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how much of the population was of the money class
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1/2 %
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Who was in the money class
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Merchants, bankers, etc
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Who stimulated the Renaissance
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Nobility, and merchant class
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besides the nobility and merchant classes, who stimulates the Renaissance
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Leisure
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what is virtu
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the quality of being a man
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noblesse oblige
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obligation of the nobles to give back to the city
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Who were the most famous humanists
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Erasmus of Rotterdam and Thomas More
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What family is Henry VIII from
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Tudor
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Which writers started writing in Vernacular
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Italians
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to which countries did Vernacular shift to?
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England and France
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Behavior for a particular situation
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Courtesy
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Who wrote "Book of a Christian Knight'
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Erasmus
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who wrote "Praise of a Folly"
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Erasmus
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Statecraft
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to lead
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Who writes "the prince"
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Who writes "The Courtier"
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Castiglione
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What were the dates of the Renaissance
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1300-1600
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Why was Europe not as up to date with the Renaissance?
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because of the 100 years war between France and England
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What brought economic changes to the Renaissance
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the Bubonic plague
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What brought economic changes to the Renaissance
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the Bubonic plague
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Money performs three jobs, name two of them?
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Measure of value, medium of exchange, store of wealth
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Easy to carry
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portable
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long lasting
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durable
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Breaks into different units?
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Divisible
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Easy to recognize; hard to fake?
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Distinguishable
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Everybody wants it?
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Desirable
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Not everybody can get it?
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Scarce
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Natural mixture of gold and silver?
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Electrum
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Place where first coins were made
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Lydia
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What image was stamped on the first coins?
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Lion and bull image.
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Where was the first paper money(bank note) actually created?
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china
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What was the first paper money in North America?
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french troops in canada paid with playing cards
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First official money in the U.S. in 1795 was what coin?
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liberty dollar
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First plastic non-credit card money was made where?
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Australia
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In 1936, what U.S. bullion depository became the main storehouse for gold reserves?
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Fort knox
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16. In the Bible Joseph was sold into slavery for how much?
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20 shekels of silver or 8 ounces of silver
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17. What modern country calls its currency the shekel
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Israel
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18. What type of edge solved the problem of people clipping tiny bits of a coin off the edge?
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Ridged or milled
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19. What English word comes from the Latin term salirius-meaning of salt?
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Salary
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21. Today money is backed only by people's faith in the government. This is known as
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Fiat Money
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22. Since what year did the US begin moving away from the gold standard
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1933
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23. What is the longest used currency in history
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Cowrie shells
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24. Cowrie shells were first used in what country?
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China
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. What is the famous form of money used on the island of Yap in Mocronesia?
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Stone Disks
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26. What was the largest sized disk?
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12 ft
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27. What form of money was faked or counterfeited in Mexico's Aztec empire?
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cacao beans
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28.The United States of America 20 USA 20 appears in small print known as?
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microprinting
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29. The $20 dollar bill has color-shifting ink. It shifts from copper to?
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green
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30. What color does the security thread on the 20 dollar bill glow under ultraviolet light?
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Green
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31. On what bill in the booklet did they show that a counterfeiter had glued a raised 10$ number?
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$1
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32. US bills are made of 25% linen and 75%?
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cotton
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What government agency fights counterfeiting?
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Secret Serviec
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34. Name of the government bureau that prints dollar bills?
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Bureau of Printing and Engraving
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35. How many Federal Reserve banks are there
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12
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36. In what month do bank managers order the most bills from the Federal Reserve?
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December
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37. What do the letters ATM stand for?
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Automated teller Machine
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38. How many tons of ink does the Bureau of Print and Engraving use everyday?
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18
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39. What is the name of a paper form that instructs a bank to pay a specific amount of money to someone?
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check
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40. Incidents like the tulip mania in Holland are known as
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Financial Bubbles
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41. The word money comes from a Roman goddess named?
