Global History & Geography for 14-15 Yr olds USA) (Thomas Caswell)

The red gateway entrance to a Shinto shrine.

A state or country completely controlled by a single power, such as a monarch or dictator.

Totalitarianism- Of or relating to the government haveing total controll of of ones life

The exchange of goods or service between people.

A gathering of merchants, craftsmen, and artisans to buy and sell goods and service during late Middle Ages.

A long-established custom or belief.

Economic system in which decisions are made on the basis of customs, beliefs, habits, and religion.

(1842) An unequal treaty between Great Britain and China resulting from the Opium War. The treaty stated that China was to reimburse Britain for costs incurred fighting the war. The Chinese were forced to open several ports to British trade, provide Britain with complete control of Hong Kong, and grant extraterritoriality to British citizens living in China.

(1905) The treaty that ended the Sino-Japanese War. It granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate.

A treaty dividing the New World possessions between Portugal and Spain. This treaty, signed in 1494 was a product of the Catholic Church.