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6011312358IllusoryDeceptive; misleading (m)0
6011312359ChastiseTo discipline; to punish1
6011312360StoicismSelf-control; self-discipline2
6011312361AscribeTo attribute; to assign3
6011312362FigmentInvention; illusion4
6011312363BumptiousAggressive; overbearing5
6011312364ConjectureTo guess; to imagine6
6011312365FiatArbitrary order; decree7
6011312366AnnealTo strengthen; to toughen8
6011312367TranscendentExceeding; unique9
6011312368LamentTo express sorrow; to complain10
6011312369VerbiageWordiness; long-windedness11
6011312370HypercriticalOverly critical; abusive12
6011312371PedagogueEducator; instructor13
6011312372TemporizeTo delay; to put off14
6011312373ConsignTo hand over; to deliver15
6011312374MollifyTo soften; to appease16
6011312375IndubitableBeyond doubt; not questionable17
6011312376GenreSpecies; type18
6011312377ObeseFat; overweight19
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5668900210Chola KingdomWhat was the wealthy trading state that controlled India from 850-1267?0
5668900211Funan EmpireWhat was the first of the Indianized states centered around the capital port of Oc-eo?1
5668900212Spread Hinduism to SE AsiaThe design of the Khmer temples Angkor Tam and Angkor Wat show what?2
5668900213Vijaynagara2 emissaries, Harihara and Bukka, renounced Islam, reconverted to Islam and founded what empire?3
5668900214CharlemagneKing who actively supported the pope, instigated missing missi dominici, and extended authority as far down as Rome in the Middle Ages4
5668900215Charles MartelWho was the Carolingian Dynasty named after?5
5668900216Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-SaxonsWho unified England in the 9th century?6
5668900217Holy Roman EmpireIn 962 Otto I was given a crown by the pope, marking the foundation of what?7
5668900218Oral tradition from W Africa in the Niger River BasinWhere did the Bantu language originate from?8
5668900219The life story of the King of the Ghana Empire, SundiataWhat is the epic story of Mali?9
5668900220GhanaWhat was the most powerful state in W Africa during the arrival of Islam?10
5668900221Gold, copper, and saltWhy did Mali become the wealthiest kingdom in Sub-Sahara Africa?11
5668900222A naval power in EthiopiaWhat was Axum?12
5668900223Great ZimbabweWhat was the historical capital of Zimbabwe?13
5668900224Mansa MusaWho made the famous pilgramage to Mecca in 1334?14
5668900225PortugueseWho sacked the Swahili state of Kilwa in 1505?15
5668900226MaliWhat W African power had a series of powerful kings, strong cavalry, and a control of W Saharan trade?16
5668900227The first female Egyptian pharaoh, MyrrhWho was Hatshepsut?17
5668900228HieroglyphicsWhat does "holy inscriptions" mean in Greek?18
5668900229Venus figurinesWhat object reflects early human's deep interest in fertility?19
5668900230Ostrolopithicus, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, CromagninList the 4 phases of human evolution in chronological order.20
5668900231Agricultural TransitionWhat do anthropologist prefer to the term Agricultural Revolution?21
5668900232JerichoWhat is the earliest Neolithic settlement located at a fresh water oasis near the Dead Sea?22
5668900233SargonWho was the first creator of an empire in Mesopotamia?23
5668900234CuneiformWhat was the Mesopotamian style of writing called?24
5668900235ErasmusWho was the most important of the humanistic thinkers?25
5668900236Zheng HeWho was the Chinese admiral who made seven journeys of exploration?26
5668900237YongalExploration: Prince Enrique was to Portugal as ____ was to China.27
5668900238Vasco de GamaWhat Portuguese mariner reached India in 1498?28
5668900239Capture of GranadaIn 1492 what marked the end of the reconquista?29
5668900240SongWho invented both the stern port runner and the magnetic compass?30
5668900241A windmill created by the Greek engineer Heron of Alexandria in the 1st century. 1 of the 1st known instances of wind powering a machine.What is a wind wheel?31
5668900242Bartholomue DiasWho was the 1st European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope?32
5668900243Upanishad's Law Code of ManuWhat 1st century B.C.E. owrk dealt with moral behavior and social relationships in India?33
5668900244KarmaUpanishad Passage: according to the path a man walks a man acts in the path of good he is good, if he walks in the path of evil he becomes evil.34
5668900245Yang Shao, Xia, Shang, ZhouList the first Chinese empires in chronological order.35
5668900246FuedalismWhat were the Zhou emporers forced to established because of the size of the Zhou state?36
5668900247Oracle BonesIn an attempt to foretell the future the Shang made use of what?37
5668900248TianIn regards to gaining or losing the mandate of heaven the Chinese spoke of what term?38
5668900249Mesopotamia (Tigres and Euphrates), China (Huang He), Egypt (Niles), Monhenjo-Daro (Indus)The correct groupings of river valley civilizations and their rivers.39
5668900250Achaemenids, Suleucids, Parthians, SassanidList the Persian empires in chronological order.40
