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913599330Civilizationadvanced cities, complex institutions, skilled workers, advanced technology, a system of record keeping0
213455829Climatethe pattern of temperature and precipitation over a period of time, largely determined by latitude1
18368122Cultural Diffusionthe transmission of ideas and products from one culture to another, example: the spread of agriculture in Eurasia2
734694486Independent Inventiona society's development of technology through it's own inventiveness, example: iron working in Kush3
65892917Monsoona seasonal wind, guided sailors through the Indian Ocean4
149067985Steppea dry grassland, example: steppes of Central Asia5
866438289Cuneiforma system of writing originating in Mesopotamia, a wedge-shaped stylus was used to press symbols into clay6
653413038Ziggurata multitiered pyramid constructed by Mesopotamia7
673586384Minareta tower attached to a mosque from which Muslims are called to worship8
272437985Shariahthe body of law that governs Muslim society9
787864967Mamluksturkic military slaves of the Abbasid Caliphate, founded their own state in Egypt and Syria from the thirteenth to the early sixteenth centuries10
894327955Artisana craftsman11
173457610Factors of Productionland, labor, capital, entrepreneurship12
862690938Entrepreneurshipthe ability to combine the factors of land, labor, and capital to create factory production13
190186395Sovereigntyself-rule, example: nation-states enjoy sovereignty14
786359861Chivalrya knight's code of honor in medieval Europe15
188047534Sanskritthe oral language of the Aryans who invaded the Harappan civilization, later a written language, it remains a prominent language in India today16
458995475Laissez-Faire Economicsan economic concept that holds the government should not interfere with or regulate businesses and industries17
855043991Mestizosin the Spanish colonies, persons of mixed European and Indian descent18
229298213Griotsstorytellers of sub-Saharan Africa who carried on oral traditions and histories19
1052883706Malay Sailorssoutheast Asian sailors who traveled the Indian Ocean, by 500 they had colonized Madagascar, introducing banana cultivation20
882653619Greek Trekthe migration (1834) of the Boers into the interior of South Africa, the result of conflict between the Boers and British over the end of slavery21
21029059Maoria member of a Polynesian group that settled in New Zealand c. 80022
792699312Indian National Congressthe political party that became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement23
118420174Sepot Rebellionrevolt (1857) of Indian soldiers against the British, caused by a military practice in violation of the Muslim and Hindu faiths24
48156815Mesopotamiathe world's earliest civilization (c. 4000 B.C.E), arose in the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Independent innovation25
915460328Pharaohan Egyptian monarch26
824475793Southwest Asia (Middle East) and North AfricaEgypt, Sadi Arabia, Morocco, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Zagros Mountains, Arabian Desert, Sahara Desert27
726295501East AsiaChina, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Gobi Desert, Tibetan Plateau28
87082774Central AsiaRussia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Gobi Desert, Lake Baikal, Ural Mountains, steppe29
155891711Iranian Revolutionin 1979 the US backed Iranian government was overthrown by Islamic fundamentalists, the new Iranian ruler, the Ayatollah Khomeini, imposed strict Islamic law30
772994232Iran-Iraq ConflictSaddam Hussein, leader of Iraq, took advantage of Iranian weakness by annexing its oil-rich western provinces, with peace in 1988, Iran was devastated economically31
463949441Vietnam ConflictFrench colony, occupied by Japan during World War 2, France unable to regain control, 1960s US military involvement, 1975 fall of the entire country to communism32
770435516Six-Day Warconflict (1967) between Israel and serval Arab states, Irrael took over Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula and the West Bank33
584893415Solidaritya polish trade union that began the nation's protest against communist rule34
979545608Tiananmen SquareBeijing site of 1989 student protest in favor of democracy, the Chinese military killed large number of protesters35
880139995Gran Colombiathe temporary union of the northern portion of South America after the independence movement led by Simón Bolívar36
1018115736Reign of Terrorthe period (1793-1794) of the most extreme violence during the French Revolution37
900076407Fiefin medieval Europe, a grant of land given in exchange for military or other services38
73630839Middle Agesthe period of European history traditionally given as 50-150039
287446833Medievalpertaining to the Middle Ages of European history40
190282050Parliamenta representative assembly41
