Global Environment
the spread of culture from one place to another
cultural diffusion
The Cold War was primarily a war between which two superpowers?
United States and Soviet Union
The civilization that developed the first writing system, calendar, and many other achievements:
Sumerian Civilization
the first written code of laws
Hammurabi's Code
The belief in one god is known as:
monotheism
A document that is written during the same time an event occurs is known as a _______.
primary source
What did many early civilizations develop around?
river valleys
a campaign that aimed to wipe out the population of Tutsi and led to a refugee crisis and the death of close to 1 million people
Rwandan Genocide
the duties required of all Muslims to follow
5 Pillars of Islam
_______ refers to the way people and ideas have spread over the surface of the Earth
culture
The distance North or South of the Equator.
latitude
________ led to the growth of cities (increased urbanization)
Industrial Revolution
The brutal voyage from Africa to the Americas is known as the:
middle passage
Economic problems like unemployment, poor education, and a low standard of living caused this event.
Arab Spring
a system of government of one nation by another in which the governed people retain certain administrative, legal, and other powers
indirect rule
An economy where the government makes some decisions while individuals make others is called a ________
Mixed economy
The first settled civilizations emerged as a result of the:
The system of inequality, injustice, and segregation, particularly in South Africa:
The declaration that encouraged Zionism by supporting the creation of a Jewish homeland.
Balfour Declaration
the dispersion or spread of people
diaspora
On this type of map projection, the areas of equal size are equally sized but there is extreme distortion in the polar regions.
Peters map
The senior decision-making legislative body in the UN is:
the Security Council
A highly developed and industrial economy was a result of what in most African nations?
imperialism (colonial rule)
The conflict between the supporters and opponents of the Assad government led to this event.
Syrian Civil War
The movement to unify all African nations is called:
Pan-Africanism