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Algonquin - northeastern native american civilization in the great lakes region
Ancient Egyptians - emerged as early as 5000 BCE in the Nile Vally; known for pyramids, art, use of
papyrus as paper and pictoral writing; united under one monarch
Articles of Confederation - the original framework of the US government, designed to created a
conderderation among the colonies while allowing them to maintain their indivudal sovereignty
assyria - Sumerian-based civilization in the Near East; established military dominance and played an
important role in regional trade
athens - ancient Greek city-state that became a revolutionary democracy controlled by the poor and
working classes around 460 BCE; the first known democracy
Augustus Ceasar (Octavian) - julius chaser's nephew who gained control of rome in 27 BCE and became
the 1st roman emperor
axis - Alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
babylonia - Sumerian-based civilization in Mesopotamia; developed courts and an early codified rule of
law - the Code of Hammurabi - "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) - caused king george III to declare that the colonies were in rebellion
Battle of Fort Sumter (1861) - attack on union troops by confederate forces after SC suceded from the
union; battle sparked the civil war
Battle of Lexington and Concord - beginning of violent conflict between american rebel militaimen ad
british in 1775
, Battle of York Town 1781 - defeat of British forces by the continental army with support from france
ending the revolutionary war
Boston Massacre (1770) - british troops fired on a crowd of american protesters
boston tea party (1773) - protest of the tea act in which american protesters discguised as native
americans tossed tea off a ship in boston harbor
Cesar Chavez - civil rights activist; led the United Farm Workers, who advocated for Hispanic farm
workers who faced racial discrimination, poor treatment, and low pay
Cherokee - Southeastern Native American civilization thought to be descended from the Iroquois;
emerged in present-day Georgia; forced during the Trail of Tears to leave their land and migrate to
Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
Cold War - period of tension between US and USSR
Committees of Correspondence - colonial rebel protest group that distributed anti-British propaganda
Constitutional Convention - 1787 meeting at which the U.S. Constitution was created.
Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw - major Muskogean-Speaking southeastern native american civilizations;
decendents of mississippi mound builders
Cuneiform - a sumerian development; earliest known example of writing to form words
D-day - June 6, 1944, when the US led the invasion of Normandy, invading Europe during WWII
demokratia - greek word meaning people power