FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP

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FREE WORLD HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP

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Question 1: indulgence

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Letters of forgiveness for one's sins provided by the medieval Church, and one of the causes of the Reformation.

Question 2: Social Darwinism

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A social theory which states that the level a person rises to in society and wealth is determined by their genetic background.

Question 3: Glasnost

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A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev which called for more openness with the nations of West, and a relaxing of restraints on Soviet citizenry.

Question 4: Seljuk Turks

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Dynasty that controlled Turkey during the 11th and 12th centuries. The Seljuk disruption of European travel to the Holy Lands resulted in the Crusades.

Question 5: World War II

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(1939 - 1945) A war fought in Europe, Africa and Asia between the Allied Powers of Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Question 6: Vietnam Conflict/War

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A war in the country of Vietnam, first between the French and Vietnamese, as France was attempting to hold onto its colony. The second war was between the United States and the communist forces of North Vietnam, as the U.S. was attempting to keep South V

Question 7: 95 Theses

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Document written by Martin Luther detailing what he believed to be the problems in the medieval Church.

Question 8: Stupa

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A Buddhist shrine or temple in India. This form of architecture made its way to China where it was altered slightly and renamed the pagoda.

Question 9: city-state

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An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding lands.

Question 10: tradition

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A long-established custom or belief.

Question 11: climate

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The average weather in a region.

Question 12: Nazi

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Name of German National Socialist Party, which gained control of Germany in 1933 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler.

Question 13: Truman Doctrine

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A policy if the Truman presidency that called for supporting any nation resisting communism.

Question 14: circumnavigate

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To travel around something, like an island or the world.

Question 15: Machiavelli, Niccolo

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(1469-1527) Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher of the Renaissance. His greatest work is The Prince, a book of political advice to rulers in which he describes the methods that a prince should use to acquire and maintain political pow

Question 16: domino theory

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The idea that countries bordering communist countries were in more danger of falling to communism unless the United States and other western nations worked to prevent it.

Question 17: Treaty of Nanjing

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(1842) An unequal treaty between Great Britain and China resulting from the Opium War. The treaty stated that China was to reimburse Britain for costs incurred fighting the war. The Chinese were forced to open several ports to British trade, provide Brit

Question 18: Russo-Japanese War

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(1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious.

Question 19: acupuncture

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Chinese method of treating disorders by inserting needles into the skin. This is to help with the flow of energy that is thought to be blocked.

Question 20: culture system

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A system of slave labor used by the Dutch in their South East Asia colonies.

Question 21: Roman Empire

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The territories ruled by ancient Rome which at one time encompassed most of the Mediterranean world and parts of France, England, and Germany. The empire lasted from 27 BCE to 395 CE.

Question 22: Amritsar Massacre

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April 3rd of 1919. British soldiers killed close to 400 unarmed Indian men, women, and children, and wounded 1,100 more. People had gathered in the center of town to protest British occupation of their country, and to demand equality. This was a turning

Question 23: Middle Ages

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Time period in European history between the fall of Rome in 476 C.E. and the beginning of the Italian Renaissance in the early 15th century.

Question 24: export

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The sending of goods to another country for sale or trade.

Question 25: Amin, Idi

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(1925?- ) President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. His brutal regime resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of people, as well as the near total ruin of Uganda. He was overthrown and exiled to Saudi Arabia in 1979.