Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
126 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Is the holiest city of islam
|
Mecca
|
|
|
A very strict Muslim group
|
Taliban
|
|
|
the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
|
Mesopotamia.
|
|
|
A system in which religious leaders control the govern.
|
theocratic
|
|
|
an orginization that helps members control worldwide oil prices
|
OPEC
|
|
|
Jews believe that the _______ is where Abrham, a Jewish forefather, prepared to sacrifice his son Issac to God.
|
Dome of Rock
|
|
|
The _______ claim a homeland in parts of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq
|
Kurds
|
|
|
a portion of the second temple.
|
Western Wall
|
|
|
One of the three monothestic religions.
|
Islam
|
|
|
a movement that helped to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
|
Zionism
|
|
|
on of the tow main branches of Islam
|
Sunni
|
|
|
the founder of Islam
|
Muhammad
|
|
|
A __________ is a mulsim place of worship
|
mosque
|
|
|
and orginization that has used political and military means to take possesion of Arab land in Israel
|
PLO
|
|
|
The period of British rule, called the _______, lasted for nearly 90 years.
|
raj
|
|
|
The great Indian leader, Mohandas Ganhi, began an opposition movement based on ________- a protest movement that uses all means except violence.
|
nonviolent resistance
|
|
|
The ____________ arose in what is now Pakistan and was flourishing by 2500 B.C.
|
Indus Valley Civilization
|
|
|
Pakistan has fought several destructive wars with India over the territory of
|
Kashmir
|
|
|
____________ are the traditional mountain guides of the Everest region.
|
sherpas
|
|
|
by the early A.D 1500's, it ruled much of In dia
|
Mughal Empire
|
|
|
people who start and build a buisness
|
entrepreneuers
|
|
|
the seperation of india
|
partition
|
|
|
an aryan system of social classes
|
caste system
|
|
|
dravidian hindus who settled in Sri Lanka
|
Tamils
|
|
|
an agricultural method that uses higher-yeilding grain and new farming techniques
|
Green Revolution
|
|
|
Indo-Aryans who settled in Sri Lanka
|
Sinhalese
|
|
|
geometric designs used in a Tibetan style of Buddhism
|
mandalas
|
|
|
the founder of Buddhism
|
siddhartha Guatama
|
|
|
a month-long period of fasting practiced by Muslims
|
Ramadan
|
|
|
During the _____ of 1900, Chinese militants attacked and killed Europeans and Christians in China.
|
Boxer Rebellion
|
|
|
Tawiwan is considered to be an ____ - a country that has rapid economic growth due to cheap labor, high technology, and aggressive exports
|
economic tiger
|
|
|
the countries surronding the Pacific Ocean are part of an economic and social region called the
|
pacific rim
|
|
|
By the late 300's, the ________ had formed in the Korean Peninsula. These were Koguryo in the northeast, Paekche in the southwest, and Silla in the southeast
|
three kingdoms
|
|
|
The largest city in the north Korea is _______ with more than 2.5 million people.
|
Pyongyang
|
|
|
a series of rulers from the same family
|
dynasty
|
|
|
a religion that stresses order, education, adn hierarchy in a well ordered society
|
confucianism
|
|
|
in japan, the general of the emperor's army with the powers of a military dictator.
|
shogun
|
|
|
a religion that stresses rebirth and the belief in a life after death
|
buddhism
|
|
|
areas controlled by european powers in china during the late 1800's and early 1900's
|
spheres of influence
|
|
|
a religion that stresses preserving and restoring harmony in the individual and in the universe
|
taoism
|
|
|
professional soldiers that served the interests of the landowners and clan chiefs
|
samurai
|
|
|
the largest city in south korea
|
seoul
|
|
|
communist leader who defeated the nationalists
|
Mao Zedong
|
|
|
a french colony made up of Cambodia,Laos, and vietnam.
|
Indochina
|
|
|
is an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in southeast asia.
|
ASEAN
|
|
|
is the dried meat of coconuts
|
Copra
|
|
|
in 1788, great britian founded sydney, austrailia, as a _______, a place to send prisoners.
|
penal colony
|
|
|
present day new zealand was settled first by the _____ who had migrated there from Polynesia more than 1000 years ago.
|
Maori
|
|
|
states organized as rings of power around a central court
|
mandalas
|
|
|
a powerful state that lasted from the 9th to the 15th centuries in what is now Cambodia
|
Khmer Empire
|
|
|
conflict in which the united states tried to prevent the takeover of south vietnam by north vietnam
|
vietnam war
|
|
|
subregion of oceania; name means "tiny islands"
|
Micronesia
|
|
|
subregion of Oceania; name means "black islands"
|
Melanesia
|
|
|
subregion of oceania;name means "many islands"
|
polynesia
|
|
|
provides only the food, clothing, and shelter needed for survival
|
subsistence activities
|
|
|
a plant with a startchy root
|
Taro
|
|
|
migrated to astralia from asia at least 40,000 years ago
|
aboriginal people
|
|
|
gave britain control over new zealand
|
treaty of waitangi
|
|
|
The basic duties are called the
|
five pillars
|
|
|
a large area was controlled by the ______ until the 1900's
|
muslim empires
|
|
|
in ______, a group of oilproducing nations, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwaiti, established an orginization to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products
|
1960
|
|
|
beginning in _____ the Mauryan Empire united most of india
|
321 B.C
|
|
|
in the ____ european traders came to india looking for spices, cloth, and other goods not available in europe.
