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4526951578Mongolian empireLargest empire of all time0
4526951579YurtsTents used by nomadic Turks1
4526951580Sultans"Chieftain"2
4526951581Khubilai KhanMarco Polo spent almost 20 years in the court of3
4526951582Chinggis KhanDid not establish a centralized government in lands he conquered4
4526951583OsmanFounder of the ottoman turks5
4526963468formed new miltary units with no tribal affiliationsIn an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khan6
4527011236the empire still grew and eventually encompassed most of inhabitable EurasiaAfter Chinggis Khan7
4527025240Golden HordeRussia was dominated from the 13th through the 15th centuries by the8
4527058817Griotssingers and storytellers9
4527059606Bantu Migratedinto the rainforest around the Congo River10
4527599438BananasThe introduction of a new food crop about 400 C.E. encouraged a fresh migratory surge in Africa. What was the crop?11
4527606119IronBy the middle of the first millennium B.C.E., the Bantu had mastered ________ metallurgy.12
4527608900the male heads of familiesA Bantu villiage ruling council was made up of13
4527613552GhanaThe most powerful state in west Africa at the time of the arrival of Islam was14
4527643628With the increased volume of trans-Saharan trade in the Islamic period, new cultural influences began to spread in Western Africa.Link between trans-Saharan trade and formation of west African Islamic states15
4527657348IslamBy the 10 century C.E., the kings of Ghana had coverted to16
4527657349Holy Roman Empirea christian revival of the earlier Roman Empire17
4527724044the Norman kings of England ruling over a much more tightly centralized realm than those of Francethe English Political Structure had...18
4527751655William of Normandyintroduced Norman principles of government and land tenure to England19
4527763433city-states competing for power and positionThe Italian Political Structure was composed of...20
4527783632Hanseatic Leaguewell developed trade-network along the Baltic and North Seas21
4527808526Aristotle created"Arabic" numerals, paper production22
4527826884Dominicans and Franciscansworked zealously to combat heterodox movements and to persuade heretics to return to the Roman Catholic church23
4527909876Pope Urban IIlaunched crusades in 109524
4527914426Crusades"Holy War"25
4527933361Ibn Batutavisits to Asia by Marco Polo and __ __ (an Arab Muslim) made westerners (Europeans) a lot more interested in visiting China and Asia26
4527939196Silk RoadSilk traded from China to Rome, as well as cultural & religion spread27
4527945297Indian Ocean LanesSpread Islam, traded Spices, slaves, silk, ivory, and gold. Connected Europe, Africa, and China28
4527960374Routes safer, large spread of products, ideas, and culture. Bubonic Plague spread.Importance of Mongol Control for Trade29
4527997156MuslimsWho introduced cotton to west Africa30
4528000099Bubonic PlagueBroke out in China, resulted in a population decrease of about 20 million31
4528007004Ming Dynastyfounded in 1386 by hongwu, philosophy was to return to the model of traditional Chinese dynasties32
4528014292Reconquistathe Spanish Catholic attempt to win Spain from Islamic control33
4528021872Renaissance Thoughtappreciation for the art and thought of the middle ages34
4528028002Humanismhumanists believed people could lead morally virtuous lives while participating in the world35
4528035197Reasons for explorationGold, God, Glory, Trade Routes36
4528041281PortugalWhich nations were involved in exploration37
4528042650Prince HenryPortuguese "leader of exploration" who promoted voyages of exploration in Africa, specifically in gold and slave trade38
4528048993Vasco de GamaA Portuguese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean39
4528054779MagellanFirst to Circumnavigate the world40
4528057743ColumbusItalian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506) discovered America41
4528063720The NetherlandsMost prosperous 17th century nation42
4537358094Colombian Exchangea dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, food items, human populations (including slaves), communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.43
4537366058Martin LutherA German monk who became one of the most famous critics of the Roman Catholic Church.44
453739485195 thesisstatements of belief attacking the church practices45
4537400056Johannes Gutenberginventor of printing press46
4537418455John Calvinstarted calvinism47
