World History Padlet by Bryan Gembe-Mendoza _ Student - EastWakeHS https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6 My World History Vocab. en-us 2019-01-24 13:01:12 UTC 2019-05-30 12:03:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Big Bang bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/323876424 2019-01-24 13:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/323876424 Arable Land bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331247396 Land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.]]> 2019-02-14 12:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331247396 Colony bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331253147 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one.]]> 2019-02-14 12:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331253147 Monarchy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331255039 A form of government with a monarch at the head]]> 2019-02-14 13:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331255039 Aristocracy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331255625 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one.]]> 2019-02-14 13:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331255625 Oligarchy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331260849 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one,]]> 2019-02-14 13:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331260849 Direct Democracy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331263027 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one]]> 2019-02-14 13:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331263027 Delian League bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331269508 The Dilean League was an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and formed in 478 BCE to liberate eastern Greek cities from Persian rule and as a defence to possible revenge attacks from Persia following the Greek victories at Marathon, Salamis, and Plataea in the early 5th century BCE

]]> 2019-02-14 13:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331269508 Hoplite Phanlanx bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331272724 The Hoplite Phalanx was the perfect manifestation of classical Greek society on the battlefield. Made up of middle-class men who had day jobs, the phanlanx was made to decide a war in a single bloody struggle]]> 2019-02-14 13:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331272724 Superpower bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331275090 a very powerful and influential nation ]]> 2019-02-14 13:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331275090 Assassin bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331276419 a murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons]]> 2019-02-14 13:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331276419 Mercenaries bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331702480 Mercenaries fight for money or other forms payment rather than for political interests]]> 2019-02-15 12:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331702480 Inflation bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331702770 a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.


]]> 2019-02-15 12:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331702770 Pax romana bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331703114 The peace which existed between nationalities within the Roman Empire.


]]> 2019-02-15 12:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331703114 Empire bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331705557
An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
]]> 2019-02-15 13:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331705557 Climate Change bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706222 a change in global or regional climate patterns]]> 2019-02-15 13:08:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706222 Sack bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706558 a large bag made of a strong material such as burlap, thick paper, or plastic, used for storing and carrying goods]]> 2019-02-15 13:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706558 Lingua Franca bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706788 a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.

]]> 2019-02-15 13:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/331706788 Middle ages bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333149303 In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century]]> 2019-02-20 12:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333149303 Pope bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150077 the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church]]> 2019-02-20 12:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150077 Charlemagne bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150306 Charlemagne was king of France in the late eighth and early ninth centuries and was crowned emperor in 800]]> 2019-02-20 12:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150306 Vikings bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150646 Any of the Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders who raided and settled in many parts of northwestern Europe in the 8th–11th centuries]]> 2019-02-20 12:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333150646 Feudalism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333151619 the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection]]> 2019-02-20 13:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333151619 Noble bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333151866 A person of noble rank or birth]]> 2019-02-20 13:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333151866 Prestige bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333152642 Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.


]]> 2019-02-20 13:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333152642 Serf bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333153427 An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate]]> 2019-02-20 13:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333153427 Manor system bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333153782 The manorial system was an economic and social system of medieval Europe]]> 2019-02-20 13:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333153782 Knight bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333154573 A man who served his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor]]> 2019-02-20 13:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333154573 Castle bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333154834 A large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat]]> 2019-02-20 13:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333154834 Siege bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333155593 A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside]]> 2019-02-20 13:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333155593 Catholicism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333156022 The faith, practice, and church order of the Roman Catholic Church]]> 2019-02-20 13:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333156022 Muhammad bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333156426 The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah]]> 2019-02-20 13:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/333156426 Koran bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334114008 The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God. It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature. The Quran is divided into chapters, which are subdivided into verses]]> 2019-02-22 13:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334114008 Sharia Law bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334115650 Sharia law, or Islamic law is a religious law forming part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith]]> 2019-02-22 13:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334115650 Jihad bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334116056 Jihad is an Arabic word which literally means striving or struggling, especially with a praiseworthy aim]]> 2019-02-22 13:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334116056 Sect bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334116987 a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong.

