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Global History Basics
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1. To change something to make it conform to modern standards
arable
jihad
Dome of the Rock
modernization
2. Feudal Japanese theatre that performed comedic or melodramatic presentations of everyday life or historic events.
mixed economy
porcelain
technology
Kabuki theatre
3. An artist who creates three-dimensional works of art - usually in stone or clay.
sculptor
divine right
Oligarchy
Aryans
4. A system of production in Spain's New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation.
Caliph
Four Noble Truths
encomienda system
movable type printing machines
5. The process of altering life forms by manipulating their genetic structure.
Maurya Dynasty
French Indochina
Bay of Pigs
genetic engineering
6. Political and Religious revolution in England between 1640 and 1660. The monarchy was abolished in favor of a Republic led by Oliver Cromwell. It ended with the seating of Charles II on the throne. Also known as the English Revolution.
Puritan Revolution
Don Quixote
L'Ouverture - Toussaint
Laws of the Twelve Tables
7. Somebody who communicates with the spiritual realms on behalf of the living. Seen in many Animistic types of belief systems.
hijacking
partnership
Old Imperialism
Shaman
8. (1859-1906) French scientist. He is best known for his work with his wife Marie in the field of radioactivity.
river
Curie - Pierre
Bhagavad Gita
White Man's Burden - The
9. A nation's actions regarding how they treat other nations.
Ferdinand - Franz
foreign policy
African National Congress
Amritsar Massacre
10. Blood and Iron policy of Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck to unify all of Germany under Prussian control and build and expand it into a great empire. Very successful.
telescope
Global North
Bl
telescope
11. Machine designed by Jethro Tull Which mechanically planted seeds.
Yom Kippur War
Shaman
evolution
seed drill
12. The process of preserving a corpse by removing the moisture from it before burial. This process was practiced by many different cultures.
Pol Pot
extermination
Age of Transition
ummification
13. Alliance of Germany - Italy - and Japan during World War II.
algebra
Axis Powers
Latin America
Diocletian
14. A moving body of water that usually has its source in an area of high ground.
polytheism
river
extinction
chancellor
15. An organized system of beliefs - values - and ideas. They form the basis of a political - social - and economic philosophy.
Arabic
Renaissance
Suez War of 1956
ideology
16. The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations.
Korean Bridge
Lenin - Vladimir
sculptor
modernization
17. A document detailing the fundamental laws of a country or organization.
Great Purge
Two Treatises of Government
constitution
persecution
18. A Hindu holy book where the god Krishna teaches the importance of selflessness - performing religious duties - and of devotion to God.
Bhagavad Gita
pagoda
Kristallnacht
divorce
19. The process of dying due to lack of food.
genetic engineering
adaptation
starvation
reincarnation
20. Meeting of European political leaders to reestablish former territorial borders after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the fall of Napoleon. The Congress was held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815 - and was dominated by Prince Metternich o
Churchill - Sir Winston
Spirit of the Laws - The
Congress of Vienna
commune
21. (563?-483?BCE) - Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha was born into the Brahmin caste - and by all account led a luxurious lifestyle. However - He was troubled by the human misery that he saw around him everyday. Upon reflection
dam
messiah
Gautama - Siddhartha
Scramble For Africa
22. (1863-1945) British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922 - he led Great Britain through World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles.
Scandinavian Vikings
Maurya - Chandragupta
Persian Empire
Lloyd George - David
23. Shinto - Which means 'Way of the Gods -' is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on nature. Many consider Shinto to be a form of Animism due to the many similarities found between them. Shinto teaches that there is a sacredness of the whole
Shinto
Brahman
Arabic
protectorate
24. Refers to a number of distinct human rights. These include the right to equality under the law - the right to a nationality - the right to freely leave and return to a person's country of origin - the right to freedom from persecution because of race
famine
Bell - Alexander Graham
self-determination
Internet
25. A triangular shaped building.
pyramid
Don Quixote
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
democratic republic
26. The use of force to injure someone or to damage something.
volence
Holy Trinity
Five Relationships
genetic engineering
27. Non shooting conflict between the Soviet Union and their allies and the United States and their allies. Numerous secondary conflicts arise due to the Cold War.