5668900251Persians lost, Athenians wonOverall the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be what?41
5668900252CyrusWho was the founder of the Achaemend Empire?42
5668900253Spies appointed by the KingWho were the Persian eyes and ears of the King?43
5668900254XiaoWhat word best expresses the Chinese concept of pheliopeiety?44
5668900255MenciusWh is the most influential post Confucian philosopher who werved as chief spokesman for KongFuzi?45
5668900256PersianWhat empire normally displayed the greatest amount of toleration towards its subject people?46
5668900257ZoroastrainaismBasic tenants of what religion: belief in heaven and hell, good morals, and final judgment?47
5668900258AhismaWhat is the name of the Jain principal nonviolence?48
56689002591. Universiality of suffering, 2. Desire is the cause suffering, 3. Nirvana is the cessation of desire, 4. Follow the Eight Fold PathBuddha's 4 Noble Truths49
5668900260Chandra Gupta IIn 320 B.C.E. who created the Gupta Dynasty?50
5668900261SalamisWhat is the most decisive naval battle of the Persian war?51
5668900262Bhagavad- GitaWhat is the name of the Indian work which deals with the dialogue between Arguna and his charioteer Krishna?52
5668900263SocratesWho said the "unexamined life is not worth living?"53
5668900264Philosopher KidgsWho did Plato propose to be the true ruler of society?54
5668900265Suleucid MonarchyWhat was the largest part of Alexander's conquest, essential former Acheamenid Empire taken over by?55
5668900266AristotleLater Christian scholastic philosophers refer to this person as "masters of those who know."56
5668900267TheodoisusIn 380 Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of the Roman Empire by what emperor?57
5668900268Edict of MilanChristians were allowed to openly practice their religion when Constantine wrote what document?58
5668900269ConstantineWho built a capital city, reunited empire, and allowed Christians to practice their own religion?59
5668900270Zheng HeWho was the main ambassador sent out by Han Wudi?60
5668900271Chang'an to AntiochWhat is the land route of the silk roads ran from this Han capital to this Mediterranean port?61
5668900272NestoriansWhat was the name of the Christian community that emphasized the human nature of Jesus?62
5668900273Romulus AugustulusIn 476 the Germanic leader Odivasor brought an end to the end of the W empire when he overhtrew what Roman emporer?63
5668900274Atilla the HunChaos threatened the Roman Empire in the mid 5th century when Germanic tribes poured into the empire seeking protection from who?64
5668900275ManiThe prophet who promoted a syncretic blend of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a religious faith that would serve a cosmopolitan world.65
5668900276Cyril and MethodiousWho were the creators of the cyrilic alphabet?66
5668900277HajjThe Islamic pilgramage to Mecca is known as?67
5668900278HijraWhat is the turning point in the rise of Islam?68
5668900279Abu BakrAfter the death of Muhammad, political leadership fell to a caliphate by the name of what?69
5668900280Shi'iteWho believed that the caliphate should foloow the line of Ali?70
5668900281CottonWhat was the most important crop spread throughout the Islamic world during all the new trade?71
5668900282PapermakingWhat new industry transmitted to the Islamic world from China and was introduced during the Abassid period?72
5668900283Roadside inn for caravan tradersWhat were caravansaries?73
5668900284MadrasasIn an effort to bring learned students, Islamic leaders supported what higher learning institution?74
5668900285Delhi SultanateN India was dominated through the 12-16 centuries by what?75
5668900286GuanahaniColumbus made landfall on an island that the Tainos natives called?76
5668900287BrunelleschiWho designed the dome in Florence?77
5668900288African SlavesIN 1500-1800 the largest contingent of migrants to America consisted of what?78
5668900289Magellan's slave: Juan the BlackThe first circumnavigation was completed in 1522 by whom?79
5668900290James CookThe explorer that led 3 expeditions into the Pacific in the 18th century was who?80
5668900291Silver InflationIn the long term, the Columbina Exchange led to an economic instability because of what?81
5668900292ChinaWhere did the outbreak of the bubonic plague begin?82
5668900293RenaissanceWhat style of painting is being described?83
5668900294Muslim JudgeWhy was Ibn Batuta able to travel so extensively?84
5668900295Polo was a foreigner and did not trust the ChineseWhy did Kublai Khan employ Marco Polo in an administration job?85
5668900296WaldensiansWhat heretical group in the 16th century attacked increasing materialism of European society?86
5668900297TenochtitlanWhat was the capital of Aztecs?87
5668900298ChichenitzaThe influence of the Maya on the Toltc can be seen in the similarities between Tulan and what Mayan city?88
5668900299the BalticWhere did the Hanseatic league trade?89
5668900300InvestitureIn a larger sense what is the world or title for the struggle between curch and state in Europe?90
5668900301Lord and VassalWhat is the most important relationship in feudalism?91