]]> 2019-02-22 13:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/334116987 Movable Type bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/335867079 Movable type is the system and technology of printing and typography that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document usually on the medium of paper.]]> 2019-02-27 13:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/335867079 Gunpowder bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336366388 an explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal]]> 2019-02-28 13:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336366388 Bureaucracy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336367206 an explosive consisting of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal]]> 2019-02-28 13:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336367206 Pastoralism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336367830 is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock]]> 2019-02-28 13:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336367830 Mongol bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336368505 Pastoralism is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestockV]]> 2019-02-28 13:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336368505 Simony bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336817831 the buying or selling of ecclesiastical privileges, for example pardons or benefices]]> 2019-03-01 13:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336817831 Excommunication bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336818762 the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church]]> 2019-03-01 13:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336818762 Tithe bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336820476 one tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the Church and clergy

]]> 2019-03-01 13:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336820476 Pope Urban ii bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336822005 Pope Urban II, born Odo of Châtillon or Otho de Lagery, was Pope from 12 March 1088 to his death in 1099]]> 2019-03-01 13:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336822005 Saladin bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336823348 An-Nasir Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, known as Salah ad-Din or Saladin, was the first sultan of Egypt and Syria and the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty]]> 2019-03-01 13:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336823348 Reconquista bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336825226 The series of military campaigns by which Christian armies reclaimed control of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, starting in the eighth century and culminating in the fall of Granada in 1492]]> 2019-03-01 13:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336825226 Spanish Inquisition bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336826353 Proper noun. an extension of the Papal Inquisition, set up in 15th century Spain, to investigate and punish converted Jews and Muslims thought to be insincere]]> 2019-03-01 13:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336826353 Renaissance bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336827721 The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries and marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity.]]> 2019-03-01 13:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336827721 University bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336828186 an educational institution designed for instruction, examination, or both, of students in many branches of advanced learning, conferring degrees in various faculties, and often embodying colleges and similar institutions]]> 2019-03-01 13:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336828186 Vernacular bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336829246 the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region]]> 2019-03-01 13:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336829246 Three field system bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336830461 The three-field system is a regime of crop rotation that was used in medieval and early-modern Europe]]> 2019-03-01 13:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336830461 Guilds bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336831962  medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power]]> 2019-03-01 13:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336831962 Commercial Revolution bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336832640 The Commercial Revolution consisted in the creation of a European economy based on trade, which began in the 11th century and lasted until it was succeeded by the Industrial Revolution in the mid-18th century]]> 2019-03-01 13:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336832640 Agricultural Revolution bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336834630 The British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries]]> 2019-03-01 13:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/336834630 Biological Warfare bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337444065 the use of toxins of biological origin or microorganisms as weapons of war.


]]> 2019-03-04 13:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337444065 Flagellant bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337444568 a person who subjects themselves or others to flogging, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification.


]]> 2019-03-04 13:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337444568 Longbow bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445229 a large bow drawn by hand and shooting a long feathered arrow. It was the chief weapon of English armies from the 14th century until the introduction of firearms.



]]> 2019-03-04 13:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445229 Joan of Arc bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445565  A French military leader of the fifteenth century, a national heroine who at the age of seventeen took up arms to establish the rightful king on the French throne]]> 2019-03-04 13:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445565 Nationalism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445962 identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.


]]> 2019-03-04 13:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337445962 Printing Press bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337447090 a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates.



]]> 2019-03-04 13:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337447090 Humanism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337447464 an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

]]> 2019-03-04 13:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337447464 Niccolo Machiavelli bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337449348 Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissance period. He has often been called the father of modern political science]]> 2019-03-04 13:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337449348 Indulgence bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337449869 a grant by the Pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.]]> 2019-03-04 13:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337449869 Protestant bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337450357 a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church]]> 2019-03-04 13:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337450357 Predestination bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337451108  the divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin.]]> 2019-03-04 13:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337451108 Council of Trent bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337451980 The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation]]> 2019-03-04 13:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/337451980 Colony bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341268125 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country

]]> 2019-03-14 11:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341268125 Bartolomeu Dias bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341270507 Bartolomeu Dias, a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer]]> 2019-03-14 12:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341270507 Treaty of Tordesillas bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271045 The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed at Tordesillas in Spain on June 7, 1494, and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Crown of Castile,]]> 2019-03-14 12:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271045 Columbian Ex bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271511 The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries]]> 2019-03-14 12:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271511 Tribute bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271941 an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.]]> 2019-03-14 12:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341271941 Hernan Cortes bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341272711 Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century]]> 2019-03-14 12:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341272711 Totems bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273135 a natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an emblem.

