<p> Crosswords for the Global History and Geography August 2009 Regents Global History and Geography Name: ______E. Napp Date: ______</p><p>Word Bank: Africa, Totalitarian, Subsistence, Mountains, Diffusion, Technology, Writing, Quran, Gupta, Location</p><p>Word Bank: Mesoamerican, Absolute Monarchs, Protestant Reformation, Machiavelli, Ming, Psychological Warfare, Church, Trade, Commercial, Columbian Word Bank: Colonization, Enlightenment, Perry, Karl Marx, Nationalist, Assassination, Zulu, Latin America, Monopoly, Independence Act Word Bank: Satellites, Iranian, Latin America, Berlin Wall, Repress, Climate, Increase, Nuclear Proliferation, Gorbachev, Boundaries Word Bank: Middle East, Inflation, Byzantine, Ottoman, Enslaved Africans, Industrialization, Natural Resources, Russian, Turning Points, Roadways The Essays:  Thematic Essay: Belief Systems A belief system is an established, orderly way that groups or individuals look at religious faith or philosophical principles. These systems have often affected politics, society, and the economy in the nations or regions in which they are practiced. Hinduism Confucianism  Explain one major idea of the  Explain one major idea of the belief system belief system</p><p> Discuss the effects the belief  Discuss the effects the belief system has had on the politics, system has had on the politics, society, and/or the economy society, and/or the economy of a specific nation or region of a specific nation or region</p><p>Remember: Say it and explain it!</p><p> Document-Based Question: Throughout history, the usage and control of waterways such as rivers, canals, straits, and seas have had economic and political effects on many societies. Discuss how the usage or control of waterways has had economic effects and/or political effects on societies. The Nile Asia’s The Aral The The Suez The Strait River River Sea Panama Canal of Malacca System Region Canal Effects Effects Effects Effects Effects Effects</p><p></p>