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World Studies
101
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7th Grade
12/17/2015

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Greek Fire
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Byzantine weapons used against Islamic armies
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Franks
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people in Western Europe stopped the spread of Islam
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Mecca
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destination of Islamic pilgrims
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Byzantines
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architectural style of Russian cathedrals is modeled
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Hugh Capet
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a count of Paris founded a new dynasty in France
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William the Conqueror
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founded the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066
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Henry II
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grandson of William the conqueror;strength English royal authority by using circuit courts
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Phillip II
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King in France
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Reconquista
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occurred in Spain
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Middle ages
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Roman's Church political power grew in Europe and became dominant during ...
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vernacular
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a common spoken language
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The Canterbury Tales
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gives information about medieval life in England
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Jews
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accused of starting the plague and were persecuted because of it (people)
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Transubstantiation
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describes Rome's teaching that the the wine and bread in the Lord's Supper become the very blood and body of Christ
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indulgence
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paper that supposedly grants pardon from the punishment
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John Huss
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native of Bohemia
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excommunication
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dismissal of an individual from the Roman Church
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Martin Luther
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translated the Bible into German
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John Calvin
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homeland is France
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printing press ( Johannes Gutenberg)
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helped make books available to the public
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Luther ( Martin)
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wrote the 95 Theses
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renaissance
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rebirth
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Zwingi
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reformer in Switzerland
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Erasmus ( scholar from Rotterdam)
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wrote "In Praise of Folly"
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Mayan
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discoveries in astronomy and mathematics
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Cuzco
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capital of the Incan Empire
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Aztec
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expected the return of its god Quetzalcoatl
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Cape of Good Hope
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located at the southern tip of Africa
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Francis Xavier
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missionary to Japan
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Magellan
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gave the Pacific Ocean its name
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Iroquois Confederacy
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located in the modern state of New York
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caravel
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ship designed for efficient ocean travel
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Jacques Cartier (French explorer)
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discovered the St. Lawrence River
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Samuel de Champlain (French explorer)
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discovered 3 large lakes and became the Farther of New France
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Simon Bolivar
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Venezuelan who knew many language and liberated both Venezuela and Colombia
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Pedro I (Portuguese noble)
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gave the revolutionary challenge "Independence or death"
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Thomas Dale
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brought discipline to Jamestown and helped to make it a thriving colony
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Jose de Sam Martin (leader from a prominent family )
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liberated both Chile and Peru
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Old World
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Chile is not apart of the ...
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Montreal
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founded in the region of New France
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John Smith
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helped start the colony of Jamestown
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Catherine the Great
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Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under the rule of
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Hippocrates
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Farther of Geometry
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Descartes (Rena)
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DID NOT trust any path to truth expect human reason
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Charles II
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next ruler of England after Cromwell's death
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Louis XIV (2)
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achieved absolute power with reign that became a model for the rest of Europe (2)
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Empiricism
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taught that a man can find knowledge only through experience
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Maria Theresa
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ruled Austria
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France
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ruled by Louis XIV
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Secularism
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the term for society that is free from religion
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Euclid
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Farther of Geometry
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Eratosthenes
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determined the distance around the earth
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Oliver Cromwell
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nominated to lead Parliament's army and later served as "Lord Protector" of England
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Age of Reason
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17th & 18th centuries
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English Bill of Rights
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limited power of the king
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God
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rejected Cain's sacrifice
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Genesis
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the book of the Bible that states that God created the world
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Jerusalem
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destroyed by the Romans in AD70
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Noah's family
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the only family to survive the Flood
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Christ
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Greek term meaning " Anointed One"
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Nero
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blamed Christians for the fire the destroyed Rome in AD70
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Coptic
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official church in Ethiopia
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barbarians
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people who were not in the Greek culture
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Constantine
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changed the name of Byzantine to "New Rome"
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Table of Nations
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listed in Genesis Chp.10
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Hegira
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Muhammad's move from Mecca
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Caliph
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Arabic word "to succeed"
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Ramadan
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Month of Muhammad's visions
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Allah
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Arabic word "the god"
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Muslim
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follower of Islam
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Sharia
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Islamic law
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Kush Kingdom
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located on the Nile River between Egypt and Ethiopia
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savannah
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large of flat grasslands
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iron
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form of money used by Africans
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Kikuyu clan (of Africa)
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believes in one god
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"The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah"
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Ethiopia's leader title
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Menelik (Coptic teaching regards)
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the son of King Solomon
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Dark Ages
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African empires built advance cities (when)
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Ark of the Covenant
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C optics believe that the cathedral in Aksum contains
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Cathay
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name of ancient China
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Rock
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churches of Lalibela were carved out of ...
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Muslims
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wrote the 1st written history of Africa
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Yams
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were a crop that was grown in the tropical forests in Africa
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Samurai
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Japanese warrior
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China
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scholars were highly regraded in ...
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Shang
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the earliest known dynasty
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Chinese
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developed the production of silk
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Mongols'
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soldiers lived & slept on horses during marches
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Golden Horde
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give this name because of their homes
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Japan
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borrowed the religion of Buddhism from China
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Nation of China
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1st to use paper as a form of money
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Japan
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successfully prevented a Mongol invasion
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siege
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type of warfare used in battle by the Mongols
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Cortes
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the Conquistador who defeated and colonized the Aztecs
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Dias
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1st explorer to find a route around Africa
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Pizarro
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Conquistador who defeated the Incas
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Vasco da Gama
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1st to find trade route to India
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Christopher Columbus
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sailed west in 1492 and discovered a new continent
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Drake
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English explorer who traveled around the world
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Magellan
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Spanish explorer whose traveled around the world
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