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| Internet | A global network of computers that communicate through phone and satellites. The Internet has services such as the World Wide Web and e-mail. |
| irrigation | A system to bring water to support crops. |
| Islam | The word Islam, which when translated from Arabic, means "to submit to the will of Allah," is the youngest of the world's major religions. Worshippers of this monotheistic religion are known as Muslims, which means "one who submits to the will of Allah." The Islamic holy book is called the Qur’an. Islam is currently the second most practiced religion in the world, and experts predict that it will overtake Christianity as the most popular religion in the world sometime during the 21st century. |
| King Leopold | (1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade inside of Africa which resulted in the Scramble for Africa. |
| Koch, Robert | (1843-1910) German physician who, in the 1880’s, discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis. |
| The Last Supper | A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. |
| Lister, Joseph | (1827-1912) English surgeon who discovered that germs cause post operative infections. He then insisted doctors use antiseptics, substances that kill germs, on their hands and instruments before surgery. This process greatly reduced the number of deaths caused by infection after surgery. |
| Mao Zedong | (1893-1976) Leader of the Communist Party in China that overthrew Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalists. Established China as the People’s Republic of China and ruled from 1949 until 1976. |
| Marx, Karl | (1818-1883), German political philosopher and writer. Coauthor with Friedrich Engels of The Communist Manifesto which described the new philosophy of scientific socialism, which is the basis for modern communism. |
| mass production | The manufacturing of products on a large scale, usually through the use of machines. |
| Mazzini, Guiseppe | (1805-1872), Nationalistic leader in Italy, who started a group called Young Italy in 1831. Young Italy was a nationalistic movement that wanted to end foreign control of Italy. |
| Michelangelo | (1475-1564) An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David. |
| military | The armed forces of a nation. |
| Mona Lisa | A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. |
| mummification | The process of preserving a corpse by removing the moisture from it before burial. This process was practiced by many different cultures. |
| musket | Handheld weapon that uses small balls of lead as projectiles and gunpowder as the blasting agent. |
| Nagasaki | Japanese city devastated during World War II when the United States dropped the second atomic bomb on Aug 8th, 1945. |
| NASA / National Aeronautical and Space Administration | American space agency responsible for administrating the United State’s space program. |
| Neolithic Age | (10,000 BCE - 5000 BCE) New Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterized by the development of agriculture and permanent settlements. |
| Neolithic Revolution | (10,000 - 8,000 BCE) The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals as a food source. This led to the development of permanent settlements and the start of civilization. |
