| A | B |
|---|
| John I | his reign lead to the signing of the Magna Carta |
| Elizabeth I | daughter of King Henry VIII, first female ruler of England |
| Martin Luther | German priest and professor of theology who started Protestant Reformation |
| Abraham | prophet and leader, made a covenant with God |
| Peter the Great | Tsar of Russia |
| John Locke | influential enlightenment thinker, father of liberalism |
| Nicholas II | last Tsar of Russia, during hie reign Russia went from a great power to collapse |
| Jesus | central figure of Christianity |
| Louis XIV | King of France, known as "Sun King", worked to eliminate feudalism |
| Catherine the Great | Empress of Russia after her husband dies, she helped modernize Russia |
| Napoleon | French military and political leader in the later stages of the French Revolution |
| Louis XVI | last King of France |
| Moses | Israelite hero, lead enslaved people out of Egypt |
| Siddhartha Guautama | the person who became known as "Buddha" |
| Muhammad | founder of religion of Islam |
| nomad | a member of a group of traveling people who have no fixed home searching for food and water |
| shogun | military dictator of Japan |
| cuneiform | one of the earliest known forms of written expression |
| bill of rights | the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution |
| republic | a form of government in which people control the government |
| Constitutional Monarchy | form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state |
| Absolure Monarch | a form of government in which a monarch has ultimat governing authority |
| Silk Road | Trading routes across Asia |
| Crusades | religiously sanctioned military actions with the goal of restoring Christian control in the Holy land |
| mouth of a river | where a river flows into an ocean, sea or lake |
| Magna Carta | a document issues to King John of England proclaiming certain liberties to his subjects |
| Prophet | a person who serves as an intermediary between supernatural and humans |
| Pharaoh | most powerful leader in ancient Egypt |
| serf | member of the lowest feudal class |
| armistice | a situation in war where the two parties agree to stop fighting |
| delta | triangular mass of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river |
| cataract | a waterfall or rapid in a river |
| source of a river | place from which the water in a river originates (usually in mountains) |
| Protestant Reformation | religious and political development led by Martin Luther saying Roman Catholic Church was corupt and should be reformed |
| Industrial Revolution | a period in which fundamental changes took place in agriculture, transportation, textiles etc. |
| Mosque | place of worship for followers of Islam |
| Dictator | a single ruler with absolute power |
| aqueduct | a water supply constructed to convey water |
| feudalism | a set of legal and military customs in midieval Europe |
| Peninsula | land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides |
| Monarchy | form of government in which the head of state reigns by divine sanction |
| democracy | form of government where citizens have an equal say in decisions that effect their lives |
| oasis | a fertile green area in a dessert |
| Chieftain | leader or head of a group or tribe |
| hieroglyphics | ancient Egyptian writing |
| czar | same as tsar - ruler of Russia |
| alliance | agreement or friendship between two or more parties |
| divine right | doctrine that says one can rule by virtue of their birth alone |
| province | a territorial unit within a country |
| communism | a form of government where private property is replaced with public ownership |