367432628Dumathe Russian parliament42
183405050Vassalin medieval Europe, a person who pledged military or other service to a lord in exchange for a gift of land or other privilege43
696265740Economic Imperialismcontrol of a country's economy by the businesses of another nation, example: United Fruit Company in Latin America44
827642473Holy Roman Empirethe tenth-century term for Germany and northern Italy, provided some unity for Western Europe, delayed the unification of Italy and Germany45
160231702Imperialismthe establishment of colonial empires46
601870545Trans-Siberian Railroadlinked the European portion of Russia with the Pacific world, result of Russian government support for industry in the nineteenth century47
980819629Changes in Industrial Society After 1850higher wages and shorted working hours, more leisure time activities, popular interest in the theater and sports, popular use of manufactured goods48
147757298Condition of Early Industrial Citiescrowded, unsanitary, poorly sit, no police protection49
50768792Social Change of Industrializationseparated family members, workers had to follow schedules, noise of machinery, rapid pace of work, women's loss of jobs available under the domestic system50
101459694Zaibatsua large industrial organization created in Japan during the industrialization of the late nineteenth century51
599702527Russificationa tsarist program that required non-Russians to speak only Russian and provided education only for those groups loyal to Russia52
651870879Potsdam Conferencemeeting (1945) of US, British, and Soviet leaders, gave he Soviet Union control of Eastern Europe and divided Germany into zones of occupation53
1009260508Pan-Slaic MovementA Russian attempt to unite all Slavic nations into a commonwealth relationship under the influence of Russia54
1009260509Holocaustthe Nazi program during World War 2 that killed 6 million Jews and other groups of people considered "undesirable"55
227502495Kabuki TheaterJapanese theater of the seventeenth century that features colorful scenery and consumes and an exaggerated style of acting, its tradition continues today56
572480701Central Powersin World War 1, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and other nations that fought with them against the Allies57
410007330Green Revolutionimproved irrigation methods and the use of high-yield seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides to improve agricultural production, especially successful in Asia58
487104818Self-Strengthening Movementa late nineteenth-century movement in which the Chinese modernized their army and encouraged Western investment in factories and railways59
362719666Guest Workersworkers from North Africa and Asia who migrated to Europe during the late twentieth century to seek employment, some settled in Europe permanently60
467532291Ozone Depletionthe thinning of the layer of the gas ozone high in the Earth's atmosphere, ozone serves as a proaction against the sun's ultraviolet rays61
34250017Pogromviolence against Jews tsarist Russia62
813805865Quantum Physicsthe discipline based on the 1900 research of German physicist Max Planck, Planck found that light and energy flow in small units that he named "quanta"63
72797913Romanticisma literary and artistic movement in the nineteenth-centruy Europe, emphasized emotion over reason64
173470631Vikingssettled in Europe in the tenth century, inhabited Iceland, established temporary settlements in Greenland and North America65
1064857825Manifest Destinyin the United States, the mid-nineteenth-centruy belief that the country was destined to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific66
220098176Period Three: Change in Southeast Asiaincreased trade with Europe, Columbian Exchange67
847687510Period Three: Change in Central AsiaRussian expansion68
127439074Period Three: Change in Oceaniasome European explorations69
377964675Period Three: Change in South AsiaColombian Exchange, return to local governments70
701976597Sandinistasa left-wing group that overthrew the dictatorship of Nicaraguan Anastacio Somoza in 197971
620720583Toltetspre-Columbian nomad who moved into central Mexico, Chichén Itza, long distance trade72
162432157Al-AndalusIslamic Spain, 711-1492, Caliphte of Cordoba, preserved Greco-Roman culture, enhancing it with Muslim mathematics and science73
978097838Manorialismthe system of self-sufficient estates that arose in medieval Europe74
136476738Sub-Saharan AfricaNigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Kalahari Desert, tropical rainforest, Great Rift Valley, Lake Victoria75
1029779552HunsNomads of Central Asia, their movement in the fifth century pushed Germanic tribes into the Roman Empire76
608263860Hsiung-nu (Xiongnu)nomadic tribes along the northwest border of China during the Han dynasty, their invasion in 220 C.E. led to the collapse of the Han dynasty77