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Moneta
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42. What is Moneta the goddess of?
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Warning
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43. Where was the biggest robbery in history?
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England-2.6 million pounds--$50 Train Robbery
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44. Stealing someone's social security number and pretending to be them is?
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Identity Theft
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45. Who was the Confederate army officer who was saved by a coin from a bullet, but then died on a submarine
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Lt. Geo Dixon
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46. How was a penny used in the underground railroad?
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Notched to show slave could be helped
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47. Why did some Canadians think the 1954 $1 bill was evil.
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because there seemed to be a demon in the Queen's hair
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48. Coins minted during the reign of who were prized for Chinese coin swords
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Kangxi (1662-1722)
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49. Chinese burn fake money known as?
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Hell Money
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50. Why did the Greeks put a coin under the tongue of a corpse?
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? To pay Charon, the ferryman to take body over the river Styx to Hades
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51. Do US merchants have to accept under 100 pennies?
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no. they dont even have to accept pennys
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52. T/F: Putting a penny on a train track will derail the train
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FALSE
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53. How much in credit card debt have Americans racked up?
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Over 700 billion
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54. What % of US money deals are transacted electronically
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90
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Another name for electronic money
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e-money
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55. How do banks make money?
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By charging higher interest to borrowers than interest paid to depositors.
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56. How much is a 1955 double-image penny worth today?
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$15,000
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How much is a 1986 Michael Jordan trading card worth?
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$500
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Was the uniform currency during the civil war called?
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green backs
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E Pluribus Unum
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One Out Of Many
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First known money
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600 BC Lydian Electrum coins
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First Paper Money
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810 AD - Chinese
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Early humans used this as a form of money, they exchanged goods
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barter
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Bronze cast in the shape of miniature household tools and farm implements became a widely accepted form of Chinese currency as early as the 10th century BC
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I Pi Ch'ien (Ant nose money)
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First and Oldest form of Commodity Money
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Cattle
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Where was the concept of banking first created
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Babylon
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Shell of a mollusk in the Pacific&Indian Oceans used as a currency
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Cowrie Shell
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Most widely and longest used currency
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Cowrie shell
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What was the First Metal Money
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Bronze & Copper cowrie imitations in 1000BC
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Why were there holes in some money
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to make an early "wallet" by hanging the money on a string
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Where and When were the first coins from
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Lydia around 650 BC
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What were the first coins made out of
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Electrum
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What kind of coins were created in Athens in 405BC
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Bronze
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Whats a Giro
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credit transaction
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What was France's currency that was dedicated to the Goddess Moneta in 390BC?
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Gauls
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Who reforms the Roman Monetary system to pure gold and silver coins?
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Augustus
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What is a price freeze?
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when there are no adjustments to the price in order to re-stabilize the economy
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What is considered a forerunner to paper money
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chinese leather money
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What was the Chinese leather money made out of?
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White deer-skin
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What was the first bank note?
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Chinese leather money
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When would the Danes slit your nose?
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When your poll tax was not paid
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During which Chinese Dynasty was the first paper money created?
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T'ang
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When did the Knights Templars go on?
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The Crusades
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What was the Knights Templars
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A banking network
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What was the Florin a forerunner to?
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the Euro
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who started the Florin
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several Italian States
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What kind of coins were the Florins?
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Gold
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Where was the Florin minted?
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Florence
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When and where was the Medici Bank created?
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1397 in Florence, Italy
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Who was the Medici's biggest client?
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the Vatican
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Who was the most famous Medici
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Lorenzo Medici
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When and by who was the printing press invented?
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1440 by Johannas Gutenburg
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What were the letters that were being printed organized in?
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a movable type
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What kind of money did the Printing press print?
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Coins
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What is a Potlatch
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An indian Celebration where gifts are exchanged
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How much gold was found from the spanish gold ruch per year
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1000-1500 KG./Year
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Where was all of this gold from the Spanish gold age coming from?
