Global Word Association Terms
Please match the term with the correct definition. Good luck.
_____1. Islam A. Siddhartha Guatama, Four Noble Truths
_____ 2. Judaism B. Caste System, Reincarnation
_____ 3. Confucianism C. Monotheistic, Jesus Christ
_____ 4. Hinduism D. Monotheistic, the Covenant
_____ 5. Buddhism E. Five Pillars of Wisdom, Monotheistic
_____ 6. Christianity F. Social Order and Harmony, Five Relationships
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_____ 7. Geography/Geographic Feat. A. Trade, Fertile Soil
_____ 8. Straits B. Act as barriers
_____ 9. Rivers C. Seasonal winds
_____ 10. Deserts D. Strategic location for trade
_____ 11. Monsoons E. Influence people’s culture or way of life
_____ 12. Regular/Smooth Coastline F. No natural bays or harbors
_____ 13. River Valleys G. Fertile soil
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_____ 14. Neolithic Revolution A. Authority to rule came from God
_____ 15. Earliest Civilizations B. Diverse cultures, difficult to unify as one nation
_____ 16. Hammurabi’s Code C. Settlements, farming
_____ 17. Mandate of Heaven D. Tell us something about that culture
_____ 18. Art & Architecture in Society E. An eye for an eye
_____ 19. Sub Sahara Africa Geog. F. Abundance of minerals and resources
_____ 20. Latin America Geography G. Along river valleys, fertile soil
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_____ 21. Japan’s Geography A. Need for access to warm water ports
_____ 22. China’s Geography B. Lack of natural resources
_____ 23. Western Europe’s Geog. C. Natural boundaries
_____ 24. India’s Geography D. Scarcity of water, Abundance of oil
_____ 25. Middle East Geography E. Himalaya’s. Monsoons
_____ 26. Russia’s Geography F. Imperialistic
_____ 27. North Africa Geography G. Sahara Desert, Desertification
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_____ 28. Ancient Athens A. Militaristic Spirit
_____ 29. Ancient Sparta B. Democracy
_____ 30. Roman Republic C. Centralized Government
_____ 31.Imperial Rome D. Justinian’s Code
_____ 32. Byzantine Empire E. Decentralized political system
_____ 33. Medieval Europe F. Twelve Tables of Law
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_____ 34. Animism A. Roman Law
_____ 35. Shintoism B. Increased trade between Asia and Europe
_____ 36. Spread of Islam C. Spirits in nature, Japan
_____ 37. The Crusades D. Spirits in nature, Africa
_____ 38. Golden Age of Islam E. Mohammad & the Jihad
_____ 39. Constantinople F. Advances in science and math
_____ 40. Justinian Codes G. Trading center
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_____ 41. Cultural Diffusion A. Trade between Europe & Asia
_____ 42. Interdependence B. Rigid social class structure
_____ 43. Silk Road C. Spread from Asia to Eastern Europe
_____ 44. Axum & Kush D. Exchange of ideas
_____ 45. Mongol Empire E. Trading, Gold & Salt
_____ 46. Code of Chivalry F. Honor and loyalty
_____ 47. Feudalism G. Trade and dependence among nations
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_____ 48. Japanese Feudalism A. Grassland
_____ 49. Central Asian Steppe B. Trading, Gold & Salt
_____ 50. Tokagawa Shogunate C. End justifies the means
_____ 51. Ghana, Mali, Songhai D. Rigid social class system
_____ 52. Renaissance E. Social and economic collapse
_____ 53. Machiavelli F. Isolation
_____ 54. Black Plague G. Humanism & Individualism, questioning spirit
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_____ 55. Protestant Reformation A. Taken over by the Spanish and Cortes – Spanish more technologically
advanced
_____ 56. Martin Luther B. Council of Trent, reform a little
_____ 57. Counter Reformation/
Catholic Reformation C. Terrace farming, road system
_____ 58. Ottoman Empire D. 95 Thesis
_____ 59. Aztec Empire E. Parts of eastern Europe and the Middle East
_____ 60. Inca Empire F. Protests against the Catholic Church
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_____ 61. Motive for European Explore A. Columbus discovers (encounters), Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates
_____ 62. European Explorers B. Europe, Africa & the Americas
_____ 63. Mercantilism C. First slaves were Indians, but too many died from disease (smallpox)
_____ 64. Triangular Trade D. Chinese exploration
_____ 65. Encomienda System E. Native workers / forced labor
_____ 66. Slavery in the New World F. Desire to find riches and spices
_____ 67. Zheng He G. Led to an unequal trade relationship between the parent countries and the
colonies
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_____ 68. Absolutism A. Natural Rights – life, liberty, property
_____ 69. Theory of Divine Right B. Strong central government
_____ 70. Thomas Hobbes C. Absolute rulers who also worked to improve their subject lives
_____ 71. John Locke D. Government is dominated by one person
_____ 72. Enlightened Despots E. Spoke out against absolutism, influenced revolutions
_____ 73. Enlightenment F. Ruler received authority to rule from God
_____ 74. English Revolution G. Made Parliament as powerful as the English king
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_____ 75. Magna Carta A. Desire to have one’s own independent nation
