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World History 1st Semester
Flashcards for the 1st Semester in Ms. Mawhinney's World History.
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History
9th Grade
12/02/2010

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Term
Latitude
Definition
Degrees NORTH or SOUTH of the EQUATOR (Horizontal)
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Longitude
Definition
Degrees EAST or WEST of the PRIME MERIDIAN (Vertical)
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Physical Maps
Definition
Illustrate natural features, landscape with shading
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Political Maps
Definition
Illustrate political units, states with colors and lines
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Location
Definition
Absolute or relative; reference to locate a place (latitude and longitude)
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Place
Definition
Human (land use, agriculture) and physical (mountains, rivers) characteristics of a location
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Human-Environment Interaction
Definition
How humans shape the Environment
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Movement
Definition
Migration of people (and animals)
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Regions
Definition
The world is divided into regions for manageable study, defined by characteristics that unites the area
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Middle Eastern Countries
Definition
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Quatar, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Cyprus
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Capital of Ireland
Definition
Dublin
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Capital of UK
Definition
London
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Capital of Portugal
Definition
Lisbon
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Capital of Spain
Definition
Madrid
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Capital of Andorra
Definition
Andorra la Vella
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Capital of Monaco
Definition
Monaco
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Capital of Netherlands
Definition
Amsterdam
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Capital of Belgium
Definition
Brussels
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Capital of Luxembourg
Definition
Luxembourg
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Capital of Liechtenstein
Definition
Vaduz
Term
Capital of Switzerland
Definition
Bern
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Capital of Italy
Definition
Rome
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Capital of San Marino
Definition
San Marino
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Capital of Vatican City
Definition
Vatican City
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Capital of Malta
Definition
Valletta
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Capital of Germany
Definition
Berlin
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Capital of Poland
Definition
Warsaw
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Capital of Czech Republic
Definition
Prague
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Capital of Slovakia
Definition
Bratislava
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Capital of Austria
Definition
Vienna
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Capital of Hungary
Definition
Budapest
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Capital of Slovenia
Definition
Ljubljana
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Capital of Croatia
Definition
Zagreb
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Capital of Bosnia
Definition
Sarajevo
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Capital of Serbia
Definition
Belgrade
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Capital of Albania
Definition
Tirana
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Capital of Macedonia FYROM
Definition
Skopje
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Capital of Greece
Definition
Athens
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Capital of Turkey
Definition
Ankara
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Capital of Cyprus
Definition
Nicosia
Term
Capital of Georgia
Definition
Tbillsi
Term
Capital of Armenia
Definition
Yerevan
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Capital of Azerbaijan
Definition
Baku
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Capital of Bulgaria
Definition
Sofia
Term
Capital of Romania
Definition
Bucharest
Term
Capital of Moldova
Definition
Chisinau
Term
Capital of Ukraine
Definition
Kiev
Term
Capital of Belarus
Definition
Minsk
Term
Capital of Lithuania
Definition
Vilnius
Term
Capital of Latvia
Definition
Riga
Term
Capital of Estonia
Definition
Tallinn
Term
Capital of Russia
Definition
Moscow
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Capital of Finland
Definition
Helsinki
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Capital of Sweden
Definition
Stockholm
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Capital of Norway
Definition
Oslo
Term
Capital of Denmark
Definition
Copenhagen
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Capital of Iceland
Definition
Reykjavik
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Muhammad
Definition
The man who created Islam
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Qur'an
Definition
The doctrines of Islam
Term
Five Pillars of Islam
Definition
1. One God
2. Pray five times daily
3. Fasting during Ramadan
4. Give to the poor
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Jihad
Definition
a war of holy conquest
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Ka'aba
Definition
A cubical stone shrine containing the Black Stone
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Caliph
Definition
A successor to the Prophet (Muhammad)
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Sunni
Definition
The supporters of Muawiya and his successors
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Shi'ites
Definition
The supporters of Ali
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Dhimmis
Definition
"People of the Book"
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Umayyad Dynasty
Definition
Fight between the Sunnis and Shi'ites
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Abbasid Dynasty
Definition
The dynasty of the descendants of Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad
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Factors that influenced the Spread of Islam
Definition
Langage, Trade, and Geography
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Charlemagne
Definition
Pépin's son; the greatest of all Frankish Kings
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Frankish Empire
Definition
The empire of the Frankish Kings that lasted from 481 to 814 AD
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Holy Roman Empire
Definition
The Roman empire ruled by the Popes
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Feudalism
Definition
A government system in which local lords have control over small cities.
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Black Death
Definition
a disease that plagued Europe and wiped out huge amounts of people
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Crusades
Definition
The Raids of the Christian Crusaders trying to reclaim the Holy Land from the Seljuq Turks
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Hundred Years War
Definition
A series of conflicts between England and France that lasted 116 years
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