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"The New World"
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What is a Wampum?
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An indian string of white clam shells
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Who were the wampums made by?
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native tribes in North America
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What was the major inconvience with tobacco notes?
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Portability
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What was the tobacco note similar to?
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The Chinese deerskin banknote?
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Where did the tulip bulbs originate
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Turkey
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When the tulip bubble bursts, how low was the price of the tulip bulbs
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1/20th of the original price
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in 1776 who said yes to paper money
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Adam Smith
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what is hyperinflation
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excessive inflation
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Where did the cowrie shell inflation take place
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Uganda: 1800-1860
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When did the use of paper money start becoming dominant?
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At the end of the Great Acceleration
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What were the dominations of the Kirghiz Horse Money
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"Horses: Main Money, Lambskins: Small Change"
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Who were the Kirghiz relatives of
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Relatives of the Mughals
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How many Federal Reserve banks are there
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12
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In what city were small loans lent out in 1928
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New York City
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Which country was hit hardest during the great depression
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Germany
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What was the first charge card
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1950 diners club card
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Which group of people was the charge available to
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the very Affluent
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Where was the first mall located
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Edina, MN
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In the middle of 1997 about how many malls were there
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37,000
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What is the digital code for money
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$
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Who used rice as money
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China
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Who used Dog's teeth as money
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New Guinea
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Who used Small tools as money
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China
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Who used Quartz pebbles as money
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ghana
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who used Gambling Counters
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Hong Kong
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Who used Cowrie shells the most
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india
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who used metal disks as money
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Tibet
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Who used limestone disks as money
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Yap island
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How much of the global economy did India have
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25%
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Who were the Mughals descendants of?
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Monguls
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What city did the Mughals come from?
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Kabul, Afghanistan
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Who was the first leader of the Mughals?
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Babur
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What age did Babur take power?
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12
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What city did Babur target
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Delhi
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Who was the ruler of Delhi when Babur decided to target it
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Ibraham Lodi
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Which battle did Babur defeat Lodi for Delhi
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Pannipat
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What was the strategic position Babur held against Lodi's 100000 men with Babur's 12000?
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Funnel
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What weapons did Babur and his men use to defeat Lodi?
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Composite bows, light cannon, muskets, and cavalry
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What did Babur use the enormous wealth of Delhi for?
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to fund his conquer of Northern India
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Which valuable diamond was found in Delhi and how many carrots was it?
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"The Kohinoor diamond" 180 carrots
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What was the symbol of Mughal occupation at their complexes
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water gardens
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How Many quadrants did the water of the water gardens flow into?
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4
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What did the 4 quadrants represent?
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The four rivers that flow into paradise in the Quran.
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Who was the Mughal Ruler after Babur
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Akbar
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What were the Hindu Princes called?
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Rajputs
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What was Akbar's weapon of choice?
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Armored elephants
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Above ground covered passageways are called what?
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Sabats
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How many civilians did Akbar's troops slay during the Chittor siege
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30,000
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What was the new capital city built under Akbar?
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Fatehpur Sikri
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What was Fatehpur Sikri built from?
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Red Sandstone from a nearby quarry
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Why did Akbar isolate his capital
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so he could keep a close watch on the work that his people did
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How did Akbar get water into Fatehpur Sikri?
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Persian Water Wheels
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How was Fatehpur Sikri laid out?
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like a nomads' camp
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What was Akbar's special building for meditation?
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Diwan-i-Kas
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Who ruled after Akbar?
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Shah-Jahan
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how many horses did Shah Jahan have
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over 5000
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what does "Shah Jahan" mean?
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ruler of the world
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How did Shah Jahan show his power and wealth?
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He built a magnificent throne of Gold and Jewels
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What was Shah Jahan's throne called?
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the peacock throne
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What was Shah Jahan's most significant building project
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the Taj Mahal
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What was the Taj Mahal?
