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1. Belt south of the Sahara where it transitions into savanna across central Africa. It means literally 'coastland' in Arabic.






2. Release from suffering into a blissful nothingness






3. Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic - reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.






4. The revolt against the British by many different groups across India 1857 but led particularly by some of the disgruntled Indian soldiers working for the British. It caused the British government to take over more direct control of India from the Bri






5. The three wars waged by Rome against Carthage - 264-241 - 218-201 - and 149-146 b.c. - resulting in the destruction of Carthage and the annexation of its territory by Rome.






6. Early-sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico - Central America - and Peru. (Examples Cortez - Pizarro - Francisco.)






7. Allocation of former German colonies and Ottoman possessions to the victorious powers after World War I - to be administered under League of Nations supervision. Used especially in reference to the Western European possession of the Middle East after






8. One of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity






9. Mexican priest who led the first stage of the Mexican independence war in 1810. He was captured and executed in 1811.






10. Treaty with harsh reparations towards the Germans after World War I.






11. Book composed of divine revelations made to the Prophet Muhammad between ca. 610 and his death in 632; the sacred text of the religion of Islam.






12. Political party in China from 1911 to 1949; enemy of the Communists. Often abbreviated at GMD.






13. Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in mathematics - astronomy - and development of the calendar.






14. The first major urban civilization in South America (900-250 B.C.E.). Its capital was located high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Chavin became politically and economically dominant in a densely populated region.






15. The collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law - ethics - and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara.






16. Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.






17. A term for the books of the Bible that make up the Hebrew canon.






18. Date: Congress of Vienna (Hint: 1__5)






19. Date: independence & partition of India






20. Political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki - Finland in 1975 by the Soviet Union and western European countries.






21. Date: Norman Conquest of England(Hint: __66 CE)






22. Date: 1st Palestinian Intifada (Hint: 1__7)






23. Military commander of the American Revolution. He was the first elected president of the United States (1789-1799).






24. Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward - the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies. (p. 238)






25. In early modern Europe - the class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing - finance - commerce - and allied professions.






26. Aggressive empire in Cambodia and Laos that collapsed in the 1400's when Thailand conquered Cambodia






27. Empress of China and mother of Emperor Guangxi. She put her son under house arrest - supported anti-foreign movements like the so-called Boxers - and resisted reforms of the Chinese government and armed forces.






28. A book composed by Brahman priests that contains verses and Sanskrit poetry






29. Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent






30. 'Way of the Elders' branch of Buddhism followed in Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia. It remains close to the original principles set forth by the Buddha; it downplays the importance of gods






31. Family of related languages long spoken across parts of western Asia and northern Africa. In antiquity these languages included Hebrew - Aramaic - and Phoenician. The most widespread modern member of the this language family is Arabic.






32. English naturalist. He studied the plants and animals of South America and the Pacific islands - and in his book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859) set forth his theory of evolution.






33. A council whose members were the heads of wealthy - landowning families. Originally an advisory body to the early kings - in the era of the Roman Republic the Senate effectively governed the Roman state and the growing empire.






34. A system that the Spanish let colonists employ Indians in forced labor






35. A state that is not ruled by a hereditary leader (a monarchy) but by a person or persons appointed under the constitution






36. Alliance of the allied powers against the Soviets






37. Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West - but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in Eastern Europe.






38. The world's first civilization - founded in Mesopotamia - which existed for over 3 -000 years.






39. Date: End of Zheng He's Voyages/Rise of Ottomans (Hint: __33 CE)






40. Belief in a single divine entity. The Israelite worship of Yahweh developed into an exclusive belief in one god - and this concept passed into Christianity and Islam.






41. Date: Founding of Jamestown (Hint: 1__7)






42. A mechanical device for transferring text or graphics from a woodblock or type to paper using ink. Presses using movable type first appeared in Europe in about 1450.






43. Free men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.






44. A designation for peoples originating in south China and Southeast Asia who settled the Malaysian Peninsula - Indonesia - and the Philippines - then spread eastward across the islands of the Pacific Ocean and west to Madagascar. (p. 190)






45. Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Mainly found in Iran and a small part of Iraq. It is the state religion of Iran. A member of this group is called a Shi'ite.

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46. Beginning in the eleventh century - military campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated - and Spain and Portugal emerged as united kingdoms.






47. Egyptian pharaoh who founded the Middle Kingdom by REUNITING Upper and Lower Egypt in 2134 BCE.






48. An ancient Greek philosophy that became popular amongst many notable Romans. Emphasis on ethics. They considered destructive emotions to be the result of errors in judgment - and that a wise person would repress emotions - especially negative ones an






49. A soldier in South Asia - especially in the service of the British.






50. The founder of Buddhism







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