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9th Grade World History
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9th Grade World History
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1. 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.

2. A bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing.

3. Religion founded by Mohammed, based on five pillars in the Quran, the sacred text of Islam: faith in one God (Allah), prayer five times a day, charity, fasting, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once.

4. (1920-1946) International organization proposed by Wilson and created by the Versailles Treaty to promote disarmament and prevent future wars. It failed to stop war.

5. Using chariots, war-horses, and bronze weapons, they conquered many surrounding city-states and built the first Greek empire.

6. A massive pyramid-stepped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religion in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.

7. 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.

8. (1789) Issued by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. It stated that government rests on the consent of the people, and people have certain protected rights.

9. The region alongside the Nile River south of Egypt. Renamed 'Kush' by Egypt, it was originally known as 'The Land of the Bow' because of the peoples' expert archery skills.

10. (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.

11. (16th Century) Movement begun in Germany by Martin Luther in 1517 in which many Christians left the Catholic church for protestant churches.

12. Literally 'Roman Peace,' the movement of people and trade goods along Roman roads and safe seas allowed for the spread of cultural practices, technologies, and religious ideas.

13. A people group located just north of the kingdom of Israel known for their development of richly dyed fabrics from the shells of sea snails, and the creation of a simple Alphabet used later by the Greeks and Romans.

14. A religion based on the idea of self-denial taught by Gautama Buddha. Buddhists try to follow the Four Noble Truths, and the Eightfold path.

15. Portuguese navigator who led the Spanish expedition of 1519-1522 that was the first to sail around the world.

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

17. A secret German message to Mexico supporting the Mexican government in regaining Arizona and Texas if the Mexicans declared war on the United States, a factor propelling the United States into World War I in April 1917.

18. (1642-1649) A war between the English Parliament and Charles I, which established parliament's supremacy over the monarchy.

19. Early sixteenth-century Spanish adventurers who conquered Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

20. (1759-1833) Reformer who led the fight to abolish the slave trade and slavery.

21. People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects.

22. (1945-1990) Conflict between the two 'Superpowers' with competing economic and politcal systems. The United States and the Soviet Union never directly engaged each other in open warfare.

23. nickname given to the 1920's, because of it's place in American popular imagination as an era of affluence, conservatism, and cultural frivolity

24. (3100-1070 B.c.) A polytheistic world-power with many achievements including surveying boundaries and calculating with square roots. They were one of the first civilizations to use a system of writing called hierolyphics (picture writing).

25. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene. The war ended in 42 days.