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| Greek column: | Fluted column used in many of their buildings and copied |
| Green Revolution | Throughout the 20th century scientists worked on improving agriculture especially in areas with high populations. Some of the technologies developed included better irrigation systems so farmers could get water to their crops. New machinery was built to handle larger production and to take the burden of agriculture work off of humans. New chemical fertilizers and pesticides were created to increase food production |
| greenhouse gas | A gas such as carbon dioxide ozone or water vapor that are a |
| gross national product | total value of goods and services produced in one |
| guerilla warfare | fighting carried on through hit-and-run raids |
| Che Guevara | (1928-1967) Latin American guerilla leader. In the mid 20th |
| Guild | An association of merchants or craftspeople in medieval Europe formed |
| Gunpowder | Chemical compound that burns very quickly. Used in weaponry. |
| Gupta Dynasty | (320-550 C.E.)Ruling family in India during its golden age. |
| Johannes Gutenberg | (1400?-1468) German printer and European pioneer in |
| Habitat | the natural environment in which people animals and plants live and |
| habitation | A place where something lives. |
| Hacienda | a large land estate or ranch in Spanish America mainly in Mexico |
| Haiku | A 3 line poem that has 17 syllables in the Japanese language and |
| Hajj | The pilgrimage or holy journey to the city of Mecca |
| Hammurabi’s Code | Oldest written system of laws. They were created by King |
| Hebrew | Semitic language originating in ancient Palestine and spoken by the |
| Hegira | The flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Median which was |
| heliocentric model | Theory of the universe that states the sun is the center and |
| Hellenistic civilization | Time period from the late 4th century BCE to the 1st |
| Henry VIII | (1491-1547) King of England who transformed his country into a |
| Heritage | that which is passed from one generation to the next |
| Theodore Herzl | (1860-1904) Leader of Zionist movement to establish a Jewish |
| Hieroglyphics | A system of writing which uses pictures for concepts and ideas. |
| Hijacking | The taking control of a public transport vehicle such as an airliner or |
