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anthropology
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study of prehistory
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archeology
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study of people and cultures
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Persian Wars
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Persia vs. Greece; Greece won, became dominant in that part ofthe world
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Direct democracy
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everyone participated directly in the governement
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Philosopher
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study concpets, ideas, and explains life through those
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Socrates
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asked them questions intsead of him telling them, because they can self explore and find answer for themselves
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Plato
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wrote book called Republic
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Aristotle
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most gifted of all philosophers, writer, scientist; tudor of Alexander the Great
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Parthanon
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temple for Athena
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Herodotus
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he was "Father of history"; first to record history
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Alexander the Great
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brilliant military stratigist; blending of Greek and Persian culture; died of illness at 32
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assimilate
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cultures blended together
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Hippocrates
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theory that sickness isn't a punishment; actually comes from germs; created hippocratic oath menaing fair to every patient
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Etruscans
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in charge of Rome until 509 b.c.; then became Republic Plebians and Partricians were two groups
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Veto
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to forbid, block laws
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dictator
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someone that takes over by force; individual ruler
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triumvirate
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three man rule-Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey members of first
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imperialism
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practice of estalishing control over foreign lands and people
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ladafundia
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big estates in which many slaves worked
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Julius Caesar
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ambitious military commander; killed on ides of March; Roman dictator, very powerful
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Augustus
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grand nephew of JC means exaulted one, started Poxromana
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Poxromana
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Roman peace, order and proxerity, economy was strong
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Paul
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spread Christianity
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Constantine
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moved captiol of Roman Empire to Byzantium and renemaed it Cnstantinople
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heresy
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un-true teachings about the church
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Augustine
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combine Christian doctrines
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Clovis
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Christianity spread through him
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Charles Martel
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leader of Franks; lead Battle of Tours against Muslim
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Battle of Tours
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against Muslims, important because islam would have spread through western Europe
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Charlemenge
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he was light of the Dark Ages, united everybody; crowned Dec. 25, 800 and his name means Charles the Great
wanted to educate everyone; Micci Domonicci |
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Vikings
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invaded
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Feudalism
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s system of government, involved lords, vassles, in a period of time when there was no central government
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chilvary
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code of conduct, treat woman and children, system of manors
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Secular
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having to do with worldy matters, nonreligious
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papal supremecy
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claim of medieval popes that they had authority over all secular rulers
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excommunication
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exclusion from the Roman Catholic Church as a penalty for refusing to obey Chruch law
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interdict
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excommunication of an entire group or town
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friar
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a medevial eurpoean munk who travaled from place to place preaching to the poor
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charter
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written document that set out the rights and privlages of a town
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capital
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money invested in business
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guild
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association of merchants or artisans who coperrated to uphold standards of trade and protect their economic intrest
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apprentice
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young person learning trade from a master
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journeyman
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a salaried worker employed by a guild master
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medieval
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refering to the Middle Ages in Europe, time between ancient and modern times
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franks
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a germanic group that conquered present day France and surrounding lands
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Magyars
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ethnic group centered in present day Hungary
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Feudalism
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system of givernement in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord
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feudal contract
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an exchange of pledges
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vassel
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a lord was granted one land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord
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manor
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a lord's estate which included one or more villages and the surrounding lands
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fief
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an estate granted by alord to a vassel in exchange for service
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serf
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a peasant bound to the lord's land
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tournamnet
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a mock battle in which knights would compete against one another to display their fighting skills
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William the Conqueror
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became king of England on Christmas day, 1066
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common law
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legal system based on custom and court rulings
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jury
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legal group of people sworn to make a desicion in a legal case
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King John
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son of Henery II, clever, cruel, and untrustworthy leader ruler of England
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Magna Carta
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Great Chrater by King John; limited royal power and established certain rights for english freeman
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habeas corpus
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principal that a person cannot be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
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Parliament
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the legislature of England and later of Great Britain
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Holy Roman Empire
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empire of west central Europe from 962 to 1806 comprising present-day Germany and neighboring lands
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lay investures
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appontment of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy
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Crusades
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a series of wars from the 1000s through 1200s in which Europe Christians tried to win control of the Holy Land from Muslims
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Holy Land
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Jerusalem and other placesin Palestine where Christians believed Jesus lived
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Reconqusita
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during the 1400's, the campaign by European Christians to drive the Muslims from present day Spain
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Inqusttion
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a church court to try people accused of heresey
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scholasticism
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the school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian belief
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vernacular
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everyday language of ordinary people
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gothic style
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type of European architecture developed in middle ages
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flying butresses
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stone supports on the outside of the building-allowed higher buildings
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illumination
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artistic decoration of books and manuscripts
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epidemic
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outbreak of rapidly spreading disease
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Black Death
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an epidemic of the bubonic plauge that ravaged Europe in 1300s
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schism
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permanent division of the church
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Justinians Code
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collection of laws by Justinian and served as a model for the Catholic church
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Great Schism
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oficial schism of the roman catolic church and Byzantine churches that occur in 1054
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What was the significance of Hammurabi's code?
