11 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Sputnik
History; World history
Soviet satellite put into orbit around Earth in 1957. It was the first man made satellite put into orbit.
Dome of the Rock
History; World history
First Islamic religious shrine. It was built in 687 C.E., and is located in present day Jerusalem, Israel.
Golden Age
History; World history
The first age of the world, an untroubled and prosperous era during which people lived in ideal happiness.
religion
History; World history
Belief in a reverence for a supernatural power or powers reguarded as creator and governor of the universe
belief system
History; World history
Belief in a reverence for a supernatural power or powers reguarded as creator and governor of the universe.
Kana
History; World history
Japanese writing system adapted from Chinese, with the addition of phonetic symbols representing syllables.
Pope Urban II
History; World history
(1040?-1099) The head of the Roman Catholic Church who issued the proclamation the began the First Crusade.
