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World History Sem. 1
Final Review
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History
10th Grade
01/11/2016

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Great Pyramid
Definition
One of the 7 ancient wonders of the world
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Amon Re
Definition
Sun God
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Ramses II
Definition
Greatest Pharaoh
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Cleopatra
Definition
Last Pharaoh- 31BC
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Menes
Definition
"The Angry Catfish"
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Nile
Definition
The longest river in the world - "giver of life" "gift of the Nile"
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Rosetta Stone
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Ancient Writing
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Sphinx
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"Guardian of Sacred Places" ; lions body- human head
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Hatshepsut
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"Queen Pharaoh" - 1st ruler in history
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Osiris
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God of Nile/Underworld - judge of the dead
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Tutankhamen
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King tut/Boy King - Restored Polytheism
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Nefertiti
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"The Beautiful one that has come" - Wife of Amenthop IV
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Hittites
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Warriors from Asia Minor
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Hammurabi
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1810Bc-1750BC - Code of Hammurabi
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Sumerians
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1st civilization in history
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Assyrians
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"Romans of Asia" - Worlds first military power
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Babylon
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"gate of God" - largest city-state in ancient world
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Persia
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Largest empire in Middle East
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Mesopotamia
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Land between the rivers
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Phoenicians
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"Sea People" - greatest traders in the ancient world
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Sargon
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"King of Battles" - founded first empire in history
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Nebuchadnezzar
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"Mad Ox" - Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Assurbanipal
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669BC-633BC - Library of Nineveh
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Croesus
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First to use coins
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Caste
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Social group based on birth-strict set of rules
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Aryans
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Indo-European Nomads - Invaded India 1500 BC
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Chandragupta
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1st Indian Empire
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Suttee
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Ceremonial suicide
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Indus
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Civilization started here 3000BC
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Great Renunciation
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" old man, sick man, and a dead man"
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Buddah "Enlightened One"
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Homer
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Blind Greek poet
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Sparta
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decedents of Dorians 1150 BC
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Marathon
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Darius invaded Greece - Athenians won
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Minos
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Legendary King of Crete
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Pheidippides
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ran 26.2 miles - "rejoice we conquer! Victory we win"
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Polis
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Greek city state
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Delian League
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Association of Greek city states, under leadership of Athens
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Peloponnesian War
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Athens vs Sparta - Sparta defeated Athens
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Athens
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Worlds first democracy
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Salamis
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Athenian fleet defeats Persians
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Acropolis
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Hilltop Fortress
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Cleisthenes
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Setting Athens on a democratic footing
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Hella
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Greeks called their land this
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Leonidas
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"Son of the Lion" - Spartan General
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Thermopylae
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300 Spartans vs Persians
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Plato
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Philosopher and Mathematician - Socrates student
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Parthenon
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Temple built on Acropolis to honor Athena
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Apollo
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God of light, music, poetry
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Alexander the Great
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Lord of the four quarters of the world
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Socrates
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Father of philosophy
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Zeus
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King of the gods and Universe
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Hippocrates
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Greek physician
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Athena
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Goddess of wisdom
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Phillip of Macedonia
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Master of Greece - United Greeks for the first time
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Poseidon
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God of the Sea
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Aristotle
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Teacher of Alexander the Great
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Hera
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Queen of Gods - "Protector of Women"
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Herodutus
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Greek Historian
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Pericles
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General of Athens during its golden age
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Romulus
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Who name Rome is named after
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Pompey
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Part of first triumvirate - Turned against Julius Caesar
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Hannibal
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Crossed Alps 219BC
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Nero
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Blamed for the fire of Rome
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Legion
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soldiers
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Julius Caesar
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Rome's greatest general - crossed Rubicon
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Octavian Caesar
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Julius's nephew - Controlled western empire
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Senate
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Legislative body
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Triumvirate
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Rule of 3
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Latins
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Settle at Latium on Tiber - 1000BC
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Spartacus
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gladiator who led slave revolt
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Hadrian
