6 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
International Court of Justice
History; World history
Headquartered at the Hague, the Court started work in April of 1946. The Court usually hears only cases brought before it by any of the 189 U.N. Member States, but has made several concessions over ...
Mexican Revolution
History; World history
(1910 1920) A political revolution that removed dictator Porfirio Diaz, and hoped to institute democratic reforms. While a constitution was written in 1917, it was many more years until true change ...
Thomas Hobbes
History; World history
(1588-1679) English philosopher and political theorist. Wrote Leviathan, where he favoured an absolute government as the only means of balancing human interests and desires with their rights of life ...
Muslim League
History; World history
Nationalist 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 ...
Renaissance
History; World history
A rebirth of cultural and intellectual pursuits after the stagnation of the Middle Ages. This period in European history, from about the 14th through 16th centuries, features major cultural and ...
Old Testament
History; World history
The first half of the Christian Bible, that describes the creation of the world, the history of ancient Israel, the Ten Commandments, and contains the Psalms and the prophetic books. Also is the ...
John Calvin
History; World history
(1509-1564) Theologian and church reformer who developed a form of Protestantism during the Reformation. His church is known for the idea of predestination, which states certain people are ...