5668900302Yuan DynastyIn 1279 Kublai Khan proclaimed the beginning of what dynasty?92
5668900303OsmanWho founded the Ottoman Empire?93
5668900304TimurIn the late 14the century what Turkish ruler weakened the Golden Horde, sacked Delhi, and launched campaigns in SW Asian and Anatolia?94
5668900305To get revenge for the envoys sent to Persia to facilitate relations and were killed by Otrar.Why did Genghis Khan send troops in Persia in 1219?95
5668900306TradeWhat did the invasions of the nomadic Turkish and Mongol tribes facilitate between the 11-15 centuries?96
5668900307St. ScholasticaWho spread the Benedictine rule to women living in convents?97
5668900308IslamIn 1295 the Il-Khan Gizan converted to what religion?98
5668900309Pope Gregory IWho was the most important figure in providing the Roman church with the sense of direction during the early middle ages by reasserting papal primacy?99
5668900310Mahmud of GhanziWhat Islamic leader lead 17 different raiding expeditions into India during the 11th century?100
5668900311Umayyad DynastyIn 711 the N Indian area of Sind fell to what group?101
5668900312Gupta DynastyWhat was brought to an end by an invasion of the white Huns in 451 C.E.?102
5668900313LoyaltyWhat is the most important virtue of Boshido?103
5668900314Chan BuddhismWhat is the most popular school of thought of Buddhism in China?104
5668900315Heian PeriodWhen was the Chinese influence on Japan most profound?105
5668900316Kamakura ShogunateIn 1885 the Minimoto clan defeated the Tyra clan and created what?106
5668900317Grand CanalWhat Sui construction would have important economic implications well into the 20th century?107
5668900318Ibn RashudWhat Islamic thinker studied Aristotle and thought in turn influenced rise of European scholasticism?108
5668900319Equal Field SystemThe Tang planned to avoid the concentration of land of the wealthy and the resulting unrest was called what?109
5668900320Council of NiceaIn 325 what decided that Jesus possessed both human and divine natures?110
5668900321CaesaropapismWhat is the name system historians use when the emperor has political and religious authority?111
5668900322Corpus Iruris CivilisJustinian issued what and won recognition as definitive codification of Roman law?112
5668900323Ottoman TurksConstantinople fell in 1453 to whom?113
5668900324seperated and created the Great SchismIn 1054 the pope and the patriarch in Constantinople did what?114
5668900325IonoclasmEmperor Leo III inaugurated the divisive ecclesisatical policty called what?115
5668900326CharlemagneDirect to the Byzantine emperor arose in the year 800 when the pope gave an imperial crown to what Frankish King?116
5668900327Fourth CrusadeIn a disaster which the Byzantine empire never really recovered Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by whom?117
5668900328EuripidesWho wrote the Bacchae?118
5668900329EpicuriansWhich of the Hellenistic philosophies viewed pleasure as the greatest good?119
5668900330PlebiansIn an effort to alleviate social tensions, what group was allowed to elect 2 and then 10 tribunes?120
5668900331CarthageThe turning point in Roman history was their struggle in the Punic Wars against who?121
5668900332CarthaginanIn the early period of Roman expanion who controlled the W half of the Mediterranean?122
5668900333Large Roman EstatesWhat were the latifundia?123
5668900334Julius CaesarIn Rome, whose political philosophy favored liberal policies and social reform?124
5668900335the anointedJesus of Nazareth's followers called him the Christ which meant what?125
5668900336Mithraism, Christianity, JudaismWhat religions were popular during the Roman empire?126
5668900337Mahabharata and RamayanaWhat two great Indian epics commonly potrayed women as weak willed and emotional creatures?127
5668900338AnalectsWhat is the collection of Confucian sayings and teachings called?128
5668900339AshokaThe high point of the Maryan success would come during the reign of who?129
5668900340Chandragupta MauryaThe first ruler to unify India was?130
5668900341establishing an imperial universityIn 124 B.C.E. Han Wudi transformed China by doing what?131
5668900342Han WudiName the person whose most important contribution to China was establishing a president for central imperial rule?132
5668900343DaoismWhat is the philosophy which criticized social activism and instead proposed a life in reflection and introspectrion in China?133
5668900344Shi HuangdiWhose policies are closely resemble: strong centralized rule, huge public project, and disarming regional military?134
5668900345Shang DynastyWhen did the Chinese begin an extensive use of writing?135
5668900346ChavinWhat cult produced deities with the features of humans and wild animals in the Americas?136
5668900347MayanWhat American culture had a system of writing, concept of zero, and the most elaborate calendar?137
5668900348MayanWhat group collapsed due to internal dissension and civil war, failure of water control, and the spread of epidemic diseases in the Americas like yellow fever?138