4537419981English reformationKing Henry VIII broke from the Church, creating a "Protestant" Church of England48
4537422749Anglicansstarted by Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife but the Catholic Church banned divorce, so he started the Anglican Church and named himself the Supreme Head of the Anglican Church49
4537424769Council of Trentthe council that helped define and advance the catholic reformation50
4537426458Charles Vleader who tried, but failed, to centralize authority in the holy roman empire51
4537430627Glorious Revolutionparliament disposed of King James II and invited his daughter, Mary to assume the throne52
4537432723Louis XIVThe sun king, He ruled from 1643-1715, the longest reign in French history. He constructed Versailles, believed in divine right of kings, engaged in many wars, and established absolutism in France.53
4537435038Mestizomixed European & native54
4537456164Encomiendassystem that gave Spanish settlers the right to compel the indigenous peoples of the Americas to work in the mines or fields55
4537459601indentured servants56
4537462442conquistadoresearly 16th century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru57
4537465044ZambosPeople of mixed Native American and African descent58
4537479524PeninsularesSpanish-born, came to Latin America; ruled, highest social class59
4537481572Mulattoespeople of african and European descent60
4537495092Treaty of Tordesillassigned in 1494 between Castile and Portugal; clarified spheres of influence and rights of possession in the New World; reserved Brazil and all newly discovered lands east of Brazil for Portugal; granted all new lands west of Brazil to Spain61
4537499376Declaration of the rights of womanwritten by Olympe de Gouges in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.62
4537516350Second treatise of civil governmentwritten by John Locke discusses men's move from a state of nature characterized by perfect freedom and governed by reason to a civil government in which the authority is vested in a legislative and executive power.63
4537522957social contractWritten by Jean: addresses the questions of the origin of society and the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual.64
4537528357John LockeArgued that rulers derive power from consent of ruled. Individuals retain personal rights and give political rights to rulers.65
4537531072Adam SmithScottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy66
4537543988Jean-Jacques RoussaeuArgued for equality of all individuals, regardless of class, before the law.67
4537550351Baron de Montesquieua French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher68
4537555248Napoleon's codeestablished patriarchal authority and became model for many civil codes. More female equality than before.69
4537559291Louvertureleader of the Haitian Revolution.70
4539317721Simon Bolivarassembled an army that surprised and crushed the Spanish army in Columbia; Later, he campaigned in Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru, coordinating his efforts with other creole leaders such as Bernardo O'Higgins71
4539328502Jose de San MartinArgentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.72
4539334253Theodore HerzlJewish journalist, wrote Judenstaat, which argued that the the only way to stop persecution was a mass migration of the Jews to their own land73
4539356408Elizabeth Cady StantonAmerican Feminist who organized a conference of feminists who met at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.74
4539365212IndustrializationCoal and steam replace wind, water, human and animal labor. Factories over cottage industries. Rural agriculture declines and urban manufacturing increases. Trains, automobiles replace animals and watercraft75
4539373701Factory SystemMachines too large and expensive for home use. Large buildings could house specialized laborer a. Urbanization guarantees supply of cheap unskilled labor.76
4539383133Henry BessemerRefined blast furnace makes production of steel faster and cheaper.77
4539384751Eli Whitneyinterchangeable parts78
4539386628Communist ManifestoMarx and Engles argued for an overthrow of capitalists in favor of a "dictatorship of the proletariat"79
4539394368Karl MarxRevolutionary Socialist80
4539398452Ottoman declinethe state could no longer ward off European economic penetration or prevent territorial losses81
4539406594Opium WarTreaty of janking ended war, weakened economy82
