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the first great emperor of the Eastern Roman empire (byzantium)

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Justinian I

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most famous cathedral built during Justinian’s rule

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hagia sophia

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3
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picture or symbol of Christ, Mary, or a saint

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icons

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4
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belief that Peter was the first Bishop of the church

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Petrine theory

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5
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the first medieval pope

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Gregory I

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6
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religious actions that provide salvation

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sacraments

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7
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pieces of holy objects

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relics

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8
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decrease time in purgatory

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indulgences

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9
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made the Bible almost completely illegal

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council of toulose

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10
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withdrawing from society and living in solitude to be free from sin

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monasticism

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11
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missionary monks

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friars

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12
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commenced the Carolingian line of Frankish kings; mayor of the palace

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Pepin the short

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13
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battle that charles Martel defeated moors in

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battle of tours

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14
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first great empire after rome

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franks

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15
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first leader of franks

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Clovis

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16
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Frankish empire was strongest since the romans under his rule

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Charlemagne/Charles the Great/Charles I

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17
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treaty that was the foundation of france and germany

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treaty of verdun

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18
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Muslims from North Africa

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moors

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19
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The most famous Mayor of the Palace

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Charles Martel

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20
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first of Hohenstaufen line

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Frederick Barborossa

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21
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took the papacy to the zenith of its power

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Pope Innocent III

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22
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Pope when Phillip the Fair took the Roman church captive and moved it to France (Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy)

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Boniface VIII

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23
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kings personal land

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crownland

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24
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lived on kings land and fought for him

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knights

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25
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code of conduct for knights

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chivalry

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26
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identifying images for knights

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heraldry

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27
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the “do nothing” kings

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merovingian

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28
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earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles

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celts

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29
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where Angles, Saxons, and Jutes are from

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denmark

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30
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greatest Saxon poem about Anglo-Saxon culture

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beowulf

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31
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First Archbishop of Canterbury

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Augustine

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32
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first great king of england

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Alfred the great

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33
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two people that fought after Edward the confessor died without an heir; which battle

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William from Normandy and Herold Godwin; battle of hastings

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34
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battle of hastings date

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1066

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35
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started plantagenent line

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Henry II

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36
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called “the lion hearted”

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Richard I

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37
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most hated king of england

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John

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38
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John was forced to sign this. when?

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magna carta; 1215

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39
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written plan that sets up from of government

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constitution

40
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king when model parliament was created. his nickname?

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Edward I; longshanks

41
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100 years war

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England and france

42
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peasant girl who led France in 100 years war

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Joan of arc

43
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last king of plantagenet line

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Richard II

44
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war of roses

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landcasters vs. yorks

45
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won war of roses

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lancaster

46
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first king of house of lancaster. what line of kings did he start?

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Henry VII; tudor

47
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coronation started the modern nation of France 987

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Hugh Capet

48
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got in a fight with Boniface VIII. this started Babylonian Captivity of the papacy

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Phillip the Fair/ Philip IV

49
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war led by Spanish kingdoms to defeat moors

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reconquista

50
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France version of parliament

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estates general

51
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sent Christopher Columbus on his voyage

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Ferdinand(Aragon) and Isabella(Castille)

52
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led the age of exploration/ foremost nation in the age of exploration

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Portugal (ancient name was Lusitania)

53
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travelled far east during the 1200s

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Marco polo

54
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first European to reach far east by sea

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Vasco de Gama

55
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date Columbus sailed

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October 12, 1492

56
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first great civilization of the Western Hemisphere

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mayas

57
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most important civilization in the south

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Incas

58
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conquered the Incas

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Francisco Pizarro

59
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most powerful north american empire at the beginning of the age of exploration

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Aztecs

60
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first Spanish landing in North america

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Ponce de leon

61
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first to circumnavigate the globe

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ferdinand magellan

62
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imaginary line that ended the rivalry between spain and portugal

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line of demarcation

63
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fabled water route France was in search for

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northwest passage

64
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first modern explorer to reach northern america

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John Cabot

65
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printed the first completed Greek New testament in 1516

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Erasmus

66
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A friar appointed who traveled in Europe selling indulgences for Pope Leo X

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Johann Tetzel

67
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date Martin Luther nailed 95 thesis/start of reformation

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October 31, 1517

68
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official church meeting

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diet

69
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declared Martin Luther a heretic

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edict of worms

70
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first protestant university in europe

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University of Wittenburg

71
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political divisions of switzerland

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cantons

72
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priest in Switzerland that preached the truth of the Bible

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Zwingli

73
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followers of John Calvin

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Calvinist

74
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believed baptism came after salvation

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Anabaptist

75
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founded the jesuits

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Ignatius Loyola

76
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group of people that think of themselves as one

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nation

77
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God’s rule over all nations

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sovereignty

78
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first civil ordinance

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capital punishment

79
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first protestant confession of faith

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Augsburg confession

80
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established state churches in Germany

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Peace of Augsburg

81
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built the world’s first empire

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Nimrod

82
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Dutch nobleman who led the fight for freedom
(during the mid 1500s)
(also called “FATHER OF DUTCH LIBERTIES”)

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William the Silent

83
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removed England from the Catholic church

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Henry VIII

84
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Henry VIII’s only son

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Edward VI

85
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Henry VIII’s oldest daughter

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Mary Tudor/ “Bloody Mary”

86
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Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Bolelyn

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Elizabeth I

87
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led protestants in Scotland

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John Knox

88
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employed by queen Elizabeth; first englishman to circle the globe; “sea dog”

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Francis Drake

89
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year invincible armada was defeated

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1588

90
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french Calvinist protestants

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hugeunots

91
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Catherine’s attempt at peace with the protestants

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Edict of January

92
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First protestant king of catholic France

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Henry of Navarre/ Henry IV

93
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greatest contribution of sumerians

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art of writing

94
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peninsula that Greece is on

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balkan peninusla

95
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where abraham was from

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Ur

96
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way of life for a group of people

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culture

97
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date of 30 years war

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1618-1648

10th grade history (29 decks)

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