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U-prep 7th 100 History Facts 61-80
U-prep 7th grade all-stars world history facts
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7th Grade
01/10/2011

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61. A knight's code of conduct is know as ______; its qualities were courtesy, honor, defending teh weak and loyalty.
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chivalry
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62. The Roman Empire's citizens followed the Christian-based ________ referring to it as just "The Church" because of its power.
Definition
Roman Catholic Church
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63. Following a schism, or split within the Catholic Church, citizens of the Byzantine Empire started following the __________________________.
Definition
Eastern Orthodox Church
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64. If you resisted the Catholic Church you could face __________, the depriving of church membership.
Definition
excommunication
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65. The ________ were a series of wars beetween Christians and Muslims over the occupation of Jerusalem.
Definition
crusades
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66. The ________, a fatal disease caused by rat fleas, spead from as far away as China trough the Middle East to Western Europe killing one third of the European population.
Definition
bubonic plague
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67. As power shifted from nobles to kings in Medieval Erope, kings formed _________, or strong central governments ruled by a king or queen.
Definition
Monarchies
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68. ___________, a young firl who claimed to received messages from God, helped the French defeat the English in the Hundred Years' War.
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Joan of Arc
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69. The Maya inhabited an area of Mexico known as the __________.
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Yucatan Peninsula
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70. Kiing animals or sometimes humans as an offering to gods in known as a _________.
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sacrafice
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71. The ___________ had 260 days adn was believed to be ruled by different gods each day.
Definition
Mayan Calendar
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72. Aztecs used __________, or floating gardens, to grow vegetables in swampy ground.
Definition
chinampas
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73. Living in the Andes Mountains of South America, the Inca citizens used _____________ to effectively grow produce on mountain slopes.
Definition
terrace farming
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74. The Incas used a system of ropes and knots called ______ as a means of recording keeping.
Definition
quipus
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75. The Spanish term for someone who sets out in search of wealth by conquering established civilizations is a ________________.
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conquitador
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76. The Aztecs were overtaken by the conquistador ______________.
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Hernan Cortes
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77. _______________, a Spanish conquistador, led the charge to overtake the Incas.
Definition
Francisco Pizzaro
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78. The Aztec, Inca, and Mayan civilizations are all _________, believing in many gods.
Definition
polytheistic
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79. ____________ is the act of taking away the right to practice ones own beliefs.
Definition
religious persecution
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80. The idea that every person shoud be free to pursue his or her own goals is _________________.
Definition
individualism
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