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Which dynasty did Li Zicheng overthrow?

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The Ming dynasty

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Who overthrew the Ming dynasty?

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Li Zincheng

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What city was China’s northern capital city?

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Beijing

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What tree did the last Ming dynasty emperor hang himself on?

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The Guilty Chinese Scholer Tree

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What part of the Great Wall allow the Manchu army enterance to?

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Shanhai Pass

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After the defeat of Li Zicheng what Manchu-race dynasty seized control of China?

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The Quing Dynasty

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What were the Scots called that signed the National Covenant?

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The Covenentors

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What document did the Covenentors sign?

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The National Covenant

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Which king required all Scots to swear and Oath?

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King Charles II

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What Oath were the Scots required to swear?

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The Oath of Abjuration

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What did the Oath of Abjuration declare?

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That the National Covenant is unlawful

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What was Japan’s one dynasty

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The Imperial Dynasty

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13
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What were the amurai warrior chiefs called?

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Shoguns

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14
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What goddess were Japanieze emperor’s decended from?

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Amaterasu

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What was the military position of the Three Great Unifiers of Japan

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Samuriai

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What did the Three Great Unifiers of Japan create?

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The Tokugawa Shogunate

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Who was the first of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Oda Nobunaga

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Who was the second of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Who was the third of the Three Great Unifiers?

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Tokugana Ieyasu

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How long was the Tokugawa Shogunate’s rule?

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1603-1867

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Hideyoshi appointed who to govern until his son was able?

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A Council of Five Elders

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What was Hideyoshi’s sons name?

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Hideyori

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What were the two splits of the Council. For whom were they loyal?

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The Western Army loyal to Hideyori and an Eastern Army loyal to council member Tokugawa Ieyasu

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October 21, 1600 was the war between the Western and Eastern Armies. What was it called?

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The Battle of Sekigahara

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Who won The Battle of Sekigahara?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Tokugawa Ieyasu recieved what honored title as emperor?
Shogun
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Who was Ieyasu's grandson?
Tokugawa Iemitsu
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Who was Tokugawa Iemitsu's grandfather?
Ieyasu
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What law did Tokugawa Iemitsu announce to defend Japan from Westerners?
Edict of Sakoku
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How long did the Edict of Sakoku last? What years?
219 years, from 1635-1854
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What Muslim empire reigned in India for more than 300 years?
The Moghul Empire
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What years did the Moghul Empire rule?
1526-1857
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Who was the second great Moghul emperor?
Akbar
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Who was the third great Moghul emperor?
Jahangir
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Who was the fourth great Moghul emperor?
Shah Jahan
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Who was the fifth great Moghul emperor?
Alamgir
37
Which Portuguese exploere reached european to reach India by going around South Africa?
Vasco de Gama
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What continent did Vasco de Gama need to go around to reach India?
Africa
39
After de Gama, who reached India next?
The Dutch East India Company
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Who came after the DEI company?
The East India Company
41
Where was the English EIC's first base?
Bombay (west)
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Where was the English EIC's second base?
Fort St. George (southeast)
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Where was the English EIC's third base?
Calcutta (far east)
44
Which notorious priate set up shop in North Carolina?
Blackbeard
45
Which Virgina governor decided to take action against Blackbeard?
Governor Alexander Spotswood
46
Which lieutenant defeated Blackbeard?
Lieutenant Robert Maynard
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In what year did Lieutenant Robert Maynard defeat Blackbeard?
1718
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What was Lieutenant Robert Maynard's ship called, that he defeated Blackbeard in?
Jane
49
Where was the Ottoman Empire location based?
Asia Minor
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What capital city did the Ottoman Empire run from?
Constantinople
51
What years did Suleiman I reign?
1520-1566
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What was Suleiman's title in the west?
The Magnificent
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What was Suleiman's title in the east?
The Law-giver
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What is Suleiman known best for?
The Siege of Belgrade, Austria
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What river was Belgrade on?
The Danube River
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What city did Suleiman capture in 1521?
Mohacs, Hungary
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What king did Suleiman destroy in 1526?
King Louis II
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At what battle did Suleiman destory King Louis II?
The Battle of Mohacs
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What was the Austrian-held outpost that Buleiman captured?
Buda, in 1529
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Why did Suleiman's seige on Vienna fail?
His sappers didnt collapse the wall
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What city's walls did Suleiman's sappers fail to collapse?
Vienna
62
Three events signalled the end of the Ottaman's mastery over what sea?
The Madditerranian Sea
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What was the first event that signalled the end of the Ottoman's mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?
The Siege of Malta
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What was the second event that signalled the end of the Ottoman's mastery over the Medditeranian Sea? (Death of Suleiman - what year?)
1566
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What was the third event that signalled the end of the Ottoman's mastery over the Medditeranian Sea?
Battle of Lepanto
66
What Chrisitan Navy won the Battle of Lepanto?
The Holy Leuge
67
Peter the Great belonged to what dynasty?
The Romanov Dynasty
68
Who was the best known tzar of the Romanov Dynasty?
Peter the Great (Tzar Peter the I)
69
What southern port did Peter the Great claim from the Ottoman Empire?
The Port of Azov
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What northern port did Peter build?
The port of St. Petersburg
71
What title did Peter change to? (from tzar to...?)
From tzar to emperor
72
What title did Peter change Russia to? (from tzardom to...?)
From tzardom to emprie
73
What war diceided which empire would emerge greatest in Europe?
The Great Northern War
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Which two nations were the Great Northern War focused on?
Sweeden and Russia
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Which battle did King Charles XII destory Peter the Great in?
The Battle of Narva
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Who crushed Peter the Great in the Battle of Narva?
King Charles XII
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Which nation did King Charles the XII rule over?
Sweeden
78
What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (European Name)
The War of the Grand Alliance
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What nine year war focused on the French Kings ambition? (Colonies Name)
King William's War
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Which French king was ruling during the War of the Grand Alliance?
King Louis XIV
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What treaty ended the War of the Grand Alliance/King William's War?
The Treaty of Ryswick
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What year was the The Treaty of Ryswick created?
1697

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