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374529142zulua people of modern south africa whom King Shaka united in 18180
374529143ziggurata massive period stepped tower made of mud bricks. it is associated with religious complexes in ancient mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown1
374529144zhouthese people created the mandate of heaven to justify their rule2
374529145zheng hean imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted by the ming emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that went through the indian ocean, from southeast asia to africa3
374529146zenthe japanese word for a branch of mahayana buddhism based on highly disciplined meditation4
374529147emiliano zapatarevolutionary and leader of peasants in the mexican revolution. he mobilized landless peasants in south-central mexico in an attempt to seize and divide the lands of the wealthy landowners. he was defeated and assassinated5
374529148yuan shikaichinese general and first president of the chinese republic (1912-1916). he stood in the way of the democratic movement led by sun yat-sen6
374529149yuanempire created in china and siberia by khubilai khan7
374529150young ottomansmovement of young intellectuals to institute liberal reforms and build a feeling of national identity in the ottoman empire in the second half of the 19th century8
374529151yin/yangin chinese belief, complementary factors that help to maintain the equilibrium of the world9
374529152wilbur wrightthe first to build and fly an airplane, at kitty hawk, north carolina10
374529153world trade organizationan international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade11
374529154world banka specialized agency of the united nations that makes loans to countries for economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. its formal name is the international bank for reconstruction and development12
374529155women's rights conventionan 1848 gathering of women angered by their exclusion from an international antislavery meeting, they met at seneca falls, new york13
374529156witch-huntthe pursuit of people suspected of witchcraft, especially in northern europe in the late 16th and 17th centuries14
374529157woodrow wilsonpresident of the US (1913-1921) and the leading figure at the paris peace conference of 1919. he was unable to persuade the US congress to ratify the treaty of versailles or join the league of nations15
374529158western fronta line of trenches and fortifications in ww1 that stretched without a break from switzerland to the north sea. scene of most of the fighting between germany, and france and britain16

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