Ax9 Geographical Terms

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Athens

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Birthplace of Democracy

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Corinth

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Stretch of land that connects the mainland of Greece to the Peloponnesus.
Destroyed by the Romans

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Troy

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City of the Trojan War

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Crete

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Center of Minoan civilization.
Oldest Greek civilization.
Largest Greek island.

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Anatolia

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Asia Minor

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Sicily

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Largest island in the Mediterranean sea.
Important for trade routes.
Slave revolts.

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Rome

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Largest Empire

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Carthage

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African Civilization
Destroyed by the Romans at the end of the 3rd Punic War by Hannibal.

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Byzantium

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Byzantine Empire
Later named Constantinople by ruler Constantine.

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Medina

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2nd most holy city in Islam.
Home and death place of Muhammad

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Pyrenees

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Mountain range.
Form a border between France and Spain.

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Venice

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Trade center between Western Europe.
City of Water

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London

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Capital of England

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Amsterdam

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Largest city in the Netherlands
Spanish Inquisitions.
Religious tolerance.

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Holy Roman Empire

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Otto was the first emperor

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English Channel

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Separates England from Northern France

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Geneva

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John Calvin makes his biggest impact
Very Protestant

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Portugal

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Ferdinand Magellan was from there
Began exploration

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New France

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Area colonized by France in North America

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New Spain

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Area colonized by Spain in North America

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Boston

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Beginning of the American Revolution

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West Indies

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Columbus voyaged there
Major trade port.

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Cuzco

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Start of the Inca civilization.
Conquered by Francisco Pizarro.

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Sparta

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Greek city state.
Rivaled by Athens.
Women had the power because the men were always at war.

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Persian Empire

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Modern day Iran

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New Carthage

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In Spain
Capital of the Spanish Navy

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Mecca

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Most holy place in Islam
Pilgrimages

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Appenines

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Mountain range in Italy

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Tiber River

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Main Water source for Rome

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Macedonia

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Home of Alexander the Great

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Hadrian's Wall

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Wall built by the Roman Empire

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Alps

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Mountain range in Switzerland
Crossed over by Hannibal

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Rhine River

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Longest and most important river in Europe

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Jerusalem

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Captured during the first Punic War
Capital of Israel
Known as the Holy Land

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Florence

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Home of Renaissance art and architecture

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Lepanto

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Battle of Lepanto
Phillip conquers the Ottoman Empire

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Wittenberg

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Town in Germany
95 thesis posted there

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Paris

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Location of St. Bart's massacre
Catherine of Medici

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Oxford

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In london

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Spain

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Charles V
Most Catholic country in Europe
Spanish Armada
Spanish Inquisition

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Netherlands

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Religious tolerance
Ruled by Spain
Defeated Spain and received their independence.
Treaty of Westphalia

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Hispaniola

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Island in the Caribbean
Conquered by Hernando Cortes

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Jamestown

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First successful English settlement in Virginia

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Plymouth

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Landing site of the Mayflower

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Tenochtitlan

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Capital of the Aztecs
Conquered by Hernando Cortes