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government
Definition
institution that has authority & power to control, direct, & rule in actions & affairs of others
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capital punishment
Definition
death penalty
1st foundational civil ordinance
Term
Ancient history
Definition
4000 BC-AD 500
Term
Medieval history
Definition
AD 500-AD 1500
Term
Babel
Definition
site where postdiluvian population tried to build world empire in rebellion against God
Term
nation
Definition
large group of people who think of themselves as 1 and act in history as a single entity
Term
Fertile Crescent
Definition
Cradle of civilization
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Sargon of Akkad
Definition
2nd great Empire builder
Term
Ur-Nammu
Definition
2100- founded Golden Age (3rd Dynasty) of Ur
Term
cuneiform
Definition
Sumerian's greatest contribution to civilization

invention that began proper Sumerian history
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ziggurat
Definition
temple towers
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Sumer
Definition
site of 1st postdiluvian civilization
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culture
Definition
way of life of a group of people
Term
Epic of Gilgamesh
Definition
world's oldest work of literature outside the Bible
written in 2000 BC
Term
Hanging gardens of Babylon
Definition
one of the 7 wonders
supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar
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Islam
Definition
threatened Byzantium
invented by Mohammed
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Hammurabi
Definition
1st king of Babylon
codified existing laws for his empire
Term
Old Babylonian
Hittite
Assyrian
New Babylonian
Persian
Definition
order of Middle Eastern empires
Term
1500 BC
Definition
rise of Huang He civilization
Term
Dravidians
Definition
indigenous people of India who were driven out by Aryans
Term
Shang dynasty
Definition
developed writing
Term
Chou dynasty
Definition
longest-ruling dynasty
known for prevalent philosophies of Taoism & Confucianism
Term
Chin dynasty
Definition
known for Great Wall of China
Term
Han dynasty
Definition
dynasty that ruled at China's height of power
known for Great Silk Road
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Yuan Dynasty
Definition
dynasty in which Marco Polo visited China
Term
Maurya empire
Definition
known for prevalent philosophy of Buddhism
Term
Gupta empire
Definition
inaugurated India's Golden Age
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caste
Definition
strict division of social classes
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Rosetta Stone
Definition
an Egyptian artifact with a message in 3 different languages
Term
Menes
Definition
1st Pharoah of Egypt
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Hapshepsut
Definition
female Pharoah of Egypt
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Hyksos
Definition
Asiatic warriors
"Shepherd kings"
Term
Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure
Definition
Old Kingdom's pharoah(s)
Term
Mentuhotep I
Definition
Middle Kingdom's pharoah(s)
Term
Ahmose I, Thutmose III, Amenhotep II, Ramses II
Definition
New Kingdom's pharoah(s)
Term
Edesius & Frumentius
Definition
Christian youth(s) from Rome who preached in Ethiopia
Term
Tertullian & Cyprian
Definition
church father(s) from Carthage who got martyred
Term
Origen
Definition
theologian from Alexandria who wrote "Shepherd of Tender Youth"
Term
Ghana Empire
Definition
dominated (trade across) the Sahara (from 300-1200 AD)
Term
Mali Empire
Definition
ruled parts of Western Africa from 1200-1500 AD
Term
Songhai Empire
Definition
dominated Western Africa from 1400s-1500s
Term
Kingdom of Benin
Definition
developed bronze casts
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Kingdom of the Kongo
Definition
largest Central African kingdom from 1400s-1700s
Term
Animism
Definition
belief that natural objects & forces are inhabited by spirits
Term
Kingdom of Cush
Definition
greatest ancient civilization in Africa's interior
Term
Timbuktu
Definition
