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Global History Basics
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1. This was an economic philosophy begun by Adam Smith in his book - Wealth of Nations - that stated that business and the economy would run best with no interference from the government. This economic system dominated most of the Industrial Revolution.
Mohammed
Kublai Khan
Laissez-Faire Economics
Wheel of Life
2. The process of altering life forms by manipulating their genetic structure.
quipas
genetic engineering
natural rights
import
3. A large temple dedicated to the goddess Athena on the Acropolis in Athens - Greece. It was built in the 5th century BCE - during the Athenian golden age.
Warsaw Pact
massacre
Parthenon
Age of Transition
4. A territory that was given to a European nation to administer by the League of Nations following the end of World War I.
unequal treaty
Cabinet System
nation-state
Mandate
5. A policy if the Truman presidency that called for supporting any nation resisting communism.
patron
Sharia
Truman Doctrine
Ben-Gurion - David
6. Islamic holy book.
city-state
Indian National Congress
Quran
L'Ouverture - Toussaint
7. (1931- ) - leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His policies of Perestroika and Glasnost - which aimed at revitalizing the Soviet Union contributed to the downfall of communism.
Gorbachev - Mikhail
Judaism
Pax Romana
Princip - Gavrilo
8. Nationalist movement to end British control of India.
Estates
culture
Brahma
Indian Nationalist Movement
9. A device used to make thread by spinning fibers together through the use of a big wheel.
cremation
occupation (military)
spinning wheel
recant
10. To exclude a Christian from receiving the Sacraments.
Hiroshima
excommunicate
Treaty of Versailles
Northwest Passage
11. The red gateway entrance to a Shinto shrine.
English Bill of Rights
Rhodes - Cecil
Torri
Nuremburg Trials
12. (1806-72) President of Mexico from 1861 to 1863 and 1867 to 1872. He was responsible for many reforms including reducing the power of the Catholic Church.
Ju
Clemenceau - Georges
Leviathan
Curie - Marie
13. A company that does business in more than one country - usually by setting up branch offices.
multinational company
Menes
colonialism
Shakespeare - William
14. To tame an animal to live with - or close to humans.
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
domesticate
filial piety
Haiku
15. Name of the Russia Parliament.
Old Imperialism
Canon on Medicine
Duma
Pre-Columbian
16. 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.
constitution
Mau Mau
mixed economy
Triangle Trade
17. (1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White Man's Burden became a popular justification for European imperialism.
irrigation
Kipling - Rudyard
Bolshevik
Princip - Gavrilo
18. A system of forced labor.
Columbus - Christopher
slavery
Warsaw Pact
slave
19. A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
slave trade
Last Supper - The
Ford - Henry
modernization
20. The raising of prices on consumer goods due to an increase in the money supply.
inflation
Commercial Revolution
commune
Neolithic Revolution
21. (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.
Dante
Voltaire
Hobbes - Thomas
Songhai
22. (1901-1973) Cuban president from 1940 to 1944 and 1952 to 1959. He was responsible for some reforms in the country before leaving office for the first time. Later - he overthrew the legitimate government and ruled as a dictator until He was forced fr
Pre-Columbian
Batista - Fulgencio
Brahma
Michelangelo
23. The suppression information considered offensive or a threat to security.
censorship
Samsara
Magellan - Ferdinand
Vishnu
24. Japanese writing system adapted from Chinese - with the addition of phonetic symbols representing syllables.
revolution
Garibaldi - Guiseppe
Creoles
Kana
25. (356 BCE-323 BCE) He conquered most of the ancient world from Asia Minor to Egypt and India - which began the Hellenistic culture which was a blending of Greek - Persian - Indian - and Egyptian influences.
Alexander the Great
Mesoamerican
Korean War
agriculture
26. (1712-1786) - King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. Enlightened despot who enlarged Prussia by gaining land from Austria when Maria Theresa became Empress.
Islam
Frederick the Great
Imperialism
barter
27. Alliance of Great Britain - Soviet Union - United States - and France during World War II.
Allied Powers
Tokugawa Shogunate
line of demarcation
import
28. (1986) This accident release large amounts of radiation that not only affected the immediate area - (Ukraine -) but also was carried on strong winds across many countries in Europe. The effects of this accident have to date been an increase in cancer
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Accident
antiseptic
genocide
Chamberlain - Neville
29. The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred between China and Japan though Korean contact with both civilizations.
Korean Bridge
Stupa
insurance
Middle East
30. A social theory which states that the level a person rises to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic background.
Islam
Social Darwinism
New Kingdom
Buddhism
31. Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540 to setup schools and serve as missionaries - spreading church teachings.
al-Khwarizimi
Society of Jesus
daimyo
collective farm
32. Term given to describe the Enlightenment.
individualism
telescope
slave trade
Age of Reason
33. War between Israel and Egypt which resulted in Egypt losing control of the Sinai Peninsula.
agriculture
Suez War of 1956
95 Theses
Hippocratic Oath
34. The enforced spreading out of a group of people. In history - there has been both a Jewish Diaspora and an African Diaspora.
senator
diaspora
anatomy
Boxer Rebellion
35. Godlike - or coming from - or having to do with a god.
divine
sraeli - Palestinian Conflict
fascism
russification
36. Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations.
concentration camp
Social Contract - The
Roman Catholic
developing nations
37. An area of land surrounded on three sides by water. Italy - Greece - and the southern part of India are all peninsulas.
Ghana
peninsula
Yeltsin - Boris
reincarnation
38. (?-232 BCE) King of the Maurya dynasty. He ruled nearly the entire subcontinent of India. He also was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism after his conversion.
Asoka
Solidarity
pharaoh
plebeian
39. A wall built in 1961 dividing Soviet controlled East Berlin from the democratic West Berlin. It was destroyed when communism ended in 1990.
Berlin Wall
Old Testament
Triple Entente
missionary
40. First Islamic religious shrine. It was built in 687 C.E. - and is located in present day Jerusalem - Israel.
multinational company
Justinians Code
Congress of Vienna
Dome of the Rock
41. (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.
circumference
Garibaldi - Guiseppe
peasantry
Philip II
42. The re-conquest of Spain by the Christians after centuries of Islamic domination.
Deng Xiaoping
Samsara
Reconquista
Calvin - John
43. (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
de San Mart
French Revolution
Gautama - Siddhartha
Hirohito
44. In the political sense - this usually means freedom.
Islamic fundamentalists
Walesa - Lech
Puritanism
liberty
45. A central location where goods are manufactured on a large scale.
factory
spheres of influence
Great Leap Forward
Bol
46. (1937- ) President of Iraq since 1979. He has led his control into two devastating wars - one against Iran in 1980 to 1988 - and the Persian Gulf War in 1990 - 1991 which started as a result of his invading Kuwait.
Newcomen - Thomas
d
bill of exchange
Hussein - Saddam
47. The biological study of animals.
Sun Yixian
zoology
bill of exchange
occupation (military)
48. A war between groups of people in the same country - culture - or political system.
extinction
Eightfold Path
civil war
Brahman
49. (?-286 BCE) First king of the Maurya dynasty in India.
Seppuku
Maurya - Chandragupta
Czar Nicholas II
totalitarian state
50. Worship given to deceased relatives who are believed to be closer to the Gods - and therefore able to grant favors.
lay investiture
ancestor worship
relay runners
Pahlavi - Muhammad Reza