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cuban missal crisis 1st
Daniel ortega
cuban missile crisis 2nd
who was J.F.K’s successor as U.S. president
Ronald reagan
detente
when the two superpowers eased tension and tried to cooperate to avoid conflict in the Cold War
who was the first American president to visit communist china
nixon
tikal
glyphs
a graphic symbol that provides the appearance or form for a character
codex
popol vuh
the Mayan Creation myth that taught that the gods had created human beings out of maize and water
ayllu
mita
quipu
System of knotted strings utilized by the Incas in place of a writing system
utopia
An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect
movable type
Type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of meta
Johann gutenburg
He is known for creating the first printer with movable type
Thomas moore
what did Thomas more and Desiderius eramus have in common
Both were considered humanists
John knox
calvinism
ignatius of loyola
founder of the Jesuits
jesuits
missionaries that spread Christianity to many parts of the world
council of Trent
the Roman Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation
anabaptist
Louis XIV
known as the sun king
intendants
government agents who collect taxes
who was the least dependent on the labor of serfs
nations of western europe
Maria theresa
under mother Theresa, Austria’s greatest enemy was Prussia
Frederick II
king of prussia
war of Austrian succession
fought over lands that belong to Maria Theresa
seven years war
resulted in no exchange of territories
Ivan the terrible 1st
dealt with enemies by sending secret police force
Ivan the terrible 2nd
took the title czar
boyars
russia land owning nobles
what became the capital of the kingdom of Italy after the conquest of the papal
rome
giuseppe garibaldi
leader of red shirts
Otto van Bismarck pt 1
originated the political style known as realpolitik
Otto van Bismarck pt2
used Franco Russian war to gain supporters
kaiser
Prussian emperor
Reform bill of 1832 (1st question)
the percentage of the British population that had voting rights was about 5%
Chartest movement
Universal make suffrage, annual elections, salaries for workers in Parliament, and secret ballot
Queen Victoria
Was forced to accept a less powerful role for the monarchy