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1
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Rule by force

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Tyranny

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Philosopher who taught Plato quoted from know thyself

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Plato

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3
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Persian king that burned Athens

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Xerxers

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4
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The formal study of human and thought culture

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Humanities

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5
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Rule by one

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Monarchy

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6
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Father of medicine

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Hippocrates

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7
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Rule by the people

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Democracy

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8
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Father of philosophy

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THALES

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9
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Astronomer and geographer

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Eratostheas

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10
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Rule by a few

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Oligarchy

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11
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Father of history

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Herodotus

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12
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Historian of the Peloponnesian war

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Thucydides

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13
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Breakdown of government in order

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?

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14
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Poet and author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

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Homer

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15
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Father of geometry

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Eulid

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16
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Famous philosopher who taught Aristotle

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Socrates

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17
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The period in which Greek culture was spread throughout the ancient world

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Hellenisticage

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18
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Known for drama

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Sophocles and Aristophanes

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19
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Alliance formed by Athens to protect Greece from further Persian attack

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Della league

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20
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Basic political unit in Greece

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Polis

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21
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He defeated Army led by Darius the third

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Alexander the great

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22
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Olympic Games were held in his honor

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Zeus

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23
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Philosopher who taught Alexander

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Aristotle

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24
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Greek general who defeated the Romans on two occasions but at such cost that he lost the war

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Pyrus

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25
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Invaded Italy through the Alps

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Hannibal

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26
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Defeated Hannibal at Zemma

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Scipio

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27
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Senator who urged the Romans to destroy Carthage

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Cato

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28
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First Roman to organize a professional army that serves for financial gain rather than patriotism

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Marius

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29
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Side with the Senate in the first Civil War

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Sulla

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30
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Was a member of a triumvirate with Julius Caesar

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CRASSUS

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31
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Established a Calendar that is the basis of our own now

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Cesar

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32
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Defeated by Julius Caesar and killed in Egypt

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Pompeii

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33
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Ruler of Egypt

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Cleo Patra

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34
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The common class in Rome made up of farmers traders and craftsman

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Plebeians

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35
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The aristocratic Class in Rome made up of wealth plan owners and noble families

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Patrians

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36
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The Roman term for the Mediterranean sea

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Mira Norstrom

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37
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The father of a Roman family

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Patter

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38
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A number of families from a common ancestor

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Clam

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39
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Hey small bundle of rods which enclose an ax

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Fases

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40
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A number of clans united by common beliefs and living in a particular region

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Tribe

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41
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The kings authority in Rome

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Imperium

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42
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In ancient tile given to the commander of a victorious army

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Impertor

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43
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Form of government in which voting citizens exercise power through elected officials

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Republic

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44
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A resolution council of plebians

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Plebiscites

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45
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Away for a tribe him to stop and just ask of patriation officials

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Vito

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46
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10 man elected by the council of plea BN who protected the rights and interests of the common people

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Tribune

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47
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Annually elected leaders of the Roman Republic who held the imperium

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Consuls

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48
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Text collector from the Roman Republic

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Publicians

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49
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Rule of three men

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TRRUMVIRATE

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50
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Medical writer

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Galen

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51
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Poet of the Augustine age

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Horace

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52
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Jewish historian

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Josephus

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53
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Wrote bitter sad tires on the loose morals and social problems of the empire

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Juvenile

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54
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Historian who live there in the Augustine age

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Livy

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55
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EPIRUREAN philosopher and poet

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LURCETRUS

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56
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Emperor and stoic philosopher who wrote meditations

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G

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57
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Wrote netanorpases collection of myths and had his works banned by Augustus

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Ovid

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58
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Astronomer and mathematician

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Ptolemy

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59
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Stoic philosopher and tutor of Nero

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Seneca

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60
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Homer of Rome wrote the Aeneid

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Virgil

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61
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Emperor who legalized Christianity

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Constantine

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62
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Conducted the most severe persecution of Christianity

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Diocletian

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63
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First persécuter of Christianity

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Nero

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64
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Divided the Roman Empire for the last time

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Theodsious

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65
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Emperor under who Christ was crucified

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Truberius

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66
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Destroyed Jerusalem

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Titus

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67
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Law legalizing Christianity

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Edict of milan

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68
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Roman Period of peace

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Pax Romana

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69
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Hey Roman term for all those outside the emperor who did not share and the Greek or Roman cultures

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Barbarians

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70
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Sculptures build to supply water to the cities

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Aqueducts

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71
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Death on the cross

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Crucifixion

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72
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The assistant of an Agustus

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Caesar

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73
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Warriors who fought in the Roman colosseum

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Gladiators

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74
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The teaching that Jesus Christ died in the place of sinful human so that they might be forgiven of their sins and be able to claim it as their own the righteousness of Jesus Christ

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Gospel

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75
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Structure with levels of authority

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Heirarchical

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76
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Theory that the earth is the center of the universe

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Geocentric theory

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77
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Nomadic tribes led by Attila whose advance west forced Germanic tribes to seek refuge in Roman territory

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Huns

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78
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A Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa, sacked Rome after the Visigoth

