Mr. Peck's Final Exam Study Guide
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Define-Prehistory and History | History- writing Prehistory-before writing |
| Ancient Egypt-rulers/writing | Pharaoh / hieroglyphics |
| World Economic Systems Traditional/Barter/Market | Traditional Barter-trading one thing for another Market- Buying |
| Ancient Civilizations River Systems | used as trade routes |
| 4-Early River Valley Civilizations | Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus Valley, Chichilean Valley |
| Hittites Civilization | Indo-Europen speakers who occupied Anatolia, or Asia Minor, dominated SouthWest Asia for 450 years. |
| Cuneiform | system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians. |
| Greek Philosophers | Neno, Epicurus |
| Alexander the Great | Taught by Aristotle, defeated many Nations and had no rebellions against him. |
| Roman dictators | Julius Ceasor was the first Roman Dictator |
| Classical Languages | Ancient Greece and Latin sometimes Chinese, Arabic, and Sanskrit |
| Roman Social Order | Patricians- Wealthy landowners who help most of the power Plebians- common farmers, artisans, and merchants |
| Marco Polo | Venetian trader that visited China from European traveled by caravan on the silk road/ described Kuala. |
| Middle Ages Trade | took place in town, cloth was most common traded item. Used furs to buy goods and later make profit reselling |
| Huns | They invaded China |
| Mongols | United by Temujin in 1200 and accepted title Genghis. Also he conquered most of Asia. |
| Gunpowder | Was first used by China. Used in guns to fire ammunition. |
| Renaissance | European history 1300-1600. Renewed interest in classical culture. |
| Reformation | 16th century movement of religious reform. Lead to founding of Christian Churches that rejected the pope as authority. |
| Counter-Reformation | Secular views challenged church rulers. Rulers challenged church merchants, and did not pay church taxes. |
| World Exploration--Why? | 'Trade routes' resources, new land. |
| Explorers who explored North America | Christopher Columbus. Italian navigator, Convinced king of France to let him go. |
| Prince Henry | Son of the Portugal's. King oversea exploration began in 1415, helped conquer Muslim cities. |
| Philosophers during the Enlightment | Tomas Hobloes, John Locke, Voitaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Catherine 2ND |
| Scientific Revolution | New way of thinking about the natural world. |
| Napoleon's Achievements | bank of France-Labor was controlled and food supply was introduced |
| Industrial Revolution Origins | Greatly increased output of machine made goods/began in England in mid 1700s |
| Inventors of the Industrial Revolution--Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
| Inventory of the Industrial Revolution--Bell | Teacher of deaf students and invented the telephone in his spare time. |
| Inventory of the Industrial Revolution--Edison | created light bulb and phonograph |
| India's independence | became independent August 15, 1947 and it was from British control. |
| President Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon | Jefferson- led the US and wrote the declaration of independence, ideas, from Locke. Napoleon-French man |
| Boxer Rebellion | Boxers were the society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists-campaign was against the be-waged Empress rule and foreigner privileges |
| WWII alliances | Britain, Russia, and United states against Germany |
| WWII Pacific theater | against Japan. Japan's commanders-Masahiru and Hamamoto US-MacArthur and Nimitz |
| WWII- Russia | Attacked by Germany by surprise. Apart of the allied nation |
| NATO | The US, Canada, or any of the 10 European nations that were attacked by any others, the NATA would meet that under-attacked country with armed forces |
| OPEC | Restriction of trade- activated an Oil embargo. Contributed a significant economic decline |
| Define 'Cold war' | Soviet Union vs the United States |
| Goldia Meir | Israels, under the prime Minister, launched a counter attack and regained most of their lost territory |
| Elizabeth 2 | 1558-1603. well educated. spoke French, Italian, Latin, and Greek |
| Indira Gandhi | prime minister/ Nehru's daughter. attacked symbols of Indian authority. |
| Hammurabi | made a Babylonian empire to reach its peak. made a code of laws |
| Plato | student of Socrates, encouraged people to question themselves |
| Justinian | Byzantine nobleman. Effort to regain Romes failing glory. |
| Muhammad | a trader and business manager. Messenger of Allah. He was the last of the prophets |
| Charlemagne | Charles the Great. built an empire that was as great os the Roman Empire |
| Martin Luther | a good Christian who taught scripture, and helped free African Americans. |
| Zheng He | Chinese Muslim admiral led 7 voyages. Made a huge treasure ship |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the deceleration of independence |
| Hitler | leader of Nazis |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | US Pres in 1932/ helped depression. Started a new deal (for public workers) |
| Cold War | Americans vs Soviet Union |
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