Transcript Global History & Geography Vocabulary List #1

Global History & Geography
Vocabulary List #1
A similarity between Shinto in Japan and
animism in African societies is that both
A. Use the Torah to establish law codes
B. Stress the importance of the Eightfold
Path
C. Believe that spirits exist in nature
D. Base social rank on a caste system
Animism
• The belief that every living and nonliving
thing in nature has a spirit
“Security Council Approves Use of Force
Against Communist Invaders”
“President Truman Fires General MacArthur”
“Armistice Divides Nation at 38th Parallel”
These headlines refer to which international
conflict?
A.
B.
C.
D.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Persian Gulf War
Armistice
• Agreement to end fighting
When power rests solely with a single great leader,
the dilemma created by the leader’s death is
particularly acute.
This statement describes which problem?
A. Political succession in a dictatorship
B. Protection of human rights on a global
basis
C. Operation of checks and balances in a
democracy
D. Removal of corrupt chief executives
Autocrat
• A single leader with complete authority
A major feature of the Golden Age of Muslim
culture was the
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Persecution of Jews and Christians
Adoption of democratic government
Political and economic isolation of the
Arab world
Development of the foundations of
modern science and mathematics
Calligraphy
• Fine handwriting
Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, Italy’s attack on
Ethiopia, and Germany’s blitzkrieg in Poland are
examples of
A.
B.
C.
D.
The domino theory
Military aggression
Containment
Appeasement
Blitz
• Massive bombing
The major reason that Portugal and Spain
established water routes to Asia’s spice markets
was to
A. Avoid the overland routes that were
controlled by Muslim traders
B. Experiment with new technology, such as
the astrolabe and sextant
C. Provide jobs for navigators,
cartographers, and shipbuilders
D. Discover new continents, plants, and
animals
Cartographer
• mapmaker
Which of the following problems in the savanna
regions of Africa is caused by population pressures
and overuse of the land?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Air pollution
Desertification
Rain forest destruction
Flooding
Desertification
• The changeover of arable land into desert
Deforestation, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect
are major world problems that indicate a need for
A. The development of mass transit
systems in developing nations
B. An increase in the worldwide production
of oil
C. Cooperation between nations to reduce
pollution and environmental destruction
D. A reduction in crop production in some
areas of the world
Deforestation
• Destruction of forests, especially tropical
rainforests
What was one reason that totalitarian
dictatorships gained power in Europe
between World War I and World War II?
A. Governments failed to meet the needs of
the people
B. Famine and AIDS spread throughout
Europe
C. Trade was banned between western and
eastern Europe
D. Monarchies were reinstated in many
nations
Despot
• Leader with total power and control
A study of the fall of the Roman Empire
(476) and the collapse of the Soviet Union
(1991) shows that powerful empires can
A. Conquer more than one continent and
remain stable
B. Be threatened only when directly
attacked by outsiders
C. Lose strength when mercenaries enforce
reforms
D. Be weakened by both internal and
external pressures
Empire
• A group of states or territories governed by
one ruler
Which statement about the impact of the AIDS
epidemic in both Africa and Southeast Asia is most
accurate?
A. The availability of low-cost drugs has cured
most of those infected.
B. Life expectancy in both regions is declining.
C. The introduction of awareness programs has
eliminated the threat of the disease.
D. Newborn babies and young children have not
been affected by the disease.
Epidemic
• An outbreak of disease that spreads
quickly and effects a large number of
people
Which statement about railroad systems in
the 19th and early 20th centuries is accurate?
A. Imperialists rejected the use of railroads
in their colonies.
B. European governments opposed the
development of railroads.
C. Railroads helped promote the factory
system and urbanization.
D. Railroads made transportation of goods
less efficient.
Factory
• Place in which workers and machines are
brought together to produce large quantities of
goods
Conflicts between Hutu and Tutsi, Ottoman Turks
and Armenians, and Soviets and Ukrainian kulaks
all resulted in
A.
B.
C.
D.
Establishment of new governments
International intervention
Cultural interdependence
Massacres or genocide
Genocide
• Attempt to destroy an entire ethnic or
religious group
Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, and Johannes
Kepler are all directly associated with the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Agricultural Revolution
English Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution
Geocentric
• Earth-centered, theory that the earth is the
center of the universe
The heliocentric model, the development of
inductive reasoning, and the work of
Descartes are all associated with which
revolution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Neolithic
Scientific
Agricultural
Green
Heliocentric
• Sun-centered, theory that the sun is the
center of the universe
What was a significant effect of Mansa
Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?
A. Islamic learning and culture expanded in
Mali
B. The African written language spread to
southwest Asia
C. Military leaders eventually controlled Mali
D. The trading of gold for salt ended
Hijira
• Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina
in 622 AD
•Maize and potatoes were grown in Europe
* Millions of Africans suffered during the Middle
Passage
* Smallpox had devastating effects on indigenous
peoples
* Spanish language is used in much of Latin
America
Which global interaction is illustrated by these
statements
A.
B.
C.
D.
Columbian Exchange
B. Crusades
Silk Road trade
Scramble for Africa
Indigenous
• Native to a country or region
In India, the people have resisted changing their
attitudes toward the caste system because
A. National Muslim leaders have supported
the caste system
B. The Hindu beliefs of karma and dharma
reinforce the caste system
C. The government is unwilling to end the
caste system
D. Continued religious conflict prevents
changes in the caste system
Karma
• In Hinduism, all the actions of a person’s
life that affect existence in the next life
* Literacy rates rise
* Shakespeare’s sonnets circulated
* Secular ideas spread
Which innovation led directly to these
developments?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Astrolabe
Paper currency
Carvel
Printing Press
Literacy
• The ability to read and write
What was a major cause of World War I?
A. Militarism in the nations of Europe
B. Rebellions in colonial lands in Africa and
Asia
C. Expansion of communism into western
Europe
D. Inability of the League of Nations to keep
the peace
Militarism
• The glorification of military power