9859436806 | han dynasty | Chinese dynasty that ruled for most of the period from 202 B.C. to A.D. 220 | 0 | |
9859436807 | Huns | a nomadic people of central Asia | 1 | |
9859436808 | Yellow Turban Rebellion | A major Chinese peasant revolt that helped cause the fall of the Han dynasty. (185 AD) | 2 | |
9859436809 | Persian Wars | A series of wars between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (5th century B.C.). | 3 | |
9859436810 | Delian League | Alliance between Athens and many of its allied cities | 4 | |
9859436811 | Battle of Marathon | Greek victory over the Persian army that ended the First Persian War 490 BCE | 5 | |
9859436812 | Yuan Dynasty | the Mongol imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 | 6 | |
9859436813 | Shi Huangdi | First emperor of China; leader of the Qin Dynasty (259-210 BCE) | 7 | |
9859436814 | Genghis Khan | (1167-1227) One of the Mongol's greatest leaders and founder of the Mongol Empire. | 8 | |
9859436815 | Empress Wu | Empress of China during the Tang dynasty, she ruled ruthlessly and brought prosperity to China (684-705 AD) | 9 | |
9859436816 | Englightenment | Philosophical movement that changed the way people thought (politics, religion, rights, etc). Period 4 | 10 | |
9859436817 | Renaissance | the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world period 4 | 11 | |
9859436818 | Protestant Reformation | A split in the church caused by corruption in the church period 4 | 12 | |
9859436819 | Scientific Revolution | The series of events that led to the birth of modern science | 13 | |
9859436820 | Ibn Battuta | 14th century traveler who visited most of the Islamic world | 14 | |
9859436821 | Mali Empire | from 13th to the 14th century. Was founded by the Almoravids, Sundiata | 15 | |
9859436822 | Syncretism | a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith | 16 | |
9859436823 | Swahili city-states | Trade centers on East African coast | 17 | |
9859436824 | Amritsar Massacre | an incident in 1919 in which British troops fired on an unarmed crowd of Indians | 18 | |
9859436825 | Mughal Empire | a period of Muslim rule of India from the 1500s to the 1700s | 19 | |
9859436826 | Sepoy Rebellion | The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs | 20 | |
9859436827 | Bombay (Mumbai) | The most populous city in India | 21 | |
9859436828 | Simon Bolivar | Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule period 5 | 22 | |
9859436829 | Gran Colombia | Bolivar's dream of a united South America | 23 | |
9859436830 | Morelos | led revolution for 4 years after hildago had led to indians and metizos to revolution | 24 | |
9859436831 | Hidalgos | Lesser nobles in Spain who came to New World. | 25 | |
9859436832 | Iranian Revolution | Overthrew Reza Shah Pahlavi's monarchy in Iran; Replaced the government with an Islamic Republic | 26 | |
9859436833 | Russian Revolution | over throw of tsar | 27 | |
9859436834 | Mexican Revolution | armed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform period 6 | 28 | |
9859436835 | Woodrow Wilson | 28th President of the United States, WWI | 29 | |
9859436836 | Mandate System | Compromise between the Allies Retain the former German and Turkish colonies | 30 | |
9859436837 | self determination | the right of people to choose their own form of government | 31 | |
9859436838 | Syria and Lebanon | were the two French mandates in the Middle East | 32 | |
9859436839 | Ottoman Empire | A Muslim empire based in Turkey that lasted from the 1300's to 1922. | 33 | |
9859436840 | Palestine | A territory in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Disputed with Israel. | 34 | |
9859436841 | Ten Commandments | A set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God. | 35 | |
9859436842 | Talmud and Torah | Jewish literature that contains the teachings, traditions and laws of Judaism | 36 | |
9859436843 | David | second king of Israel Jewish beliefs | 37 | |
9859436844 | Yahweh | Hebrew name for God | 38 | |
9859436845 | Hammarabi's Code | The first written code of law. Created by Hammurabi, king of Babylon. Punishments were very strict. period 1 | 39 | |
9859436846 | Christianity | the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. | 40 | |
9859436847 | Zorastrianism | Persia's main religion | 41 | |
9859436848 | Mandate of Heaven | in Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority | 42 | |
