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106 Cards in this Set
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Cuneiform |
A system of writing with wedge shaped symbols |
Wedge shapes |
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Sparta |
City in Greece |
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Hieroglyphics |
An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sound |
Pictures |
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Mesopotamia |
Name for area around the Tigris Euphrates river system |
River |
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Marathon |
City located in Greece |
City |
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Charles Martel |
Military leader |
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Black Death |
One of the most deadly epidemics in human history |
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Martin Luther |
German friar, priest, and professor of theology |
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Crusades |
Military campaigns |
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Michelangelo |
Sculptor, painter, architect, and poet |
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Feudalism |
Dominant social system in midevil Europe |
System |
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Leonardo da Vinci |
Painter, sculptor, architect, artist, etc.. |
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Charlemagne |
King of the franks- United Western Europe during Middle Ages |
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Quran |
Holy book for Muslims |
Muslims |
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Abraham |
Father of religions |
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Five pillars |
Basic acts of islamics |
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Jesus |
Gods son |
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4 noble truths |
Comprise the essence of Buddhas teachings |
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Nirvana |
Release from suffer and pain achieved after enlightenment |
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Karma |
The totality of good/bad deeds preformed by a person(Hindu. & Buddha.) |
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Bible |
Holy book for Christians |
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Torah |
Holy book for jews |
Jews |
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Muhammad |
Final messenger of God for the Muslims |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
Leader of independence movement in India |
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Jawaharlal Nehru |
First prime minister of India |
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Sepoy rebellion |
"First Great War of independence" |
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East India company |
English joint stock company formed to purchase trade with East Indies |
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
Politician and founder of Pakistan. |
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Confucianism |
System of philosophical and ethical teachings |
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Daoism |
Chinese philosophy based on writings of Lao tzu |
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Laozi |
Philosopher and poet |
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Dao De Jing |
Holy book |
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Opium wars |
Between great Britain and China (1839-42&1856-60) |
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Taiping rebellion |
Civil war in southern China against the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1850-1864) |
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Taiping rebellion |
Civil war in southern China against the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1850-1864) |
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Boxer rebellion |
Chinese secret organization that led an uprising in northern China against the spread of western Japan influence |
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Nationalists |
a person who advocates political independence for a country. |
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Koumintang |
Political party in the republic of China. |
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Sun Yixian |
Organized the Kuomintang and led to revolution that overthrew the Manchu Dynasty in 1911-1912 |
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Jiang Jieshi |
Chinese political and military leader. He led the republic of China |
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Mao Zedong |
Chinese communist revolutionary, Founding father of people's republic of China |
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Long March |
Military retreat undertaken by the red army |
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Long March |
Military retreat undertaken by the red army |
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Great leap forward |
Effort made my communists party of China to transform China into a society capable of competing with other industrialized nations |
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Cultural revolution |
Mass movement in the people's republic of China in 1966 |
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Cultural revolution |
Mass movement in the people's republic of China in 1966 |
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Renaissance begins in Italy |
4th century - 16th century |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Mahatma Gandhi dates |
1864-1948 |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Mahatma Gandhi dates |
1864-1948 |
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Indus River valley civilization starts |
2500bc |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Mahatma Gandhi dates |
1864-1948 |
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Indus River valley civilization starts |
2500bc |
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When was the French Revolution |
1789-1799 |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Mahatma Gandhi dates |
1864-1948 |
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Indus River valley civilization starts |
2500bc |
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When was the French Revolution |
1789-1799 |
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Muhammed dates |
570-632 |
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Reformation starts |
1517 |
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Mahatma Gandhi dates |
1864-1948 |
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Indus River valley civilization starts |
2500bc |
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When was the French Revolution |
1789-1799 |
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Muhammed dates |
570-632 |
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Pax Romana dates |
27bc-180ad |
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Alexander the Great dates |
356-323 |
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Alexander the Great dates |
356-323 |
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Sistine chapel |
Back (Definition) |
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Hannibal |
Back (Definition) |
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Battle of Thermopylae |
Back (Definition) |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
Back (Definition) |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
Back (Definition) |
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Nelson Mandela |
Back (Definition) |
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Martin Luther |
Back (Definition) |
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Joan of arc |
Back (Definition) |
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Confucius |
Back (Definition) |
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Confucius |
Back (Definition) |
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Great Wall of china |
Back (Definition) |
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Peasant wedding |
Back (Definition) |
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Peasant wedding |
Back (Definition) |
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Parthenon |
Back (Definition) |
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Peasant wedding |
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Parthenon |
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Colosseum |
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Peasant wedding |
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Parthenon |
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Colosseum |
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Terra cotta army |
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Peasant wedding |
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Parthenon |
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Colosseum |
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Terra cotta army |
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Mao Zedong |
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Phidippides |
Back (Definition) |
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Phidippides |
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Buddha |
Back (Definition) |
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Phidippides |
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Buddha |
Back (Definition) |
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Kind David |
Back (Definition) |
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Phidippides |
Back (Definition) |
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Buddha |
Back (Definition) |
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Kind David |
Back (Definition) |
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Mona Lisa |
Back (Definition) |
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