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2639992809Land that was ruled by Chandragupta MauryaIndia0
2640005210Land Ruled by Han DynastyChina1
2640009830Scientist proved the earth was a sphere,great advances in mathematics,invented idea of zero,and of decimal numbers before europeansIndia2
2640019853land that paper money,printing press paper ,gunpowder for fireworks was inventedChina3
2640023114Golden Age in China that invented many of its well known inventions was ruled by these dynastiesTang and Song4
2640027754China protected its silk making a secret ?True or FalseTrue5
2640044815CHinease system of filing government posts by having applicants take testcivil service6
2640051437People of the grasslands( central Asia) who took over many countriesMongols7
2640058206Leader of mongolsGenghis Khan8
2640059581Grandson of Genghis khan founded Yuan DynastyKublai Khan9
2640061363Famous trading roadSilk Road10
2640062777What deadly thing traveled on Silk RoadBubonic Plague11
2640064495European that traveled china and wrote book about itMarco Polo12
2640067008Chinease Dynasty overthrew Mongols and had Zheng He as an explorerMing Dynasty13
2640067917Knights of JapanSamuri14
2640069644Code of SamurisBushito15
2640078087Kingdom of East Africa that had major trading with India and Rome:centered in modern EthiopiaAksum16
2640080604Group of migrators who started from Nigeria spread culture through africa and the saharaBantu17
2640082838Rich countries that grew rich from gold and salt tradeGhana, Mali,Songhai18
2640089162City founded in Mali and was important center of Islamic learningTimbuktu19
2640092063King that gave away gold on his trip to the HajjMansa Musa20
2640099929Language in east Africa that resulted from Arabic and BantuSwahili21
2640108005A great city state in south Africa of which great stone ruins remainGreat Zimbabwe22
2640110466Period of time when people from Asia walked to the AmericasIce Age23
2640111816First civilization in the americas lived in MexicoOlmecs24
2640114329Lived in Oaxaca :built first city in AmericasZapotecs25
2640120845North American Ciff dwellers lived in ColoradoAasazi26
2640122334North American Eastern woodlands indians from New YorkIroquio27
2640123365Northermost Tribe often called EskimoInuit28
2640129188Highly complex civilization of southern mexico:built huge cities:had highly advanced math:concept of zero had astronomyMayans29
2640130218pre-Columbian empire in the Americas had highly human sacaficesAztecs30
2640134022Empire in the andes and modern Peru not have writing kept record with strings built roads and bridgesInca31
2640136894Muslim empire 1299-1923 capital was Constantinople(Istanbul) fought in central powers in WWIOttoman32
2640145350Period of rebirth of art and learning from 1300-1600Renaissance33
2640148196Native languages of the people rather than Latin literature and scholarly writingVernacular34
2640149114Place where the renaissance beganItaly35
2640150791New technique created in renaissance art to make pictures more realisticPerspective36
2640152171Name of wealthy people who supported the art of renaissancePatrons37
2640153931What was German Johann Gutenberg known forPrinting press38
2640156309First book printed by printing pressBible39
264016135316th century movement for religious reform leading to the founding of new christian churchesProtestant Reformation40
2640162815German Roman catholic priest wanting to reform problems in catholic churchmartin Luther41
2640165477document written by martin luther on the ideas on how to change catholic church95 thesis42
2640166449What is the Diet of WormsTrial of Martin Luther43
2640172272founded protestant theocracy :only a few of the select will be savedJohn Calvin44
2640174242founded own church because catholic church would not divorce himHenry the eight VIII45
2640175681Society of Jesus are namedJesuits46
2640188136Nation founded the navigation school and led the way to european explorationPortugal47
2640198702Transfer from the old worlds to the new worldsColumbian Exchange48
2640201297Trade routes between europe Africa, and the americasTriangle trade49
2640202920Passage where slaves were kidnapped and tradedMiddle Passage50
2640205079The king of france that was considered Abl=solute Monarchy. Built VersaillesLouis the 14 XIV51
2640207280King charles 1 tried to rule w/o parliament this man overthrew himOliver cromwell52
2640209007English glorious revolution put William and Mary in charge as well as:English Bill of Rights:Constitutional Monarchy53
2640212277Made a telescope and confirmed CopernicusGalileo Galilei54
2640214094Discovered law of gravity and began idea of universe has fundamental lawsIssac Newton55
2640216750Movement that applied reason to reforming societyEnlightenment56
2640220088Man believed people have natural right :enlightenment philosopherJohn Law57
2640222025Believed in separation in powers so that powers could check and balance each otherMontesquieu58
2640223187Believed freedom of religion intellectual freedom and free speechVoltaire59
2640224580One cause of american revolution Taxation w/oRepresentation60
2640226370Main Author of Declaration of IndependenceThomas Jefferson61
