| A | B |
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| irrigation | A system to bring water to support crops. |
| Islam | The word Islam which when translated from Arabic means “to submit |
| Islamic fundamentalists | Muslims who believe the Quran to be a literal guide |
| Israeli - Palestinian Conflict | Conflict over landownership in Israel/Palestine. |
| Israeli War for Independence | (1948-49) War between Israel and the Arab |
| isolationism | a policy of having little to do with foreign nations |
| Jiang Jieshi | (1887-1975) Leader of the Guomindang or Nationalist Party in |
| jihad | Effort in God’s service waged by Muslims in defense of the Islamic faith. |
| joint family | a family pattern in which two or more generations live together |
| joint stock company | A company that sells shares to investors who share in the |
| Joseph II | The son of Maria Teresa and a enlightened despot who ruled over |
| Benito Juárez | (1806-72) President of Mexico from 1861 to 1863 and 1867 to |
| Judaism | Judaism is the oldest known monotheistic religion still practiced in |
| judicial | Relating to a system that administers justice. |
| Justinian’s Code | A law code created by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian |
| kaaba | a shrine located in the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered to be |
| Kabuki theatre | Feudal Japanese theatre that performed comedic or |
| Kaiser Wilhelm | (1859-1941) King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany whose |
| Kami | Sacred spirits that are worshipped in the Shinto religion of Japan. |
| Kana | Japanese writing system adapted from Chinese with the addition of |
| karma | Actions in this life resulting from the consequences of a previous life’s |
| Kellogg-Briand Pact | A treaty signed in 1928 renouncing war as a means of |
| Jomo Kenyatta | (1894?-1978) Independence leader who help lead Kenya out |
| Khmer Rouge | A group of communist guerillas in Cambodia during the late |
| Nikita Khrushchev | (1894-1971) Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to |
| kibbutz | Israeli settlement in which people live in community housing projects |
| King Leopold | (1835-1909) King of Belgium who began imperialistic trade |
| Rudyard Kipling | (1865-1936) British writer and poet. His poem The White |
| knight | in the Middle Ages lesser noble who served as a mounted warrior |
| Robert Koch | (1843-1910) German physician who in the 1880’s discovered |
| Koran | the holy book of Muslims |
| Kong Fu Zi | See Confucius |
| Korean Bridge | The term given to process in which cultural diffusion occurred |
| Korean War | A war between North Korean which was supported by both the |
| Kristallnacht | On November 9th 1938 Nazis in German looted and burned Jewish stores and Synagogues often beating Jews in the street. |
| Kublai Khan | (1215-1294) Grandson of Genghis Khan and founder of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China. |
| kulak | prosperous peasant in the Soviet Union who opposed collectivization in the 1930s |
| Kuomintang | Nationalist Party in China led by Jiang Jieshi which began a war against the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong. |
| Kurds | Ethnic group that lives in parts of Iraq and Turkey. They often suffer |
| Laissez-Faire Economics | This was an economic philosophy begun by Adam |
| Smith in his book Wealth of Nations | that stated that business and the economy would run best with |
| landlocked | describes an area or region completely surrounded by land without |
| Lao Tze | (570-490 BCE?) Chinese philosopher credited with originating |
| Last Supper | A famous Renaissance painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. |
| Latin America | The Geopolitical designation for Central and South America |
| Latin American Revolutions | Political revolutions in various Latin American |
| latitude | Lines of equal distance measured north and south of the equator. |
| Laws of the Twelve Tables | A system of laws. Some of the features of this |
| lay investiture | The creation of a Bishop by a non church official usually a |
| League of Nations | A multinational peace keeping organization which began as |
| leaching | the washing away of nutrients from the soil |