Holocaust
Cold War
ideographs
Buddhism
28. Affecting the underlying principles or structure of something.
arable
Imam
mass production
fundamental
29. (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government - and the intolerance of the Catholic Church.
Protestant
Put Out System
Korean War
Voltaire
30. (1736-1819) Improved upon Newcomen's steam engine. Watt's steam engine would be the power source of the Industrial Revolution.
escalate
Green Revolution
Watt - James
Deng Xiaoping
31. Also known as Austria-Hungary - or the Hapsburg Empire - as it was ruled by the Habsburg monarchy from 1867 to 1918. Austria-Hungary extended over most of central Europe. It was composed the modern day countries of Austria - Hungary - Slovakia - and
Amin - Idi
Khmer Rouge
Louis XIV
Austro-Hungarian Empire
32. The movement of people to urban areas in search of work.
Hiroshima
urbanization
Taoism / Daoism
idealized realism
33. (1794-1858) Commodore. United States Navy officer Who is responsible for opening Japan to trade and imperialism.
Zen Buddhism
craftsman
Perry - Matthew
Treaty of Nanjing
34. A group formed in protest of the policy of Apartheid in South Africa. It was eventually outlawed due to their violent tactics - and Nelson Mandela - one of its leaders - was imprisoned for over thirty years.
invasion
African National Congress
lay investiture
de San Mart
35. The right of a country to govern itself without interference.
Yom Kippur War
Perestroika
Computer Revolution
sovereignty
36. Chemicals used to destroy insects and other pests.
Ferdinand and Isabella
Sharia
pesticides
Five Year Plans
37. (1527-1598) King of Spain from 1556 to 1598. Absolute monarch who helped lead the Counter Reformation by persecuting Protestants in his holdings. Also sent the Spanish Armada against England.
Roman Empire
Kenyatta - Jomo
Philip II
Da Gama - Vasco
38. A system of production in Spain's New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation.
Suez Canal
Kuomintang
encomienda system
Five Pillars of Islam
39. An ideology where all social - economic - and political powers are centered in the government completely.
totalitarianism
middle class
plebeian
Aristarchus
40. A Mesoamerican civilization of South America - centered in Peru. The Inca ruled a large empire and had many cultural and scientific achievements including an elaborate road system - architecture - and terrace farming. The arrival of the Spanish Conqu
Lister - Joseph
multinational company
blitzkrieg
Inca
41. An alliance that was made up of Germany - Austria-Hungary - and Italy during World War I.
barter
Triple Alliance
Guevara - Che
algebra
42. The cultural mixing of both ancient Greek and Roman traditions.
indulgence
de San Mart
Greco-Roman
National Assembly
43. A contagious viral disease originating in Africa. It is transmitted by blood and body fluids and causes body organs and vessels to leak blood - usually resulting in death.
Ebola
Don Quixote
technology
Maurya Dynasty
44. Land that is able to support the growing of crops.
Curie - Marie
satellite
arable
Meiji Restoration
45. Time period in European history between the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. and the beginning of the Italian Renaissance in the early 15th century.
Newcomen - Thomas
satellite
New Kingdom
Middle Ages
46. In colonial Latin America - Spanish/Native America who were denied basic political - economic - and social rights due to their mixed heritage.
Mestizos
de Klerk - F. W.
Four Modernizations
concentration camp
47. (1883-1945) Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party - and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945 He was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance.
check and balance
Mussolini - Benito
spheres of influence
anti-Semitism
48. (1167?-1227) One of the Mongol's greatest leaders and founder of the Mongol Empire.
Phoenicians
Genghis Khan
patron
gentry
49. (750 - 1258) Ruling family of the Islamic Empire during its golden age. This dynasty is responsible for many achievements
Abbassid Dynasty
Descartes - Rene
Stupa
Magellan - Ferdinand
50. (1834-1900) German inventor. He is best know for his work in the development of the gasoline internal combustion engine.
Mestizos
Daimler - Gottlieb
apartheid
Galilei - Galileo