You must know these terms for the New York State Global History and Geography Regents Exam.
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| 2698546700 | Causes of World War I | • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |  | 0 |
| 2698546687 | Renaissance and Humanism | • "Rebirth" of Greek & Roman ideas • Secular (worldly; not religious) • Focused on individuals • Begins in Europe |  | 1 |
| 2698546681 | Neolithic Revolution | • When humans domesticated plants & animals • many settled in fertile river valleys to farm • Led to civilizations in river valleys |  | 2 |
| 2698546694 | Enlightenment | • Based on Scientific Revolution • Used reason • Focused on natural rights (like life & liberty) • John Locke called for consent of the governed (democracy) |  | 3 |
| 2698546688 | Protestant Reformation | • Movement against Catholic indulgences • Martin Luther's 95 Theses |  | 4 |
| 2698546682 | Cultural diffusion | • Exchange of goods, technology, and ideas |  | 5 |
| 2698546690 | Inca Empire | • Influenced by Andes mountains • Developed terrace farming • Built mountain roads |  | 6 |
| 2698546684 | Byzantine Empire | • Eastern half of Roman Empire • Preserved Greek and Roman culture • Justinian Code: written laws • Influenced Russia: Orthodox Church, Cyrillic alphabet, onion-shaped domes |  | 7 |
| 2698546689 | Ghana, Mali, Songhai | • West African kingdoms that built wealth and power through trans-Saharan trade of salt and gold |  | 8 |
| 2698546691 | Mercantilism | • Economic system based on trade • Colonies were sources of raw resources • Colonies were markets for manufactured products • Mother countries wanted favorable balance of trade |  | 9 |
| 2698546692 | Absolutism (absolute rule, absolute monarchy) | • Centralized power • Divine right • Louis XIV, Suleiman the Magnificent, the Greats |  | 10 |
| 2698546693 | Limited Monarchy | • Magna Carta • Glorious Revolution • English Bill of Rights |  | 11 |
| 2698546686 | Black Death (bubonic plague) | • Disease spread from Asia to Europe through trade • Caused labor shortages |  | 12 |
| 2698546696 | Irish Potato Famine | • Starvation in Ireland that led to migration |  | 13 |
| 2698546697 | Sepoy Mutiny and Boxer Rebellion | • Attempts to remove foreign influence |  | 14 |
| 2698546698 | Meiji Restoration | • When Japan westernized, industrialized, and modernized |  | 15 |
| 2698546699 | Lack of Resources | • Reason Japan pursued a policy of imperialism |  | 16 |
| 2698546683 | Bantu migrations | • African slash-and-burn farmers moved for fresh soil • Spread their language through southern Africa |  | 17 |
| 2698546695 | Latin American Independence Leaders | • Toussaint L'Ouverture, Simón Bolívar, and José de San Martín |  | 18 |
| 2698546701 | Atatürk | • Nationalist leader who westernized, modernized, democratized, and secularized Turkey |  | 19 |
| 2698546685 | Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta | • Travels increased interest in and trade with China |  | 20 |
| 2698546702 | Gandhi | • Nationalist who led Indian independence movement • Used nonviolent civil disobedience and boycotts • ex. Salt March |  | 21 |
| 2698546703 | Five Year Plan | • Stalin's attempts to increase Soviet industrial and agricultural output |  | 22 |
| 2698546704 | Winter Climate | • Helped defeat Napoleon and Hitler in Russia |  | 23 |
| 2698546705 | Oil (petroleum) | • Middle East has it • OPEC controls it |  | 24 |
| 2698546707 | Human Rights Violations | • Massacres and Genocides • ex. Armenian massacre, the attempted genocide of the Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda |  | 25 |