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a tomb for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal
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Who overthrew Shah Jahan?
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Auran-Gzeb his son
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What did Tipu sultan rely on to fight the British
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Guerilla warfare and special rockets
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Who is named the empress of India?
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Queen Victoria
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What were the Mughals masters of
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the battlefield
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Who were the mughals descendants of
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Genghis Khan
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How old was Babur when he inherited the Mughals
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12
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How many men did Babur have compared to Delhi
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12,000 to 100,000
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From how far away was the composite bow lethal?
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100 yards
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How fast could a composite bow be shot
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1 arrow every 5 seconds
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What was needed to string the composite bow?
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immense force
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What was the "Mid-Evil Machine gun"?
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The English Longbow
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How long was the English Longbow?
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Over 6 ft
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What was the initial speed of an arrow being shot from an English Longbow?
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135 mph
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What was the speed of an arrow shot from an English Longbow at its destination
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90 mph
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What were three things the Mughal Bow was made of?
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Cow Tendon, Mango Tree, Glue
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What was the most important process of bow-making
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sinuing
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What was the range of the Mughal Cannon?
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1300 Yards
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What was the average length of the Mughal Cannon
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7-8 feet
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What was the mughal cannon cast out of
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bronze
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How did Delhi acquire all of its wealth
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it was left by previous empires
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What was the most precious thing to the Mughals
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Water
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"palaces without walls"
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water gardens
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conquering what Kingdom was the key to ruling India
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Rajastan
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What was the wealthiest place in Rajastan that Akbar wanted to conquer
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Chittor
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What made Chittor a key weapons producing area?
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The Steel
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Why did the Rajput Kitar have a thicker blade near the point
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to force apart a would
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How long was the rajput Kitar
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from 3 inches to 3 ft
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What steel was the Kitar made of which happened to be the best in the world
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Damascus Steel
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How was Damascus Steel produced?
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By welding high carbon steel and low carbon steel together
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"Tanks of Akbar's Time"
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Elephants
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What did Akbar believe was the key to military success?
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armored elephants.
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What did the elephant armor consist of
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chainmail covered with metal plates
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How many people rode on an elephant
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3
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why did the driver of the elephant carry a hammer and chizzle
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so that if he lost control of the elephant, he could kill the elephant.
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How many elephants did Akbar own
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5000
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How heavy was the elephant tusk sword
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10 pounds
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Why were elephants used to carryout executions?
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because they could crush and pull apart people very easily
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Did Akbar get into Rajastan on the first try?
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no
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What was Akbar's manmade hill for artillery
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Coyne Hill
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When Akbar saw that his cannons could not destroy the walls of the Chittor Fortress, what was his next idea?
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He wanted to plant mines below the fortress walls.
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what were Akbar's man made tunnels called?
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Sabbats
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Why did Akbar's idea to plant mines not work?
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because one of the mines backfired, killing his men
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How long was it before Akbar was victorious at Chittor
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less than a day
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How many civilians did Akbar slay at Chittor
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30,000
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What did Akbar do with the heads of the civilians that he slayed?
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he put them on a tower to display his power
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How big did akbar expand the Mughal Empire?
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to 1,000,000 sq miles
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how many matchlocks did Akbar have for his personal use
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105
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What could be shot from a matchlock if necessary
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stones
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What was the serpantine?
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the part of the matchlock that brought the match down to the powder.
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what made the matchlock accurate
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the narrow barrel
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What were the matchlock barrels made out of
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Damascus Steel
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what was Akbar's capital city
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Fatipuh-Sikri
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How long did it take to build Fatipuh-Sikri
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16 years
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What "cage" did Akbar but his potential rivals
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The isolated city of Fatipuh-Sikri
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What did Akbar use to bring the water from the lake to the city
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Persian Water Wheels
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How was Fatipuh-Sikri laid out
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like a nomad's camp
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What day would Akbar invite the religious representatives to discuss religious values
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Thursday
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What was the place Akbar built for his wives and concubines?