340776526ChristianityJesus was the Messiah promise to the Jews, salvation through faith in Jesus as God and Savior, a missionary religion78
284800373Judaismmonotheism, a covenant between God and Abraham identifying the Jews and God''s people, not a missionary religion79
775860663Popethe head of the Roman Catholic Church80
1722074148Nirvanain Buddhism a state of perfect peace that is the goal of reincarnation81
577011755Daoisma belief of China in the fifth century B.C.E, adapted the concept of the yin yang, understanding comes from following a life force (The Way)82
737119081Radicalisma western European political philosophy during the nineteenth century, advocated democracy and reforms favoring lower class83
209541593Feudalisma political, economic, and social system, it intended to provide protection for both lord and vassal84
585891687Muslim"one who submits", a follower of Islam85
1680151985Ramadanthe hoy month of Islam, commemorates the appearance of the angel Gabriel to Muhammad, fasting is required during this month86
1059256236Scholar-Gentrythe Chinese class of well-educated men from whom many o the bureaucrats were chosen87
1820878480Lateen Saila triangular sail attached to a short mast, enhances European oceanic navigation88
191143503Kamikazethe "divine wind" credited by the Japanese with preventing the Mongol invasion of Japan during the thirteenth century89
643252726Social Darwinismthe application of Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection to human society90
737876106Columbian Exchangethe exchange of food crops, livestock, and disease between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after the voyages of Columbus91
846567983Caravela small, easily steerable ship used the by the Portuguese and Spanish in their explorations92
796889563Capitalisman economic system based on private ownership and opportunity for profit-making93
1778639899Batu-Speaking Peoplesname given to a group of sub-Saharan African peoples whose migrations altered the society sub-Saharan Africa94
1294986227QuechuaAndean society also known as the Inca, well-organized empire, integration of diverse peoples into the empire95
502117783Age Gradean age group into which children were places into Bantu societies, gave children privileges and responsibilities suitable for their ages96
1286424092Queua braided ponytail that Manchus required Chinese men to wear to distinguish them for the Manchus97
563128563Excommunicationthe practice of Christian churches of prohibiting participation in the sacraments to those who do not comply which church teaching practices98
110588334Noh Theaterthe classical Japanese drama with music and dances performed on a simple state by elaborately dressed actors, a continuing tradition99
1301426755Enclosure Movementthe fencing of pasture land in England prior to the Industrial Revolution100
470526262Domestic Systema manufacturing sustem in which the stages of the manufacturing process are carries out in private homes rather than in a factory setting101
689216942Middles Passagethe portion of trans-Atlantic trade that involved the passage of slaves from Africa to Americas102
502164927Northwest Passagea passage through the North American continent that was sought by early explorers to North America as a route to trade with the East103
291603882Factoran agent with trade privileges in early Russia104
1502514916Bronze Ageterm for the later Neolithic period, characterized by the use of bronze (an alloy of copper and tin)105
358743274Manchuspeoples from northeastern Asia, founded China's Qing dynasty106
1555389408Welfare Statea nation which the government plays an active role in providing serves such as social security to its citizens107
750886406Modern Architecturefeatured the use of concrete and broad expanses of glass108
839881953Civil Rights MovementUS movement of the 1950s and 1960s, ended segregation of African Americans and increased voting rights109
120668191Ottoman Declinecorrupt rulers, strengthened military powers of Christians and other Muslims, effects of European inflation, reliance on outdated technology110
835196477Scientific Revolutiona European intellectual movement in the seventeenth century that established the basis for modern science111
611160876Heliocentric Theorythe concept that the sun is the center of the universe112
1993133685Indulgencea document whose purchase was said to grant the bearer the forgiveness of sins113
228236975Ninety-Five Thesesstatements for debate drawn up by Marin Luther, stated that salvation is obtained through faith in Jesus as the savior of the world from sin114
1120259084Radio Technologyused for communication during World War 1, first commercial radio broadcast aired in 1920, government control of the airwaves in Europe115
575403024World War 1 New Technologyairplanes used in combat, dirigibles, tanks, more sophisticated weaponry, poison gas116