5668900349New dynasties did not agree with past dynasties. Qin ruler wanted works destroyed to prevent thought.Why were many literary works of the Chinese destroyed?139
5668900350OlmecWhat was the first society of Mesoamerica that founded traditions that will be followed by all following civilizations?140
5668900351OlmecWho destroyed the ceremonial centers of San Lorenzo and La Venta?141
5668900352MaizeBy 5000 B.C.E. Mesoamericans had discovered the potential of what crop?142
5668900353Hindu caste system: brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and sudrasWhat is the Varna heirarchy?143
5668900354Indo-EuropeansWhat group may have been the first to domesticate horses and hitch animals to wagons, origanal homeland in Ukraine, and spread variations of their language from India to Europe?144
5668900355Harrapa and Mohenjo-DaroAll archeological evidence from early Indian history suggests what two places had central authority?145
5668900356AkenhatenWhat pharoah tried unsuccessfully to make Egypt monotheistic?146
5668900357MenesEgypt was united in 3100 B.C.E. by what conqueror?147
5668900358Meaning of life/death, human friendship, human/god relationshipThe epic of Gilgamesh deals with several subjects, what are they?148
5668900359Eye for and eyeWhat does Lex Talianos mean?149
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5999470294AnnexationLegally adding land area to a city in the united states, or legally adding land area to a country in the world0
5999470295AntarcticaLargest land mass in the world, not part of a sovereign state1
5999470296ApartheidLawa previously in south Africa that separate different races into different geographic area's2
5999470297BalkanizationA small geographic area that could not be organized into a larger stay due to conflicting ethnicities3
5999470299Definitional disputesFocus on the legal language of the treaty for the boundary4
5999470300Locational disputesIs when the definition is not in dispute but the interpretation is5
5999470301Operational disputesIs it a dispute of how a border should function6
5999470302Allocations disputesOccurs over a resource on a boundary between two countries7
5999470303Antecedent originIs how the boundry evolves over time8
5999470304Subsequent originA boundary that was created before today's cultural landscape9
5999470305Superimposed originAre created through long-term processes10
5999470306Relic originForest and inhabitants to solve a problem or conflict11
5999470307Definition processThrough a treaty or legal documents that's longitude and latitude12
5999470308Delimitation processDrawing the boundary on a map13
5999470309Demarcation processThe boundry using steel po14
5999470310Natural physical typeA physical environment is used as a boundary15
5999470311Ethnographic/ cultural typeIs used when cultural divides in region and is used as a reference to create a boundary16
5999470312Geometric typeBoundry drawn by a grid system17
5999470313Buffer stateA state created between two warring or hostile regions to ease tensions between the two bordering regions18
5999470314CapitalSomething that is owed which provides ongoing services and in the national account or to firms it's made of durable investment good normally sound and units of money19
5999470315CentrifugalMoving or directed away from a center or axis20
5999470316CentripetalAnd attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support from a state21
5999470317City-stateSovereign state comprising a city and immediate hinterland22
5999470318ColonialismAttacked by one country to establish settlements and to impose its political, economic and cultural principles and another territory23
5999670738ConfederationA group of empowered states or communities usually created by the treaty but often later adopting a common constitution24
5999670739Conference of BerlinRegulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the new imperialism. And coincided with Germany set in emergence as an imperial power25
5999670740Core/periheryBased on the notation that as one region or state expands in economic prosperity it must in the fridge is nearby to ensure I'm going economic and political success26
5999670741DecolonizationRefers to the undoing of colonization, the establishment of governance or authority through the creation of settlements by another country27
5999670742DevolutionGranting of powers from the central government of a state to government at national regional or local level28
5999670743Domino theoryIf one land in a region came under the influence of communism, the surrounding hundred would follow a domino effect29
5999670744Exclusive economic zoneA sea zone over which a State has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources30
5999670745Electoral regionsRegions that hold seats in parliament or Congress31
5999670746EnclaveCountry are part of the country mostly surrounded by the territory of another country32
5999670747ExclavePortion of a state that is completely surrounded by another state this is a significant because conflict may arise in this region of a state33