]]> 2019-03-14 12:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273135 Seven Years bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273542 The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines]]> 2019-03-14 12:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273542 Mercantilism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273824 the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.]]> 2019-03-14 12:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341273824 Triangular Tr bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274174 a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.

]]> 2019-03-14 12:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274174 bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274181 a multilateral system of trading in which a country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another.]]> 2019-03-14 12:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274181 Tsetse Fly bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274701 Tsetse, sometimes spelled tzetze and also known as tik-tik flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. Tsetse flies include all the species in the genus Glossina, which are placed in their own family, Glossinidae]]> 2019-03-14 12:12:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341274701 Ghana bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275151 2019-03-14 12:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275151 Animism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275469 the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.]]> 2019-03-14 12:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275469 Mansa Musa bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275910 Musa I or Mansa Musa was the tenth Mansa, which translates to "sultan", "conqueror", or "emperor", of the wealthy West African Islamic Mali Empire]]> 2019-03-14 12:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341275910 The Middle Passage bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341276238 2019-03-14 12:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341276238 The Middle Passage bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341276240 The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade]]> 2019-03-14 12:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/341276240 The Edict of Nantes bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/346075473 The Edict of Nantes, signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in the nation, which was still considered essentially Catholic at the time. In the edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity. ]]> 2019-03-28 11:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/346075473 Dynasty bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347570533 a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

]]> 2019-04-02 11:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347570533 Louis XIV bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347571668 Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715]]> 2019-04-02 11:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347571668 Divine Rights bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347571994 The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God]]> 2019-04-02 11:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347571994 Mercantilism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347573556 belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.]]> 2019-04-02 12:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347573556 Subsidies bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347575367 a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.

]]> 2019-04-02 12:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/347575367 Tariff bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348012698 A tariff is a tax on imports or exports between sovereign states. It is a form of regulation of foreign trade. It is a policy that taxes foreign products to encourage or protect domestic industry. The tariff is historically used to protect infant industries and to allow import substitution industrialization.]]> 2019-04-03 11:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348012698 Bourgeoisie bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348013069 the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.]]> 2019-04-03 11:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348013069 Edict of Fontainebleau bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348013406 The Edict of Fontainebleau was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state]]> 2019-04-03 11:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348013406 Absolutism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014127 the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters

]]> 2019-04-03 11:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014127 Enlightenment bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014575 The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, the "Century of Philosophy". Some consider Descartes' 1637 statement "I think, therefore I am" to have sparked the period.]]> 2019-04-03 11:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014575 Philosopher bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014839 a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.]]> 2019-04-03 11:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348014839 Sovereign bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348017252 a supreme ruler, especially a monarch.]]> 2019-04-03 11:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348017252 Social Contract bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348018664 In moral and political philosophy, the social contract is a theory or model that originated during the Age of Enlightenment and usually concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual]]> 2019-04-03 12:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348018664 Constitution bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348462634 A constitution is an aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity, and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed]]> 2019-04-04 11:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348462634 State of Nature bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348462992 The state of nature is a concept used in moral and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law to denote the hypothetical conditions of what the lives of people might have been like before societies came into existence]]> 2019-04-04 11:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348462992 Separation of powers bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348464373 an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.


]]> 2019-04-04 11:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348464373 Enlightenment Despot bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348464875 Enlightened absolutism refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power. The concept originated during the Enlightenment period in the 18th and into the early 19th centuries]]> 2019-04-04 12:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348464875 Estates general bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348465957 the legislative body in the Netherlands, consisting of an upper and a lower house and meeting at The Hague.