_____ 76. Scientific Revolution B. Turn things in Europe back to the way they were before the French Revolution
_____ 77. Nationalism C. Simon Bolivar, Touissant L’Overture, Jose De San Martin, inspired by French
and American Revolutions
_____ 78. Congress of Vienna D. Limit the power of the English king
_____ 79. Cause of the French Rev. E. Plight of the 3rd Estate, unfair social system
_____ 80. Effects of the French Rev. F. Development of nationalism
_____ 81. Latin American Rev 1800s G. Heliocentric (sun-centered) theory
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_____ 82. United Nations A. Promote peace among nations
_____ 83. European Union/ B. End tariffs between the USA, Canada & Mexico
Common Market
_____ 84. NAFTA C. The Zionists
_____ 85. OPEC D. promote cooperation between European nations
_____ 86. Industrial Revolution E. Factory system, growth of cities (urbanization)
_____ 87. Nationalist Groups F. Seeks to control the amount of oil exported to the world’s market
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_____ 88. Adam Smith A. Wanted to overthrow capitalism and develop a fairer system (communism)
_____ 89. Karl Marx B. Three Principles – Democracy, Nationalism, Livelihood (economic well-being)
_____ 90. Sun Yat-Sen C. Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Genocide, Final Solution
_____ 91. Kemal Ataturk D. Westernized and modernized Turkey
_____ 92. Mohandas Gandhi E. Makes the Soviet Union a powerful nation through collectivization & Five Year
Plans
_____ 93. Adolf Hitler F. Civil disobedience & passive resistance
_____ 94. Joseph Stalin G. Laissez-faire theory (hands off)
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_____ 95. World War I A. Key Events – D-Day, Hiroshima & Nagasaki
_____ 96. Russian Revolution B. Trench warfare
_____ 97. Treaty of Versailles C. War guilt clause, heavy reparations paid by Germany
_____ 98. Munich Agreement D. Superpowers – USA & USSR begin the Cold War
_____ 99. World War II E. Peace, Land and Bread
_____ 100. Post World War II F. Communist/Totalitarian Soviet Union vs. Capitalist/Democratic United States
_____ 101. Cold War G. Appeasement, give in or grant concessions
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_____ 102. Berlin Conference A. Led by Sun Yat-Sen and his Three Principles
_____ 103. Causes of Imperialism B. Areas in China that were taken over or dominated by Europeans
_____ 104. Spheres of Influence C. Major European nations carved up or divided Africa into colonies
_____ 105. Chinese Revolution (1911) D. Japan westernizes or modernizes
_____ 106. Meiji Restoration E. Need for raw materials and new markets
_____ 107. Imperialistic Japan F. Driven by its need for resources
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_____ 108.Chinese Communist Rev. A. India partitioned into two – Hindu India & Muslim Pakistan
_____ 109.Mao Zedong B. Allowed for some capitalistic element
_____ 110. Deng Xiaoping C. Led by Mao Zedong
_____ 111. Indian Independence D. Ho Chi Minh – revolutionary nationalist leader and communist
_____ 112. African Independence E. Support of the peasants, Great Leap Forward
_____ 113. Vietnam Independence F. Boundaries made up by the European nations during imperialism didn’t
account for the tribal/ethnic differences
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_____ 114. PLO A. Blacks separated and viewed as inferior to the whites
_____ 115. Creation of Israel B. Targets innocent civilians
_____ 116. Apartheid C. Arab Israeli Wars, instability in the Middle East since 1948
_____ 117. Iranian Revolution D. Muslim Palestinians vs. The Jews
_____ 118. Terrorism E. Iraq defeated by a coalition of forces led by the USA
_____ 119. Persian Gulf War F. Fighting for an independent Palestinian nation
_____ 120. Ethnic & Religious Tension G. Overthrew the Shah and set up an Islamic theocracy
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_____ 121. Green Revolution A. Richer nations
_____ 122. Deforestation B. Nuclear Proliferation, AIDS
_____ 123. Developed Nation C. Deforestation, Desertification, Global Warming
_____ 124. Interdependence D. Cut down for logging or grazing
_____ 125. Environmental/Ecological E. Dependence among the various nations of the world on each other
Concerns
_____ 126. Grave Concerns of F. Poorer Nation
Humankind
_____ 127. Developing Nation G. produce greater amount of crops
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_____ 128. Hot Spots Today A. India & Pakistan, North & South Korea
_____ 129. Communist Cuban Rev. B. Perestroika & Glasnost
_____ 130. Mikhail Gorbachev C. Fidel Castro
_____ 131. Collapse of Communism D. Internet
in Eastern Europe
_____ 132. Aftermath of Communism E. Failure of communism to meet the economic needs and political
in Eastern Europe desires
_____ 133. Computer Revolution/ F. Difficulty making transition to democracy and capitalism, ethnic
Information Age conflict