O Terms

1. O Terms

2. What’s the Term? #1) The title of the king of Benin, a small kingdom along the west African coast.

3. oba #1) The title of the king of Benin, a small kingdom along the west African coast.

4. What’s the Term? #2) A document reluctantly issued by the Russian tsar in response to the revolutionary upheavals of 1905. It granted full civil rights to Russian citizens and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.

5. October Manifesto #2) A document reluctantly issued by the Russian tsar in response to the revolutionary upheavals of 1905. It granted full civil rights to Russian citizens and promised a popularly elected Duma (parliament) with real legislative power.

6. What’s the Term? #3) A type of government in which a small group of wealthy individuals or families, not necessarily of aristocratic birth, rules.

7. oligarchy #3) A type of government in which a small group of wealthy individuals or families, not necessarily of aristocratic birth, rules.

8. What’s the Term? #4) Two wars fought between Western powers and China (1839-1842 and 1856-1856) in response to long-standing Chinese restrictions on trade with the West and provoked initially by Chinese efforts to halt the flow of opium into their country. China lost both wars and was forced to make major concessions.

9. Opium Wars #4) Two wars fought between Western powers and China (1839-1842 and 1856-1856) in response to long-standing Chinese restrictions on trade with the West and provoked initially by Chinese efforts to halt the flow of opium into their country. China lost both wars and was forced to make major concessions.

10. What’s the Term? #5) In ancient Chinese civilization, an animal bone that was heated and the cracks within it interpreted as prophecies. The prophecies were written on the bone and provide the earliest sources for ancient Chinese writing.

11. Oracle bone #5) In ancient Chinese civilization, an animal bone that was heated and the cracks within it interpreted as prophecies. The prophecies were written on the bone and provide the earliest sources for ancient Chinese writing.

12. What’s the Term? #6) Founded in 1963, a group of African states that sought to end European colonialism in Africa and promote cooperation and solidarity among newly independent African nations, believing that acting as a collective force would aid their long-term success.

13. Organization of African Unity (OAU) #6) Founded in 1963, a group of African states that sought to end European colonialism in Africa and promote cooperation and solidarity among newly independent African nations, believing that acting as a collective force would aid their long-term success.

14. What’s the Term? #7) A consortium of oil-producing countries, consisting primarily of Arab nations of the Middle East, founded in 1960 to regulate the supply and exportation of oil.

15. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) #7) A consortium of oil-producing countries, consisting primarily of Arab nations of the Middle East, founded in 1960 to regulate the supply and exportation of oil.

16. What’s the Term? #8) A large category of jatis at the bottom of India’s caste system. Most were associated with occupations deemed ritually impure, such as slaughtering animals or sweeping up the filth of the village; they were also known as “Untouchables,” for even the touch of such a person rendered others ritually impure.

17. outcaste #8) A large category of jatis at the bottom of India’s caste system. Most were associated with occupations deemed ritually impure, such as slaughtering animals or sweeping up the filth of the village; they were also known as “Untouchables,” for even the touch of such a person rendered others ritually impure.