4539457009Meiji reformsfeudal system was abolished, and Western ideas and business contacts gained wide acceptance.83
4539478138Crimean WarShowed that Russia was not able to compete with industrialized Western Europe.84
4539491354Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fistgroup of chinese who lead rebellion against japanese and western influences85
4539509439Boxer Rebellionanti-foreign trade uprising killed foreigners and Chinese Christians, foreign embassies86
4539509440Scramble for Africamotivation gold and diamonds87
4539554608European reason for wwiAlliances nationalism industrialization88
4539555723USA reasons for wwisinking of the Lusitania German blockade of British overseas trade Zimmerman telegram89
4539558018Total Warall resources put into war90
4539565044Self Determinationpeople of the same ethnicity form a nation and they would have their own government91
4539572251Triple AllianceGermany Austria-Hungary Italians92
4539577785Triple EntenteRussia France UK93
4539582292Change of status of womenworking in factories, able to vote94
4539591594Wilson's 14 pointsWished to create League of nations which was not joined by US because senate did not ratify it.95
4539605070Lost generationthe generation of people who went to war between ages of 18-30s (coined by gertrude stein)96
4539606949EinsteinTheory of special relativity97
4539619315Keynesencourages investment98
4539628490Russian civil warExecution of Tsar. Whites are defeated by Red Army in 1920. "Reds" were Lenin and the Bolsheviks while the "Whites" were opposed to him99
4539628814Stalinleader of soviet union (socialist)100
4539642014HitlerSocialist leader of Germany101
4539647824Mussolinileader of fascist party102
4539650320Nuremberg LawsPrevents jews from going to school, owning businesses, marrying non-jews103
4539659362Kristallnachtnazis torched synagogues, vandalized jewish homes, schools, and businesses104
4539669014Indian National Congressorganization that supported & helped try to bring self-rule to India105
4539677152Woodrow WilsonWho influences the league of nations?106
4539678762Pakistan"land of the pure"107
4539680145Ghandis methodsboycott passive resistance108
4539683527India Actgave india a self-governing state still under the supervision of Britain109
4539686346Muhammadheaded the movement to create Pakistan or "Land of the pure"110
4539688892Mao ZedongLeader of Chinese Communist Party and headed the Long March, rose to power after Jiang Jiehshi.111
4539691871Northern ExpeditionJiang Jieshis political/ military campaign through northwestern China to gain power and support in 1927112
4539695262Maoismcommunist way of thinking, put the peasants in power113
4539698923Mukden IncidentWhen the Japanese staged Chinese bombings of their railroads as a pretext of Japanese invasion in NE China114
4539706183Pan-Africansimideology that supports the unity of Africans worldwide115
4539708011Marcus GarveyJamaican political leader and journalist116
4539709428Big StickUS policy that enabled the US to assert domination when considered necessary (by US)117
4539710862Dollar Diplomacyguaranteed loans made to foreign countries for Latin America and East Africa118
4539713085Good Neighbor Policyforeign policy Franklin Roosevelt made for the administration of the US over Latin America119
4539770683Cause of wwiiGermany invades Poland120
4539791907Munich ConferenceItaly, France, Great Britain, Germany. Hitler promises to halt expansionist efforts. British Prime Minister promises "Peace for our time" Hitler signs secret Russian-German Treaty of Nonaggression121
4539794678Blitzkrieg"lightning war" strategy used by Germany. Air forces soften up target, armored divisions rush in.122
4539802380Battle of BritainAir warfare conducted by Germany. Royal air Force prevents Germans from invading.123
4539808378Normandy Invasionlargest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy "D-Day"124
4539821717Atomic BombsUS dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki125
4539827152Berlin Airlift11 months of air shipments to Berlin, beginning June 1948. Cold War did not go "hot" Soviets lifts blockade in summer 1949126
4539833933NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949. Collective defense127
4539836363Warsaw Pact1955 countermeasure consisting of seven communist European nations.128
4539838371Proxy Warsa conflict between two nations where neither country directly engages the other.129

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