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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MuezzinIn Islam, one who issues a call to prayer, causing the faithful to gather at the local Mosque. |
mulattoesIn colonial Latin America, Spanish/African who were denied basic political, economic, and social rights due to their mixed heritage. |
multinational companyA company that does business in more than one country, usually by setting up branch offices. |
mummificationThe process of preserving a corpse by removing the moisture from it before burial. This process was practiced by many different cultures. |
musketHandheld weapon that uses small balls of lead as projectiles and gunpowder as the blasting agent. |
Muslim LeagueNationalist movement in India by the Islamic population who did not feel represented by the Indian National Congress. They initially formed to protexct Muslim rights, but later called for an independent state. |
Mussolini, Benito(1883-1945) Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945 he was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance. |