Who Am I
Empires/Governments/Policy
Miscellaneous Vocabulary
Enduring Issue
Miscellaneous Vocabulary II
100

A navy commander who became the first foreigner to break through the barriers that had kept Japan isolated from the rest of the world for 250 years.

Who is Commodore Matthew Perry.

100

The governing body of a nation, state or community.

What is government.

100

The process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine.

What is mining.

100

A challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time.

What is an Enduring Issue.

100

A fabric made by weaving used in making clothing.

What is textile.

200

First King of a united Italy.

Who is Victor Emmanual II.

200

A Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of modern-day India and Pakistan from 1526-1857.

What is the Mughal Empire.

200

An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

What are atrocities.

200

The events that led to an event; includes the time period and larger historical trends as well as causes.

What is historical context.

200

Related to turning raw materials into manufactured goods.

What is industrial.

300

Founder of communism.

Who is Karl Marx.

300

Policy used by Bismark to unify Germany through war.

What is Blood and Iron.

300

Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict.

What is appeasement.

300

An opinion; a claim.

What is point of view.

300

One who thinks about questions and studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge and other important human matters.

What is a philosopher.

400

French general who became Emperor of the French. He brought stability to the French towards the end of the French Revolution.

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte.

400

The main Island of the United Kingdom located off the Northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales. 

What is Great Britian.

400

The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

What is urbanization.

400

An improvement of an existing technological product, system or method of doing something; a new idea or concept.

What is innovation.

400

Having extreme pride in a specific country.

What is nationalistic.

500

Scottish economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations, a precursor to modern capitalism.

Who is Adam Smith.

500

The modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's.

What is the Meiji Restoration.

500

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

What is capitalism.

500

A system of government in which all factories, farms, and other valuable things are owned and controlled by the government.

What is Communisim.

500

Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from God.

What is Divine Right.