5999670748Ethnic conflictA war between ethnic groups often as a result of ethnic nationalism34
5999670749European UnionA political and economic in the community of 27 member states with supranational an intergovernmental features located in zero35
5999670750FederalAn international organization of a state that allocates most powers to units of local government this model can be seen in the US. The idea of Devolution plays as well because a lot of power has been Devolved to local government like in the US36
5999670751Forward capitalMoving a nations capital to another area within the state to make a statement or create economic growth37
5999802764FrontierA zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control38
5999670752GeopoliticsThe study that analyzes geography and social science with reference to spatial politics And patterns at various scales39
5999670753GerrymanderProcess of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpThe study that analyzes geography and social science with reference to spatial politics And patterns at various scalesose of benefiting the party in power40
5999670754Global commonsIt means that no one person or state may own or control a certain41
5999670755Heartland/rimlandRefers to the central areas of a country42
5999670756Immigrant statesA state which has inherited a large amount of immigrants43
5999670757International organizationsOrganization with international membership scope or presence44
5999670758Iron curtainSymbolic, ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of world war two until the end of the Cold War roughly 1945 to 199145
5999670759IrredentismThe position that a state should be annexed because of ethnicity of prior historical possession46
5999670760Israel/PalestineThis region has taken center stage in the real of international politics47
5999670761LandlockA country with no direct access to sea or ocean48
5999670762Law of the seaThe law set fourth in UNCLOS. The boundaries for territorial waters to international waters it's also created that eez49
5999670763LebanonHeld in the ottoman empire for most of history it was ceded to the French after World War I, given independence in 194150
6000419467Manifest destinyThe believe that it is the God-given right of a country or people that have a job have same then not get under their control51
6000419468Median-line principleWay to divide and create boundaries by placing it at the midpoint between two places52
6000419469MicrostateA state has a very small land area and population53
6000419470Mini stateAn indepent country that is very small in size and population54
6000419471NationHomogenous ethnic group55
6000419472National iconographyA study of the national icon such as paintings or even sterotypes that characterize a country or nationality56
6000456895Nation stateA state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality57
6000456896NunavutThe most north providence of Canada58
6000606925ReappointionmentThe process on how the house of representives seata are reassigned among states based off population change59
6000606926RegionalismThe process of dividing something up by regions according to their similarities in specific topics60
6000751127Religious conflictThis is conflict between two religiona61
6000751128ReunificationAct of coming together62
6000751129Satellite stateA political term that refers to the country which is formally independent but under heavy influence or control by another country63
6000751130Self-determinationthe ability of a Goverment to determine their own course of their own free will64
6000751131ShatterbeltAn area of instability between regions with opposing political and cultural values65
6000751132SovereigntyPrinciple of international relations that holds that final authority over social economic and political matters should rest with the legitmate rulers of independent states66
6000751133StateHas a defined territory a permanent population of government is recognized by other states67
6000751134Stateless ethnic groupGroups with no such state of inhabitiance68
6000751135Stateless nationA nation that doesnt fall under any state69
6000751136SuffrageThe right to vote70
6000751137SupranationalismVenture of two or more states involving formal economic political and cultural cooperation to promote shared objectives71
6000751138Territorial disputesAny dispute over land ownership72
6002862986Territorial morphologyCompact Distance from center to outside border is close to equidistant Fragmented Broken into seperate pieces73
6002862987TerritorialityA fundamental aspect of human behavior refers to the need to lay claim to the space is the occupied and things it on relates to the needs of self identity and freedom of choice74
6002862988TheocracyA state whose government is either leave to be divinely guided or state under the control of a group of religious leaders75
6002862989Treaty portsCities open to foreign residents as a result of the first treaties between the Qing empire or fortune signatories76
6002862990UNCLOS1994 Constitution for the ocean to protect resources77
6002862991UnitaryAnd internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials78
