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belief in one god; Judaism is the first   monotheism  
belief in many gods; Hinduism   polytheism  
past deeds will determine the future; Hinduism   karma  
holy book of Judaism   Torah  
holy book of Islam   Quran/Koran  
holy book of Christianity   The Bible (Old--from Judaism--and New Testament)  
holy book of Hinduism   Vedas  
God's son Jesus is call the _________.   messiah  
Given to Moses on the mountain; rules to follow   10 Commandments  
holy war predicted by Muslims   jihad  
Christians belief of the father, son, and holy spirit   trinity  
Muslim belief: fasting, prayer, pilgrimage, alms to poor, and faith in Allah   Five Pillars  
Holy month for Muslims; no eating from sun up to sun down   Ramadan  
Hindu belief in many lives; can also apply to Buddhism   reincarnation  
class system for Hinduism; from untouchable to Brahmins   caste system  
Buddhist beliefs: suffering exists; material desires cause suffering; get rid of desires and no more suffering; reach nirvana   Four Noble Truths  
Buddhist belief--8 steps towards ending suffering   Eightfold Path  
Buddha; when you understand the meaning of life you have become ___________.   Enlightened  
ultimate goal for Buddhists is to reach __________.   Nirvana  
Religious war among German princes; Protestants vs. Catholics; ended with the Peace of Augsburg   Thirty Years War  
only Christian church during the Middle Ages in western Europe   Catholic Church  
speaking out against the Catholic Church; Galileo was accused of this and brought before the Inquisition   heresy  
Italian word for rebirth of Greek and Roman culture   Renaissance  
belief led by Erasmus; forcus on individual and study of the classical Greek and Roman culture   humanism  
invention which allowed the spread of the Renaissance and Reformation; developed by Gutenberg   printing press  
Catholics could buy these pardon from sins; Martin Luther hated these   indulgences  
merchants did not like the Catholic belief that you should not charge interest when lending money, also known as __________.   usury  
Luther nailed these on a church door; protests against the Catholic Church   95 Theses  
Calvin's belief that God has already chosen who would be let into heaven   predestination  
Church of England created by Henry VIII   Anglican  
Catholic church group that punished those who spoke out against the Church; condemned Galileo   the Inquisition  
Catholic attempt to stop people from leaving the church   Counter-Reformation  
group set up during the Catholic Counter-Reformation; tried to convert people to Catholism   Jesuits  
three reasons for exploration   God, Glory, and Gold  
to travel around the globe; first done by Magellan, then Drake   circumnavigate  
major trade product from Asia   spices  
Spanish conqueror like Cortez and Pizarro   conquistador  
European settlement; American was this to England   colony  
global trade between eastern and western hemispheres   Columbian Exchange  
slaves worked on these in the new world   plantations  
term for gold and silver during the Age of Exploration   bullion  
3 legs of trade between Africa, New World, and Europe   Triangular trade  
leg of triangular trade when slaves were brought from Africa to the New World   Middle Passage  
major crop of the Caribbean   sugar cane  
many Native Americans died because Europeans brought this to the New World   Diseases  
Spanish laws which forced Native Americans into a kind of slavery   encomiendas  
belief that the power of rule came by God; Louis, Peter, Frederick, and the Stuarts believed in this   divine right  
type of monarch who has complete power   absolute  
French Protestants   Huguenots  
Peter the Great modernized his country when he made his people adapt to the customs and culture of of countries in the west of Europe   westernization  
French law which allowed for freedom of religion; meant mainly for the Huguenots; later taken away, or repeled, by Louis XIV   Edict of Nantes  
Frederick is known for building of the Prussian army; this is called __________.   militarism  
L'etat cest moi   I am the state  
Earth is the center of the universe   geocentric theory  
sun is the center of the universe; Copernicus   heliocentric theory  
steps used for experiments; developed by Francis Bacon   scientific method  
natural rights of John Locke   life, liberty, and property  
French term for philosopher   philosophe  
Age when reason replaced religion; marked an end to superstition   Enlightenment  
strong pride in your country or culture; spread by Napoleon; major reason for unification of Italy and Germany   nationalism  
signed by William and Mary; increased the power of the people and Parliament; lowered the power of the monarchs; signed during Glorious Revolution   Bill of Rights  
