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Global History Basics

Subjects : literacy, history
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1. A political system in which a country is ruled by a monarch.






2. (1451-1506) Italian explorer working for Spain who - in 1492 - crossed the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas for Spain.






3. System of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.






4. A political system where the means of production are controlled by the workers and all things are shared evenly. Socialist policies provide for government funding of many basic needs such as food - shelter - and medical care.






5. During the late 15th century - they became King and Queen of a united Spain after centuries of Islamic domination. Together - they made Spain a strong Christian nation and also provided funding to overseas exploration - notably Christopher Columbus.






6. Hindu epic story about the hero Rama Who was the incarnation of the god Vishnu.






7. The red gateway entrance to a Shinto shrine.






8. A promise made by British Prime Minister Balfour to create a homeland for the Jewish people.






9. The removal of people of a specific ethnic group by means of genocide - terror - or forced expulsion.






10. (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador Who was responsible for the conquest of the Aztec Empire and the claiming of much of Central America for the Spanish.






11. A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire. Occurs during the first two centuries C.E..






12. A nation governing itself independently from a centralized point.






13. A prevention treatment containing weakened microbes of the kind of disease one is guarding against. It is administered to stimulate the immune system against that disease.






14. Treating a person - or a group of people unfairly or cruelly due to ethnic background - gender - or other difference.






15. Throughout the 20th century - scientists worked on improving agriculture - especially in areas with high populations. Some of the technologies developed included better irrigation systems so farmers could get water to their crops. New machinery was b






16. A Hindu holy book where the god Krishna teaches the importance of selflessness - performing religious duties - and of devotion to God.






17. The collection of religious writings by Siddhartha Gautama - the Buddha.






18. In colonial Latin America - lowest social class. They had no rights and were often treated poorly and used as a labor source by the plantation owning Creoles.






19. European Christian military expeditions made between the 11th and 13th centuries to retake the Middle Eastern Holy Lands occupied by the Muslims.






20. (100-44 BCE) - Roman general and statesman. He is responsible for setting up the imperial system in Rome which placed his grandnephew - Augustus - on the throne.






21. A paved road or path.






22. Letters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the medieval Church - and one of the causes of the Reformation.






23. The exchange of goods or service between people.






24. (1869-1948) Nationalist leader in India - who called for a non violent revolution to gain his country's freedom from the British Empire.






25. A record keeping system that used colored - knotted string developed by the Incan Civilization.






26. (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.






27. The process of dying due to lack of food.






28. Sacred spirits that are worshipped in the Shinto religion of Japan.






29. System of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.






30. Nationalist Party in China led by Jiang Jieshi - which began a war against the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong. Both fought for control of China - with Mao and the Communists ultimately winning in 1949.






31. Effort in God's service waged by Muslims in defense of the Islamic faith.






32. The sending of goods to another country for sale or trade.






33. The son of Maria Teresa and a enlightened despot who ruled over the Austrian Empire.






34. Floating islands of land anchored to a lake bottom used for agriculture. This technique was used by the Aztecs.






35. A system of slave labor used by the Dutch in their South East Asia colonies.






36. An area of land surrounded on three sides by water. Italy - Greece - and the southern part of India are all peninsulas.






37. The study of the environment - people - and the resources they use to live.






38. The policy of building a nation's wealth by exporting more goods than it imports. Colonies are instrumental in this policy as they supply their parent nations with raw materials that are used to produce finished goods - and then exported back to the






39. The collection of religious writings by Siddhartha Gautama - the Buddha.






40. Line of latitude which divided North and South Korea.






41. A global network of computers that communicate through phone and satellites. The Internet has services such as the World Wide Web and e-mail.






42. (1900) A rebellion by the people of China to end foreign domination.






43. The study of the environment - people - and the resources they use to live.






44. The study of plant life.






45. (1957- ) Saudi Arabian multimillionaire and leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. He is responsible for numerous terrorist attacks on the United States including the destruction of the World Trade Center.






46. Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540 to setup schools and serve as missionaries - spreading church teachings.






47. Dynasty that controlled Turkey during the 11th and 12th centuries. The Seljuk disruption of European travel to the Holy Lands resulted in the Crusades.






48. Buddhism developed in India - and is based on many of the core concepts of Hinduism.. Buddhists believe in an endless cycle of reincarnation - or samsara - which is similar to beliefs of Hinduism. However - Buddhists do not believe that deities are r






49. One of the west African Trading Kingdoms. They were rich in gold and established a vast trading network across the Sahara desert. Greatest ruler was Mansa Musa - who converted to Islam and made a famous pilgrimage.






50. The marriage of two people from different ethnic backgrounds.