21 Terms
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Anatolia
History; World history
A peninsula between the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, also known as Asia Minor. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it was the perpetual target of invaders beginning with the Hittites in ...
Ashurbanipal
History; World history
The last great king of Assyria (r.668-627 BC). He completed the conquest of Egypt, installing Necho I as vassal ruler. Assyrian garrisons were later expelled, but Egypt was no longer a threat to ...
obsidian
History; World history
Volcanic glass with flaking properties similar (but superior) to flint, widely used and highly valued for toolmaking in many parts of the world, notably in Mesopotamia, where long-distance trade in ...
Okinawa
History; World history
Japanese island group in the Ryukyu Islands and scene of the greatest land battle of the Pacific War during World War II. American forces under General Bruckner landed on 1 April 1945 to begin a ...
Ottoman Empire
History; World history
Empire built by Anatolian Turkish tribes. It lasted from the 14th century until 1922. The ruling dynasty was established in about 1300 by Osman, who instigated nearly 200 years of expansionary wars. ...
Cyrillic alphabet
History; World history
Slavic alphabet derived from the Greek, which emerged in the Balkans when the southern Slavs were converted to Christianity in the 9th century by the Byzantines. The conversion of the Russians in 988 ...