2640230178Replaced the weak Articles of ConfederationU.S Constitution62
2640231948Country that had a revolution against King louis XVIFrance63
2640234034After revolution France was weak he took over and become emperor tried to take over worldNapoleon64
2640236360Toussaint l overture led uprising of slaves that gained independence inHaiti65
2640237415Led fight for South American Independece from Spain;Pictured Gran ColumbiaSimon Bolivar66
2640240339Made in factories rather than at home eraIndustrial Revolution67
2640241814Where did industrial revolution take placeEngland68
2640243299What are factors of productionLand,Labor ,Capitol69
2640246263Man wrote "Wealth of Nations" Government should not regulate economyAdam Smith70
2640247010Founder of CommunismKarl Marx71
2640251790Political and economic control of one area by another countryimperialism72
2640252597What happened at Berlin ConferenceAfrica divided by Europeans73
2640256953Structure built in Egypt for shortcut mediterranean sea to Red seaSuez Canal74
2640271255Country that took over Egypt and Suez canal for valuable economyBritain75
2640274336Structure built in Panama started buy the French ended by the AmericansPanama Canal76
2640276591Glorification of Military power ;military leaders having lots of powers in countrysMilitarism77
2640280284Pride in ones country and when extreme can make others inferiorNationalism78
2640281450When countries promise to protect one anotherAliances79
2640282778Main cuases of WWIMilitarism,Alliances,Imperialism,nationalism80
2640285017Region known as Powder keg of europeBalkins81
2640286812WWI sparked by whatAssassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand82
2640290947WWI Britain,france,russia,italy,US nameAliances83
2640292826WWI Germany Austria-Hungary and ottoman nameCentral Powers84
2640293595New weapons used in WWIGas,tanks,submarine,airplanes,machine guns85
2640294427warfare of ditchesTrench War86
2640296734Woodrow wilson plan for peace14 points87
2640298205Treaty that ended WWITreaty of versailles88
2640301525nation that left WWI early b/c of RevolutionRussia89
2640302095Worldwide downpour b/c of Us stock marketGreat Depression90
2640305052Economic crisis ( great depression)that led toDemocracy down Fascism Up91
2640307011Germany breaks treaty of versailles Allies respond withAppeasement92
2640307813WWII was started because Hitler invadedPoland93
2640311429Allie in WWII wereBritain;Soviet union;US94
2640312569Axis in WWII wereGermany,Italy,Japan95
2640315431Stayed strong during WWII and coined the term IRON CURTAIN;prime minister of BritainWinston Churchill96
2640317165Leader of Soviet union during WWIIJosheph Stalin97
2640320162US president during GREAT DEPRESSION and WWIIFDR98
2640321140leader of italy during WWIIMussolini99
2640323156Leader of Germany during WWIIHitler100
2640325169Hitlers final solution of Jewsgenocide101
2640326950Where was D-Day atNormandy102
2640327865US ended war with japan withAtomic Bombs103
2640328870Policies with Japan after their surrenderDemilitarization Democratization104
2640334061Trials held for Nazis war crimesNumenberg105
2640335384War where US and Soviet Union are RivalsCold War106
2640337572Peacekeeping committee founded after World War IIUnited Nations107
2640338731US policy to contain CommunismTruman Doctrine108
2640340273led communist revolution in chinaMau Zedoug109
2640340967Leader helped India gain independenceGandhi110
2640341857Gandhi pretested this wayCivil Disobedience111
2640343623Cold war conflict in which the country became divided at the endKorean War112
2640347328Cold war conflict between north nd south and america interfered with the southVietnam113
2640348281man who fought against the Apartheid in South AfricaNelson Mandela114
2640349075last leader of soviet unionMikhaul Gurbacher115
2640350006Communist leader of CubaFidel Castro116
2640351967CIA attempt to invade cubaBay of Pigs117
2640352915cuba against USA navy almost led to WWIIICuban Missile crisis118
2640354194Middle east conflict of two people saying they have historic landIsrael vs Palestinians119
2640356854displaced people on middle east conflict believe on terrorismPLR120
2640358271nation becomes theocracy and ruled by AyatollahIran121
2640359412organization formed by Osama bin LadenAl Queda122
2640360786Nation US invades for belief of Atomic bombsIraq123
2640362495Protesting by students for democracy and freedom in ChinaTinamen Square124
2640363915TAKing of jobs that moves across the countryGlobalization125
2640367697economic system were no one can have private property and everyone should have equal benefitsSocialism126
2640369623Government should use power to end poverty by having control on major resources and providing public servicesCommunism127
2640371455government tuned by religious leadersTheocracy128
2640372306government tuned by small group of elitesOligarchy Aristocracy129
2640373931Governement that has total control over every aspect of lifeTotalitatian130
2640377179government of intense nationalism belief in all powerful leader and militarismFascism131

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