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| 6715040521 | Democracy | A type of government in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens. | 0 | |
| 6715042381 | Direct Democracy | A form of democracy in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives | 1 | |
| 6715042394 | Representative Democracy | A type of democracy in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people. | 2 | |
| 6715044861 | Parliamentary Democracy | A type of democracy in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. | 3 | |
| 6715044862 | Autocracy | A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual | 4 | |
| 6715046029 | Dictatorship | A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | 5 | |
| 6715047824 | Totalitarian Dictatorship | a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. | 6 | |
| 6715047825 | Absolute Monarchy | A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power | 7 | |
| 6715049633 | Constitutional Monacrchy | A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom. | 8 | |
| 6715049644 | Theocracy | A government ruled by or subject to religious authority. | 9 | |
| 6715051237 | Oligarchy | A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite. | 10 | |
| 6715051238 | Anarchy | a lack of government and law; confusion | 11 | |
| 6715051239 | Religion | A system of beliefs that affects how people make sense of their experiences and provides a framework for questions about life, death, existence. | 12 | |
| 6715052615 | Abrahamic Religion | Monotheistic faiths emphasizing that trace their origins to Abraham. Judaism, Christianity, Islam. god told abraham if he moved to israel them God would forgive and bless everyone | 13 | |
| 6715052616 | Christianity | A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior. A type of Abrahamic Religion. | 14 | |
| 6715053839 | Judaism | A religion with a belief in one god. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. Yahweh was responsible for the world and everything within it. They preserved their early history in the Old Testament. | 15 | |
| 6715053840 | Islam | A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims. | 16 | |
| 6715056536 | Buddhism | A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. | 17 | |
| 6715056537 | Hinduism | A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms | 18 | |
| 6715058339 | Mesopotamia | A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. In the Bronze Age this area included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires, In the Iron Age, it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian empires. | 19 | |
| 6715058340 | Ancient Greece | A civilization that lasted from the 8th/6th century BCE to 600 AD. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine Era. | 20 | |
| 6715059463 | Ancient Rome | A civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BCE. During its 12 centuries of existence Roman civilization shifted from a monarchy to a classical republic and then to an increasingly autocratic empire. | 21 | |
| 6715059464 | Han Empire | Took control of and unified China after the collapse of the Qin Empire; founded by Gaozu in 202 B.C.; adopted Confucianism; merit system for government exams; Buddhism was introduced; weak leadership, economic strains, and natural disasters contributed to its decline in 220 B.C. | 22 | |
| 6715061148 | Mauryan Empire | (321-185 BCE) This was the first centralized empire of India whose founder was Chandragupta Maurya. | 23 | |
| 6715063351 | Abbasid Empire | 750-1258, Golden age of Islam, capital in Baghdad, focused on institutions and economic expansion, ethnic equality, problems were rifts with the Persians/Shia | 24 | |
| 6714914168 | Crusade | A religious war between christians and muslims. | 25 | |
| 6714926380 | Black Plague | A disease that spread rapidly. Also called the Black Death and Bubonic Plague, it took place from 1347-1353. | 26 | |
| 6714936514 | Middle Ages | 400-1400 Started with the fall of Rome China and Latin America is flourishing while Europe is struggling. | 27 | |
| 6714938508 | Aztec Empire | It lasted from 13th century-1521. It was one of the 3 great empires from Mexico. | 28 | |
| 6714938509 | Inca Empire | This empire rose during the 12th century and grew through military strength and emperors. | 29 | |
| 6714940120 | Maya Empire | This empire was at its peak during the 6th Century. They excelled in at agriculture, pottery, hieroglyphic writing, calendar-making, and math. | 30 | |
| 6714944960 | Byzantine Empire | This empire existed from 276-1453. It was created after Rome was split into two parts. This is the Christian part. | 31 | |
| 6714888983 | Feudalism | Medieval Europe social classes; king, lords, knights, and serfs. | 32 | |
| 6714955537 | Indian Ocean Trade | This trade route existed from 800-1500's CE. Gold, ivory, iron, cotton silk were traded here. It ended because of the Portuguese. | 33 | |
| 6714975393 | Sui Dynasty | The short dynasty between the Han and the Tang; built the Grand Canal, strengthened the government, and introduced Buddhism to China | 34 | |
| 6714977111 | Tang Dynasty | (618-907 CE) The Chinese dynasty that was much like the Han, who used Confucianism. This dynasty had the equal-field system, a bureaucracy based on merit, and a Confucian education system. | 35 | |
| 6714977112 | Song Dynasty | (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. | 36 | |
| 6714997012 | Trade | When people exchange something for something else. Can be money, items, etc. | 37 | |
| 6715012507 | Confucianism | Created by Confucius. Valued education, respect, hard work, and hierarchy(social classes). It was a way of life. | 38 | |
| 6714949697 | Silk Road | A Trade Route that was around from 206 BCE- 1453 CE. China, India, Middle East, and Europe used this route. It had to routes; from Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and from Central Asia to China. | 39 | |
| 6714953828 | Trans-Saharan Trade | This trade route existed from 600-1300 CE. It was different from the Silk Road because it didn't have slaves. | 40 | |
| 6804130692 | Colonialism | the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically | 41 | |