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Harem Garden
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What caused Akbar to move his capital again
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Instability in the Northwest
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Why was Fatipuh-Sikri abandoned
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Lack of Water
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What started Shah Jahan's rule?
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In 1614, he took 24,000 horses to Mewar to subdue the city to Mughal Beliefs
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What was unique about the Mewari horses?
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Their ears were pointed inward and they would bring back lost riders
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What must horses be able to do to be used in battle
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tolerate much motion around their heads.
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How long did it take to train a Mughal horseman
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10 years
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What was more important to the Mughals, horsemanship or Archery?
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horsemanship
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What did Shah Jahan and Akbar both do the same as soon as they came into power
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had all potential rivals eliminated
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What was the name of Shah Jahan's throne which is worth about $1 Billion today?
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Peacock throne
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how many concubines did Shah Jahan Have?
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5000
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What was unique about Shah Jahan's palaces?
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They were very wealth oriented with expensive rugs and jewels
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What was Shah Jahan's greatest achievement?
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The Taj Mahal
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What was the Taj Mahal for
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It was a tomb for Shah Jahan's beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal
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When and How did Mumtaz Mahal die?
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In 1631 - Mysteriously while giving birth to their 14th child
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How long did it tke to build the Taj Mahal
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2 years
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What is on either side of the Taj
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A Mosque and and an assembly hall
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After the Taj was complete, what did Shah Jahan do to the workers and why?
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Shah Jahan cut off the hands of the workers so that could never build anything rivaling the Taj's beauty
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What is the actual Black Taj?
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A reflection of the Taj from Shah Jahan's water garden across the river from the Taj
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How did Shah Jahan lose his power
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He fell ill in September of 1567
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Who imprisoned Shah Jahan in conquest for his power
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Auran-Gzeb
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Where was the extremely large cannon
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Jigar Fort
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what was a cannon made of
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solid metal
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What drove the drill that created the cannon barrel
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Oxen
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How long could the Jigar Fort Cannon shoot?
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15 Miles
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What brought the Mughal empire to its peak
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The Series of battles to capture Golconda
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At which siege did the Mughals finally encounter competition
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Golconda Siege
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What was the town of Golconda known for?
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Its diamonds
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How was the principal of diamond cutting applied to architecture
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It created a warning sound in the fort by clapping. When one clapped in a certain spot, it could be heard miles away. So clapping was used as a warning sound
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What did the Mughals do after dark to attempt to breach the Golcondian walls?
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put up wooden structures against the walls to try to climb over them
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What tested the Mughals to see how prepared they were at the siege of Golconda?
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Famine, Flood, and Disease
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How long did the siege of Golconda take
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8 months
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How did the Mughals win the siege of Golconda
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by trickery, one of the soldiers was bribed to leave open a gate in the wall for the Mughals to pour in
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how large was the Mughal empire at its height
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1.25 Million sq Miles
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How Big was the door to the Golcondian Fort
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13 ft high and 20 ft wide
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How much of the world's population was made up of the mughals?
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25%
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How many regional states did the Mughal empire decline into
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3
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Who arrived to take back their dream of taking India's riches
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Europeans
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What kingdom was Tipur-Sultan from
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Mysore
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What made the British surrender in the battle of Pollilar?
