SS Final Exam 2023
megacities
cities with populations over 10 million people
Gold-Salt Trade
This trade route in the Middle Ages helped create a culture region between North Africa
and the Middle East
Nelson Mandela
South Africa's first black president; he led the struggle against Apartheid
subsistence farming
producing enough food for the farmers and their families, but little left over to sell.
25
Saudi Arabia and Iraq produce more than __________% of the world's oil
Islam
primary religion in Middle East
GDP
abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product; total value of all goods and services produced
in a country in a year
terrace farming
a farming system that is in the form of steps going up a mountain; this allows farmers to
create flat land
Limited Government
The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural
rights of citizens.
Dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
Black Death
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351
Holocaust
the terrible war crime of killing massive amounts of people under Hitler
Cold War
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
Pearl Harbor
United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United
States into World War II.
cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Jerusalem
A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
Feudalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to
their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people
who live on the land
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated; his death was a main cause for
World War I
megacities
cities with populations over 10 million people
Gold-Salt Trade
This trade route in the Middle Ages helped create a culture region between North Africa
and the Middle East
Nelson Mandela
South Africa's first black president; he led the struggle against Apartheid
subsistence farming
producing enough food for the farmers and their families, but little left over to sell.
25
Saudi Arabia and Iraq produce more than __________% of the world's oil
Islam
primary religion in Middle East
GDP
abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product; total value of all goods and services produced
in a country in a year
terrace farming
a farming system that is in the form of steps going up a mountain; this allows farmers to
create flat land
Limited Government
The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural
rights of citizens.
Dictatorship
A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
Black Death
A deadly plague that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351
Holocaust
the terrible war crime of killing massive amounts of people under Hitler
Cold War
the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II
Pearl Harbor
United States military base on Hawaii that was bombed by Japan, bringing the United
States into World War II.
cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Jerusalem
A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
Feudalism
A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to
their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people
who live on the land
Franz Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria Hungary who was assassinated; his death was a main cause for
World War I
