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(1827-1912) English surgeon who discovered that germs cause post operative infections. He then insisted doctors use antiseptics, substances that kill germs, on their hands and instruments before surgery. This process greatly reduced the number of deaths caused by infection after surgery.
A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
(1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880ﾒs, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis.
(1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa.
The word Islam, which when translated from Arabic, means "to submit to the will of Allah," is the youngest of the world's major religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims, which means "one who submits to the will of Allah." The Islamic holy book is called the Qurﾒan. Islam is currently the second most practiced religion in the world, and experts predict that it will overtake Christianity as the most popular religion in the world sometime during the 21st century.
A system to bring water to support crops.
A global network of computers that communicate through phone and satellites. The Internet has services such as the World Wide Web and e-mail.
Term given to the Internet due to the amount of information transferred.
The change to industrial methods of production such as the use of factories.
Writing system that uses pictures of ideas.
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