]]> 2019-04-04 12:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348465957 The Regin of Terror bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348467346 The Reign of Terror, or The Terror, is the label given by most historians to a period during the French Revolution after the First French Republic was established]]> 2019-04-04 12:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348467346 The Guillotine bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348882043 a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.]]> 2019-04-05 11:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348882043 Declara of the Rights bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348882737 The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. The Declaration was drafted by the Abbé Sieyès and the Marquis de Lafayette, in consultation with Thomas Jefferson]]> 2019-04-05 11:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348882737 Republic bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348883423 a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

]]> 2019-04-05 12:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348883423 National bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348883732 identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations.]]> 2019-04-05 12:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348883732 Coup d'etat bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348884305 A coup d'état, also known as a putsch, a golpe, or simply as a coup, means the overthrow of an existing government; typically, this refers to an illegal, unconstitutional seizure of power by a dictator, the military, or a political faction]]> 2019-04-05 12:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348884305 Napoleonic bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348885406 The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoleon I in 1804. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804. The Code, with its stress on clearly written and accessible law, was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws]]> 2019-04-05 12:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348885406 Scorched- Earth policy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348886405 a military strategy of burning or destroying crops or other resources that might be of use to an invading enemy force.



]]> 2019-04-05 12:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348886405 Napoleon Bonapa bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348887176 Napoleon I, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. ... After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804.]]> 2019-04-05 12:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348887176 Puppet State bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348888191 A puppet state, puppet regime, or puppet government is a state that is de jure independent but is de facto completely dependent upon an outside power. It is nominally sovereign but effectively controlled by a foreign or otherwise alien power, for reasons such as financial interests, economic or military support]]> 2019-04-05 12:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348888191 Congress Of Vienna 18 bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348888706  Vienna Congress, was a meeting of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich, and held in Vienna from November 1814 to June 1815, though the delegates had arrived and were already .]]> 2019-04-05 12:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348888706 Toussaint Louverture bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348889123 François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. He was a leader of the growing resistance. His military and political acumen saved the gains of the first Black insurrection in November 1791]]> 2019-04-05 12:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348889123 Slavery bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348889534 Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property. A slave is unable to withdraw unilaterally from such an arrangement and works without remuneration]]> 2019-04-05 12:21:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/348889534 The Industrial Revolution bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353316822 The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the US, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840]]> 2019-04-23 12:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353316822 Agricultural Revolution bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353317370 The British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain due to increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries]]> 2019-04-23 12:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353317370 Adam Smith bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353317771 Adam Smith FRSA was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as ''The Father of Economics'' or ''The Father of Capitalism']]> 2019-04-23 12:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353317771 Karl Marx bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318036 Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university. He married Jenny von Westphalen in 1843]]> 2019-04-23 12:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318036 Crop Rotation bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318260 the action of rotating around an axis or center.]]> 2019-04-23 12:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318260 Eugenics bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318665 the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis]]> 2019-04-23 12:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353318665 Entrepreneurs bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353319551 a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so]]> 2019-04-23 12:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353319551 4 Factors of Production bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353320652 In economics, factors of production, resources, or inputs are what is used in the production process to produce output—that is, finished goods and services. The utilized amounts of the various inputs determine the quantity of output according to the relationship called the production function]]> 2019-04-23 12:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353320652 Watt Engine bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699351 The Watt steam engine, alternatively known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine, was the first practical steam engine and was one of the driving forces of the industrial revolution. James Watt developed the design sporadically from 1763 to 1775 with support from Matthew Boulton]]> 2019-04-24 12:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699351 Factory bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699533 a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.]]> 2019-04-24 12:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699533 Corporation bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699747 a company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.

