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The earliest discovered fossils are of ________ dating back to ________ years ago. prokaryotes . . . 3.5 billion The findings of Pasteur and others have established that life does…

Pacifism the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Militarism glorification of the military Entente an informal alliance between countries Francis Ferdinand (1863-1914) Heir apparent to the…

Pediment Triangle formed beneath sloping roof Frieze Formerly the joints on which the flat roof was laid Column a post Order the type of decorative capital on a column Doric…

Henry Ford United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947). mass production Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply Model T A cheap and…

Genghis Khan Also known as Temujin; he united the Mongol tribes into an unstoppable fighting force; created largest single land empire in history. Kublai Khan Mongolian emperor of China and…

absolute monarch a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society divine right the idea that monarchs are God’s representatives on earth and…

Secession the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union Popular Sovereignty the right to vote for or against slavery (pleased both sides) Underground Railroad Free African American and white…

decolonization The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence. Mohandas Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate…

ghazi warriors for Islam Ottoman follower of the most successful ghazi, Osman sultan overlord or the one with power Timur the Lame conqueror and warrior that burned the powerful city…

Proprietorships A colony created through a grant of land from the English monarch to an individual or group, who then set up a form of government largely independent from royal…

Oracles People who could speak with the gods Prophecy Statement of what might happen in the future. Could mean more than one thing. Zeus Ruler of Mount Olympus. King of…

reformation and counter reformation 1517, martin Luther posts the 95 thesis on the witlenburg cathedral – missionary movement – emphasis on the experience of the faith through the senses mysticism…

Which procedure uses an intracranial guiding device to deliver high-dose radiation to the precisely targeted tumor tissue? Stereotactic radiosurgery Destruction of the myelin sheath surrounding neurons in the brain and…

Baroque Relating to a grand, ornate style that characterized European painting, music, and architecture in the 1600s and early 1700s Junker Prussian landowning nobility Mulatto Persons of mixed European and…

Land Bridges the Ice Ages froze much of the Earths water causing temporary land bridges; through these land bridges, humans were able to navigate all over the world. Some connected…

A lO-year-old female develops pneumonia following a urinary tract infection. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. She reports that breathing is difficult and she feels she cannot get enough…

irrigation systems Replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops Ice Age Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part…

Assessing the process of collecting, organizing, validating, and recording data (information) about a client’s health status Cue significant information that is helpful in making decisions data Information database all the…

A canal between the Red Sea and the Nile River Trade and transportation were greatly benefitted by ___. Bronze and Iron weapons When the Hyksos invaded Egypt, the Egyptians had…

Mamluks Turkic military slaves who formed part of the army of Abbasid Caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries; they founded their own state in Egypt and Syria from the…