Setting
Mt. Everest
This religion began in India and teaches about karma, dharma, and reincarnation.
Hinduism
A time era known for great "change," especially in terms of art, religion, and the sciences
The Renaissance Era
The three branches of government in most democracies
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
This term describes the goods and services a country sells to other countries.
Exports
The continent in which England is located
Europe
This language is the most widely spoken in South America and was spread through colonization.
Spanish
The name of a Japanese military ruling family
Shogun
A form of government where the leaders come from a ruling/royal family
A Monarchy
This term describes goods and services that a country buys from other countries.
Imports
The largest and deepest ocean
The Pacific Ocean
This Chinese philosophy, founded by Confucius, emphasizes respect, education, and family relationships.
Confucionism
The time period of America's Civil Rights Movement
Which branch of government is in charge of making new laws?
The Legislative
This type of economy is controlled mostly by the government, which decides what goods are produced and how they are distributed.
Command Economy
The study of Earth's physical features
Geography
The term for the spread of culture across geograhic boundaries
Cultural Diffusion
The type of protest in which a protestor acts non-violently to stand for change. (Think Ghandi and Dr. King)
Peaceful protest or civil disobedience
Abraham Lincoln called this form of government "rule of the people, by the people, and for the people."
Democracy
This type of economy is based on practices of the past
Traditional economy
The name for a country that spans multiple continents
Transcontinental
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
The First Ammendment
The year the Declaration of Independence was signed (when the United States declared its independence from Great Britain
1776
This organization of European countries works together economically and politically.
The European Union (EU)
An economic system wherein the pricing of goods and services in the market is determined by supply and demand rather than by government intervention.
Free Enterprise Economy