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This united Scotland & the UK into Great Britain.
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Act of Union
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The Man who carried out many duties of future Prime Ministers.
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Robert Walpole
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He painted the infant Jesus with Madonna
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Raphael
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The British quees who wanted to restore Britain to Catholosism.
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Mary Tudor
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The man who determined that the donations of Constantine were a fake because of the work "fief".
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Valla
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The incident in which colonists threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Boston Tea Party
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The father of Alexander
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Phillip II
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The man who conquesred more land than anyone else up to that time in history.
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Alexander
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British (UK) king and queen who were the former rulers of the Netherlands.
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William & Mary
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Triangular sail
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Lateen
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The route from New England to Africa, Africa to the west Indies,
then, the West Indies to New England. |
Triangular Trade
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Parliment's law which excluded any Catholic from inheriting the British (UK) throne.
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Act of Settlement
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This was a major part of the food supply for early man.
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Wooly Mannoth
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When a government is controlled by the military.
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Martial Law
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Britian's government.
(The same type as a republic.) |
Common Wealth
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A German royal family.
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Hanover
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The incident in Boston in which five colonists were killed.
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Boston Massacre
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People who studied ancient Greek and Roman subjects.
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Humanists
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Colonists who took physical action.
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Sons of Liberty
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The city which was the center of the Helenistic Culture.
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Alexandria
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The advanced civilationlocated on the island of Crete.
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Minoans
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The first permanent French city in North America.
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Quebec
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The French city built at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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New Orleans
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The man who made England's claim in America.
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Cabot
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The man who was appointed commanding general of the continental army.
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George Washington
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The church of Great Britain (UK).
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Anglican
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The committee made up of wealthy merchants of Venice.
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Council of Ten
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The man who drank hemlock & died.
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Socrates
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The man appointed Arch Bishop of Canterbury by Charles-the-First.
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William Laud
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The followers of Charles-the-First
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Cavaliers
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The man who built the Academy.
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Plato
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The man who built the Lyceum, the first scientific institute.
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Aristotle
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The U.S. president who purchased the Louisianna Territory,
aka The Louisianna Purchase. |
Jefferson
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The turning point of the Revolutionary War
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Saratoga, The Battle of ...
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The first Roman emperor.
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Augustus
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This was Julius Caesar's greatest contribution.
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The Julian calendar
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Literally, "Roman Peace."
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Pax Romano
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These were the followers of Parliment and Puritans.
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Round Heads
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He was the leader of the Roundheads
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Cromwell
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This was the largest Dutch city in North America.
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New Amsterdam
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This man claimed the land along
the Hudson River for the Dutch. |
H. Hudson
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* Athens
* Amsterdam |
Golden Age
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This man lead the second Punic War against Rome.
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Hannibal
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These were three wars fought between Rome and Carthage.
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Punic wars
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This North African city was destroyed
by Rome during the third Punic War. |
Carthage
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An olympic event held every four years
in Greece. |
The Olympics
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Another name for Lorenzo-the-Magnificent.
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Loren 30
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-The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
-The man who asked the pope not to grant Henry an annulment. |
Charles V
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He was the founder of the Jesuit order.
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Loyola
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This man seached in Florida for the Fountain-of-Youth.
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Ponce de Leon
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The man who discovered
the Grand Canyon. |
Coronado
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The time before writing.
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Prehistory
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The first human like me.
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Australopithecus
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The first man to circumnavigate the earth...or at least men in his party made it around.
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Magellan
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He was the British (UK) king during the American Revolution.
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George III
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He was the man who wrote "Common Sense."
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T. Paine
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He was the first Hanover king of Great Britain (UK).
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George I
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This document was written by Thomas Jefferson.
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The Declaration of Independence
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This temple was built to honor Athena.
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The Parthenon
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The Greek god of wine and fertility.
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Dionysus
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This was the capital city of Alexander's empire.
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Babylon
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He was the father of the Greek trajedy.
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Aeschylus
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The colonists who were to arm their ships and sink British merchant ships.
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Privateers
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The family who ruled Florence.
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Medici
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The man who wrote "The Courtier" advising men and women on how to behave.
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Castiglione
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The man who sculptured the first free-standing statue since ancient Roman times.
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Donatello
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This was where the first shots were fired that started the American Revolution.
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Lexington Bridge
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The man who led the defeat of the Aztecs.
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Cortez
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The man for whom America was named.
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Vespucci
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The man who led the defeat of the Incas.
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Pizarro
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The advanced civilization located where Mexico City is today.
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Aztecs
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Where laws were written out for all to see.
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Tables
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The pope who authorized the selling of indulgences to raise money to rebuild Saint Peter's cathedral.
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Julius II
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This law stated that a person couldn't be held in prison by a king or anyone else without just cause or without a trial.
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Habeas Corpus
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This man sclpted "David."
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Michelangelo
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The people who wandered in search of food.
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Nomads
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The term for a person of ability.
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Homo hablis
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The term for a person who walks upright.
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Homo erectus
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He established a church-run state/theocracy in Zurich.
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Zwingli
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The only British (UK) king to be executed.
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Charles I
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A list of forbidden books.
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Index
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The man who wrote "The Prince", _____ rulers how to rule.
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Machiavelli
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This man was hired to put down a rebellion.
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Signori
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A type of government made up of a few wealthy people who have control over a larger majority of people.
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Oligarchy
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This is the homeland of the Jews.
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Palestine
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He was the founder of Christianity.
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Jesus
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This type of human thinks.