]]> 2019-04-24 12:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353699747 Imperialism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701355 a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.]]> 2019-04-24 12:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701355 Self Interest bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701692 one's personal interest or advantage, especially when pursued without regard for others.]]> 2019-04-24 12:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701692 C bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701971 2019-04-24 12:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701971 Competition bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701979 the activity or condition of competing.]]> 2019-04-24 12:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353701979 Supply and Demand bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353703342 the amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.]]> 2019-04-24 12:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/353703342 Vladimir Lenin bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357135800 Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1922 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924]]> 2019-05-06 12:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357135800 Mao Zedong bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357138763 Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976]]> 2019-05-06 12:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357138763 Mahatma Gandhi bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357139860 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world]]> 2019-05-06 12:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357139860 The Great Depression bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357140101 The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s]]> 2019-05-06 12:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357140101 Inflation bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357143829 a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.]]> 2019-05-06 12:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357143829 Fascism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357147759 Fascism is a form of radical, right-wing, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe]]> 2019-05-06 12:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/357147759 Fran bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689392 2019-05-20 12:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689392 Francis Fukuyama bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689396 Yoshihiro Francis Fukuyama is an American political scientist, political economist, and author. Fukuyama is known for his book The End of History and the Last Man, which argued that the worldwide spread .]]> 2019-05-20 12:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689396 Liberalism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689846 Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed, and equality before the law]]> 2019-05-20 12:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361689846 International Organization bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361690318 An international organization is an organization with an international membership, scope, or presence]]> 2019-05-20 12:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361690318 A bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691546 2019-05-20 12:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691546 Ana bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691552 2019-05-20 12:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691552 Anarchy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691556 a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.]]> 2019-05-20 12:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361691556 Globalization bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361692310 the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.]]> 2019-05-20 12:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361692310 Religious Fundamentalism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361694598 Christian fundamentalism began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and American Protestants as a reaction to theological liberalism and cultural modernism]]> 2019-05-20 12:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/361694598 Resurgent Nationalism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364310475 Something resurgent comes back to life or is reinvigorated. An old song's popularity might be resurgent after it's featured on the soundtrack of a popular new movie. When things fall out of favor or stop being active and then experience a burst of energy or interest, they're resurgent]]> 2019-05-29 12:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364310475 Legitimacy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364311481 In political science, legitimacy is the right and acceptance of an authority, usually a governing law or a régime. Whereas "authority" denotes a specific position in an established government, the term "legitimacy" denotes a system of government—wherein "government" denotes "sphere of influence"]]> 2019-05-29 12:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364311481 9/11 Terrorist Attack bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364312086 The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001]]> 2019-05-29 12:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364312086 Terrorism bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364598453 the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.


]]> 2019-05-30 11:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364598453 Syrian Civil War bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364598689 The Syrian Civil War is an ongoing multi-sided armed conflict in Syria fought between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al-Assad, along with domestic and foreign allies, and various domestic and foreign forces opposing both the Syrian government and each other in varying combinations. ]]> 2019-05-30 11:40:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364598689 Comparative Advantage bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599241 The law or principle of comparative advantage holds that under free trade, an agent will produce more of and consume less of a good for which they have a comparative advantage]]> 2019-05-30 11:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599241 Standard of Living bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599378 An individual’s or a socioeconomic class’s standard of living is the level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to them in a certain geographic area, usually a country.]]> 2019-05-30 11:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599378 Sanctions bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599645 International sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states or organizations either to protect]]> 2019-05-30 11:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599645 Consumption bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599807 the using up of a resource]]> 2019-05-30 11:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599807 Renewable Energy bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599889 energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.

]]> 2019-05-30 11:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364599889 Climate Change bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600262 A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels

]]> 2019-05-30 11:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600262 Kyoto Protocol bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600448 The Kyoto Protocol, also known as the Kyoto Accord, is an international treaty among industrialized nations that sets mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The greenhouse effect is the warming effect of the sun on greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, that act to trap this heat in our atmosphere]]> 2019-05-30 11:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600448 Paris Climate agreement bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600713 The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, dealing with greenhouse-gas-emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance, signed in 2016]]> 2019-05-30 11:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364600713 Fossil Fuels bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601069 A fossil fuel is a fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing energy originating in ancient photosynthesis. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years.]]> 2019-05-30 11:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601069 Online Blackmail bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601609  Blackmail is the use of threat to prevent another from engaging in a lawful occupation and writing libelous letters or letters that provoke a breach of the peace, as well as use of intimidation for purposes of collecting an unpaid debt]]> 2019-05-30 11:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601609 Cyberbullying bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601736 the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.

]]> 2019-05-30 11:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364601736 Whistleblower bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602000 A person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.



]]> 2019-05-30 12:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602000 Hacker bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602235 a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data.

]]> 2019-05-30 12:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602235 Social Media bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602358 websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.


]]> 2019-05-30 12:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602358 Stuxnet bgembe_mendoza https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602610 Stuxnet is a family of cleverly written malware worms that primarily target SCADA control systems for large infrastructures such as industrial power plants.]]> 2019-05-30 12:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bgembe_mendoza/wvq88xckjxg6/wish/364602610