|
1500's
|
|
|
Britain gained control over india's trade with europe in ____
|
1757
|
|
|
in __________, britain established direct rule over india
|
1857
|
|
|
The Syrians hated the french in the _____ and _____ rebelled against them.
|
1920's; 1930's
|
|
|
Lebanon became independent in _______
|
1943
|
|
|
Syria gained independence in
|
1946
|
|
|
in the _______ a movement called zionism began.
|
19th century
|
|
|
in _____ the united nations developed a plan to divide palestine into two states-one for Arabs and one for Jews.
|
1947
|
|
|
the nation of israel was established on
|
May 14, 1948
|
|
|
arabs invaded this country but the jewish troops fought back and established their nations in the
|
1950's
|
|
|
in the ______ the palestine liberation organization was formed to regain land for Palestinian arabs.
|
1960's
|
|
|
between the years
_____ and ______ iran and iraq fought a war over control of oil fields. |
1980 and 1990
|
|
|
in _________ iraq invaded Kuwait igniting the persian gulf war.
|
1990- 1991
|
|
|
the indus valley civilization fell around __________
|
1500 B.C.
|
|
|
the end of british rule in _____ brought the partition
|
1947
|
|
|
in _____, east pakistan won its independence as bangladesh
|
1971
|
|
|
china controlled Bhutan briefly in the
|
1700's
|
|
|
in the _____ indo-aryans crosssed the narrow strait seperating india from sri lanka.
|
6th century
|
|
|
in the _____ the tamils began to arrive arrive in sri lanka.
|
4th century
|
|
|
europeans began to colonize sri lanka in the
|
1500's
|
|
|
british took control of the island called ceylon in ____ and stopped ruling when independence came in
|
1796; 1948
|
|
|
in _____ ceylon adopted a new constitution and renamed itself the republic of sri lanka
|
1972
|
|
|
india settled the maldives some time before ___
|
500 B.C.
|
|
|
by the ___________ the population of the maldives converted to islam
|
12th century
|
|
|
in ______ the maldives declared itself a republic headed by an elected president.
|
1968
|
|
|
in ____________ the Manchus were overthrown by revolutionaries and this ended the dynasties and the chinese empire.
|
1911
|
|
|
china and europe had few contacts until the
|
19th century
|
|
|
in ______, Sun Yat-sen and others founded the Kuomintang, or nationalist party.
|
1912
|
|
|
Sun yat-sen died in
|
1925
|
|
|
in ___ the communists under Maozedong defeated the nationalists.
|
1949
|
|
|
Genghis Khan died in ____
|
1227
|
|
|
the mongol empire broke up in the ____
|
1300's
|
|
|
chinese gained control of mongolia in the
|
17th century
|
|
|
in ____ the communists began to rule Mongolia.
|
1924
|
|
|
after ____ the communist party in mongoli lost it power.
|
1989
|
|
|
the manchu dynasty conquered tawiwan in
|
1683
|
|
|
the japanese seized taiwan in ____ and kept the island under their defeat in WW2.
|
1895
|
|
|
nationalists lost to the communists in _____ they moved their government to taiwan.
|
1949
|
|
|
in the ____ silla conquered the otrher two kingdoms and controlled the peninsula for hundreds of years.
|
660's
|
|
|
in ___ a general named Yi became ruler of Korea.
|
1910
|
|
|
The dynasty came to an end in
|
1910
|
|
|
japan ruled Korea until it was defeated in World War II
|
(1939-1945)
|
|
|
in ____, korean troops from north Korea invaded south Korea starting the Korean War.
|
1950
|
|
|
The Korean war ended in ___ with a treaty that divided the peninsula between the communistst state of North Korea and the capitalist country of South Korea.
|
1953
|
|
|
Beginning about ___ , the people in Japan developed agriculture.
|
300 B.bC
|
|
|
Until well into the A.D. ___ , Japan was not a unified country.
|
300's
|
|
|
By the ____ the Yamato clan had become the ruling clan.
|
5th century
|
|
|
The era from ___ to ___ is called the Heian period.
|
794; 1185
|
|
|
in ____, after a struggle between two powerful clans, the japenese emperor created the position of Shogun.
|
1192
|
|
|
In ___, the Japanese receive Mathew Perry from te united states. his arrival ended Japan's isolation
|
1853
|
|
|
The japanese launched a suprise attack on the U.S naval hase at pearl harbor in Hawaii on
|
December 7, 1941
|
|
|
In the ______ Kaboki plays developed
|
17th century
|
|
|
China ruled northern Vietnam from _____ to _____
|
111 B.C. to A.D 939
|
|
|
From ____ thourgh ____ five powerful states exsisted in southeast asia.
|
1300 through 1800
|
|
|
Large numbers of Europeans began to arrive in Southeast Asia in
|
1509
|
|
|
The conflict was the Vietnam War which lasted from
|
(1957-1975)
|
|
|
In ___, the U.S.A withdrew adn two years later South Vietname surrendered.
|
1973
|
|
|
Beginning in the ___, many europeans explored the Pacfic.
|
1500's
|
|
|
In the ___, traders came for products such as coconut oil, and sailors hunted whales.
|
1800's
|
|
|
Since ____, 12 different nations in Oceania have gained independence.
|
1962
|
|
|
In ___, Britain began to colonize Australia as a place to send prisoners.
|
1788
|
|
|
In New Zealand in ____, the british and Maori sgned the treaty of waitangi
|
1840
|
|
|
Maori land wars lasted from ___ to ____ and from _____ to _____
|
from 1845 to 1847 and from 1860 to 1872
|
|
|
In _____ they drafted a treaty preserving the continent for research
|
1959
|