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Vandals

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79
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Philosophy that taught that the highest good is the pursuit of courage, dignity, duty, simplicity of life, and service of fellow men

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Stotism

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80
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Centers of worship for the scattered Jews

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Sinagogues

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81
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A Germanic tribe that settled in the eastern Rome empire, defeated the romans at the battle of adrianople and later sacked Rome

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Visigoth

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82
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Bishop of one of the five I,protest cities of the empire Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, rome or Constantinople

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Patriarchs

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83
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Greatest pontiff title of the roman emperors

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Pontity

84
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The lifestyle of withdrawing from all worldly cares and pssoessions an practicimg strict discipline and religious exercises

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Monoisism

85
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Philosophy that teaches that true happiness comes only as man frees his mind from fear and his body from pain

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Euperaism

86
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Leader of the visigoths in 410

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Alaric

87
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Church council I’m 325 that affirmed the doctrines of christs deity and the trinity

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Council of Nicaea

88
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Co emperor of half of the Roman Empire under Diocletian plan

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Augustus

89
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Heretic disrupted the unity of the church by challenging the deity of Christ

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Aricy

90
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Rowan author who is as also an outstanding scholar, leading politican, lawyer, and politician

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Curo

91
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Historian whose wrote annals, and Germania

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Tatuis

92
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Roman governor thatjesus was brought before

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Pontiuspilate

93
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Greek writer who wrote bigraphi s of Greek and roman men

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Patriarchs

94
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Apostle poriginwlly named Saul

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Paul

95
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First Bristian martyr

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Stephen

96
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Burial grounds established by Christian’s in order to avoid cremation

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Ca acombs

97
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This pope claimed supremacy in unam sactam and was humiliated you Philip IV

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Boniface

98
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What term means to exchange goods for goods

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Barter

99
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Who used logical arguments to support gods existence

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Anslem

100
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What is the practice of charging interest for the use of lent money called

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Usury

101
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A Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa sucked time after the visigoths

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Vandals

102
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The highest good and the pursuit of courage dignity do it he simplicity of life and service of fellowship

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Stotism

103
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Centers of worship for the scattered Jews

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Snagogues

104
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A Germanic tribe that settled in the eastern Roman Empire détester the romans st the batte to sfriabioke and later Rome

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Visigoth

105
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Bishop of one of the five important cities of the empire Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Rome, or Constantinople

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Patriarchs

106
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Greatest pontiff title of the Roman emperors

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Pontity

107
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Thé life style of withdrawing from all worldly cares and possessions and practicing strict discipline and religious exercises

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Monoisism

108
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Philosophy that teaches that true happiness comes only as men frees his mind from fear and his body from pain

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Euperaism

109
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Leader of the visigoths in 410

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Alaric

110
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Church council in 325 that affirmed the doctrines of Christ’s deity and the trinity

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Council of Nicaea

111
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Coemperor of half the to the Roman Empire under Diocletians plan

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Augustus

112
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Heretic who disrupted the unity of the church by challenging the deity of Christ

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Aricy

113
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Roman author who was also an outstanding scholar, leading politician, lawyer, and polictician

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Curl

114
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Historian whose wrote annals and Germania

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Tatius

115
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Roman governor that Jesus was brought before

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Pontiuspilate

116
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Greek writer who wrote biographies of green and Roman men

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Patriarchs

117
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Apostle originally named Saul

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PAul

118
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First Christian Marty’s

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Stephen

119
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Burial grounds established by Christians in order to avoid cremation

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Catacombs

120
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This pope claims his privacy and Aenima thanked him and was humiliated by Philip the fifth

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Boniface

121
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What term means to exchange goods for goods

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Barter

122
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Who used logical arguments to support gods existence

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Anslem

123
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What is the practice of charging interest for the use of let money called

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Usury

124
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What organization formed to regulate the business activities of a town

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Guilds

125
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He wrote about pilgrims traveling to Bechets shrine gave a good picture of medieval English life

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Chaucer

126
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What killed a large portion of Europe’s population during the late middle ages

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Black death

127
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What term means the common spoken language

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Vernacular

128
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Wrote about an imaginary journey through hell purgatory and paradise

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Barter

129
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Was motivated by the French to fight in the hundred years war

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Joann of arc

130
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Showed foresight and technological predictions

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Bacon

131
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Minstrels who travel from castle to castle singing love songs called

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Troubadours

132
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Which weapon greatly aided the English during the hundred years war

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Longbow

133
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A tax in France

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TaIlle

134
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What family ruled England as a result of the wars of the roses

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Tudor

135
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The period in which more than one pope claim supremacy

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Great schism

136
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The Spanish effort to drive out the moors from Spain is known as what

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Recon Quista

137
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What two people married creating the nation of Spain

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Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile

138
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What family took control of Austria and his possessions

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Hans urge

139
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They grew and importance because of their ability to judge the approximate value of coins

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Money changes

140
Q

Is aria again in monopoly on the Mediterranean

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Italy

141
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Intellectual movement characterized by a renewed interest in the theology and philosophy

