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1. The people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.

2. Harder and more durable than copper alone. The term Bronze Age is applied to the era when bronze was the primary metal for tools and weapons.

3. Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route.

4. (1627-1691) Irish chemist who conducted experiments on gases at different temperatures. He is sometimes known as the 'Father of Chemistry.'

5. (1325 - 1521 A.D.) The Aztecs were a powerful, complex pre-Columbian social organization in Central Mexico. They developed a yearly calendar, and a tradition of human sacrifices.

6. (1988-Present) Terrorist organization formed by Osama bin Laden.

7. (18th Century) Movement that applied reason and scientific laws to understand nature and society. Enlightenment thinkers questioned hereditary privilege and absolutism.

8. The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1750 - 1045 B.C.E.).

9. Japan's military governments headed by a shogun (a military ruler).

10. Living in a religious community apart from society and strictly following rules of chastity, obedience, and poverty. It was a prominent element of medieval Christianity and Buddhism. Monasteries were primary centers of learning and literacy in medieval Europe.

11. System of government in which political power is inherited.

12. (June 1944) 175000 Allied troops invading the beaches of Normandy; Also called Operation Overload. The early hours of the day were spent with airborne attacks to break up the German resistance. The beaches of Normandy (which were broken into 5 groups) were stormed by US, British, Canadian, Free French, and Polish forces.

13. American scientists developed a bomb based on atomic energy, which was used against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in, forcing Japan to surrender.

14. (1789-1799) Revolution that overthrew the French monarchy, ended hereditary privilege, and made France more democratic. It was accompanied by violence and war.

15. (2166-1859 B.C.) Abraham (Abram), a shepherd living in Ur (a city in ancient Sumer), was called by God to go to Canaan, and obeyed. God promised to create a great nation from his descendants. God fulfilled His covenant through Abraham's son, Isaac. His son, Jacob, was the father of twelve sons, which became the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

16. (321-185 B.C.) Hindu Empire established in India. Emperor Asoka converted to Buddhism and improved roads, built hospitals, and encouraged education.

17. A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. It was used to create a paper-like writing medium used by the Egyptians and many other peoples in the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East.

18. The title of Temüjin when he ruled the Mongols (1206 - 1227 A.D.). It means the 'oceanic' or 'universal leader.' Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire.

19. (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) Han ivented paper and lead-glazed ceramics, gave examinations to candidates for imperial service, and increased trade over the Silk Road.

20. In medieval Europe, an agricultural laborer legally bound to a lord's property and obligated to perform set services for the lord.

21. Aztec emperor who died while in custody of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.

22. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

23. The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E.

24. France began work on the canal in 1881. Completed by the United States to provide a short water route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Officially opened on August 15, 1914.

25. (1856-1939) -doctor who proposed theories about the nature of the HUMAN MIND

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