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| Gandhi | (1869-1948) Nationalist leader in India who called for a |
| Ganges River | Located in India this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is |
| Garibaldi | (1807-1882?) Military leader whose Red Shirt army |
| Siddhartha Gautama | (563?-483? BCE) Indian philosopher and the founder |
| general will | Enlightenment thinker Jean Jacques Rousseau uses to |
| genetic engineering | The process of altering life forms by manipulating their |
| genocide | The killing of all the people from a ethnic group or religious group or |
| gentry | Members of the upper class in some social class systems. |
| geocentric model | Theory of the universe that states the earth is the center and |
| Ghana | One of the west African Trading Kingdoms. They were rich in gold and |
| ghetto | Term given to poor areas of town where Jews were sent during World |
| Glasnost | A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev which called for more |
| Global North | Economic and political designation given to industrialized |
| Global South | Economic and Political designation given to developing nations |
| Glorious Revolution | Political revolution in Great Britain in 1688 that put |
| William and Mary on the throne | while limiting the |
| Gold Coast | Name given to the parts of the west coast of Africa by European |
| golden age | A time in a culture of high achievement in arts literature and |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | (1931- ) leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. |
| government | a person or body of people who have the power to make and |
| Great Depression | (1929-1939) The dramatic decline in the world’s economy |
| overproduction of goods from World War I | and decline in |
| Great Leap Forward | The economic program designed to increase farm and |
| Great Purge | The widespread arrests and executions of over a million people |
| Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere | A imperialistic system founded by |
| Greco-Roman | The cultural mixing of both ancient Greek and Roman |