important trading center in the Mali Empire that also became famous center for learning and culture
Term
Ethiopian eunuch
Definition
1st African on record to become a Christian
Term
Graco-Persian Wars
Definition
490-479 BC
Term
Peloponnesian War
Definition
431-404 BC
Term
Hellenic Age
Definition
Classical Age of Greece
700s-338 BC
Term
Hellenistic Age
Definition
323 BC
Term
Alexander the Great
Definition
attempted to conquer the then-known world under the Grecian Empire
Term
Minoans
Definition
1st important European civilization after the Flood
Term
Homer
Definition
influential Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey
Term
Pericles
Definition
brought Athenian democracy to its fullest measure
Term
Protagoras
Definition
claimed that "Man is the measure of all things"
Term
Republic
Definition
representative form of civil government in which political power is vested in the electorate and in which more than 1 man rules
Term
date of founding of Rome
Definition
753 BC
Term
Punic Wars (dates)
Definition
264-146 BC
Term
Cleopatra
Definition
last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty
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Marius & Sulla
Definition
the 2 (main) leaders in Rome's 1st Civil War
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Sulla
Definition
won Rome's 1st Civil War
Term
Pompey & Caesar
Definition
the 2 (main) leaders in Rome's 2nd Civil War
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Caesar
Definition
won Rome's 2nd Civil War
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Mark Antony & Octavian
Definition
the 2 (main) leaders in Rome's 3rd Civil War
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Octavian
Definition
won Rome's 3rd Civil War
Term
1st Triumvirate
Definition
Pompey, Caesar, & Crassus
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2nd Triumvirate
Definition
Mark Antony, Octavian, & Lepidus
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Tiberius
Definition
ruled during Christ's earthly ministry
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Nero
Definition
brought 1st great Christian persecution
Term
Titus
Definition
emperor who captured & destroyed Jerusalem
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Hadrian
Definition
built a wall in Britain
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Marcus Aurelius
Definition
emperor who wrote Meditations
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Diocletian
Definition
purposefully split the enpire to hold it together for anothet 200 years
ruled Eastern half
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Constantine
Definition
supposedly converted to Christianity
issued Edict of Milan
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Romulus Augustulus
Definition
last Roman emperor
Term
patricians
Definition
upper-class Romans
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plebians
Definition
lower-class Romans
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pietas, gravitas, dignitas
Definition
Roman ideals
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date of the fall of Rome
Definition
AD 476
Term
Pax Romana
Definition
30 BC-AD 180
under Caesar Augustus, years of peace & prosperity of Rome
Term
Peter & Paul
Definition
martyred by Nero
Term
date of the completion of the New Testament
Definition
AD 100
Term
Charles Martel
Definition
called "the Hammer"
Term
Pepin
Definition
began Carolingian line of kings
Term
Treaty of Verdun
Definition
split Carolingian empire into modern countries of Germany and France
Term
hermit
Definition
early monks who lived in the wilderness and tortured themselves
Term
John
Definition
only disciple to not be martyred
Term
friar
Definition
monk who did missionary work
Term
Charlemagne
Definition
800 AD
crowned as Enperor of the Romans by the pope
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Otto the Great
Definition
962 AD
crowned as 1st Holy Roman Emperor
Term
Henry IV
Definition
brought German monarchy to peak of power
Term
Innocent III
Definition
conflicted with King John of England
placed John's realm under an interdict
convened 4th Lateran Council
Term
