Unit 1
What is polytheism
The belief of many gods
What are the two branches of Islam
Sunni and Shia
This title is given to the person who is the Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church
The Pope
This was the style of fighting on the western front during WW1
Trench Warfare
This was a military alliance between the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe.
Warsaw Pact
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
Belief that the gods transfer their power to a specific family in China that is meant to establish a dynasty and rule the region
People from Central Asia when united ended up creating the largest single land empire in history.
The Mongols
A New piece of technology that the Europeans first learned how to use from Muslims. It allowed navigators to calculate their location based on the position of the sun and starts in relation to the horizon.
The Astrolabe
The Triple Entente consisted of what three countries
Russia, Britain, and France
This was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States over nuclear missiles the Soviets had allegedly deployed to Cuba.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Why were ancient civilizations centered around river valleys?
They are flat and your crops will grow.
Who is the father of monotheism
Abraham
Who was the first person to circumnavigate the Earth
Magellan
What are the M.A.I.N. causes of WW1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
This is an economic system proposed by Karl Marx in which all means of production are owned by the proletariat, but are controlled by the government when practiced by countries such as the Soviet Union and China.
Communism
What is another name for the Huang He River
The Yellow River
The eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived after the fall of the Western Empire at the end of the 5th century C.E. Its capital was Constantinople, named after the Emperor Constantine.
The Byzantine Empire
This is another name for the pandemic that swept through much of Europe and Asia in the 14th century
The Black Death
Which Country had the most casualties during WW1
Russia
This is the Russian term used for the economic reforms set in place by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985. It literally means restructuring.
Perestroika
Why did the Maurya Empire start to decline?
The death of Asoka
Why was the hagia sophia turned into a mosque?
the turks conquered constantinople and changed it
During the French Revolution, he was a powerful member of the Committee of Public Safety during the "Reign of Terror"
Robespierre
Who was the Prime Minister of France during World War I?
Clemenceau
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union whose programs of perestroika (economic "restructuring") and glasnost (political "openness") loosened the restrictions on Soviet and Eastern European peoples. The result was the eventual collapse of the communist governments in the region.
Gorbachev