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Scholasticism

142
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Who condemned and burned at Constance

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Huss

143
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Early reformers has been called the morning star of the reformation sun out late preachers called loyal words

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John Wicliff

144
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Said here I stand I can do no other

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Luther

145
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Drew up the Angus burger confession

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Melanethon

146
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Wrote the institutes of the Christian religion

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Calvin

147
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Find of the society of Jesus

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Loyal

148
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Led church reform in Zurich

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Zwibgli

149
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Debated Luther at lipstickCommended ships that help defeat the armada

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ECK

150
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Commanded ships that helped defeat the armada

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Drake

151
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Helped found the Presbyterian Church in Scotland

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Knox

152
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Summoned Luther to the diet of worms

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Charles V

153
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Appointed Thomas Cranmer arch Bishop of Canterbury

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Henry the fifth

154
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Sponsored the book of common prayer and a 42 articles

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Edward VI

155
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Executed Cranmer along with 300 other protestant leaders

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Mary I

156
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Catholic queen of Scotland

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Mary Stuart

157
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Dutch protestant leader

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William the silent

158
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Instigated the Saint bartholowmews day massacre

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Catherine De Medici

159
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Ruled Spain and the Netherlands

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Philip the second

160
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Issued the edict of Nantes

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Henry iV

161
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Attempted to settle England’s religious disputes through come promise

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Elizabeth the first

162
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Was poop at the beginning of the Reformation

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Leo X

163
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Name was given to certificates that supposedly granted pardon from the punishment of sin

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Indulgences

164
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Two important factors that influence the English reformation

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The publication of English translations of the Bible and the involvement of the English rulers

165
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Three ways that the defeat of the Spanish Armada had a significant impact upon world history

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There battle weekend England became A sea power they stop Spains expansion but enabled English expansion

166
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Viceroy for Portugal

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Afonso de albuguqa

167
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First notable conquistador to come to the New World/war travel far in hopes to cheat much eventually was captured and beheaded

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Vasco Nunez de Bulboa

168
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Italian who explored Newfoundland for the England and discovered rich fishers

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John Cabot

169
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Discover the west Indies

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Christopher Columbus

170
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Explore the south western section of America

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Francisco vasquezde Coronado

171
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Defeated the Aztecs in Mexico

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Hernando Cortes

172
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Indian who journeyed for four years to get to China

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Marco polo

173
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Explored the upper Mississippi for France

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Louis Joliet and jacques Marquette

174
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Defeated the Incas in Peru

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Francisco Pizarro

175
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Lion running north and south down the middle of the Atlantic ocean that divided the world between Spain and Portugal

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Line of demarcation

176
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Company that allowed people to invest money and issued a certificate showing the amount of money invested

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Joint stock companies

177
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Spanish conquerors

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Conquistadors

178
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Fast vessel of the 15th century aided in ocean travel

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Caravelle

179
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Term that describes a voyage around the earth

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Circumnavigate

180
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Indicate that the distance and object is from the equator

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Latitude

181
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Supply of money

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Capital

182
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African king wealthy and powerful and powerful Christian who wanted who wanted to help the Europeans

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Prester John

183
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Develop during the age of expiration an hour for it to an insurance company

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Underwriter

184
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Magnetized navigation devices that greatly aided sailors during the age of exploration

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Compass

185
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Profit given to the stockholders of a joint stock company

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Dividends

186
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Where can I Seshan of investors who pool their resources sharing games as well as their losses

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Company

187
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Economic system that held that the wealth of the colony should benefit the mother country

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Mercantilism

188
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The navigator responsible for Portugal early success and expiration

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Prince Henry

189
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Economic system design to advance the rich

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Capitalism

190
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And assistant king appointed by the Spanish king to oversee airfares in the New World

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VICEROY

191
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King of the Aztecs

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Montezuma

192
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Under his leadership the Portuguese establish the trading post in India

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Pedro Cabral

193
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Indian group the founded the wall city of tenochtitlan

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Aztec

194
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Inca ruler that was kidnapped and held for ransom

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Atakualpa

195
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First great French explore in the New World

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Jacques Cartier

196
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Leader of the permanent English settlement near Chesapeake Bay

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John Smith

197
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G-suit missionary in Japan

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Francis Xavier

198
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Explore who landed near Tampa Bay Florida discover the great Mississippi river

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Herbando de Suto

199
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Details of a proposed business venture

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Prospects

200
Q

Economic changes in European business practice and thinking during the 15th and 16th century

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Commercial revolution

201
Q

His expedition around the Cape of Good Hope to India do you Portugal a little creative spice trade with India

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Vasco de gamma

202
Q

Mother of new France and founder of quebec

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Samuel de champagne

203
Q

First permanent English settlement in America

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James town

204
Q

Empire on the western coast of South America and the 14th to the 16th century

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Incas

205
Q

Roman Catholic who oppose the cruel treatment of the Indians by his fellow Spaniards

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Bar tombe deleya casas

206
Q

Highly advanced Indian civilization fourth in the Yukon peninsula from the fourth through the 10th century

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Mayans

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