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What do you think are the most important things we've learned from the Greeks?
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How did both Greece and Rome benefit from their geographic location?
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What positive and negative lessons did we learn from the Romans?
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How did people manage to survive without a strong central governement to help them?
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How was the Cathollic Church so significant in the Middle Ages?
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(early Middle Ages) How did peoples' ideas change about their safety and their need for others?
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How did the church contribute to those feelings?
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What were some high and low points of the Late Middle Ages?
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What were some high points of the Byzantine Empire in arts and learning?
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mary and louis leakey
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anthropologist that started searching for clues to the human past in a deep canyon in Tanzania called Olduvai Gorge
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david johansson
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anthropologist who found additional eveidance of early hominids in 1974
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Siddahartha Gautama
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reformer?, his teachings had spread into asia to become the core belifs of Budhism
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Confucious
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philosopher who spread education to the rich and poor
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Augustus
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Roman senate declared him ruler of Rome, builllt stable government and allowed cities to have self governement
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Constatine
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ended the persecution of Christians by issuing the edict of mulan which granted freedom of worship to all citizens of the Roman Empire
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Clovis
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franksih ruler who intorduced Christianity to the people
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vikings
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scandanavian people whose sailors raided Europe from the 700s through 1100s
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Charles Martel
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king of the Franks. He was also known as the only light in the Dark Ages
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Charlemenge
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set up Micci Dominicci himself, strong belief in education, so sent Alcuin. His son Louis took over and after divided the empire
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Clovis
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king of franks; introduced CHristianity
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Benedict
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founds monatstary and draws up rules for munks and nuns
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Justinian
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rules Byzantine empire
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Mohmammad
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muslim prophet, begins religion of Islam
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Charles Martel
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defeats Muslims at Battle of Tours allowing CHristianity to continue in Western Europe
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Charlemagne
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crowned by Pope Leo III and begins to unite much of Western Europe
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William the Conquerer
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completes the Norman invasion of England
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Pope Urban II
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calls for Crusades
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King John
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signs Magna Carta
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Pope Innocent III
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tries to stop heresy
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Clovis
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king of franks; introduced CHristianity
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Benedict
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founds monatstary and draws up rules for munks and nuns
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Justinian
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rules Byzantine empire
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Mohmammad
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muslim prophet, begins religion of Islam
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Charles Martel
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defeats Muslims at Battle of Tours allowing CHristianity to continue in Western Europe
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Charlemagne
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crowned by Pope Leo III and begins to unite much of Western Europe
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William the Conquerer
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completes the Norman invasion of England
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Pope Urban II
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calls for Crusades
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King John
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signs Magna Carta
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Pope Innocent III
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tries to stop heresy
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Francis of Assisi
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spread loyalty to Church Universities and spread throughout Europe
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Abraham
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Father if Jewish people; Arabs trace faith back to him
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Mary and Louis Leaky
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found place where archeologists could excabate
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Neolithic Revolution
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change to settling down, instead of nomadic life
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Sparta
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boys began training at age 7 for the war, military strength was important
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Dante
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wrote Divine Comedy
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Chaucer
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wrote Cantrobary Tales
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Abraham
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Father if Jewish people; Arabs trace faith back to him
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Mary and Louis Leaky
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found place where archeologists could excabate
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Neolithic Revolution
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change to settling down, instead of nomadic life
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Sparta
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boys began training at age 7 for the war, military strength was important
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Dante
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wrote Divine Comedy
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Chaucer
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wrote Cantrobary Tales
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