| 6804140527 | Industrialization | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale | 42 | |
| 6804146165 | Industrial Revolution | a period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s. ... This time period saw the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and a revolution in power | 43 | |
| 6804159053 | Imperialism | a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force | 44 | |
| 6804174801 | Capitalism | no government involvement in economics. | 45 | |
| 6804179460 | Socialism | some government involvement in economics | 46 | |
| 6804186039 | Communism | full government control of economics | 47 | |
| 6804195226 | Social Darwinsim | the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals | 48 | |
| 6804208541 | Factories | lots more factories popped up around Europe due to high demand | 49 | |
| 6804215776 | Technology in Industrialization | machines were needed to make textiles faster and transportation increased. | 50 | |
| 6815977684 | Mesnevi | poems about finding meaning in life | 51 | |
| 6815981638 | Medici Family | ruled by florence during the Renaissance, became wealthy from banking, spent a lot of money on art, controlled Florence for about 3 centuries | 52 | |
| 6816002586 | 12th century renaissance | The Renaissance of the 12th century was a period of many changes at the outset of the High Middle Ages. It included social, political and economic transformations, and an intellectual revitalization of Western Europe with strong philosophical and scientific roots. | 53 | |
| 6816007171 | 15th century renaissance | the earliest manifestation of the general European Renaissance, a period of great cultural change and achievement | 54 | |
| 6816007172 | innovation | An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something. | 55 | |
| 6816010893 | 15th century art | Mona Lisa Regular People Non-religious Realistic Colors | 56 | |
| 6816010894 | empires | large political entities made up of several culturally distinct regions held together by force, under the control of a single, dominant region | 57 | |
| 6816010895 | imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 58 | |
| 6816014690 | imperialism | A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. | 59 | |
| 6816023578 | ottoman empire | Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire. | 60 | |
| 6816023579 | persian empire | Mesopotamian empire that conquered the existing Median, Lydian, and Babylonian empires, as well as Egypt and many others. Also known as the Achaemenid Empire. | 61 | |
| 6816023580 | nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 62 | |
| 6816025703 | WW! | 1939-1945 | 63 | |
| 6816025704 | WW2 | 1939-1945 | 64 | |
| 6816027376 | Great Depression | (HH) , starting with collapse of the US stock market in 1929, period of worldwide economic stagnation and depression. Heavy borrowing by European nations from USA during WW1 contributed to instability in European economies. Sharp declines in income and production as buying and selling slowed down. Widespread unemployment, countries raised tariffs to protect their industries. America stopped investing in Europe. Lead to loss of confidence that economies were self adjusting, HH was blamed for it | 65 | |
| 6816027377 | Non Aggression Pact | 1939-Secret agreement between German leader Hitler and Soviet Leader Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland | 66 | |
| 6816030127 | Blitzberg | A German term for "lightning war," blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. | 67 | |
| 6816032037 | Holocaust | A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled. | 68 | |
| 6816032038 | Appeasement | Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict | 69 | |
| 6816032137 | Fascism | A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition | 70 | |
| 6816035581 | Treaty of Versailles | (WW) 1918, , Created by the leaders victorious allies Nations: France, Britain, US, and signed by Germany to help stop WWI. The treaty 1)stripped Germany of all Army, Navy, Airforce. 2) Germany had to rapair war damages(33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons. | 71 | |
| 6816038011 | Militarism | A political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests | 72 | |
| 6816038012 | Propaganda | Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. | 73 | |
| 6816040515 | Trench Warfare | A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield. | 74 | |
| 6817977515 | Marshall Plan | a program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II | 75 | |
| 6817982772 | USSR | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 76 | |
| 6817984053 | Yalta Conference | 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war | 77 | |
| 6817984054 | Truman Doctrine | 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey | 78 | |
| 6817984135 | Communism | A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 79 | |
| 6817986494 | Socialism | A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production. | 80 | |
| 6817988324 | Capitalism | An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. | 81 | |
| 6817989947 | Warsaw Pact | An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO | 82 | |
| 6817989948 | Nato Treaty | military alliance of Western European powers and the United States and Canada established to defend against the common threat from the Soviet Union, marking a giant stride forward for European unity and American internationalism | 83 | |
| 6817992282 | Iron Curtain | A term popularized by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the Soviet Union's policy of isolation during the Cold War. The barrier isolated Eastern Europe from the rest of the world. | 84 | |
| 6817992283 | Cold War | A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. | 85 | |
| 6817994170 | Cuban Missle Crisis | The Soviet Union was secretly building nuclear missile launch sites in Cuba, which could have been used for a sneak-attack on the U.S. The U.S. blockaded Cuba until the U.S.S.R. agreed to dismantle the missile silos. | 86 | |
| 6817994171 | Vietnam War | A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States. | 87 | |
| 6817996265 | Viet Cong | A Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam. | 88 |
