6821479362 | Economic Impact | ~Total War debt: 338 Billion ~and, towns, villages were destroyed ~After the war, there was not a lot of work, Many people lost their jobs because they worked for the war. Leading to an economic depression | 0 | |
6704192710 | Democracy | Type of government ruled by the people. | 1 | |
6704192711 | Direct Democracy | All citizens decide , works better in small populations. | 2 | |
6704192712 | Representative Democracy | Citizens vote for representatives to make decisions for them. | 3 | |
6704192713 | Parliamentary Democracy | Executive and legislative functions both reside in the elected assembly. | 4 | |
6704192714 | Autocracy | A system of government by one person with absolute power. | 5 | |
6704192715 | Dictatorship | When power is seized by or granted to an individual member of society. | 6 | |
6704192716 | Totalitarian Dictatorship | A political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority. | 7 | |
6704192717 | Absolute Monarchy | A form of monarchy in which one ruler has supreme authority and no restrictions. | 8 | |
6704192718 | Constitutional Monarchy | A form of monarchy following a constitution. | 9 | |
6704192719 | Theocracy | Ruled by a single leader usually claims to be chosen by God. | 10 | |
6704192720 | Oligarchy | A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution. | 11 | |
6704192721 | Anarchy | No government | 12 | |
6704192722 | Religion | A particular system of having faith or worshipping | 13 | |
6704192723 | Abrahamic Religion | - Christianity, Judaism, Islam - All monotheistic - Abraham was a prophet | 14 | |
6704192724 | Christianity | 100 CE; Christians were the minorities of many civilizations until 324 CE; In the Roman Empire Christians were persecuted; Emperor Constantine(Rome) eventually makes it the official religion of Rome and rebuilt churches | 15 | |
6704192725 | Judaism | Abraham was the first Jew to speak to God Started in the Middle East Torah - Jewish Holy Book | 16 | |
6704192726 | Islam | 700 CE in Saudi Arabia; By 800 CE it spreads to Africa, Asia, and Europe through trade; Muslim book of law = Quran/Kuran | 17 | |
6704192727 | Buddhism | Not an Abrahamic religion 2,500 years ago in Nepal Siddhartha Gotama = Buddha, No god | 18 | |
6704192728 | Hinduism | 900 million followers today; 150 BCE, began in India; Henothesitic - One god presented in many - Main god is Brahman | 19 | |
6704192729 | Mesopotamia | - Began to live here as early as 10,000 BCE - Land between two rivers (Tigris & Euphrates) - Fertile Crescent | 20 | |
6704192730 | Ancient Greece | - 800 BCE to 500 BCE - Created Democracy - Art, poetry, sports - City State | 21 | |
6704192731 | Ancient Rome | - 753 BCE to 476 CE - Italy - Tiber River - Representative Democracy - Military - Laws | 22 | |
6704192732 | Han Empire | - Located in China - 206 BCE - 200 CE - Fought with the Romans and lost - Pacific Ocean | 23 | |
6704192733 | Mauryan Empire | - Located in India - 321 BCE to 185 BCE - Ganges River - Largest standing army - Buddhism | 24 | |
6704192734 | Abbasid Empire | Second of the two greatest dynasties of the Muslim Empire of the caliphate 750-1258 CE Overthrew the Umayyad caliphate in 750 | ![]() | 25 |
6715998297 | Christian Crusades | Religious War, Byzantine Empire vs. Abbasid Empire. Christianity against Muslims. Started in approximately 1095 | 26 | |
6715999623 | Han Dynasty | -Fall of Rome: Fell 220 CE -Lost the Battle of Red. -The Jin Dynasty took over Next. China was in Chaos -there was many wars and then that fell in 580 CE | 27 | |
6716000853 | The Middle Ages | 400-1400s started with the fall of Rome and ended with the Renaissance. Also called the dark times and Medieval Times. In the Dark Ages education, learning, art, and innovation was forgotten. Barbarians (Germans) and Vikings (Norway) were attacking Europe. | 28 | |
6716001858 | Sui Dynasty | 589-618 CE Their Goals -build Great Wall of China -1 million Men died while creating it - Expand China - Religion: Confucianism Sui Dynasty fell when their own Military attacked the emperor. -military wasn't treated well | 29 | |
6716003314 | Song Dynasty | Poetry : 960 - 1279, Daoism, Extended Trade, song raised taxes, song valued government, both did calligraphy song only had a male ruler | 30 | |
6716006633 | Feudalism | Social system in Europe during the Middle Ages. 1.) King 2.) Lords 3.) Knights 4.) Surfs/Peasants | 31 | |
6716003313 | Tang Dynasty | Poetry, Daoism, Extended Trade, Tang: 618-907, lowered taxes between tang and song there was a 53 year gap and it was complete chaos. Tang had a female ruler, Valued Military. | 32 | |
6728489872 | Bishops | Where often wealthy and came from noble families ruled over groups of parishes | 33 | |
6728489873 | Parish Priests | They came from humbler backgrounds and often had little education | 34 | |
