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1. Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)

2. (1936-End of WWII) This was an alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, which grew to include Japan and came to be called the Axis Powers.

3. Genoese mariner who in the service of Spain led expeditions across the Atlantic, reestablishing contact between the peoples of the Americas and the Old World and opening the way to Spanish conquest and colonization.

4. (post-1492) Exchange of products and ideas between Native Americans and Europe that developed out of the 'encounter' by Columbus.

5. Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa in the fifteenth century.

6. (1920-2005) In 1978, this Pole became the first non-Italian Pope in 400 years. He helped end Communism in Eastern Europe.

7. In the governments of many ancient societies, a professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiforms, hieroglyphics, or other early writing systems.

8. Third ruler of the Persian Empire (r. 521 - 486 B.C.). He established a system of provinces and tribute, expanded Persian control in the east (Pakistan) and west (northern Greece).

9. (1884-1948) A General who lead the Japanese government during WWII; Tojo convinced the Emperor to launch a surprise attach against the U.S.

10. (1914-1918) Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand set off a chain reaction that involved most nations of Europe and later the U.S.

11. Fell in 476 A.D. when it was overrun by invading barbarian tribes. Its fall was followed by a period of great turmoil in Europe.

12. (1694-1778) Enlightenment thinker whose views on religious toleration and intellectual freedom influenced leaders of the American and French Revolution.

13. (1796-1815) Wars between Napoleon and the rest of Europe, which helped spread the ideas of the French Revolution.

14. A system of writing from ancient Egypt in which pictures and symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts.

15. a German monk who, in 1517, took a public stand against the sale of indulgences by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenburg; he believed that people did not need priests to interpret the Bible for them; his actions began the Reformation

16. King of the Franks 768 - 814 A.D.); emperor (800 - 814 A.D.). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which controlled all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy.

17. (287-212 B.C.) Greek mathematician who studied density, levers, and pulleys and invented a screw pump device.

18. (1769-1821) General during the French Revolution, who seized power in 1799, declared himself emperor in 1804, and conquered much of Europe.

19. (16th Century) Movement begun in Germany by Martin Luther in 1517 in which many Christians left the Catholic church for protestant churches.

20. A methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler to ensure German supremacy. It called for the elimination of Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled.

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

22. (1215) King John of England guaranteed free men the right to a trial by jury and also agreed that consent by council of nobles would be needed for any new taxes. The US Bill of Rights reflects this law.

23. 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.

24. Christians in the Ottoman Empire, who faced genocide during World War I.

25. (1893-1976) Chinese Communist leader who drove the Nationalist Chinese out of China in 1949. He instituted brutal measures to achieve Communist control of China, including the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.

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