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English | Indonesian |
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 Who are the group of namadic herders in Kenya? | masai |
| Leader of Zaire who seized the government and created a socialist economy | General Mobutu |
| What was the Belgian Congo renamed after they got their independence | Zaire |
| fighters in Sudan that attack black African villages | janjaweed |
| What is the most populaous country in Africa? | Nigeria |
| What was the name of the incident that occured in the 1950's when the Kenyans tried to rebel against the British? | Mau Mau Uprisings |
| What is the largest tribe in Kenya? | kikuyu |
| Europe controlled all countries in Africa except which two between 1870-1914 | Ethiopia and liberia |
| Who was the leader who changed Rhodesia back to Zimbabwe in 1980? | Mugabe |
| Who was the leader of the Congo Free State? | Leopold II |
| Tribe in Nigeria | Ibo |
| What tribe fought the British in what is today Ghana? | Ashanti |
| led by Menelik II, successful resistance in Ethiopia. The result was the Ethiopian forces successfully defeated the Italians and maintained their nation's independence. | Battle of Adowa |
| a term for extreme nationalism combined with militarism | jingoism |
| until recently what was Zimbabwe known as? | Bread Basket of Southern Africa |
| Created and implemented the Second Revolution and 4 Modernizations; Tiananmen Square | Deng Xiaoping |
| Led the Cultural Revolution; had 5 year plans | Mao Zedong |
| Current leader of Communist China | Hu Jintao |
| Founder of Daoism | Lao-Tse |
| Sudanese Rebel leader of VP | John Garang |
| SPLA commander in Sudan | George Garang |
| Current leader of Uganda | Museveni |
| Sierra Leone Leader | Koroma |
| Current President of Peru | Garcia |
| Priest who took over from Hidalgo | Jose Morales |
| Killed Morales | Iturbide |
| President of Nicaragua | Ortega |
| Former dictator of Panama | Noriego |
| former leader of brazil; independence | dom pedro |
| introduced policy of isolationism | tokugawa |
| emperor who let perry set up port; led restoration | meiji |
| current emperor of Japan | Akihito |
| Former PM of japan until recently | hatayama |
| Current Prime Minister of Japan | Kan |
| leader of south korea | lee myung-bak |
| name of sacred text of confucianism? | Analects |
| sacred text of Daoism? | Tao-te Ching |
| Last Dynasty in China | Manchus |
| the number one largest Buddha in Japan. It is housed in the largest wooden building in the world. | Todaiji Daibutsu |
| the longest imperial reign in Japanese history. It was reigned by emperor Hirohito. | Showa era |
| A spirit or god that resides in the shinto shrine | kami |
| Japanese art of flower arrangement. | ikebana |
| term for a "bullet train" | Shinkansen |
| What is the Japanese sport of fencing with bamboo swords? | Kendo |
| Large bronze buddha that is greatly revered by the Japanese. | Kamakura Daibutsu |
| term used by older generations to describe the newer generations of Japanese people. It indicates a difference in values and work ethic. | shinjinrui |
| What is the entrance to a temple in Japan called? | torii |
| Term that means "great buddha" | Daibutsi |
| Who was the emperor of Japan during WWII? | Hirohito |
| a 13 string japanese harp | koto |
| since the late 1800's, powerful banking and industrial families in Japan | zaibatsu |
| individuals of European and Indian descent | mestizos |
| area north and east of the Baja and the Gulf of California | sonoran |
| most densely populated country in the Caribbean | Barbadoas |
| individuals of African and European descent | mulattoes |
| Many of the indian population of Ecuador speak | Quechua |
| 1979-1992: 70,000 killed by death squads. many nuns and priests tried to help the poor but they were killed for it. in 1992, peace agreement negotiated by the UN t | el salvador's civil war |
| term for individuals of mixed Indian and African descent | zambo |
| 1978-1990, Sandanistas (backed by Cuba and USSR) controlled the govt and fought the rebels called the contras, which were backed by the US. As a result of this, the country's economy is a mess | Nicaragua's civil war |
| Who is Japan's Prime minister? | Hatoyana |
| Who is the Secretary of UN for Korea? | Bam Ki-Moon |
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