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