Global History Term Review Flashcards

2701236358	Abbasids	a dynasty that ruled much of the Muslim Empire from 750-1258 CE > Muslim golden age; mongols end them> inciting havoc in the Muslim world.	0
2701239855	Aborigine	a member of any of the native people of Australia	1
2701242400	Absolute Ruler or Despot	a ruler who has total power > like Louis 14th (XIV) Of France who built Versailles	2
2701245829	Accommodation	an acceptance of the ideas and customs of other cultures.	3
2701247039	Acropolis	a fortified hilltop in an ancient Greek city.	4
2701247672	Aksum/Axum	an African kingdom, in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea, that reached the height of its power in 300s CE. (fourth century)	5
2701251593	al- Andalus	a Muslim-ruled region in what is now Spain, established in the 700s CE (why Spain not in Holy Roman Empire).	6
2701259445	Allah	word for God in Arabic that is used by Muslims	7
2701260392	Allies	ww2 britain, ussr, and us and other supporting powers which opposed the axis powers. - ww1 - triple entente (mainly britain, france, russia, and later us and italy sooner than us) vs triple alliance (germany, austria-hungry, italy (which went to opponents side by 1915), and the ottoman empire).	8
2701278585	Almohads	a group of Islamic reformers who overthrew the Almoravid Dynasty and established an empire in North America and southern Spain in the 1100s ce.	9
2701280697	Almoravids	an Islamic religious brotherhood that established an empire in North Africa and southern Spain in 1000s ce.	10
2701283451	Anabaptists	in the Protestant Reformation, a Protestant group that believed in baptizing only those persons who were old enough to decide to be Christian and in separation of church and state.	11
2701286195	Anasazi	an early Native American people who lived in the American Southwest	12
2701286896	Anatolia	the Southwest Asian peninsula now occupied by the Asian part of Turkey> also called Asia Minor > where the Ottomans started!!!	13
2701288966	Angkor Wat	a temple complex built in the Khmer Empire and dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu that gradually became buddhist(Cambodia 1100s/ 1200s ce)	14
2701294062	Anglican	relating to the Church of England > created by King Henry VIII as he did not agree with the power of the pope.	15
2701297356	animism	the belief that spirits are presents in animals, plants, and other natural objects	16
2701300289	annexation	the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.	17
2701301438	annul	to cancel or put an end to	18
2701302016	anti-Semitism	prejudice against Jews.	19
2701303124	apartheid	a South African policy of complete legal separation of races, including the banning of all social contacts between blacks and whites.	20
2701305430	apostle	one of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings	21
2701306768	appeasment	the making of concessions to an aggressor in order to avoid war > like what Britain and France did for Hitler at the Munich Conference.	22
2701311563	aqueduct	a pipeline or channel built to carry water to populated areas	23
2701312440	aristocracy	a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility	24
2701313424	armistice	an agreement to stop fighting	25
2701314111	artifact	a human-made object, such as a tool, weapon, or a piece of jewerly	26
2701315593	Aryans	an Indo-European people who, by about 1500 bc, began to migrate into the Indian subcontinent > started Vedism> the basis for Hinduism.	27
2701319549	assembly line	in a factory, an arrangement in which a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in its manufacture > Henry Ford > automobiles > 1920s	28
2701326177	Assyria	a Southwest Asian (Mesopotamian type region) kingdom that controlled a large empire from about 850-612 bc.	29
2701328539	Atlantic Charter (1941)	a declaration of principles issued in 1941 by Winston Churchill (british) and fredrick roosevelt (us) on how the allies would act upon victory in ww2> free all their colonies> happens, but gradually and not as immediately for all as promised.	30
2701332504	Atlantic Slave Trade	the buying, transporting, and selling of Africans to work in the Americas (1500-1800)	31
2701337500	autocracy	a government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner (absolutist like).	32
2701339258	Axis Powers	ww2: the nations of Germany, Italy, and Japan who began to ally in 1936, but dont sign anything till about 1940.	33
2701341865	ayllu	in Incan society, a small community or clan whose members worked together for the common good.	34