10 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Warsaw Pact
History; World history
An international defence alliance between the Soviet Union and many of its Eastern European satellite states as a response to NATO. Formed in 1955.
Reformation
History; World history
The protest against perceived wrong doings by the Catholic Church during the early 16th century. Main leaders were Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Neolithic Age
History; World history
(10,000 BCE - 5000 BCE) New Stone Age. A period of time in human history characterised by the development of agriculture and permanent settlements.
Extraterritoriality
History; World history
A policy that guaranteed European citizens in China were only subject to the laws of their own nation and could only be tried by their own courts.
Eratosthenes
History; World history
(276?-196? BCE), Greek mathematician, astronomer, and geographer who measured the circumference of the Earth. His measurement was only off by 15%.
Blitzkrieg
History; World history
German word meaning lightning war. It was a German army tactic during World War II which called for quick moving, hard hitting drives into enemy territory.
Enlightenment
History; World history
A movement in the 18th century that stressed the importance of reason and science in philosophy and the study of human society. Occurred in Western Europe.
