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midterm Flashcards

1
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two time periods of history
1. BC
2. AD

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  1. before Christ
  2. anno Domini (“in the year of our Lord”)
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three eras of history and their years

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  1. ancient history (4000 BC - AD 500)
  2. medieval history (AD 500 - AD 1500)
  3. modern history (AD 1500 - present)
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3
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theory man came from apes and creation was by chance

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evolution

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4
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God has supreme power over all nations, rulers, and individuals

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sovereign

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5
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worship of man

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humanism

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6
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large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a single entity

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nation

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7
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focal point of all history

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Jesus Christ’s first advent to earth

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8
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home of the first civilizations

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Fertile Crescent / Cradle of Civilization

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9
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first postdiluvian civilization

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Sumerians

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10
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way of life for a group of people

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culture

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11
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Sumerian language that was their greatest contribution to civilization

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cuneiform

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12
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history’s second great empire builder and first great king of the Sumerians

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Sargon of Akkad

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13
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land between the rivers

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Mesopotamia

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14
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first empire to rule the Middle East after Babylon

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Old Babylonian Empire

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15
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king of the Old Babylonian Empire known for his law codes

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Hammurabi

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16
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first people to use iron extensively

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Hittites

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17
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aggressive people that had the capital city of Nineveh

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Assyrians

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18
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Assyrian who built the world’s first great library

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Ashurbanipal

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19
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destroyed the temple for the first time

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Neo-Babylonian Empire

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20
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Neo-Babylonian king who built the Hanging Gardens had Daniel as an important official

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Nebuchadnezzar

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21
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one of the Jews taken captive by the Babylonians that advised several kings

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Daniel

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22
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(1.) defeated the Neo-Babylonian empire with their great leader (2.)

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  1. Persia
  2. Cyrus the Great
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23
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Persian leader who married Esther (also called Xerxes)

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Ahasuerus

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24
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land Abraham was promised (name all three names)

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(Canaan, Palestine), or Israel

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25
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man called from Ur and given a promise from God; father of a great nation

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Abraham

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26
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man after God’s own heart; second king of Israel; greatest king of Israel

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David

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27
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wisest king of Israel; built the temple

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Solomon (under him and David, Israel was the greatest nation in the world (1000 BC))

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28
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religion whose god was Allah

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Islam

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29
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founder of Islam

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Mohammed

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30
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largest continent

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Asia

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31
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subcontinent

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India

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32
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location of Mount Everest (highest point on earth)

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Himalayas

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33
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hordes of fierce barbarians who invaded India from the northwest

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Aryans

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34
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religion of India that recognized Brahma (absolute, impersonal spirit) and reincarnation to reach spiritual perfection

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Hinduism

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35
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social arrangement of India with four divisions

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caste system

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36
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native Indian family that drove out the Greeks and established the first Indian empire

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Mauryan Empire

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37
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greatest ruler of the Mauryas

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Asoka

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38
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founder of Buddhism

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Siddhartha Gautama

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39
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religion that says human desire is the cause of all suffering and is focused on the Middle Way (self-denial) and tries to reach nirvana

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Buddha

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40
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empire that inaugurated India’s golden age

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Guptas

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41
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empire of India responsible for the Taj Mahal

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Mogul Empire

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42
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“Middle Country”

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Chung-kuo (ancient name for China)

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43
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largest continental empire in history was with the Chinese _____dynasty

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Mongol

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44
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emperor of the Mongol Empire

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Genghis Khan

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45
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nephew of Genghis Khan in the Yuan dynasty around Marco Polo’s time

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Kublai Khan

46
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Italian merchant that explored China during the Yuan dynasty

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Marco Polo

47
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the gift of the Nile

48
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first Egyptian king who united Upper and Lower Egypt

49
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Greek father of history

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Rosetta Stone

50
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dark continent

51
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Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey

52
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Spartan leader who led 300 men to stall while everyone else fled

53
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brought Athens to its fullest measure

54
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war where Sparta fought Athens

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Peloponnesian War (Sparta won)

55
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what was Athens known for

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their government (representative democracy); and they were a city-state

