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Description Place
place where Hinduism began  India  
Jewish homeland state; conflict exists here between Muslims and Jews  Israel  
country where Buddhism began  India  
holiest city of Islam; where Muslims pray  Mecca  
holy city of Christians, Jews, and Muslims  Jerusalem  
Country of the Anglican Church  England/Britain  
Country of the Thirty Years War  Germany/Holy Roman Empire  
head of the Catholic Church is in this country  Italy  
Renaissance began in this country  Italy  
Shakespeare was from this country  England  
where the Renaissance spread to  Northern Europe  
Columbus, Magellan, Cortez, and Pizarro sailed from this country  Spain  
Da Gama, Prince Henry the Navigator where from this country  Portugal  
Drake sailed from this country  England  
Cartier sailed from this country  France  
Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Chales II, William and Mary, Winston Churchill are all from this country  England/Great Britain  
where most slaves were sent to in the New World  Caribbean  
Modern day country where the Incas lived  Peru  
Modern day place where the Aztecs lived  central Mexico  
Louis XIV, Louis XVI and Napoleon were leaders of this country  France  
Peter the Great and Nicholas II was a leader of this country  Russia  
Frederick the Great, Otto von Bismarck, and Hitler were leaders of this country  Prussia/Germany  
Country of the Glorious Revolution  England  
only Asia country not taken over by European powers during the age of imperialism  Japan  
Toussaint L'Ouverture led a slave revolt in this country  Haiti  
Simon Bolivar led revolutions on this continent  South America  
Place built by Louis XIV to show off his wealth  Palace of Versailles  
Place built by the Mughals in India  Taj Mahal  
Two countries unified between 1850 and 1880  Germany and Italy  
Italy is centrally located on this body of water  Mediterranean Sea  
Slaves sailed across this ocean on the Middle Passage  Atlantic Ocean  
Strait at the tip of South America  Strait of Magellan  
place of Napoleon's defeat  Waterloo  
the Mughal Empire was located primarily in the northern part of this country  India  
The capital of the Ottoman Empire; formally known as Constantinople  Istanbul  
One of the World Empires c. 1500; exported silk and tea; invented the compass; set up foreign enclaves for trade  China  
Germany and Austria were formally part of this Empire  Holy Roman Empire  
World Empire c. 1500; military leader was a shogun; followed a policy of isolationism  Japan  
Istanbul is a bridge between these two continents  Asia and Europe  
place of the Songhai Empire who traded gold, raw materials, and slaves  Africa  
modern day place where the Mayans were from  Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico  
two countries to fight in the 7 Years War  Austria and Prussia  
two countries to fight in the Franco-Prussian War  Prussia and France  
country where there is no conflict between Protestants and Catholics; part of the United Kingdom (Great Britain)  Ireland  
D-Day; or Normandy Invasion occurred in this country  France  
country where the atomic bomb was dropped in World War II  Japan  
Muslim country formally part of India; created after the British gave up power in India  Pakistan  
the Panama Canal connects these two bodies of water  Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean  
Suez Canal connects these two seas; allowing for shorter travel time from Europe to Asia  Mediterranean and Red  
place of genocide in Africa in 1994; Hutus vs. Tutsi  Rwanda  
country of the Sepoy Rebellion  India  
French Indochina is today known as this country  Vietnam  
country of the Boxer Rebellion  China  
only Asian country not taken over by European powers during the age of imperialism  Japan  
Where the Industrial Revolution began  Great Britain (England)  
First communist state in the world  Russia/Soviet Union (USSR)  
spheres of influence existed in this country  China  
This European country was divided after World War II  Germany  
Pol Pot ruled this country  Cambodia  
Ho Chi Minh ruled this country  Vietnam  
Vietnam under French rule  French Indochina  
Italy is centrally located on this sea  Mediterranean  
slaves sailed across this ocean on the Middle Passage  Atlantic  
one of the two countries NOT controlled by Europe during Imperialism  Ethiopia or Liberia  
Nelson Mandela was President of this country  South Africa  
Jumo Kenyatta led a protest for indepednece in this country  Kenya  
place of Napoleon's defeat  Waterloo (in Belgium)  
empire that ended after World War I  Ottoman  
Chiang Kai Shek's "China" was set up on this island  Taiwan  
the Mughal Empire was primariily in the northern part of this country  India  
the capital of the Ottoman Empire; formally known as Constantinople  Istanbul  
Germany and Austrial were formally part of this Empire that experienced the 30 Years War  Holy Roman Empire