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Global History Basics
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1. (1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964. Khrushchev was critical of Stalin's policies and attempted to reverse some of them. He is responsible for placing nuclear missiles in Cuba which resulted in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Sahara Desert
Pan Arabism
Khrushchev - Nikita
bank
2. A Portuguese ship that had a large cargo area and used two orthree masts.
Commonwealth of Independent States
Bolshevik
caravel
revolution
3. Members of any of the ancient Scandinavian peoples. Vikings raided various parts of northwestern Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries CE. They were good sailors who invaded by sea in long ships - and often settled in the areas they invaded - as in G
Four Modernizations
Meiji Restoration
Scandinavian Vikings
Cardinal Richelieu
4. An alliance that was made up of Germany - Austria-Hungary - and Italy during World War I.
Boers
Triple Alliance
Newcomen - Thomas
political ideologies
5. A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland - potatoes - was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items - such as wheat and oats - but Great Britain required them to export those items to them - leaving nothing for the Irish to live
divine
Surgery
Aryans
Irish Potato Famine
6. The cultural mixing of both ancient Greek and Roman traditions.
Henry VIII
inflation
Greco-Roman
Smith - Adam
7. On November 9th - 1938 - Nazis in German looted - and burned Jewish stores and Synagogues - often beating Jews in the street. Over 90 Jews were killed during Kristallnacht. Also called Night of Broken Glass.
Divine Comedy - The
Kristallnacht
Constantine
Mali
8. Power that is derived from a moving body of water - such as a river or waterfall.
Treaty of Portsmouth
Akbar the Great
Imam
hydroelectric power
9. Term given to the Internet due to the amount of information transferred.
humanism
Holy Land
information superhighway
Feudalism
10. The policy of pacifying an aggressive nation in the hopes of avoiding further conflict.
arch
appeasement
Magellan - Ferdinand
Ferdinand - Franz
11. Line of latitude which divided North and South Korea.
Pacific Rim
38th Parallel
ummification
Latin American Revolutions
12. Worship given to deceased relatives who are believed to be closer to the Gods - and therefore able to grant favors.
mass production
ancestor worship
Space Race
Mayans
13. A written number system created during the Gupta golden age in India - then adopted by the Islamic Empire before spreading further. Used throughout western civilization today.
capital
Nagasaki
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
Arabic Numerals
14. Name of the Russia Parliament.
Duma
Christianity
Pan Slavism
Bol
15. Judaism is the oldest known monotheistic religion still practiced in the world today. Its fundamental teachings have been influential and are the basis for more recently developed religions such as Christianity and Islam. Judaism teaches that there i
Indian Nationalist Movement
ghetto
Aztecs
Judaism
16. (1866-1925) Chinese nationalist leader who fought to end foreign domination. He formed the Kuomintang - or Nationalist Party - which overthrew the Manchu Dynasty and established a republican form of government in its place. Also known as Sun Yat-sen.
Sun Yixian
acupuncture
Watt - James
conquistadors
17. (1585-1642) French Cardinal and politician responsible for instituting absolutist practices in France.
Hinduism
L'Ouverture - Toussaint
Cardinal Richelieu
starvation
18. (1931- ) President of Russia. He was elected before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. He served until 1999. Yeltsin was instrumental in keeping a cout d'etat from occurring which would have returned hard line communists to power in Russia.
movable type printing machines
Surgery
Yeltsin - Boris
Divine Comedy - The
19. 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
Scramble For Africa
social rights
middle class
concentration camp
20. Large area that is a separate part of a continent. The area encompassing India - Pakistan - and Bangladesh are considered to be a subcontinent of Asia.
Theodosius
Koch - Robert
civilization
subcontinent
21. An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961 - which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Ebola
Kristallnacht
Bay of Pigs
Global North
22. The hatred of people of Jewish descent.
de Klerk - F. W.
anti-Semitism
cannon
Maurya - Chandragupta
23. Hindu epic poem that was written in Sanskrit in the 5th century BCE. Its most important part is the Bhagavad-Gita.
Sistine Chapel
Mahabharata
Ju
Zheng He
24. A catch all phrase for the trade occurring between Europe - Africa - and the Americas. Trade goods include raw materials from the Americas - manufactured goods from Europe - and slaves from Africa.