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Homo sapien
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A thick sheet of ice.
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Glacier
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Old Stone Age
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Paleolithic
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A savior chosen by God.
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Messiah
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The Spanish king's representative
in the Americas. |
Viceroy
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The man who discovered America.
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Columbus
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She financed the voyages of Columbus.
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Isabella
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The date of the fall of the Roman Empire.
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476
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The Roman Emperor who allowed Christianity to be tolerated.
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Constantine
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The city-state including villages
and surrounding fields. |
Polis
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The meaning of "renaissance."
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Rebirth
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The man known for his sonnets
and short poems. |
Petrarcha
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The pope who excommunicated
Martin Luther. |
Leo X
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The man who invented moveable type.
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Gutenberg
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The Spanish king's representative
in the Americas. |
Viceroy
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The man who discovered America.
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Columbus
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She financed the voyages of Columbus.
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Isabella
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The date of the fall of the Roman Empire.
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476
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The Roman Emperor who allowed Christianity to be tolerated.
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Constantine
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The city-state including villages
and surrounding fields. |
Polis
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The meaning of "renaissance."
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Rebirth
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The man known for his sonnets
and short poems. |
Petrarcha
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The pope who excommunicated
Martin Luther. |
Leo X
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The man who invented moveable type.
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Gutenberg
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The British queen who kept Great Britain a Protestant nation.
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Elizabeth I
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The woman who Elizabeth I
had put to death. |
Mary Queen of Scotts
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The European country which was the center of the Protestant movement.
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Switzerland
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She was Henry-the-First's wife.
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Chatherine of Aragon
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The pope who called for the Council of Trent / The Catholic Reformation.
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Paul III
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The man who wrote the Iliad
and the Odessey. |
Homer
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A government made up
of elected representatives. |
Republic
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Two epic poems written by Homer.
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Iliad and the Odyssey
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The term for the Middle Stone Age.
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Mesolithic
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The term for the New Stone Age.
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Neolithic
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The first homo sapian
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Neanderthal
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The Roman upper class.
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Patricians
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The man who helped develop the caravel.
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Prince Henry
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The first man to sail around the tip of Africa.
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Dias
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The first man to sail around the tip of Africa all the way to India.
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Da Gamma
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Portugal was the first country
to involve itself in the slave trade. |
1st Slave trade
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Chinese compass, geographical reference.
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Lode Stone
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This was a three-masted ship
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Caravel
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This instrument determined a ship's position according to the stars.
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Astrolabe
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This is the amount of fertile land in Greece.
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1/4
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He painted the Mona Lisa.
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Leonardo de Vinci
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This man was put to death for heresy.
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Savonarola
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The mayor of Venice.
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Doge
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These people wished to Purify the Church of Great Britain and rid it of its rituals
and symbols. |
Puritans
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This man was known for the
King James Bible. |
King James
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He was the first dictator of
the Roman Empire. |
Julius Caesar
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This was the conservative party
in Great Britain. |
Tories
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This was the liberal party in Great Britain.
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Whigs
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This man bought Calvin's religion
to Scotland. |
H. Knox
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He was Henry's only son.
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Edward VI
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On this island Prince Henry held
an informal school on sailing. |
Sagres
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The three-story structure build
by the Romans. |
The Coliseum
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The building material developed
by the Romans. |
Concrete
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The structure which carried water.
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Aqueduct
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The Persian king who invaded Rome
at Marathon was defeated. |
Darius
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The first homo sapien-sapien
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Cro Magnon
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The pass in which 300 Spartain soldiers were killed.
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Thermopylae
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The birthplace of the Renaissance.
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Florence
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The style of art which came out of
the Catholic Reformation. |
Baroque
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This advanced civilization was located in present-day Peru.
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Incas
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He was the leader of the Aztecs.
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Montezuma
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The man who discovered
the Pacific Ocean. |
Balboa
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This was one of three Renaissance cities.
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Rome
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This was one of three Renaissance cities.
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Venice
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The Persian king who sacked Athens.
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Xerxes
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The man who led Athens during its Golden Age.
This man built the Parthenon. |
Pericles
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She was Henry's second wife.
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Anne Boleyn
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This act placed the king of Britain
at the head of the Church of England. |
Act of Supremacy
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This states that monarchs derive
their power and directly from God. |
Divine Right
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The Roman Middle Class
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Plebians
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This was the capital city of the Incas.
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Cuzco
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This was the leading commercial city in Europe.
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Amsterdam
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This was the final battle of
the Revolutionary War. |
Yorktown
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This certificate was issued by the church canceling or reducing punishment.
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Indulgences
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This is the place in the afterlife
where people are made fit for heaven. |
Purgatory
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The members of the Society of Jesus.
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Jesuits
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To be nailed to a cross
and die from exposure. |
Crucifixion
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These are the first four books of the New Testament.
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Gospels
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A region controlled by a bishop.
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See
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The man for whom Louisiana was named.
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Louis XIV
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The man who discovered
the St. Lawrence River. |
Cartier
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The man know as the father
of New France. |
Champlain
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The first scientific historian.
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Thucydides
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An agent of the church who got carried away selling indulgences/slogan.
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Tetzel
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He developed relationship of
the right-sided triangle. |
Pythagoras
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He was the father of Medicine.
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Hippocrates
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The man who broke away from
the church. |
Luther
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The first permanent British colony in America/the New World.
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Jamestown
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From Africa to the West Indies / Caribbean.
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Middle Passage
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Where British laws are made.
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Parliment
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