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

In Islam, one who issues a call to prayer, causing the faithful to gather at the local Mosque.

In colonial Latin America, Spanish/African who were denied basic political, economic, and social rights due to their mixed heritage.

A company that does business in more than one country, usually by setting up branch offices.

The process of preserving a corpse by removing the moisture from it before burial. This process was practiced by many different cultures.

Handheld weapon that uses small balls of lead as projectiles and gunpowder as the blasting agent.

Nationalist movement in India by the Islamic population who did not feel represented by the Indian National Congress. They initially formed to protexct Muslim rights, but later called for an independent state.

(1883-1945) Italian leader. He founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945 he was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance.