses obse
line of demarcation
dynasty
Scientific Revolution
Mazzini - Guiseppe
26. The policy of maintaining colonies as a source of raw materials and new markets. Practiced during old and new imperialism.
political rights
commerce
colonization
colonialism
27. A social philosophy which stresses the importance of the individual above society.
Suez Canal
individualism
block printing
heliocentric model
28. The economic program designed to increase farm and industrial output though the creation of communes. Communes are similar to Soviet collectives in that groups of people live and work together on government owned farms and in government owned industr
Great Leap Forward
Caliph
Lao Tze
hijacking
29. Political policy that is dominated by the military and the competitive buildup of arms.
militarism
habitation
Triple Entente
nomad
30. (1918-1970) President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970. He was the most influential leader of the Arab world during his lifetime. He supported the idea of Pan Arabism - where all Arab nations should unite. Also supported the Soviet Union during the Cold Wa
philosophy
Zen Buddhism
traditional economy
Nasser - Gamal Abdel
31. The removal of people of a specific ethnic group by means of genocide - terror - or forced expulsion.
Lenin - Vladimir
Aristarchus
ethnic cleansing
Communist Manifesto - The
32. In ancient Egypt - title given to the ruler Who was considered both king and god.
Ibn Sina
trench warfare
pharaoh
Analects - The
33. Located in India - this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing - funeral rites - and other Hindu rituals.
NATO
Age of Reason
Roman Empire
Ganges River
34. A device used to see distant objects - such as those in space.
modernization
Mahabharata
telescope
Slavic
35. Spanish conquerors who came to the New World in search of gold and other riches.
conquistadors
inherit
corporation
Orthodox Christianity
36. Concept of John Locke's that states all people have the right to life - liberty - and property.
executive
natural rights
empire
Panama Canal
37. (1491-1556) Founded the Society of Jesus - the Order of the Jesuits. He worked to combat the Protestant Reformation by providing strong Catholic leadership to monarchs across Europe.
Loyola - Ignatius
Edict of Milan
line of demarcation
trench warfare
38. Revolutionary document of the French Revolution. Written in 1789 - it spelled out certain rights believed to be universal to all mankind. Patterned on the American Declaration of Independence.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
de Klerk - F. W.
Yin and Yang
militarism
39. (1689-1755) Enlightenment thinker from France Who wrote a book called - The Spirit of the Laws in 1748. In his book - Montesquieu describes what he considers to be the best government. He states that government should divide itself according to its p
Lao Tze
bank
Nagasaki
Baron de Montesquieu
40. Nationalistic movement which emphasized the unity of all Africans - and sought to end foreign control.
Arabic
Pan Africanism
Treaty of Portsmouth
slavery
41. The exchange of goods or service between people.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
messiah
trade
Ibn Sina
42. An alliance that was made up of Germany - Austria-Hungary - and Italy during World War I.
Al-Qaeda
Triple Alliance
Irish Potato Famine
sacraments
43. A policy of economic - political - and social of one country by another. Industrialized countries sought control of other countries for raw materials and new markets.
New Imperialism
Middle Ages
Persian Empire
chancellor
44. (circa 300 BCE) - Greek mathematician. Considered to be the father of modern geomertry.
Euclid
Genghis Khan
Red Shirts
Garibaldi - Guiseppe
45. (1689) A Bill of Rights written after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 which placed William and Mary on the throne of England. The bill created a limited monarchy and established Parliament as the ruling body of the nation.
English Bill of Rights
National Assembly
protectorate
recant
46. Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th - 1945.
chancellor
Panama Canal
Tao-te-Ching
Nagasaki
47. (1889-1945) Austrian-born leader of Germany. He co-founded the Nazi Party in Germany - and gained control of the country as chancellor in 1933. Hitler started World War II with the invasion of Poland. He was responsible for the Holocaust.
Alexander the Great
coup d etat
Hitler - Adolf
Suez War of 1956
48. (3100? BCE) King of Upper Egypt - united the two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
Command Economy
senator
Put Out System
49. The ten laws given to Moses by God - according to the Bible.
Shaka Zulu
Calvin - John
Joseph II
Ten Commandments
50. Warrior class during Japan's feudal age.
daimyo
ideology
samurai
volence