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  • a belief that there is no deity.
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atheism

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  • a belief that God exists and created reality but left the universe to operate according to its own self-governing laws.
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deism

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  • the belief that things are true simply because one believes it to be.
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empiricism

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  • belief that all reality is equal with God.
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pantheisM

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  • government non-interference in economic enterprise.
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laissez-faire

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  • architectural style noted for its revival of a purer, classical Greek and Roman style.
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Rococo

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  • Gregorian chants are an example of this…
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monophonic

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  • the process by which sinners are made righteous in the eyes of God.
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sanctification

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  • the application of science toward practical purposes.
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technology

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  • Sunni and Shia.
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Islamic Sects

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  • was a descendant of Ghengis Khan.
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Babur

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  • Taj Mahal is the most famous example of…
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Mughal art

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  • grew in the middle of the seventeenth century.
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Dutch role in Slavery

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  • merges opposing beliefs or practices in philosophy or religion.
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syncretism

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  • an innovation by Italian merchants during the Renaissance.
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double-entry bookkeeping

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  • Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada.
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Spanish “Invincible” Armada

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  • its chief aim is to bring glory to God in all endeavors.
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Calvinism

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  • ended the Seven Years’ War and gave England control of all North America.
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Peace of Paris of 1763

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  • argued that reform in the Russian Orthodox Church was corrupting the Third Rome.
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Old Believers

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  • The Dutch gained their independence from the Spanish.
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Peace of Munster

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  • established a line of demarcation that allotted Africa to Portugal.
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Treaty of Tordesillas

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  • French advisor who developed the economic policy of mercantilism.
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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  • Switzerland and Netherlands received their independence.
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Peace of Westphalia

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  • was formed in 1653.
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The Rump Parliament

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  • tax on printed paper and legal documents.
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Stamp act of 1765

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  • created a republic with checks and balances and a separation of powers.
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Constitution of the United States

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  • was taken by the Third Estate.
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Tennis Court Oath

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  • supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.
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Roundheads

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  • important figure behind the Reign of Terror.
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Maximilien de Robespierre

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  • Founding Father and clergyman who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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John Witherspoon

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resulted in Calvinism becoming illegal and a Huguenot mass exodus from France.

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Revocation of the Edict of Nantes -

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  • was the dominant personality at the Congress of Vienna.
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Metternich

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  • a war fought between Britain and France vs. Russia
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Crimean War

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  • governments had to be “right” as well as “workable.”
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Realpolitik

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  • led to Russia becoming a constitutional monarchy.
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1905 Russian Revolution

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  • assassinated Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
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Gavrilo Princip

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  • was made up of Austria and Hungary.
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Dual Monarchy

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  • guaranteed freedoms and rights to the American people and the states, and also limited federal power.
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U.S. Bill of Rights

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  • Japan’s victory led to other revolts against Western Imperialism.
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Russo-Japanese War

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Florence Nightingale - cared for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.

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Florence Nightingale

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  • Stalin’s program to build up Soviet Industry.
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Five-Year Plan

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Paul von Hindenburg - military commander of Central Powers, led army of Germany during WW1.

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Reza Shah Pahlavi - Shah of Persia who was forced to step down.

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Zimmerman Telegram - led United States to enter World War I.

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Gregory Zhukov - surrounded Axis forces at Stalingrad.

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Bernard Montgomery - stopped Axis advances at El Alamein.

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Dwight Eisenhower - commander of the Normandy invasion.

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Germany, Italy, and Japan - were all members of the Axis Powers, Pact of Steel, Tripartite Pact

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Douglas MacArthur - promised to return to the Philippines.

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Operation Dynamo - evacuation of Dunkirk.

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Four Freedoms - freed of speech/expression, worship, freedom from fear, freedom from want

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Free French movement - led by Charles de Gaulle

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer - opposed all Nazi’s, especially Joseph Goebbels.

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Yalta Conference - the Great Powers agreed to form the United Nations.

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