56
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wars between Carthage and Rome

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Punic Wars (Rome won)

57
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Carthage’s leader who brought war elephants to fight Rome during the Second Punic War

58
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strong Macedonian leader who conquered a large amount of land and spread Greek culture before his death

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Alexander the Great

59
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Julius Caesar crossed the ______

60
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first emperor of Rome

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Caesar Augustus

61
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first Christian emperor of Rome

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Constantine I

62
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ruled the empire during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ and at the time of the Savior’s death, resurrection, and ascension around A.D. 30

63
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200 years of peace in Rome under Caesar Augustus

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Pax Romana

64
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first Roman emperor to extensively persecute Christians

65
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who wrote the book of Revelation

66
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year the entire Bible was completed

67
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theory Jesus gave Peter authority over the church, which was then passed down to others after him that is part of Catholicism

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Petrine Theory

68
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means of grace that salvation “depended on”

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sacraments

69
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gave the English the Bible in their own tongue after hand translating it from Latin to English

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John Wycliffe

70
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idea of withdrawing from society to really develop your faith

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monasticism (hermits lived alone, monks and nuns lived in monasteries and convents)

71
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John Wycliffe’s followers

72
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most famous Mayor of the Palace

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Charles Martel

73
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first Emperor of the Romans who began the Holy Roman Empire

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Otto the Great

74
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John Huss was martyred and John Wycliffe was declared a heretic in the ______

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Council of Constance

75
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a way of life based upon the ownership and use of land

76
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holy wars

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crusades (there were 6)

77
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pope who called for the start of the crusades

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Pope Urban II

78
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famous painter who made the Last Supper

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Leonardo da Vinci (also made Mona Lisa)

79
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the David sculpture was made by

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Michelangelo

80
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created the printing press

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Johann Gutenberg

81
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first great English king

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Alfred the Great (Anglo-Saxon)

82
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William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings and he was _____

83
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began the Plantagenet line of kings

84
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war between France and England that was long

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Hundred Years’ War (France won)

85
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the war between the Lancasters and Yorks

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War of Roses (Lancasters won (Tudors))

86
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where did Christopher Columbus land

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San Salvador

87
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printed the first edition of the Greek New Testament

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Desiderius Erasmus

88
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what started the Modern Ages

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the Protestant Reformation

89
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began the Protestant Reformation with the Ninety-five Theses

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Martin Luther

90
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who started the Jesuits

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Ignatius Loyola

91
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French Calvinist Protestants

92
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treaty that gave official approval for territorial, state-established churches

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Peace of Augsburg

93
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Father of Dutch Liberties

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William the Silent

94
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Henry VIII’s three wives in order and their children

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  1. Catherine of Aragon: Mary was her daughter
  2. Anne Boleyn: Elizabeth was her daughter
  3. Jane Seymour: Edward was her son
95
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Elizabeth I dealt with what two Catholic nations

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Scotland and Spain

96
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the outstanding leader of the Scottish Reformation who caused several issues for Mary Stuart

97
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Edward VI’s Protestant advisor

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Thomas Cranmer

98
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Swedish warrior-king who helped the German Protestants gain the upper hand

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Gustavus Adolphus

99
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ended the Thirty Years’ War

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Peace of Westphalia

100
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name for scientists before the modern age

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natural philosophers

101
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discovered the heliocentric view

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Nicholas Copernicus

102
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discovered the three laws of planetary motion

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Johannes Kepler

103
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scientist who built a telescope

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Galileo Galilei

104
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responsible for the universal law of gravitation

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Isaac Newton

105
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solidified the scientific method

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Francis Bacon

106
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the first scientific organization

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the Royal Society

107
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the music capital of the world

108
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a work of superior excellence that has stood the test of time—a work for people of all ages

109
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most recognized chorale piece in the world

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the Hallelujah Chorus

110
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father of English hymn

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Isaac Watt

111
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known for his 5th and 9th Symphonies

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Ludwig van Beethoven

112
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greatest Dutch master of art

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Rembrandt van Rijn

10th Flashcards - history (10 decks)

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