38th Parallel
Triangle Trade
Mandate of Heaven
Great Purge
25. The rebirth of a soul into another body.
Old Kingdom
Bolshevik
Iron Curtain
reincarnation
26. A popular practice that tightly bound the feet of young girls - deforming them as they grew older. This was done to achieve the desired cultural practice of having dainty - lady-like feet.
indulgence
foot-binding
philosopher
Pan Arabism
27. (1859-1941) King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany whose political policies led his country into World War I. He was forced from power when Germany lost the war.
Deng Xiaoping
NASA / National Aeronautical and Space Administration
Kaiser Wilhelm
Khmer Rouge
28. Pride in one's country or culture - often excessive in nature.
Axis Powers
United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
nationalism
Bhagavad Gita
29. (1871-1948) American inventor. He is best know for his work with his brother Wilbur in the development of the airplane.
38th Parallel
Wright - Orville
arch
interracial marriage
30. Military ruler of feudal Japan.
Shogun
Mandate
Kurds
stockholder
31. Trade route from China to the Middle East. Called the Silk Road due to China's most important export.
Silk Road
seed drill
Philip II
Enlightenment
32. (1483-1546) Theologian and religious reformer who started the Reformation with his 95 Theses which protested church corruption - namely the sale of indulgences.
Luther - Martin
culture system
Pope
Nehru - Jawaharlal
33. Term given to describe the Renaissance.
Age of Transition
Meiji
Pasteur - Louis
Tiananmen Square Massacre
34. A multistoried building with the corners of the roof curved up that were used as a temple.
stalemate
peninsula
pagoda
climate
35. A paved road or path.
causeway
extinction
representative democracy
pesticides
36. An association of merchants or craftspeople in medieval Europe - formed to make regulations and set standards for a particular trade or craft.
cremation
guild
Tripitka
idealized realism
37. Term given to the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War to advance their space programs.
Space Race
Khrushchev - Nikita
massacre
Bell - Alexander Graham
38. (1926?- ) Leader of the Cuban Revolution and communist dictator of Cuba. He is responsible for making Cuba a socialist country which has often been at odds with the United States. Notably - the bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Mussolini - Benito
golden age
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Castro - Fidel
39. The death of all members of a species.
Bushido
Triangle Trade
extinction
chinampas
40. A group of people moving from their homeland to a new area in large numbers.
socialism
New Economic Policy
colonization
Upanishads
41. A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire. Occurs during the first two centuries C.E..
Pax Romana
Creoles
antiseptic
manorialism
42. A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political - social - and economic life in India for more than 200 years.
Perestroika
World War II
Berlin Airlift
British East India Company
43. (1918-1970) President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970. He was responsible for nationalizing the Suez Canal - and was an important leader to the Arab world. He was often at odds with the West and Israel.
Age of Reason
Don Quixote
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Accident
Nasser - Gamal Abdel
44. (1451-1506) Italian explorer working for Spain who - in 1492 - crossed the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas for Spain.
Sepoy Mutiny
lay investiture
Columbus - Christopher
city-state
45. Term given to poor areas of town where Jews were sent during World War II.
ghetto
Pax Mongolia
desertification
indulgence
46. The justification of monarchy through the word of God.
Korean War
Euclid
divine right
Mandela - Nelson
47. The killing of all the people from a ethnic group - religious group - or people from a specific nation.
genocide
International Monetary Fund
provisional government
BCE
48. (750 - 1258) Ruling family of the Islamic Empire during its golden age. This dynasty is responsible for many achievements
spheres of influence
Industrialization
hydroelectric power
Abbassid Dynasty
49. The average weather in a region.
Guevara - Che
dictatorship
Kong Fu Zi
climate
50. A terrorist organization based in Ireland which seeks to remove the British government from the Six Northern Counties which they control.
occupation (military)
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Ferdinand and Isabella
Perestroika