9859663002 | porcelain | ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic | 43 | |
9859663003 | silk | a valuable cloth, originally made only in China from threads spun by caterpillars called silkworms | 44 | |
9859663004 | New Economic Policy | 1921 plan that permitted some capitalist activity in Russia in order to increase food production, Lenin | 45 | |
9859663005 | 5 year plan | Stalin's economic programs designed to increase industrial production. | 46 | |
9859663006 | Rwandan Genocide | 1994 killing of 800,000 Tutsis by the Hutu tribe in Africa. (Civil War). | 47 | |
9859663007 | Holocaust | the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler | 48 | |
9859663008 | Armenian Genocide | The massacre of Armenians conducted by Turkey during WWI | 49 | |
9859663009 | Khmer Rouge | communist party in Cambodia that imposed a reign of terror on Cambodian citizens, period 6 | 50 | |
9859663010 | Westernization | adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture | 51 | |
9859663011 | Battle of Tours | (732 CE) European victory over Muslims. It halted Muslim movement into Western Europe. | 52 | |
9859663012 | Battle of Hastings | (1066 CE) The Norman invasion of England; this was the largest battle. | 53 | |
9859663013 | Meiji Restoration | The restoration of the Emperor Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868. | 54 | |
9859663014 | Bushido Code | Samurai code of honour | 55 | |
9859663015 | mamluks | Turkic military slaves who formed an important part of the Abbasid Caliphate's armed forces | 56 | |
9859663016 | Martin Luther | German monk, questioned the Roman Catholic Church, was excommunicated. Wrote the 95 theses, began Protestant revolution | 57 | |
9859663017 | Catholic Reformation | Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation; reformed and revived Catholic doctrine. | 58 | |
9859663018 | Congress of Vienna | restored a balance of power to Europe after Napoleon's reign 1815, period 5 | 59 | |
9859663019 | Iranian Revolution | •led to Islamist theocracy (government by religious leaders), overthrow of Pahlavi | 60 | |
9859663020 | ayotalloh Khomeini | founder of Iran Islamic government | 61 | |
9859663021 | Globalization | development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy | 62 | |
9859663022 | Facism | political system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator | 63 | |
9859663023 | Zionism | A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine | 64 | |
9859663024 | Italian Unification | 1815-1871 | 65 | |
9859663025 | German Unification | 1871 | 66 | |
9859663026 | Herodotus | the ancient Greek known as the father of history | 67 | |
9859663027 | Athens | the capital and largest city of Greece | 68 | |
9859663028 | Zheng He | • Chinese admiral during Ming dynasty • explored as far as Africa • traded & collected tribute | 69 | |
9859663029 | monsoon winds | a key element in establishing trade across the Indian Ocean | 70 | |
9859663030 | divine right of kings | the belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God | 71 | |
9859663031 | Indulgences | pardon sold by catholic church to reduce one's punishment | 72 | |
9859663032 | Aztecs | Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City | 73 | |
9859663033 | incans | Powerful South American Empire in Peru that toppled in 1532 | 74 | |
9859663034 | sati | Indian practice where widows kill themselves when husband die | 75 | |
9859663035 | Ming Dynasty | the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 | 76 | |
9859663036 | Baghdad | Capital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq near ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon | 77 | |
9859663037 | Ghana Empire | controlled all the western trade routes across the Sahel period 3 | 78 | |
9859663038 | Songhai Empire | A West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from the 1400s to 1591. | 79 | |
9859663039 | Timbuktu | Mali trading city that became a center of wealth and learning | 80 | |
9859663040 | Great Zimbabwe | City that grew into an empire built on the gold trade | 81 | |
9859663041 | Jenne | city/province of Rome | 82 | |
9859663042 | gao | city in mali near tumbuktu | 83 | |
9859663043 | Ummayads | Sunni Muslims led Islamic pire until defeated by Abbasids | 84 |
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