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Global History Basics

Subjects : literacy, history
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1. (1930) Passive resistance campaign of Mohandas Gandhi where many Indians protested the British tax on salt by marching to the sea to make their own salt.






2. Manufacturing system where work was distributed and retrieved from individuals in their homes.






3. A Buddhist shrine or temple in India. This form of architecture made its way to China where it was altered slightly and renamed the pagoda.






4. Trade route from China to the Middle East. Called the Silk Road due to China's most important export.






5. (1564-1616) English poet and playwright. He wrote 37 plays between 1590 and 1613. His plays reflect the ideas of individualism and the unconquerable human spirit - and most of them are still performed today.






6. A person who makes quality - practical or decorative goods.






7. A government owned farms where peasants work on a quota system.






8. During the Industrial Revolution - it was the consolidation of many small farms into one large farm - which created a labor force as many people lost their homes.






9. (287-212 BCE) Greek mathematician and inventor. He wrote works on plane and solid geometry - arithmetic - and mechanics. He is best known for the lever and pulley.






10. The idea of Calvinist Protestants that certain people were pre-selected to go to heaven.






11. (1863-1947) American Industrialist. Ford is best know for his innovations in the auto manufacturing industry. His company was the first to use an assembly line for production.






12. Hindu epic poem that was written in Sanskrit in the 5th century BCE. Its most important part is the Bhagavad-Gita.






13. (1884-1885) During European Imperialism - various European leaders met in Berlin - Germany to discuss plans for dividing Africa peacefully. These leaders had little regard for African independence - and had no representation for native Africans. This






14. (1834-1900) German inventor. He is best know for his work in the development of the gasoline internal combustion engine.






15. Nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy. Started in 1831 by Guiseppe Mazzini.






16. Ancient Middle Eastern empire comprising modern day Iran. The Perisan Empire dominated the Middle East from the middle of the 6th century BCE to about the end of the 5th century BCE - Its greatest ruler was Dairus I. Persia was later conquered by Ale






17. A system of government in which a single - totalitarian - party holds power. It is characterized by state control of the economy - and restriction on personal freedoms. It was first proposed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in The Communist Manifest






18. A drainage ditch used to help control flooding.






19. Writing system that uses drawings of objects.






20. In Hinduism - it is the release from the cycle of reincarnation through unification with Brahma.






21. Alliance of Great Britain - Soviet Union - United States - and France during World War II.






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






23. A soldier working for the British East India Company - recruited from the native population of India.






24. April 3rd of 1919. British soldiers killed close to 400 unarmed Indian men - women - and children - and wounded 1 -100 more. People had gathered in the center of town to protest British occupation of their country - and to demand equality. This was a






25. The first patriarch in the Bible. Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his son - Isaac - and was rewarded for being prepared to do so. He is considered by Jewish people as the father of the Israelites through his son Isaac - and by Muslims as the fa






26. The medical treatment of a body which involves cutting open to perform various manipulations.






27. Symbol used to illlustrate the natural harmony that exists in the world. Everything must have an opposing force that allows the harmonious universe to exist.






28. (1869-1940) Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940. He is responsible for the policy of appeasement with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany.






29. Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations.






30. A river that is able to be navigated by boat.






31. 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.






32. A Catholic church in Vatican City - Italy. Its ceiling was painted by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.






33. Numeric system based on ten. Created by mathematicians during the Gupta golden age in India.






34. A succession of rulers of a country from the same family.






35. Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th - 1945.






36. A hard - fine ceramic material used to make a variety of products.






37. (1254-1324) Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys. He is responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period.






38. The branch of science that studies the physical structure of living organisms.






39. Hindu god called the Destroyer. Shiva is the third member of the triad that includes Brahma the Creator and Vishnu the Preserver.






40. The layer of the upper atmosphere where ozone collects. This layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.






41. Warrior class during Japan's feudal age.






42. Various materials found in nature used in manufacturing such as wood - coal - and oil.






43. (558?BCE - 486BCE) King of Persia who expanded his empire to extend from the Mediterranean to the Indus River.






44. Very fine grains of dirt deposited by a moving body of water.






45. Art form practiced by the Greeks during the 5th century BCE. Portrays the human form very realistically - but in its perfect form.






46. 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.






47. Former independent kingdom and state of Germany. In the late 19th century - it formed the central state of the German Empire - which was one of the largest in Europe.






48. A substance that kills bacteria in the human body. It is used to prevent or treat various illnesses.






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






50. Confucius lived in China during the Chou Dynasty - when there was mass disorder and confusion and degrading moral standards. Confucius was appalled by What appeared to be the fracturing of Chinese society. He believed that the only cure was to stress