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| What religion traces its beginnings in China and is based on the teachings of Confucius? | Confucanism |
| What religious idea is known as the rebirth of the soul? | reencarnation |
| What is a method of organizing society based on a persons birth? | Caste System |
| What ancient monotheistic Persian religion influenced the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? | Zoroastrianism |
| What was the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union known as that began at the end of WWII? | Cold War |
| What was the imaginary symbol that divided Communist Eastern Europe from the mostly democratic Western Europe? | Iron Curtain |
| What did Russia change its name to after the communist took control during WWI? | USSR (United Soviet Socialist Republic) |
| After World War I and World War II the United states becomes known as what because of their power? | A Superpower |
| What international alliance system was created to prevent the spread of communism in Europe after WWII? | NATO |
| What treaty ended WWI and punished Germany for its role in WWI? | Treaty of Versailles |
| What international organization was created at the end of World War II to prevent another war from taking place? | United Nations |
| What were the affects of the division of the Ottoman Empire after Word War I? | Regional conflicts in the Middle East |
| What was the goal of the United States in stopping the spread of Communism? | Containment |
| Who was the leader of Germany during World War I that wanted to glorify Germany? | Kaiser Wilhelm I |
| What was the United States attempts at economically aiding in the rebuilding of Europe after World War II to stop the spread of communism? | Marshall Plan |
| What was the telegraph from Germany to Mexico that prompted US entry into World War II? | Zimmerman note |
| What is it called when a person follows their food from one place to another? | Nomadic |
| During what time period did people learn to farm and began to settle in one place? | Neolithic Age |
| What term is the taming of animals? | Domestication |
| What is the belief in one god? | Monotheism |
| What period began about 8000BC and in some areas ended as early as 3000BC during which people learned to make pottery, grow crops, use fire and raise animals- the New Stone Age. | Neolithic Age |
| What do we call the social system that consists of nobles, commoners, and slaves? | Social Order |
| What was the relationship between domestication and human settlement | domestication led to people settling in one region. |
| In Feudal Europe, what was the code of conduct that Knights followed known as? | Chivalry |
| What revolution ended the feudal system in Europe by expanding trade and business? | Commercial Revolution |
| What did merchants and artisans create to control wages and prices and ultimately giving them more power? | Guilds |
| What was used to measure the skills a person has for a government job? | Civil Service Exam |
| Which historical figure was the last Mongol ruler of China and invited Marco Polo to China? | Genghis Khan |
| Which European explorers adventures in China led to increased interest in European trade with China for luxury goods? | Marco Polo |
| What religious wars were fought between Christians and Muslims over who controlled the Holy Lands? | The Crusades |
| Which historical figure was a Muslim Sultan that recovered much of the Holy Land from the Crusaders during the 3rd crusade? | Saladin |
| Which two historical individuals are examples of the growth and wealth of the African Kingdoms? | Mansa Musa & Ibn Battuta |
| What word describes the world outside of the Church and its teaching? | Secular |
| Which historical figure lead the Protestant Reformation? | Martin Luther |
| What religious movement of the 16th century helped people discover that the Catholic Church had been lying to the people? | Protestant Reformation |
| What is a ruler known as that completely controls one country and passes their their power down to relatives? | Absolute Monarch |
| What invention spread the ideas of the enlightenment by printing books in the vernacular of the common people? | Printing Press |
| What work written by Martin Luther attacked the Catholic Churches use of indulgences and began the Protestant Reformation? | 95 Thesis |
| Who was the Scottish Economist that supported a free market? | Adam Smith |
| What book did Adam Smith write? | Wealth of nations |
| What is it known as when a ruler claims their authority to rule is directly sent from god? | divine right |
| How did the printing press/revolution influence European exploration? | more access to books that lead to stories of new wealth and land that could be acquired. |
| What concept states that the monarch is ordained by god to have absolute rule over the country? | divine right |
| What movement was characterized by countries that were colonies wanting independence after the World Wars? | Decolonization |
| What methods were used by historical figures like Gandhi that sought change without violence? | Nonviolence |
| What peaceful protest for democratic reforms in China was crushed by the Chinese government in 1989? | Tienanmen Square |
| What was form of segregation used in South Africa? | Apartheid |
| Who was the Soviet leader that pushed reforms in the Soviet Union? | Gorbachev |
| What was the new economic system in the Soviet Union that allowed for more local controls? | Pereistrokia |
| What is it called when the countries of the world become more interconnected | Globalization |
| What are the organizations, like the United Nations, known as that are comprised of several nations working together to achieve a common goal? | Multinational Organizations |
| What is the United Nations document that ensures human rights for all people throughout the world? | UN Declaration of Human Rights |
| What soviet policy under Gorbachev created more openness in government and the spreading of information? | Glasnost |
| What is called when the countries of the world become more interconnected and interdependent? | Globalization |
| What is the multinational organizaton that became more influential when it cut oil supplies to Western Nations? | OPEC |
| What multinational organization was created to support economic cooperation in Europe? | European Union (EU) |
| WWhat technology has led to decreased loss in shipping and allowed companies to make more profits? | Global Positioning System (GPS) |
| What is the buying of goods and services online and allows more available goods world wide? | E-Commerce |
| Thomas Malthus wrote that because of over use of land and high demand would lead to a shortage of what? | Food |
| What is it known as when technology is used to steal information from business and the government in the global community? | Cyber Espionage |
