5 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Siege of Leningrad
History; World history
The Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade, was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German army to capture the city of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). ...
Hermitage Museum
History; World history
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the largest and oldest museums in the world, founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to ...
Moctezuma's headdress
History; World history
Moctezuma's headdress is a feather-work crown, which at one time was believed to have belonged to the Aztec emperor, Moctezuma II. The feathers are arranged in a semicircle with a diameter of around ...
Johannes Gutenberg
History; World history
(1400?-1468) German printer and European pioneer in the use of movable type.
Culture system
History; World history
A system of slave labour used by the Dutch in their South East Asia colonies.
Ferdinand Magellan
History; World history
(1480?-1521) Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Genetic engineering
History; World history
The process of altering life forms by manipulating their genetic structure.
