Terms
Many authors in this age were influenced by Scripture
Modern Age
First Roman emperor to persecute Christians
Nero
Discovery of the new world
1492
First country to have a written account of their history
Israel
Greatest accomplishment of the Sumerians
writing
Way of life of a group of people
culture
Wrote "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
Martin Luther
End of Vietnam
1975
Became the financial center of the world in the 1920s
United States
economic system based on private ownership
capitalism
Way of life based on ownership of land
feudalism
Artist known for his work in the Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell
What happened in 1918?
End of WWI
The Middle Ages began when this empire collapsed
Catholics say that this apostle was made the head of the church
Peter
Russian word for "openness"
glasnost
Translated the entire Bible into English for the first time
John Wycliffe
France's first written constitution
1791
What system has hindered progress in India
caste system
Date of the first attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor
Sept. 11, 2001
Lessening of tension and hostility
detente
Rule marked the beginning of France
Hugh Capet
What happened in 1995
World Trade Organization
This countries rise to nationhood is seen as the climax in the gradual breakup of Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Largest most intricate global project to date?
International Space Station