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Silk Roads |
a system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carried silk and other trade goods. |
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Slavs |
a people from the forests north of the Black Sea, ancestors of many peoples in Eastern Europe today. |
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Social Darwinism |
The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. |
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Solidarity |
Polish union - 1980's - protested working conditions & political repression, became main force of opposition to communism |
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Songhai |
West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from the 1400s to 1591. |
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Taliban |
group of fundamentalist Islamic (Muslims) who took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996 |
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theocracy |
a goverment in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure or A goverment ruled by religious figures |
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Tiananmen Square |
a large square in central Beijing, China, that is a traditional site for festivals, rallies, and demonstrations - many people were killed while protesting against the Chinese government in 1989 |
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Torah |
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible containing the laws and teachings of Judaismalso called the Pentateuch |
