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9859436806han dynastyChinese dynasty that ruled for most of the period from 202 B.C. to A.D. 2200
9859436807Hunsa nomadic people of central Asia1
9859436808Yellow Turban RebellionA major Chinese peasant revolt that helped cause the fall of the Han dynasty. (185 AD)2
9859436809Persian WarsA series of wars between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (5th century B.C.).3
9859436810Delian LeagueAlliance between Athens and many of its allied cities4
9859436811Battle of MarathonGreek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War 490 BCE5
9859436812Yuan Dynastythe Mongol imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 13686
9859436813Shi HuangdiFirst emperor of China; leader of the Qin Dynasty (259-210 BCE)7
9859436814Genghis Khan(1167-1227) One of the Mongol's greatest leaders and founder of the Mongol Empire.8
9859436815Empress WuEmpress of China during the Tang dynasty, she ruled ruthlessly and brought prosperity to China (684-705 AD)9
9859436816EnglightenmentPhilosophical movement that changed the way people thought (politics, religion, rights, etc). Period 410
9859436817Renaissancethe period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world period 411
9859436818Protestant ReformationA split in the church caused by corruption in the church period 412
9859436819Scientific RevolutionThe series of events that led to the birth of modern science13
9859436820Ibn Battuta14th century traveler who visited most of the Islamic world14
9859436821Mali Empirefrom 13th to the 14th century. Was founded by the Almoravids, Sundiata15
9859436822Syncretisma blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith16
9859436823Swahili city-statesTrade centers on East African coast17
9859436824Amritsar Massacrean incident in 1919 in which British troops fired on an unarmed crowd of Indians18
9859436825Mughal Empirea period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s19
9859436826Sepoy RebellionThe revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs20
9859436827Bombay (Mumbai)The most populous city in India21
9859436828Simon BolivarVenezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule period 522
9859436829Gran ColombiaBolivar's dream of a united South America23
9859436830Morelosled revolution for 4 years after hildago had led to indians and metizos to revolution24
9859436831HidalgosLesser nobles in Spain who came to New World.25
9859436832Iranian RevolutionOverthrew Reza Shah Pahlavi's monarchy in Iran; Replaced the government with an Islamic Republic26
9859436833Russian Revolutionover throw of tsar27
9859436834Mexican Revolutionarmed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform period 628
9859436835Woodrow Wilson28th President of the United States, WWI29
9859436836Mandate SystemCompromise between the Allies Retain the former German and Turkish colonies30
9859436837self determinationthe right of people to choose their own form of government31
9859436838Syria and Lebanonwere the two French mandates in the Middle East32
9859436839Ottoman EmpireA Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922.33
9859436840PalestineA territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Disputed with Israel.34
9859436841Ten CommandmentsA set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God.35
9859436842Talmud and TorahJewish literature that contains the teachings, traditions and laws of Judaism36
9859436843Davidsecond king of Israel Jewish beliefs37
9859436844YahwehHebrew name for God38
9859436845Hammarabi's CodeThe first written code of law. Created by Hammurabi, king of Babylon. Punishments were very strict. period 139
9859436846Christianitythe religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.40
9859436847ZorastrianismPersia's main religion41
9859436848Mandate of Heavenin Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority42
9859663002porcelainceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic43
9859663003silka valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms44
9859663004New Economic Policy1921 plan that permitted some capitalist activity in Russia in order to increase food production, Lenin45
98596630055 year planStalin's economic programs designed to increase industrial production.46
9859663006Rwandan Genocide1994 killing of 800,000 Tutsis by the Hutu tribe in Africa. (Civil War).47
9859663007Holocaustthe Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler48
9859663008Armenian GenocideThe massacre of Armenians conducted by Turkey during WWI49
9859663009Khmer Rougecommunist party in Cambodia that imposed a reign of terror on Cambodian citizens, period 650
9859663010Westernizationadoption of western ideas, technology, and culture51
9859663011Battle of Tours(732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe.52
9859663012Battle of Hastings(1066 CE) The Norman invasion of England; this was the largest battle.53
9859663013Meiji RestorationThe restoration of the Emperor Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.54
9859663014Bushido CodeSamurai code of honour55
9859663015mamluksTurkic military slaves who formed an important part of the Abbasid Caliphate's armed forces56
9859663016Martin LutherGerman monk, questioned the Roman Catholic Church, was excommunicated. Wrote the 95 theses, began Protestant revolution57
9859663017Catholic ReformationCatholic response to the Protestant Reformation; reformed and revived Catholic doctrine.58
9859663018Congress of Viennarestored a balance of power to Europe after Napoleon's reign 1815, period 559
9859663019Iranian Revolution•led to Islamist theocracy (government by religious leaders), overthrow of Pahlavi60
9859663020ayotalloh Khomeinifounder of Iran Islamic government61
9859663021Globalizationdevelopment of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy62
9859663022Facismpolitical system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator63
9859663023ZionismA movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine64
9859663024Italian Unification1815-187165
9859663025German Unification187166
9859663026Herodotusthe ancient Greek known as the father of history67
9859663027Athensthe capital and largest city of Greece68
9859663028Zheng He• Chinese admiral during Ming dynasty • explored as far as Africa • traded & collected tribute69
9859663029monsoon windsa key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean70
9859663030divine right of kingsthe belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God71
9859663031Indulgencespardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment72
9859663032AztecsAncient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City73
9859663033incansPowerful South American Empire in Peru that toppled in 153274
9859663034satiIndian practice where widows kill themselves when husband die75
9859663035Ming Dynastythe imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 164476
9859663036BaghdadCapital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq near ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon77
9859663037Ghana Empirecontrolled all the western trade routes across the Sahel period 378
9859663038Songhai EmpireA West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from the 1400s to 1591.79
9859663039TimbuktuMali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning80
9859663040Great ZimbabweCity that grew into an empire built on the gold trade81
9859663041Jennecity/province of Rome82
9859663042gaocity in mali near tumbuktu83
9859663043UmmayadsSunni Muslims led Islamic pire until defeated by Abbasids84

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