738861017Robotsfirst used in Japan, adopted in Europe for use in mines and the automobile industry, increased industrial productivity117
1803200254Cubisma school of art in which persons and objects are represented by geometric forms, example: the works of Pablo Picasso118
1037445065Evangelicalpertaining to preaching the Gospel, pertaining to theologically conservative Christians119
1648255423East Asian Demographicshigh population growth, by the 1980's South Korea had the highest population density in the world, Japan promoted birth control and abortion120
677107477China's One-Child Policyonly one child per family allowed, forced abortions and sterilizations, relaxed in some part of Child by 2007 to allow some urban coupes to have two children121
1744424509Aswan Dam Projectattempt by Egypt to create additional farmland, its interference in the Nile's flood patterns deprived the land of ferule slit, increased deposits of salt in the soil122
836463111Leauge of Nationsinternational organization founder after World War 1 to promote peace and cooperation among nations123
1987639007Spanish Civil Wara conflict (1936-1939) that resulted in the installation of fascist dictator Francisco Franco as ruler of Spain124
1493888214Latin American Migrationsizable migration as inhabitants of rural areas migrated to urban regions in search of jobs, newcomers lived in shantytowns on the outskirts of cities125
1334696842Quranthe holy book os the Islam126
1564372480Population Growth in Rural Africa and Asiaoften led to overgrazing and deforestation, depletion of the rain crest is a factor in global warming127
1527035185World War 2 New Technologyatomic bomb, jet engines, tape recordings, radar128
993023042Agriculture in the Yangtze River Valleycultivated rice about 6500 B.C.E129
1139563601Agriculture in the Huang He Valleycultivation of soybeans and millet c. 5500 B.C.E, domesticated chickens, pigs and later water buffalo130
1758624609Agriculture in the Southeast Asiaabout 3500 B.C.E, inhabitants grew root crops such as yams and taro, a variety of citrus and other fruits131
635458569Agriculture in Central Mexicoaround 4000 B.C.E the peoples of central Mexico cultivated maize, or corn, later added beans, squash, tomatoes and peppers132
611320267Andean Agriculturepotatoes first cultivated c 3000 B.C.E, maize and beans were added later, domesticated llamas, alpacas, and guinea pigs133
1848889636Slash-and-Burn Cultivationan agricultural method in which farmers clear fields by cutting and burning trees, the ashes are used as fertilizer134
1889606926Geocentric Theorythe belief held by many before the scientific revolution that the Earth is the center of the universe135
212375730YahwehJehovah, the God of the Jews136
1443574576Yin and Yangin ancient Chinese belief, the opposing forces that bring balance to nature and life137
350082496British Commonwealthpolitical community of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and former British colonies that are now sovereign nations, now called the Commonwealth of Nations138
463491440Reparationsthe payment of war doubts by the losing side139
2151593035Fascisma political movement characterized by extreme nationalism, one-party rule, and denial of individual rights140
213227062Yuan Dynasty1271-1368, name given to the Mongol rule of China, religious toleration, welcomed foreign scholars and artisans, Chinese local officials141
1056017458Period Five: Change in North Americafight against terrorism, transmission of the U.S culture, ciil rights movement142
652077840Period Five: Change in Eastern Europecommunism, depression, end of communism143
256801726Period Five: Change in Western Europedepression, loss of world dominance, economic prosperity, guest workers144
1591659736Period Five: Change in East Asiadepression, foot binding outlawed, high-tech industries145
521099476Period Three: Change in Eastern Europecolumbian exchange, Islam146
316264469Spanish-American Warconflict (1898) between the United States and Spain, began the rise of the United States as a world power147
838158286Middle Kingdomterm applied to the rich agricultural lands of the Yangtze River valley under the Zhou dynasty148
328905687Period Three: Change in Sub-Saharan Africareduced population in some regions, Columbian Exchange, dependence on European technology149
667532220Period Three: Change in North AfricaColumbian exchange150
644379680Bushiregional military leaders in feudal Japan, ruled small kingdoms from fortresses151
429524362Metropolitanthe head of the Eastern Orthodox Church152
592545779Period Five: Change in Southeast Asiadecolonization, communism, tourism153
1424699817Period Five: Change in Oceaniaimmigration from Asia154
2225279510Kowtowa ritualistic bow practiced in the Chinese court155
2225280288Samuraithe military class of feudal Japan156
2225281435Period Two: Change in Oceaniasettlement of Hawaii157