6002862992USSR collapseThe primary causes were political and economic and they were result cultural of war79
6002862993Womens enfranchisedWomens right to vote80
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3692658121PaleolithicOld Stone Age- period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans0
3692665235NeolithicNew Stone Age- associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution, follows Paleolithic1
3692687279Agricultural Revolutionca. 8000- 2000 B.C.E. -the change from food gathering to food production( included the domestication of animals), also called Neolithic Revolution2
3692706156Hunter-gathersgot most of their day-to-day nourishment from wild vegetable foods,hunted for meat3
3692731480Semitic languagesspoken across parts of western Asia and northern Africa, they included Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician4
3692795524Hammurabiruler of Babylon 1792-1750 B.C.E., conquered many city-states in Mesopotamia best known for Code of Hammurabi5
3692814706cuneiforma system of writing in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllable, originated in Mesopotamia6
3693012935zigguratsmassive pyramid shaped tower made of mud bricks associated with ancient Mesopotamia7
3693028629pharaohscentral figure in Egypt, believed to be the earthly manifestation of the gods8
3693061707pyramidslarge, triangular stone monument used as a burial place for the king9
3693089260hieroglyphicsancient form of writing or the Egyptians10
3693214485papyrusreed that grows along the Nile, used for making paper11
3693226613Harappalocated in modern day Pakistan12
3693275257Mohenjo-Darolargest of the cities of the Indus Valley civilization; large scale construction, orderly grid of streets, and standardization of building materials are evidence of central planning13
3694432459Shang Dynastyca. 1750-1045- written records14
3694444748Zhou Dynasty(early period)1045- 771 B.C.E. and 771-221 B.C.E.(later period)- took over from Shang and created concept of Mandate of Heaven15
3694458546yin/yangcomplementary factors that help maintain the equilibrium of the world16
3694464594Mandate of Heavencreated by the Zhou, what gave the ruler of China his power, although it could be taken away17
3694482277Confucianismcreated by Chinese philosopher Confucius/Kongzi, filial piety18
3694492917Daoismcreated by Laozi/Lao Tzu, path or way19
3694500462KushEgyptian name for Nubia, deeply influenced by Egyptian culture and coveted for its rich deposits of gold and luxury products20
3694512016Meroecapital of a flourishing kingdom from 4th cent. B.C.E.-4th cent. C.E.21
3694521562Olmecsfirst Mesoamerican civilization(1200-400 B.C.E.); great cultural influence on later Mesoamerican societies22
3694538465Chavinfirst major urban civilization in South America(900-250 B.C.E.)23
3700414892Iron Agetime when iron was the primary metal for tools and weapons24
3700419573Hittitesfrom central Anatolia, wealth from trade in metals and military based on chariot forces25
3700447495Neo-Babylonian Empireestablished under Chaldean, they destroy the First Temple in Jerusalem26
3700466287Neo-Assyrian Empire900-600 B.C.E.; used force and terror tactics, preserved and continued the culture and scientific developments of Mesopotamian civilization27
3700480467mass deportationforcible removal and relocation of large numbers of people or entire populations; used by Assyrian and Persian Empires28
3700492569Library of Ashurbanipalassembled by Assyrian ruler Ashurbanipal; large collection of writings drawn from the ancient literary, religious, and scientific traditions of Mesopotamia29
3700501498Israelthe land between the eastern shore of the Mediterranean and the Jordan River30
3700515011monotheismbelief in the existence of a single divine entity31
3700521005DiasporaGreek "dispersal"; used to describe a given ethnic group living outside their homeland32
3700541846Phoeniciansmerchants and sailors explored the Med. and founded colonies including Carthage33
3700545136Carthagein present day Tunisia, founded by Phoenicians ca. 800 B.C.E.; became a major commercial center and naval power34
3700568310Minoan Creteprosperous people, exerted powerful cultural influences on early Greeks35
3700588021Mycenaean Greecehighly urban cities because of trade, Linear B writing system36
3700592001Linear Ba set of syllabic symbols used as an early form of Greek37
3700552451Cyrus600-530 B.C.E.- founder of Achaemenid Persian Empire, revered by the people, he was tolerant of religion38
3700608994Darius Ica. 558-486 B.C.E.- 3rd ruler of Persian Empire, established a system of provinces and tribue, began construction of Persepolis, and expanded Persian control in east39
3700700918satrapsthe governor of a province in the Persian Empire, responsible for protection of the province and for forwarding tribute40
3700708680Zoroastrianismreligion of the Achaemenid and Sasanid Persian Empires, focused on single benevolent deity41
3700714239Persepolisa complex of palaces, reception halls, and treasury buildings erected by the Persian kings Darius I and Xerxes42
