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Global Prep 2012
most important terms edited for 10th grade--feel free to add more!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absolute Monarchy | poltical system where a king or queen has total control of the country |
| Adam Smith | economist who invented capitalism |
| Adolf Hitler | Fascist dictator of Germany who started WWII |
| Age of Absolutism | Time in Europe when monarchs had total control |
| Age of Exploration | Euorpean nations traveled the world seeking riches |
| Ancient China | Ruled by dynasties and developed many of the most important inventions |
| Ancient Greece | Society that made important advancements in art, science, math and medicine |
| Ancient Rome | empire that still influences us today in language, law, and government. |
| Aztec Empire | Complex civilization that created an empire in Mexico |
| Berlin Wall | Wall built by the Soviet Union that separated West and East Berlin in Germany |
| Buddhism | Asian religion that believes that desire if suffering. Less desire = less suffering. |
| Byzantine Empire | Eastern half of the Roman Empire |
| Capitalism | Economic system that encourages people to invest in order to make a profit |
| Caste System | Aspect of Hindu beliefs that put people in a strict social hierarchy |
| Chinese Revolution | Event where communists led by Mao Zedong took control of China |
| Christianity | Monotheistic religion that believes Jesus is the son of God |
| Cold War | War of ideas between the Soviet Union and the United States |
| colony: | an area ruled by an empire. |
| command economy | government runs every aspect of the economy under communism |
| communism | economic system that believes that everyone should be equal |
| Crusades | Religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Lands |
| Cuban Revolution | Event where communists led by Fidel Castro overthrew the corrupt capitalist dictator of Cuba |
| decolonization | When Europe lost its colonies, and colonies gained their independence. |
| democracy | political system that allows people to vote for their leader |
| Deng Xiaoping | Chinese dictator who modernized China after the death of Mao |
| divine right | belief that God chose the king or queen to be in power (absolute monarchy) |
| Enlightenment | time when European philosophers hated monarchs and wanted democracy fascism |
| fascism | political system that believes that the state is more important than the rights of individuals |
| feudalism | Rigid social and economic system of the Middle Ages in Europe and Japan with no social mobility. |
| French Revolution | politlcal change in France from a monarchy to dictatorship |
| genocide | effort kill all members of an ethnic and/or religious group |
| geography | The study of how the environment affects people, and people affect the environment. |
| global problems | modern problems that affect more than one nation or region |
| Haitian Revoltion | Change in Haiti from being a French colony to gaining independence |
| Hammurabi's Code | first legal code, from ancient Babylon. “Eye for an Eye, tooth for a tooth” |
| Hinduism | Polytheistic religion of India--home of the Caste system |
| Holocasut | Genocide carried out by Nazis and Hitler against the Jews in WWII |
| human rights | Freedoms that every human being on earth have (like Natural Rights) |
| Imperialism | the complete control of a weaker nation’s social, economic, and political life by a stronger nation. |
| Industrial Revolution | change from making things by hands to using machines |
| Irrigation | invention that brings water to farms |
| Islam | Monotheistic religion. Muslims that believes Allah is God and Mohammed is his prophet |
| Islamic Fundamentalism | Belief in old school Islam where everyone should live exactly as life is described in the Koran. |
| John Locke | Father of the Enlightenement who said everyone deserved natural rights. |
| Joseph Stalin | Totalitarian, communist dictator of the Soviet Union. |
| Judaism | Oldest monotheistic faith in the world. |
| Karl Marx | father of communism |
| Khmer Rouge | Extreme communists who ruled Cambodia 1975-79. They committed Genocide against their own people. |
| Leonardo da Vinci | Renaissance artist and inventor who mastered many fields of learning. |
| Market economy | where forces of supply and demand guide prices of goods and services--capitalism! |
| Meiji Restoration | The modernization of Japan, led by the Emperor Meiji. |
| Mercantilism | Economic system where Mother Countries used colonies to get rich--related to Triangle trade |
| Middle Ages | Time in Euorpe between the Fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance |
| Militarism | belief that the strenth of a country rests in the power of its military. |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Nationalist leader of India's independence movement (good nationalist) |
| Mongol Empire | Empire created by Genghis Khan that stretched from China to Europe |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Leader who became emperor after the French Revolution |
| bad Nationalism | belief that your group is superior to all others (racism) |
| good Nationalism | desire for a free and independent country |
| Nelson Mandela | First black president of South Africa after Apartheid. |
| Neolithic Revolution | The change from hunting to farming. |
| Nomad | person who has to travel from place to place. |
| Nuclear Weapons | bombs that use the energy stored in atoms to create a huge explosion |
| Ottoman Empire | Muslim empire that controlled the Middle East. |
| Polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Renaissance | a time of cultural rebirth in Europe after the Middle Ages. |
| River Civilizations | The first societies to farm (Neolithic Revolution) |
| Russian Revolution | Change from monarchy to communism in Russia in 1917. |
| Simon Bolivar | Leader of South American war of independence against Spain. |
| Latin American Revolutions | When South America gained independence from Europe |
| Toussaint L'Overture | Former slave who led Haiti's independence from France |
| Treaty of Versailles | Document that ended WWI, but helped create WWII. |
| Triangle Trade | The trade in slaves, sugar, and other goods between Europe, Africa, and the Americas |
| Twelve Tables | the Laws of ancient Rome. |
| United Nations | Global Organization created after WWII to maintain world peace |
| Urbanization | process where cities grow (Industrial Revolution) |
| World War One | The first modern world war (1914-1918) |
| World War Two | Global war against fascism (1939-1945) |
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