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This canal connects the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
The Grand Canal
(c. 1299–1922) was a powerful, 600-year Islamic superpower founded by Osman I in Anatolia.
The Ottoman Empire
announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule
Declaration of Independence
A war that included no actual "Fighting" between the two major nations
The Cold War
Sparked the start of World War 1
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This rice is drought resistant and was utilized by many Asian Civilizations
Champa Rice
a political and religious doctrine asserting that a monarch derives their authority directly from God, not from the people or parliament
Divine Right
high-volume manufacturing of standardized products using assembly lines, automation, and interchangeable parts
Mass Production
is an armed conflict where major powers, rather than fighting directly, use third parties—smaller states, non-state actors, or mercenaries—to fight on their behalf to advance strategic interests.
Proxy War
A genocide led by Germany where 6 million people were killed.
The Holocaust
primarily known as the founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history. He is renowned for uniting nomadic tribes in 1206
Genghis Khan
the capacity to accept, respect, and coexist with differing religious beliefs and practices, fostering peaceful, pluralistic societies
Religious Tolerance
the transformative process of shifting from an agrarian, handcrafted economy to one dominated by machine manufacturing, factory systems, and technological innovation
Industrialization
This document effectively ended WWI
One example of a Proxy War during the Cold War era
Korean War, Vietnam War
4,000-mile+ (6,400+ km) network of interlinked land and maritime trade routes established during China's Han dynasty (c. 130 B.C.E.) that connected Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe.
Silk Road
the massive, post-1492 transfer of plants, animals, diseases, people, and culture between the Americas (New World) and Europe/Africa/Asia (Old World) following Christopher Columbus's voyage
The Columbian Exchange
A big country with a lot of money takes over a little country
Imperialism
4 Letter acronym to explain the causes of WWI
M.A.I.N
long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
Climate Change
This city grew due to the Saharan Trade (Unit 2)
Timbuktu
people of mixed European (usually Spanish) and Indigenous American ancestry
Mestizo
also known as the Age of Reason----- was a period of intellectual and cultural flourishing in Europe and Western civilization, emerging in the late 17th century in Western Europe.
The Age of Enlightenment
is the deliberate, systematic, and intentional destruction—in whole or in part—of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Genocide
Greatest year of all time
2016