3700758364polisGreek "city-state", an urban center and the agricultural territory under its control43
3700767556hoplitesheavily armored soldiers, Phalanx formation44
3700773387tyrantssomeone who seized and held power in violation of the normal procedures and traditions of the community45
3700816311democracya system of government in which all "citizens" have equal political and legal rights, privileges, and protections46
3700825092Herodotusca. 485-425- chronicled the Persian Wars47
3700836725Persian Warsconflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire48
3700841273Periclesca. 495-429- most influential person in Athens49
3700855527triremeGreek and Phoenician war ship, sleek and light, powered by 170 oars50
3700862698Socratesphilosopher, accused of corrupting youth, forced to drink poison51
3700869546Peloponnesian War431-404 B.C.E.- Athens strategy: hide behind walls and attack using navy- plague infested and eventually surrender Sparta's strategy: march to Athens and surround it52
3700958459Alexander (the Great)356-323 B.C.E.- King of Macedonia, conquered Persian Empire, founded many Greek style cities and spread Greek culture53
3700967351Alexandriafounded by Alexander, became the capital of the Ptolemies54
3700973517Hellenismthe spread of Greek culture across western Asia and northeastern Africa55
3700983332PtolemiesMacedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt for 3 centuries56
3703242234Republic507-31 B.C.E.- power resided in several assemblies, the votes of the wealthy citizens counted for more than the poor57
3703280142Senatea council whose members were the heads of wealthy, landowning families, advised the king58
3703304426patron/client relationshipssocial relationship where the patron(wealthy) provides legal and economic protection and assistance to clients(less wealthy) in exchange for political support59
3703349192Principatea term used to characterize Roman government in the first three centuries C.E. based on the ambiguous title princeps(first citizen) adopted by Augustus to conceal his military dictatorship60
3703369138Augustus63 B.C.E.-14 C.E.- founder of the Roman Principate, laid the groundwork for several centuries of stability and prosperity in the Roman Empire61
3703391337equitesprosperous Italian landowners, Roman emperors allied with this group to counterbalance the influence of the old aristocracy62
3703403400Pax Romana"Roman peace", stability and prosperity in Roman Empire allowed for the spread of cultural practices, technologies, and religious ideas63
3703418915Romanizationthe process by which the Latin language and Roman culture became dominant in the western provinces of the Roman Empire64
3703430043Christianity and Paulca. 5-65 C.E.- became a Christian on the road to Damascus and traveled throughout Syria-Palestine, Anatolia, and Greece, preaching the new religion and establishing churches65
3703447102aqueductsa conduit using gravity to carry water from a source to a location66
3703457967Crisis of the Third Centuryrevolving door of emperors/ civil war, threat of Germanic people/barbarians, economic collapse, trade disruption, shift in population from cities to countryside67
3703465431Constantine306-337 C.E.- Roman emperor(r. 312-337); reunited the empire, moved the capital to Constantinople, and made Christianity a favored religion68
3703474682Qin221-206 B.C.E.- first Chinese empire, standardized many features of Chinese society and ruthlessly marshaled subjects for military and construction projects69
3703553558Shi Huangdifounder of Qin(r. 221-210 B.C.E.); ruthless conquests of rival states, standardization of practices, and forcible organization of labor for military and engineering tasks70
3703573031Han1) the ethnic Chinese people who originated in the Yellow River Valley 2) dynasty of emperors who ruled from 202 B.C.E.- 220 C.E.71
3703590105Gaozualso known as Liu Bang, established the Han, promised to reject the Qin and restore institutions of the past, tempered Legalism with Confucianism72
3703634206Xiongnunomadic pastoral people, formed a tribal league which was a constant threat to China73
3703658241gentrythe class of prosperous families from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel74
3708336224monsoonsseasonal winds in the Indian Ocean caused by drastic differences in temperature, the large amounts of rainfall they deposit on parts of India, Southeast Asia, and China allow for the cultivation of several crops a year75
3708355962Vedasearly Indian sacred "knowledge", religious texts included rituals and poems76
3708407133Hinduismreligion in India, roots in ancient Vedic, Buddhist, and south Indian religious concepts and practices; spread along trade routes to Southeast Asia77
3708420608varna/jatisocial castes in India Varna, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra78
3708430299karmadetermines what form you will be reincarnated as79
3708436359moksha"liberation" from the endless cycle of rebirth80
3708445262Mahabharataone of two major Sanskrit epics in India81
