Lecture Notes Review

Flashcards for vocabulary review based on lecture notes.

Bartholomew Diaz

First explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

Christopher Columbus

Explorer who got permission from King Ferdinand to find a route to Asia.

Russian Revolution

Lenin took power from Tsar Nicholas due to poverty and massive deaths in WWI, leading to the 5-year plan and the USSR.

Filial Piety

A key aspect of the Song Dynasty.

Bureaucracy

Organizing work where people follow set rules to manage tasks.

Aristocracy

Rule by nobles or rich people.

Sufism

Muslim missionaries.

Balfour Declaration

Allowed Jews to migrate to Palestine.

Khmer Rouge

Spread communism.

Abdel Nasser

Nationalized the Suez Canal.

Indira Gandhi

Instituted 5-year socialist economic plans and adopted the Green Revolution.

Neoconfucianism

A traditional Chinese tradition restored by Ming dynasty

Zheng He

Explorer of the Ming Dynasty.

New Deal

FDR's plan in 1932 to fix the economy after the Great Depression, involving more government interaction and welfare programs.

Marshall Plan

Post-WWII economic plan to give money to Western Europe to rebuild and prevent them from turning to communism.

James Watt

Credited with making a useful version of the steam engine.

Henry Ford

Credited with the creation of the assembly line and interchangeable parts.

Yalta Conference

Meeting between Stalin, Churchill, and FDR to lay down the framework for the post-WWII world.

Millet System

Ottoman's way of dealing with a multiethnic empire.

Mussolini

Leader of Italy during WWII, known for Fascism.

Contras

Group involved in a proxy war against the Sandinistas; associated with a Reagan administration scandal.

Dr. Living Stone

English doctor involved in a 'civilizing mission' to bring medical care to Africa.

Maxim Gun

Machine gun used in the Boer Wars.

Sepoy Rebellion

Rebellion in India against the British East India Company, leading to the British government taking direct control of India.

Tanzimat

Ottoman's attempt to modernize to deal with Europe.

Alhambra Degree

Ruler of Ottoman Empire bringing Jews over to empire after reconquista