Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)
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Thomas describes this database: "This 800+ term glossary is based on the New York State curriculum for 9th and 10th grade social studies. Called "Global History and Geography," this curriculum culminates in a high-stakes Regents examination that all students must pass in order to graduate and earn a high school diploma."
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Machiavelli, Niccolo(1469-1527) Italian historian, statesman, and political philosopher of the Renaissance. His greatest work is The Prince, a book of political advice to rulers in which he describes the methods that a prince should use to acquire and maintain political power. This book was used to defend policies of despotism and tyranny. Machiavelli wrote that a ruler should take any action to remain in power, or that the ends justifies the means. |
Magellan, Ferdinand(1480?-1521) Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe. |
Magna CartaA document granting rights to both the Church in England and the Nobility signed by King John in 1215. This is considered to be the beginnings of British democracy. |
MahabharataHindu epic poem that was written in Sanskrit in the 5th century BCE. Its most important part is the Bhagavad-Gita. |
MaliOne of the west African Trading Kingdoms. They were rich in gold and established a vast trading network across the Sahara desert. Greatest ruler was Mansa Musa, who converted to Islam and made a famous pilgrimage. |
mandateA territory that was given to a European nation to administer by the League of Nations following the end of World War I. |
Mandate of HeavenDivine right of rule in China. |
Mandela, Nelson(1918 - )A black South African leader who protested the policy of Apartheid and spent over thirty years in prison before becoming the first black president of South Africa. |
manorialismEconomic portion of feudalism where all aspects of life were centered on the lords manor including peasant villages, a church, farm land, a mill, and the lord's castle or manor house. |
Mansa MusaEmperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East. |