3708469146Bhagavad-Gitamost important work of Indian sacred literature, it is a dialogue between Arjuna and Krishna about dharma82
3708474243Siddhartha Gautama563-483 B.C.E.- the Buddha, wealthy prince who left behind glamorous life and became enlightened83
3708498330Mahayana Buddhism"Great Vehicle", China, Japan, and Central Asia; focuses on the Buddha and bodhisattvas84
3708507442Theravada Buddhism"Way of Elders", Sri Lanka and much of Southeast Asia; focuses on the Buddha's teachings and the individuals search for enlightenment85
3708520007Mauryan Empire324-184 B.C.E.- founded by Chandragupta Maurya, first state to unify most of the Indian subcontinent86
3708528911Ashoka(r. 273-232) third ruler of the Mauryan Empire, converted to Buddhism87
3708537786Gupta Empire320-550 C.E.- controlled most of the Indian subcontinent through a combination of military force and its prestige as a sophisticated culture88
3708548163theater-statea state that acquires prestige and power by developing attractive cultural forms and staging elaborate public ceremonies89
3708556337Srivijaya90
3708567718ParthiansIranian ruling dynasty between ca. 250 B.C.E and 226 C.E.91
3708574542stirrupsfirst evidence of use was among the Kushan in the first century C.E.92
3708578557steppestreeless plains, little rain and are covered with coarse grass, good for nomads, living on them promoted the breeding of horses and the development of military skills93
3708598280pastoralismthe branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock94
3708605878Swahili CoastEast African shores of the Indian Ocean between the Horn of Africa and the Zambezi River95
3708613312Sahel*add more from notesbelt of south Sahara96
3708617468Kingdom of Ghanafirst known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between sixth and thirteenth centuries97
3708623770savannatropical or subtropical grassland, most extensive in sub-Saharan Africa98
3708628485Bantu migrationstarting around 1000 B.C.E., migrated from Western Africa, spreading out across southern half of African continent99
3708645201EthiopiaEast African highland nation lying east of the Nile River100
3708650692Armeniaone of the earliest Christian kingdoms, situated in eastern Anatolia and the western Caucasus101
3708659384spread of Christianity and Buddhism*spread through trade routes102
3708666235Muhammad570-632 C.E.- Arab prophet, founder of the religion of Islam103
3708669248Meccacity in western Arabic; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, and ritual center of the Islamic religion104
3708675741Medinacity in western Arabia to which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca105
3708680688Quranbook composed of divine revelations made to the Prophet Muhammad between ca. 610 and his death in 632, the sacred text of Islam106
3708689093caliphateIslamic state, claims to represent all Muslims107
3708694410Umayyad Caliphate661-750- first hereditary dynasty of Muslim caliphs, capital at Damascus, overthrown by the Abbasid Caliphate108
3708703622Abbasid Caliphatedescendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle al-Abbas, overthrew Umayyad and ruled Islamic empire from 750-1258109
3708713238Baghdad*founded in 762, capital of the Abbasid Caliphate110
3708718561Shi'itesMuslims belonging to the branch of Islam who believed that Muhammad's son-in-law Ali should be leader111
3708733971SunnisMuslims belonging to the branch of Islam that believed the people should select the leader112
3708740541ulamaMuslim religious scholars113
3708743143haditha tradition relating the words or deeds of the Prophet Muhammad; next to the Quran, the most important basis for Islamic law114
3708743144mamluksTurkic military slaves who formed an important part of the armed forces of the Abbasid Caliphate115
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52228883011607-1890Amerindian war0
52228883021754-1763French and Indian War1
52228883031775-1783American revolutionary war2
52228883041798-1800Quasi war3
52228883051801-1805First barbary war4
52228883061812-1815War of 18125
52228883071835-1836Texas Revolution6
52228883081846-1848Mexican - american war7
52228883091861-1865Civil war8
52228883101898Spanish- american war9
52228883111912-1933Occupation of nicaragua10
52228883121915-1934Occupation of haiti11
52228883131916-1924Occupation of dominician republic12
52228883141914Occupation of veracruz13
52228883151916-1917Punitive expedition14
5222888316April 1917- Nov 1918American expeditionary force15
5222888317June 1918-mar 1920North russia intervention16
5222888318Dec 1941- August 1945World war II17
52228883191950-1953Korean War18
52228883201962Cuban Missile crisis19
5222888321Aug. 1964- April 1975Vietnam War20
52228883221982- 1984Lebanon intervention21
52228883231983Grenada intervention22
52228883241989-1990Panama intervention23
52228883251990-1991Gulf war24
52228883261998- 1999Kosovo War25
52228883272001-2014War in Afghanistan26
5222888328Iraq War2003-201127
5222888329Pakistan drone strikes2004- Present28
5222888330Libyan Intervention201129
5222888331War on Isis2014- present30
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