Crosswords for the Global History and Geography January 2010 Regents

Global History and Geography Name: ______

E. Napp Date: ______

Word Bank:

Primary Source, Peninsula, Command, Indus, Shinto, Legalism, Gupta, Location, Chinese, Cultural Diffusion

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Mansa Musa, Columbian Exchange, Timbuktu, Chinese, Feudal, Humanism, Inca, Johannes Gutenberg, Latin America, Akbar the Great

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Zulus, Divine Right Rule, Scientific Revolution, Imperialism, Commoners, French Revolution, Treaty of Nanjing, Food Shortages, Berlin Conference, Land

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Self Determination, Ataturk, Joseph Stalin, Japanese, Marshall Plan, Iraq, Problems, American Firms, Soviet, Palestinians

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Meiji Restoration, Colonizers, Economic, Mercantilism, Urban Ghettos, Isolation, Human Rights, Stability, Mongol, Iranian

The Essays:

  • Thematic Essay: Human Rights

Intellectuals, philosophers, and leaders have often recorded their ideas in written works. These ideas have been used throughout history to guide societies and influence the course of national and regional development. Select two intellectuals, philosophers, and/or leaders and a writing associated with that person and for each describe the historical circumstances surrounding the writing, describe a main idea found in the writing, and discuss how this idea has influenced the development of a nation or region.

Martin Luther and theNinety-five Theses / Karl Marx and The Communist Manifesto
  • Describe the historical circumstances surrounding this writing
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  • Describe the historical circumstances surrounding this writing

  • Describe a main idea found in this writing
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  • Describe a main idea found in this writing

  • Discuss how this idea has influenced the development of a nation or region
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  • Discuss how this idea has influenced the development of a nation or region

Remember: Say it and explain it!

  • Document-Based Question:

Throughout history, many changes have occurred in the way food is produced. Some of the major changes occurred during the Neolithic Revolution, Agrarian (Agricultural Revolution), and the Green Revolution.

Neolithic Revolution / Agrarian Revolution / Green Revolution
  • Describe the change in food production
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  • Describe the change in food production
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  • Describe the change in food production

  • Discuss the political, social, and/or economic effects on society or a region
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  • Discuss the political, social, and/or economic effects on society or a region
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  • Discuss the political, social, and/or economic effects on society or a region