2225282597Period Five: Change in Sub-Saharan Africadecolonization, end of apartheid158
2225284772Period Five: Change in North Africadecolonization, guest workers159
2225285813Period Five: Change in Southwest Asia (Middle East)mandates, creation of Israel, ran-Israeli wars160
2225288114Persian Empire550-330 B.C.E, tolerance toward the customs of conquered peoples, Zoroastrianism, royal road, trade and cultural exchange with Greece161
2225291390Period Four: Change in Southeast AsiaEuropean and East Asian influence162
2225292376Allied Powers in World War 1the nations of Great Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and others that fought against the Central Powers163
2225293460SepoysSouth Asian soldiers who served in the British army in India164
2225294243DaimyoA Japanese feudal lord in charge of an army of samurai165
2225295869Black DeathEuropean name for the outbreak of the bubonic plague that spread across Asia, Europe, and North Africa in the fourteenth century166
2225300022Period Three: Change in North AmericaColumbian exchange, European presence167
2225303052Period Three: Change in Southwest Asia ((Middle East)Columbian exchange, Ottoman decline168
2225304198Han Dynasty200 B.C.E-220 C.E, beginning of the Chinese civil service exam, silk road trade, paper manufacture, a time of peace, strong patriarchy169
2225307448Mauryan Dynasty322-232 B.C.E the first rulers to unify most of the Indian subcontinent, encouraged trade, spread Buddhism170
2225309390Gupta Empire320-550 C.E, development of the decimal system, smallpox inoculation, sterilization during surgery, deterioration in the status of women171
2225312159Period Three: Change in Western Europecolumbian exchange172
2225312160Phoeniciansdeveloped an alphabet of twenty-two letters representing consonants, the Greeks adopted their alphabet, adding letters for vowel sounds173
2225320799Athensdeveloped a democracy, achievements in science, philosophy and the arts, Golden Age under Pericles (443-429 B.C.E)174
2225322857People of Hanname used even today by the Chinese as a tribute to the accomplishments of the Han to Chinese culture175
2225325936Roman Empire27 B.C.E-476 C.E, roads and aqueducts, common language: Latin, active trade, birth of Jesus, adapted Greek culture176
2225328998Cuban Missile Crisisconfrontation (1962) between the US and the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, a classic example of brinkmanship177
2225331522Latifundialarge landholdings in the Roman Empire178
2225332550Period Four: Change in East Asiadependence on Western technology, end of Chinese dynastic rule, bicameral parliament (Japan)179
2225334451Cold Warthe tense diplomatic relationship between the United States and the Soviet union after WW2180
2225335640Foot Bindingin China, a method of breaking and binding women's feet, seen as a sign of social position, confined women to the household181
2225345307Junkslarge Chinese sailing ships especially designed for long distance travel182
2225347466Period Four: Change in OceaniaEuropean colonization, European diseases183
2225348291Serfa peasant bound to the land he or she works184
2225348869Women in Early Islamic Societynot subject to wearing the veil or seclusion, equal with men before Allah, could own property, later secluded from the public185
2225350444Classical Greek CultureGods with human characteristics, Olympic games, tragedy and comedy, philosophy emphasizing human reason186
2225353175Berlin Airliftin 1947 Western attempts to stabilize German currency led to a Soviet blockade of Berlin, Britain and the Unite States airlifted supplies to Berlin until the blockade was lifted187
2225356226Polynesian Voyagesafter 600, migration from island to island in the Pacific, set up regional kingdoms in the Hawaiian Islands, settled New Zealand188
2225359096Service Industriesoccupations that provide a service rather than a manufactured or agricultural product189
2225361468Exploitation of MarsUS orbiter landings on Mars have provided opportunities for the investigation of potential landing sites on the Red Planet190
2225363634Hubble Space Telescopedeveloped in 1990 by the US and European nations, capable of observing objects in remote areas of the universe191
2225364753Helsinki Accordsin 1975 political and human rights agreement signs in Helsinki, Finland, by Western European countries and the Soviet Union192
2225370146Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA))the blueprint of heredity193
2225370725African Trade After WW2reliance on the sale of minerals and cash crops to finance their industries, nigerian membership in OPEC, native african art exports194
2225375957Cuban Trade Under Communismafter the Cuban Revolution, Cuba's economy tied into the Soviet economy, rapid deterioration of the Cuban economy after the Soviet Union's fall195

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