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The rocket setting fire to an ammunition cart
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Who carried on the rockets of Tipu
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The British
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What is a Jizya
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The tax on non muslims and hindus developed by Akbar
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To desire
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Covet
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One originating or coming from an ancestral source
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Descendant
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one of the vast, usually level and treeless tracts in southeastern Europe or Asia
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steppe
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able to be discovered or noticed
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detectable
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rate of sloping ascent or descent. Inclination
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Gradient
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something that provides refuge, relief, or pleasant contrast
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oasis
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Any of the four quarters into which something is divided by two real or imaginary lines that intersect each other at right angles
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Quadrant
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to lessen the courage of
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daunt
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to designate in advance
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destine
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a place strengthened and secured for defensive purposes
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fortress
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well known, famous
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legendary
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goods and other items taken by force
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plunder
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the number of something to make a thing complete
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complement
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involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort
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laborious
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the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape
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resilience
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a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces
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rivet
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not distant, nearby
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adjacent
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to make a gap in
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breach
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to weaken the morale of
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demoralize
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to put on (article of clothing)
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don
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a military post
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garrison
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a type of musket requiring a slow burning match to ignite its charge
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matchlock
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a moderate orange to orange-yellow color
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saffron
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excessively dry
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arid
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an act characterized by lack of good sense
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folly
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A man of elevated rank
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grandee
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to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
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gild
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deprived of natural moisture
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parched
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an artificial lake where water is collected
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reservoir
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sympathy or indulgence with beliefs or practices differing or conflicting with one's own
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tolerance
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a thing of little value
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bauble
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to make firm or secure
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consolidate
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marked by flawless craftmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
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exquisite
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of little weight or importance
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frivolous
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a semiprecious stone that is usually rich blue
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lapis lazuli
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having magical properties
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mystic
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something that serves as an example
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precedent
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a change that does not destroy the original
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alteration
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someone or something that causes wonder or astonishment
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marvel
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a large tomb
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mausoleum
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a tall slender tower od a mosque where the prayer is cried
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minaret
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a raised platform
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podium
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to forbid by authority
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prohibit
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a source of relief
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solace
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a company of travelers
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caravan
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individual war units carrying out harassment
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guerilla warfare
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to conquer and bring into subjection
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subdue
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having the same connotations
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synonymous
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to destroy
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devastate
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to guard from death
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immortalize
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involved in the essential character of something
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inherent
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rebellion
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insurrection
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highest of authority
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supremacy
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"History is a _________, a story of people and events"
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narrative
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history is a _____, more fascinating than fiction
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story
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History is a _______, a vehicle for teaching skills
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process
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History written to appeal
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popular history
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the ability and willingness to stand in another person's shoes and make comparisons across time and culture
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perspective
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the meaning of which each of us gives into the past and the way that we apply that meaning to interpret the the present and consider the future
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personal philosophy
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Who created the 8 eras of history
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Professor G.M. Roberts of Oxford University
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Pre History-3500 BC
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Pre-History
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How many stone ages were there and what were their names
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2:
Paleolithic Neolithic |
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What in 6000 BC was a major advancement
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Agricultural beginnings
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3500-500 BC
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The First Civilizations Era
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In what era was writing, coins, complex religion, organized governments, and monumental architecture created
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The First Civilizations
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In what era was the wheel invented?
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Pre-History
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What era were the philosophers Plato and Aristotle from?
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The Classical Mediterranean
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500BC-500AD
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The Classical Mediterranean
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what era are standing armies from
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The Classical Mediterranean
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What era is democracy, Christianity, and Roman Law from?
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The Classical Mediterranean
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500-1500
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Age of Diverging Traditions
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What is the other name for the Age of Diverging Traditions
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Era of Fragmentation
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What triggered the Era of Fragmentation
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Falling of Rome in 476
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What is Europe referred to during the Age of Diverging traditions
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the Christendom
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efforts by Christian Kingdom of Europe to reclaim lands from Muslims and Jerusalem
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The Crusades
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Government ruled by religious leadership
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Theocracy
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What were the Pope's political power's
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Taxes and Excommunication
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In what era did the Great Schism happen?
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The Age of Diverging Traditions
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1500-1800
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The Making of a European Age
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in what era did the Protestant Reformation, The Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment happen?
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The Making of a European Age
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Who wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
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Adam Smith
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1800-1900 AD
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The Great Acceleration
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1800-1815
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The Napoleon Era
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In what era did the Congress of Vienna happen?