Monarchs power declined in England; while this governmental body increased in power; very similar to Congress in the US   Parliament  
English Civil War; group led by Cromwell; cut their hair short in protests to the nobility's custom of wearing long hair   Roundheads  
English Civil War; supporters of King Charles I   Cavaliers  
This event kicked James II off the throne of England and placed his daughter as ruler along with her husband; no bloodshed   Glorious Revolution  
Document written by Jefferson; marked the beginning of the American colonies split from their mother country, England; Jefferson used Locke's ideas in this document   Declaration of Independence  
first violent event of the French Revolution occured at this prison; celebrated like our July 4th   Storming of the Bastille  
when thousands of men were guillotined; led by Robespierre and the Jacobins; Louis XVI loses his head   Reign of Terror  
laws of Napoleon   Napoleonic Code  
Class that made up most of French society before the revolution   Third Estate  
when the lower class of French society refused to leave until their demands were met; named after the sports complex where they met   Tennis Court Oath  
meeting of European countries after Napoleon's fall; conservative; wanted to return Europe to the way it was before the French Revolution; successful diplomatic effort that kept peace in Europe for the next 40 years   Congress of Vienna  
people who think change is good; wanted more freedoms and rights   liberals  
people who are old fashioned or traditional; wanted a return to absolute monarchies; Congress of Vienna   conservatives  
uprising all throught Europe in reaction to the Congress of Vienna and against conservatism--unsuccessful   Revolutions of 1848  
belief of Bismarck to do whatever it takes to get the job done   realpolitik  
Machiavelli is a _________, meaning he saw the world for what it really was   realist  
War where the Prussians defeated the French; help in unifying Germany   Franco-Prussian War  
Garibaldi's army that united the south of Italy   Red Shirts  
Japenese leader or ruler   Shogun  
economic system; export more than import; colonies exist to provide raw materials for a mother country which would then be turned into a finished product   mercantilism  
Japan practiced a policy of _______________________ , meaning it tried to have no contact with Europeans   isolationism  
China set up _________ ____________ or cities set aside for trade with Europeans   foreign enclaves  
person who is talented in many fields; like Da Vinci   Renaissance man  
goods traded outside the producing country   exports  
materials found in nature (ex: cotton)   raw  
movement where land was fenced off from public use; resulted in farmers moving to the city for work   Enclosure Movement  
Time when cities grew; machine power replaced man power; improved technology   Industrial Revolution  
person who owns their own business   entrepreneur  
these were formed in order to give people better working conditions   Labor Unions  
the right to vote   suffrage  
governmental system where the belief is that if you work hard you will be rewarded; developed by Adam Smith; US   capitalism  
belief by Adam Smith that government should leave businesses alone   laissez-faire  
developed by Karl Marx; belief that everybody should be equal; government controls all factors of production   commuism/socialism  
term by Karl Marx that meant workers; he wanted them to rise up and rebel   proletariat  
European period when countries tried to conquer and control places all over the world; creation of empires   imperialism  
rebellion where Indian soldiers rebeled against the British rule of their country   Sepoy Rebellion  
business which controlled India   East India Company  
settlement ruled directly by a European country   mother country  
when European coutries took control of trading rights in other countries; China is a prime example   sphere of influence  
when a country is strongly influenced by a foreign, European country   protectorate  
Chinese rebellion against Christianity and foreigners   Boxer Rebellion  
non-violent protest; practiced by Mandela and Gandhi   passive resistance/civil disobedience  
countries form these for protection in case they are attacked   alliances  
World War I; consisted of Britain, France, and Russia   Triple Entente  
World War I; alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire   Triple Alliance  
Name the ship which contributed to the US entering World War I   Lusitania  
Message which caused the US to enter into World War I against Germany   Zimmerman Note  
Wilson's plan for peace   14 Points  
Wilson's international peacekeeping body; US refused to become a member; ended in failure   League of Nations  