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Built wall to keep Scott's out
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Cato
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roman Soldier - massacred carthage
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Marc Anthony
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Suicide with Cleopatra
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Scipio
Definition
"Africanos Major" - defeated Hannibal in N. Africa
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Plebains
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Common people
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Cincinnatus
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Farmer who saved Rome
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Cassius & Brutus
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Ordered to have Caesar killed
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Tiber
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Rover that Rome was built on
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Forum
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Patricians
Definition
Wealthy landowners
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Punic Wars
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Rome vs. Carthage - over trade
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Tiberus & Gaius Gracchus
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T: Gave land to poor
G: Sold grain too poor
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Pax Romana
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Roman peace
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Marcus Aurelius
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"Last of Good Emperors
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Attila
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"The Hun" - Scourge of God
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Pompeii
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City buried from Mt Vesuvius volcanic explosion
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Commodus
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"Mad Emperor" - end of Pax Romana
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Colosseum
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"Stadium for gladiator fights
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Diocletion
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Divided empire into East and West
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Ides of March
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Mar. 15, 44BC - Julius Caesar stabbed to death
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Pantheon
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temple built to honor religions
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Romulus Augustus
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Last Roman Emperor
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Divide & Conquer
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Roman foreign policy
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Great Wall
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"The wall of ten thousand Li"
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Confucius
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"The MAster King" - "The First Teacher"
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Analects
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Teachings and sayings of Confucius
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Pax Sinica
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"Chinese Peace"
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Haung He
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"Yellow river"
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Sun-tzu
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Wrote "The Art of War"
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Shi Huangdi Chin
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first emperor of China
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Chung Kou
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Middle Kingdom
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Lao Tsu
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"Older Master" - founder of Daoism
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Shang Dynasty
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1st historical dynasty
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Zhou dynasty
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Longest dynasty
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Qin dynasty
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"Chinese Caesar" - Western name of China
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Han dynasty
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"Pax sinica"
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Ming dynasty
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Civil wars & Huns invaded - famous for porcelain vases
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Jihads
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Holy wars
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Muhammed
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Prophet of Abraham
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Koran
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Islamic holy book
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Tours
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732AD - stop spread of Islam
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Golden Horde
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Mongol cavalry
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Kamikaze
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"Divine wind" - typhoon that saved Japan
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Genghis Khan
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Universal Monarch
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Marco Polo
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Visits china 1217 AD - "Prince of Liars"
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Kubilai Khan
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The great Khan; conquered all of China
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Charles Martel
Definition
"Charles the Hammer" - defeated invading muslims - 1st battle knights in armor - starts feudalism - "Battle of Tours"
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Leif Erickson
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Landed at Newfoundland
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Chivalry
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Code of conduct for knights
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Feudalism
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Dominant social system in Europe
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Canon Law
Definition
Church laws
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Pope
Definition
"Bishop of Rome" - Latin for father
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Bubonic Plague
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"The Black Death"
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Manor
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Agricultural estate
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Inquisition
Definition
torture and execution of Heretics
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Saladin
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"The Magnificent" - Muslin general
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King Richard
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"The Lion Hearted
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Vikings
Definition
700-1100AD - from Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
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Crusades
Definition
Christian Knights vs Muslim Warriors
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Clovis
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1st Barbarian king to become Christian
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Charlemagne
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"Holy Barbarian" - united Europe for the first time - spread Christianity"
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Franks
Definition
Strongest of Germanic tribes
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Peter the Hermit
Definition
Lead unarmed peasants to Holy Land
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Council of Clermont
Definition
1095 - called for Crusades
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Nicholas & Stephen
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Sold children into slavery in N. Africa
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Justinian
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Preserved Roman Law
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Da Vinci
Definition
The Last Supper - Mona Lisa
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Lorenzo Medici
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"The Magnificent"
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Michelangelo
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"The Divine One" - Sculpture of David
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Gutenberg
Definition
Invented first printing press
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Machiavelli
Definition
"It is safer to be feared then to be loved" - "End justifies the means"
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Luther
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Leader of the reformation
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John Calvin
Definition
Institutes of the Christian religion
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Johann Tetzel
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Monk selling indulgences
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Mandate of Heaven
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Emperors power came from God
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Leonidas
Definition
Spartan King
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