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The Great Acceleration
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In what era did the Industrial Revolution happen
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The Great Acceleration
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In what era was communism/socialism founded
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The Great Acceleration
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In what era was the Theory of Evolution created
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The Great Acceleration
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In what era did the American Civil War happen
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The Great Acceleration
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In what era did the Age of Imperialism happen
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The Great Acceleration
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1900-1945 AD
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The End of the European's World
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What ends "The End of the European's World"
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The dropping of the atomic bomb
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1945-2010+
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Present Era
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Right to vote
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Franchise
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Rule over a territory
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Sovereignty
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someone who rules
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Sovereign
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What were the tactics for the Siege of Constantinople
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1. Surround and Cut-off
2. Breach--->opening in the wall, rain hell 3. Over the wall 4. Demoralize |
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Independent Military leader who hires out their army
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Condottieri
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Who were the two military powers in the Valois wars
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The French and the Hapsburgs (Spanish and Austrians)
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When do the Valois wars start?
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In 1484 when France conquerors the kingdom of Naples
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When does the sack of Rome occur
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1527
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obtained by stealth, stealthy
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Surreptitiously
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strong, stern, fierce anger
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wrath
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A secret agreement
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collusion
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strikingly bold or brilliant
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flamboyant
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A person who is often in attendance of a court or a king
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courtier
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a braid of hair, or people in a line or file
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queue
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To depart in a sudden or secret matter
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absconded
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villainous, or a villain
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miscreant
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a person or thing being detested or loathed
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anathema
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the right to vote (not franchise)
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suffrage
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A woman who is a secondary wife for sexual purposes
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concubine
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the quality or state of being a monarch
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sovereignty
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to outline or portray in words
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delineate
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to become spread throughout all parts of
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pervasive
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having the position of a guardian of a person, place, or thing
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tutelary
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resembling, seeming, virtual
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quasi
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filled with bizarre or subjective ideas
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gonzo
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pertaining to a seed
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seminal
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a self-seeking, servile flatterer, Travis Cully
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Sycophant
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where in the world a certain area is
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Location
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point of latitude and longitude
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absolute location
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a description of where something in terms of other areas
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relative location
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Two major instances of fiduciary money are
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checking accounts
bank notes |
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What does a federal reserve bank control?
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the amount of reserves and the reserve ratios
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What was the peak city population of Constantinople
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1 Million People
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Who failed a siege of Constantinople in 1422
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Sultan Murad II
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How many defenders were there of Constantinople
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10,000
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Who led the Byzantine forces in the defending of Constantinople
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Emperor Constantine XI
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arrogant and aggressive Sultan, ruled at age 19
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Mehmet II
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What was Mehmet II's nickname
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Mehmet the conqueror
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Holy Warrior
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Ghazi
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How long was the Theodosian Land Wall
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3.5 miles
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what was the "Throat Cutter" during the Siege of Constantinople
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Fort Boghaz-Kesen. prevented shipping supplies from getting through Genoese vessel
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what side did the papacy take in the Siege of Constantinople
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neither
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on what day did the siege of Constantinople take place
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April 1, 1453
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Who created the cannons for Mehmet II
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Urban of Transylvania
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How many people were in Mehmet's total guard
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100,000-150,000
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Which grand admiral of Mehmet's gets demoted to a common sea-man after a small Italian merchant breaks through the barrier
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Suleyman Balthoghlu
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How does Mehmet II eventually get into the city
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by carrying his ships around Galata
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Who leads the flooding of the Ottoman tunnels
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Scotsman - Sir John Grant
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What were the three bad omens for Constantinople
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bad weather - fog
Icon of the Mother of God is dropped and broken the ancient prophecy |
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Who found the open door in the Theodosian wall
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Bashi-bazouks
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Until what year were the Ottomans a threat to Europe
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1683
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How many days was Constantinople allowed to be looted?