6728489874 | Village Priests | Tended to the sick and indigent and if he was able taught Latin and the Bible to the youth of the village | 35 | |
6728489875 | Catholic Church | is the only name of the only church in Europe during the middle ages | 36 | |
6728489876 | Magna Carta | The Magna Carta limited the Kings power of taxation and will require trials before punishment | 37 | |
6728489877 | Women Roles in Medieval Europe | Women held a difficult positionthey were mainly doing household tasks and other than that they hunted or fought in battles. Women have different rules like blacksmith merchants mid wives and apothecaries | 38 | |
6728489878 | Social Class in Medieval Europe | King, Lords, Knights, Serfs/Peasants | 39 | |
6728489879 | Silk Road | 206 CE to 1453 CE China, India, the Middle East, Europe. The Black Plague was spread through the Silk Road | 40 | |
6728489880 | Trans-Saharan Trade | Northern Africa trade, 600 CE to 1300 used camels | 41 | |
6728489881 | Indian Ocean Trade | 800 CE-1500's CE connected Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Used boats. | 42 | |
6728489882 | Bubonic Plague | Took place from 1347 to 1353 there are four symptoms fever, no appetite or pains, and black boils that oozed blood. This plague settled in the lungs and liquefied them, caused bleeding to death, and you would cough blood and you would have organ failure. The Plague spread by catapulting dead bodies, merchant boats, rats and airborne. | 43 | |
6728489883 | Golden Age | While Europe is going through dark ages China was growing. There was three dynasties Sui Tang Song. China's culture improved some examples include printing, weapons, education, and art. | 44 | |
6716001859 | Confucianism | Led by Confucius in 400 CE. that valued education ,respect Hard work, hierarchy (separate social classes) | 45 | |
6760330279 | Empires | Empires were formed by linking diverse ethnic, national, cultural, and religious components. | 46 | |
6760330280 | Imperialism | Extending a country's power through military force | 47 | |
6760330281 | Ottoman Empire | 1300-1922, Leader Osman, Nomadic groups came together and expand around 1300, created a natural barrier between Islamic civs. And the Byzantine Empire. | 48 | |
6760330282 | Sultan Mehmet wii | Sultan leader from 1451-1481, during his rule all of turkey (anatolians) was brought under the ottomans and Byzantine empire was defeated. | 49 | |
6760330283 | Persian Empire | 500-300 BCE: before the Romans they had the Majority of Rule over Europe/Asia. | 50 | |
6760330284 | Nationalism | A desire by a large group of people To form a separate and independent nation of their own. | 51 | |
6760330285 | Renaissance | A time of rebirth of culture in Europe. During the end of the Middle Ages, revamped in art, innovation, education | 52 | |
6760449563 | 12th Century Renaissance | Took place during high middle ages. -social, political, economical transformations -Churches and schools were built for students to learn Latin and Greek. -People of Europe believed that "beauty brought people closer to god." -Cathedrals were built with Sculptures and Mosaics | 53 | |
6760503765 | Medici Family | Attained wealth through commerce and banking in Florence in 13th Century. -They kept their power through Family -Their power died when the last Media grand duke Gran Gasture died without a male heir in 1737 -1100-1200 | 54 | |
6760572946 | Art of the 12th Century | -Religions -Angels -Crucifix -Gold -Jesus -Halos -Cross -Domes, towers, arches | 55 | |
6760599889 | 15th Century Renaissance | Italian Renaissance: Art, Architecture, Music, Philosophy and other arts prospered. Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Donatelo | 56 | |
6760631897 | Art from the 15th Century | Common People, Nature, Non-Metallic Colors, Physical Features pronounced, variety of colors, nudity. | 57 | |
6760656475 | Italian Rennaisance | 15th Century Renaissance | 58 | |
6761779984 | Medieval Renaissance | 12th Century Renaissance | 59 | |
6762347932 | Age of Exploration | The so-called Age of Exploration was a period from the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century, during which European ships were traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners to feed burgeoning capitalism in Europe. | 60 | |
6762352412 | Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade | The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade took place across the Atlantic Ocean from the 15th through the 19th centuries. | 61 | |
6762352413 | Enlightenment | a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition | 62 | |
6762440647 | Resources | materials or supplies, gold, cotton, slaves | 63 | |
6762490927 | Black plague | A epidemic disease | 64 | |
