People
“Virgin Queen” of England; Protestant; reigned over a Golden Age
Queen Elizabeth I
the monotheistic religion of the Jewish people
Judaism
a worldwide economic downturn caused by overspeculation and the crash of the stock market in 1929
If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.
Code of Hammurabi
the name of the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
the Enlightened One (Buddha) who popularized an ancient path to releasing desire and escaping the cycle of suffering
Siddharta Gautama
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism; selling more than you buy
mercantilism
most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the death of 75–200 million people
Black Death
Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace...If any man or any nation outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace...they may trace the Roots to the Tree and if their minds are clean and they are obedient and promise to obey the wishes of the Confederate Council, they shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves.
Iroquois Constitution
the name for a collection of islands (such as Japan, Hawaii, or Indonesia)
archipelago
First Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
Constantine
theory that applied biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology, economics, and politics
Social Darwinism
the decline of a major European empire (and former republic) caused by a large wealth gap, disease, corruption, and foreign invasion
When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said, “Repent'” (Mt 4:17), he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance.
95 Theses
the name for the period in Europe beginning with the Fall of Rome (5th century) and ending with the beginning of the Renaissance (15th century)
The Middle Ages
or
Medieval Period
Venezuelan military and political leader who led revolutions in Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama
Simón Bolívar
employing and/or enslaving Native Americans and Africans to work on land in the Americas granted to settlers by Spain
Encomienda system
11th-century invasion and occupation of England by William the Conqueror, which led to vast changes and doublets in the English language
Norman Conquest
Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
the sea the Phoenicians traded on
Mediterranean
Former State Counselor of Myanmar; pro-democracy politician and diplomat who has been been under house arrest for a total of 21 years
Aung San Suu Kyi
identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
nationalism
a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 after a period of shogunate rule
Meiji Restoration
The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles...But not only has the bourgeoisie forged the weapons that bring death to itself; it has also called into existence the men who are to wield those weapons – the modern working class – the proletarians.
Communist Manifesto
the modern-day name of the most important CITY in the region that has been known as "The Holy Land," "The Promised Land," "Blessed Land of the Quran," "Land of the Gospels," and "Zion"
Jerusalem