Period of tremendous economic failure; allowed Hitler to gain power in Germany; affected the entire world   Great Depression  
Event which started the Great Depression   Stock Market Crash of 1929  
belief in militarism and extreme nationalism   fascism  
when the government has complete control over the people; popular in Europe during the 1930s   totalitarianism  
Party of Hitler   Nazism  
Party of Mussolini   Fascism  
Lenin's plan to industrialize the Soviet Union   New Economic Policy  
Stalin's plan to modernize the Soviet Union   collectivization  
to try and avoid conflict; Britain and France did this to Hitler when he invaded Czechoslovakia and Austria   appeasement  
Hitler's lightening war   blitzkrieg  
international peacekeeping organization created after World War II   United Nations  
nickname for the strongest countries in the world during the Cold War; US and USSR   superpowers  
weapon developed during World War II and dropped on Japan   Atomic Bomb  
type of warfare used during World War I   trench  
World War II alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan   Axis  
World War II alliance of Britain, France, US, and Soviet Union   Allied Powers  
hatred of Jews   anti-semetism  
systemic killing of a whole group of people because of religious or ethnic differences   genocides  
largest genocide in Cambodia is known as this   the Killing Fields  
largest genocide in history; occurred during World War II against the Jews   Holocaust  
conflict between the US and USSR after World War II; no fighting   cold war  
belief that if one country fell to communism, all surrounding countries would soon become communist as well   domino theory  
statement which said the US would stop the spread of communism   Truman Doctrine  
Churchill's metaphor for the barrier of communist Europe and democratic Europe   Iron Curtain  
Cold War action to stop communism; divided the country into two along the 38th parallel   Korean War  
plan to rebuild Europe after World War II   Marshall Plan  
defensive alliance consisting of the US and western Europe during the Cold War   NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org.)  
defensive alliance consisting of USSR and eastern satellites during the Cold War   Warsaw Pact  
Soviets built this in order to keep Germans from fleeing into democratic West Germany   Berlin Wall  
when the USSR placed missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida; Kennedy was President during this event which almost started World War III   Cuban Missile Crisis  
policy that believed the more nuclear weapons one country builds, the less chance of war because other countries would be afraid   deterrence or mutual destruction  
competition between the US and USSR to build the most nuclear weapons   arms race  
Chinese group which believed in democracy; led by Chiang Kai Shek   Nationalists  
conflict during the Cold War; the US eventually pulled out and the entire country became communist   Vietnam War  
segregation in South Africa   apartheid  
free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the US   NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement)  
Oil production group   OPEC  
organization for free world trade   WTO (World Trade Org.)  
economic organization in Europe to try to compete with the US   EU (European Union)  
organization which gives loans to poor countries   IMF (International Monetary Fund)  
Chinese trade route   Silk Road  
Capital was Istanbul   Ottoman Empire  
Traded gold, salt in Africa   Songhai  
Built "Taj Mahjal"   Mughal Empire  
Indian empire of Mexico   Aztec  
Indian empire of Peru   Inca  
Pyramids, Astronomy   Maya  
Means "Rebirth"   Renaissance  
Renaissance began here   Italy  
Sistine Chapel, "David"   Michelangelo  
Plays,sonnets   Shakespeare  
Christian humanist   Erasmus  
World's largest religion   Christianity  
Main religion of India   Hinduism  
Main religion of SE Asia   Buddhism  
Main religion of North Africa   Islam  
North African trade route   Sahara  
Importance of trade routes   exchange of ideas  
Paper, compass, silk, porcelain   China  
Textiles, number system from   Middle East  
upset Martin Luther   sale of indulgences  
Luther belief   "faith alone"  
Luther protest   Ninety-Five Theses  
John Calvin belief   predestination  
Henry VIII issue   divorce  
Site of Reformation   Germany  
War between Catholics and Protestants   Thirty Years' War  
National Church of England   Anglican  
spread Catholic doctrine   Jesuits  
Trials to reinforce Catholic beliefs   Inquisition  
Gutenberg invention   printing press  
helped spread ideas of the Renaissance   printing press  
started school of navigation   Prince Henry the Navigator  
Sailed around Africa to India   Vasco da Gama  
discovered America   Columbus  