Babylonian captivity of the papacy
Definition
1305-1378
when Philip IV moved the papal court to Avingnon, France
Term
Great Schism
Definition
when rival popes & cardinals fought for power
Term
feudalism
Definition
way of life based on the ownership of land
Term
1st crusade
Definition
1096-1099
only truly successful crusade
Term
Richard I
Definition
called "lion-hearted"
led 3rd crusade
Term
Philip Augustus
Definition
French king who helped in the 3rd crusade
left after securing minor victory at Acre
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Saladin
Definition
renowned Sultan of Egypt who made an agreement with Richard I
Term
4th Crusade
Definition
plundered & sacked Constantinople
Term
John Huss
Definition
stood up for the Bible's authority
burned at the stake
Term
trivium
Definition
grammar, rhetoric, & logic
Term
quadrivium
Definition
geometry, arithmetic, music, & astronomy
Term
Romanesque
Definition
style of architecture that replaced Gothic style
Term
Gutenberg
Definition
invented printing press in 1440
Term
Peter & Paul
Definition
martyred by Nero
Term
date of the completion of the New Testament
Definition
AD 100
Term
Clovis
Definition
began Merovingian line of kings
Term
Charles Martel
Definition
called "the Hammer"
Term
Pepin
Definition
began Carolingian line of kings
Term
Treaty of Verdun
Definition
split Carolingian empire into modern countries of Germany and France
Term
hermit
Definition
one who lives in seclusion from society
Term
John
Definition
only disciple to not be martyred
Term
friar
Definition
monk who did missionary work
Term
Charlemagne
Definition
800 AD
crowned as Enperor of the Romans by the pope
Term
Otto the Great
Definition
962 AD
crowned as 1st Holy Roman Emperor
Term
Henry IV
Definition
brought German monarchy to peak of power
Term
Innocent III
Definition
conflicted with King John of England
placed John's realm under an interdict
convened 4th Lateran Council
Term
Babylonian captivity of the papacy
Definition
1305-1378
when Philip IV moved the papal court to Avingnon, France
Term
Great Schism
Definition
when rival popes & cardinals fought for power
Term
feudalism
Definition
way of life based on the ownership of land
Term
1st crusade
Definition
1096-1099
only truly successful crusade
Term
Philip Augustus
Definition
French king who helped in the 3rd crusade
left after securing minor victory at Acre
Term
Saladin
Definition
renowned Sultan of Egypt who made an agreement with Richard I
Term
4th Crusade
Definition
plundered & sacked Constantinople
Term
University of Salerno
Definition
established in 1060
1st medieval university
Term
John Huss
Definition
stood up for the Bible's authority
burned at the stake
Term
trivium
Definition
grammar, rhetoric, & logic
Term
quadrivium
Definition
geometry, arithmetic, music, & astronomy
Term
Romanesque
Definition
style of architecture that replaced Gothic style
Term
Gutenberg
Definition
invented printing press in 1440
Term
Byzantium
Definition
founded by Greek colonists
Term
Constantinople
Definition
AD 395
built by Constantine and called "New Rome"
Term
Justinian
Definition
1st great leader of the Byzantine Empire
combined Roman law and Biblical principles into a Code that bears his name
Term
Leo III
Definition
started iconoclastic controversy
Term
Iconoclast
Definition
shunned the worship/possession of icons ("Biblical" images)
Term
veneration
Definition
worship (of Mary)
Term
Mohammed II
Definition
called "the Conqueror"
Term
Cyrillic alphabet
Definition
foundation for Russian and Slavic alphabets
Term
Byzantine text
Definition
basis of Erasmus's Greek New Testament
Term
apostolic succession
Definition
false idea that power from Christ was given to His apostles, then to bishops down through history
Term
Pertrine theory
Definition
false idea that Peter was appointed as the 1st pope and that he appointed a bishop to receive that power after him
Term
Gellasius I
Definition
issued 2 Swords Doctrine
Term
Gregory I
Definition
1st medieval pope
Term
Norman Conquest
Definition
1066
Harold Godwin vs. William the Conqueror
Term
Common law
Definition
laws common to all Englishmen
Term
Magna Carta
Definition
1215
signed by King John
Term