6762499610 | IMperializing africa | Britain Imperialize west africa because they wanted to trade more gold and they didn't want to compete to win them | 65 | |
6806246508 | Lusitania | May 7th 1915, The Ship Lusitania was attacked by Germans without any Warning. 1,198 people were killed (128) were americans Even though tensions were growing the US did not join until 1917 | 66 | |
6806257848 | Allies | Triple Entente UK, France, Russia, Japan, U.S | 67 | |
6806271062 | Central Powers | Germany, Austria - Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria | 68 | |
6806349956 | The Assassination | Many Serbians felt that Austria was a foreign opress. On June 28, Archduke | 69 | |
6814486304 | Modern War | WWI was considered the first modern war. Def. The use of technology and new strategies pushes conflict farther. Examples: U - Boats, Propaganda, Trench Warfare, Poison Gas. | 70 | |
6821397635 | Operation Barbarossa | June 22 1941. Hitler Invades the Soviet Union; Soviet Union wasn't prepared because of the Non Aggression Pact. Germans starved 2.5 million people and destroyed most food storages in the Battle of Stalingrad. ~Bombs ~ Tanks ~Horses ~Trenches | 71 | |
6821421837 | Non - Aggression Pact | 1939: Hitler agreed to attack Poland and divide the land with Russia as long as long as they promised each other to fight each other. Once Hitler attacked Poland, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany but Poland fell under Nazi Control under 3 weeks. WWII starts because of the Invasion in Poland | 72 | |
6821471655 | Blitz Krieg | To attack Poland. Germans used this tactic. Lightning war which uses fast moving planes and tanks followed by infantry to take the person by surprise. ~Easy attack ~There isn't any Escape | 73 | |
6821534793 | Pearl Harbor | December 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. US was unhappy with Japan's Attitude. Japanese Gov't believed to end economic and demographic problems with territorial expansion and taking over impact goods. | 74 | |
6827444537 | Marshall Plan | The Marshall Plan saved Western Europe from communism and chaos, and West Germany eventually repaid its share of the money. any comprehensive program for federally supported economic assistance, as for urban renewal. | 75 | |
6827444538 | USSR | Russia as a communist country | 76 | |
6827447431 | Yalta Conference | The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down. | 77 | |
6827447432 | Truman Doctrine | US president Harry Truman 1947 US promises to provide political and military help to all democratic and capitalist nations to fight communism. Specifically trying to protect Greece and Turkey | 78 | |
6827450020 | Communism | Total Government control of Markets. Values Equality and no Social Classes | 79 | |
6827450021 | Socialism | Some government ownership of Markets. They make everyone pay taxes. | 80 | |
6827451968 | Warsaw Pact | The Warsaw Pact, formally the Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance and sometimes, informally, WarPac | 81 | |
6827454116 | Nato Treaty | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 1949. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. | 82 | |
6827455579 | Iron Curtain | The notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989. | 83 | |
6827455580 | Cold War | War between communism and capitalism | 84 | |
6827459631 | Cuban Missile Crisis | The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de Octubre), the Caribbean Crisis (Russian:), or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day (October 16-28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. The confrontation is often considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. | 85 | |
6827465693 | Viet Cong | The Việt Cộng, also known as the National Liberation Front, was a political organization with its own army. | 86 | |
6827459632 | Vientnam War | The Vietnam War (1955-75) was a Cold War conflict pitting the U.S. and the remnants of the French colonial government in South Vietnam against the indigenous but communist Vietnamese independence movement, the Viet Minh, following the latter's expulsion of the French in 1954. | 87 | |
6827481019 | Capitalism | A type of economy $$ that has no control in the Market. There is competition and social classes (poor and rich) | 88 | |
6843454450 | Columbian Exchange | The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage. | 89 | |
6843461036 | Adolf Hitler | Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933-45; dictator 1934-45. | 90 | |
6843463835 | Zheng He Expedition | Zheng He (1371-1433 or 1435), formerly romanized as Cheng Ho, was a Hui Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming dynasty. Born Ma He (Chinese for Muhammad), Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433. | 91 |
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