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Group 6 SS vocab
Term | Definition |
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Imperialism | this is a policy of countries to extend their political and economical control over distant lands; Ex: through the acquisition of many island territories after the Spanish- American War, the US demonstrated this policy |
Indochina | this is a region and peninsula in southeast Asia, east of India, south of China, comprising of modern- day countries of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. |
Korea | this is a place divided in half by communist control in the north and non-communist in the south; Ex: Pyongyang and Seoul. |
Kush | ancient African civilization similar to and located south of Ancient Egypt; also known as Nubita or "land of the boot" because of its use of archers in battle and is known for gold and iron resources. |
Mali Empire | West African empire-the Mandinka lasted from the 13th to 15th Centuries; founder Sundiata Keita and renowned for the wealth of rulers, especially Mansa Musa I; extended over area larger than western Europe and had numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces |
Manchuria | this is the Chinese region that was a military and political battleground between Japan, China, and Russia; Russia claimed it in the late-1800s, Japan later took control of it and kept it under their control until the end of the Second World War |
Mesopotamia | this is the name for the Ancient River Valley Civilization located between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; meaning "the land in between two rivers"; EX: modern day sicily |
Middle East | modern day name given to the region east of the Mediterranean Sea, north and east of the Red Sea, and north of the Arabian Sea |
Mongol Empire | largest contiguous empire and the second largest empire overall in world history, after the British Empire; at its greatest extent it stretched from Moscow to the South China Sea; it emerged in 1206 under Genghis Khan, and lasted until the mid-1300s |
Mughal Empire | this was a Muslim Empire that ruled India from 1526 to 1858 |