Edward I
Definition
created "Model Parliament" in 1295
Term
War of the Roses
Definition
Yorks vs Lancasters
Term
Hugh Capet
Definition
began Capetoan line of kings
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Estates-General
Definition
1302
French version of Model Parliament
Term
Moors
Definition
Muslims who invaded Spain in 711
Term
Reconquista
Definition
"crusade" to take back Spain from the Moors
Term
Marco Polo
Definition
1200s-1368
traveled to the Orient
Term
B. Dias
Definition
sailed to Cape of Good Hope (tip of Africa)
Term
V. de Gama
Definition
1st European to reach Far East by sea
Term
P. de Leon
Definition
discovered Florida

made 1st Spanish landing in New World
Term
V. de Balboa
Definition
discovered Pacific Ocean
Term
F. Magellan
Definition
credited with sailing around the world
Term
H. Cortez
Definition
conquered the Aztecs
Term
F. Pizarro
Definition
conquered the Incas
Term
F. Coronado
Definition
discovered Grand Canyon
Term
H. de Soto
Definition
discovered Mississippi River
Term
J. Cabrillo
Definition
explored California
Term
P. Cabral
Definition
discovered Brazil
Term
G. de Verrazano
Definition
explored eastern coast of North America
Term
J. Cartier
Definition
discovered St. Lawrence River
Term
J. Cabot
Definition
1st modern explorer to reach North American mainland
Term
Aztecs
Definition
most powerful Native American empire at the beginning of Age of Exploration
Term
Incas
Definition
most important Indian civilization in South America
Term
Mayas
Definition
1st great civilization in Western Hemisphere
Term
Arawaks & Caribs
Definition
tribes that Columbus encountered
Term
Northern Renaissance
Definition
revival of learning in Northwestern Europe
centered attention on the Bible
Term
J. Reuchlin
Definition
wrote On the Fundamentals of Hebrew
Term
P. Melanchthon
Definition
wrote Augsburg Confession
Term
W. Tyndale
Definition
produced 1st printed English New Testament
Term
M. Luther
Definition
attacked Tetzel and his sales of indulgences
debated Johann Eck at Leipzig
wrote several tracts and the German Bible
1517: nailed 95 theses to Wittenberg's church door
Term
Zwingli
Definition
preached in Zurich
appointed as "people's priest"
Term
J. Calvin
Definition
French Protestant who fled to Basel
wrote Institutions of the Christian Religion
Term
Anabaptists
Definition
led by C. Grebel

means "rebaptizer"
Term
Peasant's revolt
Definition
1524-1525

when common people rampaged against nobility
Term
Peace of Augsburg
Definition
gave approval to state-established church principle in Germany
Term
Counter-Reformation
Definition
attempted to produce certain limited changes in Roman church
Term
Inquisition
Definition
used torture to obtain confessions of heresy
Term
Jesuits
Definition
led by I. Loyola
carried out the Counter-Reformation
dedicated to the pope & his church
Term
Council of Trent
Definition
reaffirmed Catholic doctrines & denied the gospel
Term
Index of Prohibited Books
Definition
list of books forbidden to Catholics
Term
Golden Age of Spain
Definition
1492-1588
Term
Henry VII
Definition
1st Tudor king
Term
Henry VIII
Definition
broke away from the Catholic Church and created Church of England
Term
Catherine of Aragon
Definition
Henry VIII's 1st wife
gave birth to Mary
Term
Anne Boleyn
Definition
Henry VIII's 2nd wife
gave birth to Elizabeth
Term
Jane Seymour
Definition
Henry VIII's 3rd wife
gave birth to Edward VI
Term
Lady Jane Grey
Definition
queen for 9 days to try to preserve Protestantism
beheaded for her faith
Term
Elizabeth I
Definition
brought an age (that bears her name) of glory and goodness to England
Term
Anglican church
Definition
another name for the Church of England
Term
Puritans
Definition
wanted to fix the Anglican church
Term
Separatists
Definition
wanted to break away from the Anglican church
Term
J. Knox
Definition
outstanding leader of the Scottish reformation
Term
Sir Francis Drake
Definition
1st Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Term
Invincible Armada
Definition
Philip II's naval fleet built to conquer England
Term
Iraneus
Definition
wrote Against All Heresies to refute Gnosticism
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