conquered Aztecs   Hernan Cortez  
conquered Inca   Pizarro  
explored Canada for France   Jacques Cartier  
2 religious groups that came to America   Protestants, Catholics  
another name for Native Americans   indigenous peoples  
corn, potatoes, tobacco originated here   the Americas  
horses, cattle, diseases came from here   Europe  
improved navigation   Islamic sailors  
3 areas the Triangular Trade system linked   Europe, Africa, the Americas  
main items traded as part of Triangular Trade   slaves,sugar,rum  
exported to Europe from America   gold, silver  
European nation that influenced Mexico and South America   Spain  
Traded coffee and ceramics   Ottoman Empire  
location of Mughal Empire   Northern India  
Famous Mughal tomb   Taj Mahal  
Product of India that Europeans wanted   textiles  
Nation that created foreign enclaves to control foreign trade   China  
powerless emperor, rule by shoguns   Japan  
adopted policy of isolation to limit foreign influences   Japan  
new economic practices like banking and money systems   Commercial Revolution  
early English political parties   Whigs and Tories  
Type of English government after 1689   Constitutional Monarchy  
"Leviathan"; ruler must have authority   Thomas Hobbes  
the best government should be separated into 3 branches   Montesquieu  
U.S. documents that contain Enlightenment ideas   Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights  
Revolution which most influenced the French Revolution   American Revolution  
Paris prison stormed on July 14, 1789   Bastille  
Thousands guillotined during this period of the French Revolution   Reign of Terror  
Came to power in France at the end of the Revolution   Napoleon  
Goal of Congress of Vienna   balance of power  
members of the Congress of Vienna were this   Conservatives  
Failed liberal revolutions in Europe in this year   1848  
German composer   Johann Sebastian Bach  
Austrian composer   Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  
Last to join in Italian unification   Papal States  
war which led to the creation of Germany   Franco-Prusssian War  
unified Germany by war and nationalism   Bismarck  
natural resources needed for industry   coal, iron ore  
British farmland fenced off   Enclosure Movement  
Movement of people to the cities   Urbanization  
group that grew the most during the industrial revolution   middle class  
hired to work in 19th c. factories   women, children  
increased the demand for slave labor on American plantations   cotton gin  
formed to improve working conditions   labor unions  
type of imperialism with direct control   colony  
type of imperialism with partial control   protectorate  
type of imperialism with trade rights   sphere of influence  
important canal in Egypt   Suez  
forced Germany to accept guilt for WWI   Treaty of Versailles  
Revolution here in 1917   Russia  
Lenin's successor   Joseph Stalin  
group that led Russian Revolution   Bolsheviks  
created after WWI to administer colonies on a temporary basis   mandate system  
European nations who were mandate powers in the Middle East   France, Great Britain  
One cause of the Great Depression was German payments or________   reparations  
High protective_________ helped cause the Great Depression   tariffs  
Millions in the Soviet Union died as a result of this Stalin policy   Great Purge  
hatred of Jews   Anti-Semitism  
Mussolini invaded this nation in 1935   Ethiopia  
Area of China invaded by Japanese   Manchuria  
Name for 1944 Allied invasion of Europe   D-Day  
2 Japanese cities hit with atomic bombs   Hiroshima, Nagasaki  
Event which brought USA into WWII   Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor  
2 countries Hitler failed to conquer   Great Britain, Soviet Union  
U.S. President during most of WWII   Franklin D. Roosevelt  
Nazi decision to exterminate European Jews   Final Solution/Holocaust  
Genocide by Ottomans during WWI   Armenian  
Genocide of Tutsi minority by Hutu here   Rwanda  
Genocide of Muslims and Croats by Bosnian Serbs here   Yugoslavia  
Nazi war crimes trials   Nuremberg  
Western European military alliance formed in 1949   NATO  
Part of Germany that became Communist after WWII   East  
Nation that became the dominant economy in Asia after WWII   Japan  
WWII conferance that divided Germany   Yalta  
U.S. President that created "containment" policy   Truman  
Name given to Soviet -controlled nations   satellites  
Part of Korea that started Korean War   North Korea  
Built in 1961; 7 miles long   Berlin Wall  
Missiles placed here in 1962 by USSR   Cuba  
separation of races in South Africa   apartheid  
yellow peril   percieved threat of Japanese imperialism  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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