| A | B |
|---|
| monarchy | ruler of a kingdom or empire, such as a king or queen |
| oasis | a fertile spot in the desert |
| chieftain | leader or head of a clan or tribe |
| divine right | belief that the choice of king or queen comes directly from God |
| the Crusades | war that lasted 200 years to get the Holy Land back from the Turks |
| mouth of a river | where the river goes into the ocean |
| source of a river | beginning of a river |
| Industrial Revolution | the period of time during which the production of goods shifted from simple tools to complex machines |
| Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China & Europe |
| John I | King of England who was forced to sign the Magna carta under threat of civil war |
| Catherine the Great | empress of Russia |
| Napolean | general. counsel and emperor of France, fought to extend France's rule, was defeated in waterloo |
| Moses | Israelite leader, led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan, according to the Bible, received the 10 Commandents from God |
| Siddharta Guautama | founder of Buddhism, known as Buddha |
| Louis XVI | King of France from 1774-1792 under whose reign the French Revolution was carried out |
| Peter the Great | emperor of Russia from 1682 to 1725, one of Russia's greatest statesmen, organizers and innovators |
| Nicholas II | last czar of Russia(1894-1917) whose suppression of the serfs and Russian minorities led to the Russian Revolution |
| Martin Luther | German teacher who fought Protestant Reformation of the 1500's in revolt against the Roman Catholic Church |
| Muhammad | prophet of Isam who proclaimed the message of God, considered to be the last of the prophets |
| Louis XIV | King of France from 1643 to 1715 and the symbol of Absolute Monarchy, expanded France's borders in a series of wars. |