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3
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The systematic recovery and study of material evidence
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Archaeology
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who dug up king Tut's tomb in 1622
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Howard Carter
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the scientific study of the origins, behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of human beings
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Anthropology
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Greek word - "anthropos"
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human beings
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Who wrote "The Coming of Age of Samoa"
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Margaret Mead
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the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
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economics
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the Study of of the Nature of God and religious truth
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Theology
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The study of Human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organizations, institutions, and demography of human society
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Sociology
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The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on earth
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Geography
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the study of the processes, principles, and structure of a government and of political institutions.
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Political Science
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The science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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Psychology
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inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning
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Philosophy
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One of the most influential cities of the 15th century world and seemed invulnerable
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Constantinople
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Turks who took over Constantinople
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Ottomans
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What were Osman's followers called
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Ottomans
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What was Osman's military success largely based on?
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Gunpowder
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What signaled a new turkish empire was on the rise?
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the capture of Adrainople
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Young Men forced into the army
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Janissaries
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Where did Selim the Grim defeat the Safavids
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The battle of Chaldiran
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Who ruled during the peak of the Ottomans?
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Suleiman I
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Who was the only man to ever come close to rivaling Suleiman I's power
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Charles V, head of the Hapsburg Empire
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An exchange of education for soldiers
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Devshirme
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Who conquerors Persia and confronts Selim the Grim
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Is'Mail
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5 pillars of Islam...
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Faith
Prayers Alms Fasting Pilgrimage |
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What was the repeating mistake of most Muslim rulers
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Killing off all able rulers to succeed them
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who founded the Safavids
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Safi-Al-Bin
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What promoted cultural blending
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Migration
trade conquest pursue of Religious conquest |
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Which side of Muslim did the Safavids align themselves by
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Shi'ite
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What was Is'Mail's capital city
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Isfahan
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What is the fastest growing religion?
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Muslim
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Where were the Ottomans from and what branch of Islam were they
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Turkey, Sunni
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Where were the Safavids from
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Iran, Iraq
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Who was the first leader of the Ottomans
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Osman
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Who was the second leader of the Ottomans
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Orkhan I
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Intellectual center of the Muslim world, Captured by Selim the Grim
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Cairo
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Who created the mosque of Suleiman
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Sinan of Albania
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What marks the Official end of the Ottoman empire
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World War I
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Who led the Safavids after Isma'il
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Shah Abbas
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What caused industry and art to florish during the reign of Shah Abbas
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Relations with Europe
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What enabled the rebuilding of Isfahan
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All the art present
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What were the Safavids most known for?
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Persian Carpets
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Who was the first leader of the Safavids
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Isma'il
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This "Grasper of the World" was a rather weak ruler and left the affairs of the state to his wife
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Jahangir
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Jahangir's wife who did most of the ruling
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Nur Jahan
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A non-violent religious group whose doctrines blended Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism who sheltered Khusrau after he was ousted by Nur Jahan
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Sikhs
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What led to growth of large city-states in Northern Italy
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Overseas Trade
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Who became patrons of the arts through their financial supports
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The popes
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A combination of Janism, Hinduism, Christianisty, and Sufism
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The Divine Faith created by Akbar
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He served on a committee to decide the facade at the Duomo
He initially trained to be a Goldsmith He helped with Frescos and the Sistine Chapel |
Botticelli
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Major works include:
Primavera The Birth of Venus Venus and Mars |
Botticelli
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He made many woodcuts
Developed a rational system of perspective and bodily proportions 1519-converted to Protestantism |
Durer
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Employed by John at Bavosia
Perfected Oil Paints Painted Many Portraits |
van Eyck
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He assisted Lorenzo Ghilberti with the Florence Baptistry's sculpture
He created 5 statues for the Santa Maria del Fiore Stayed 5 years in Padua to sculpt Known for his work in Bas Relief |
Donatello
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Major works include:
Bronze David Mary Magdalane Madonna |
Donatello
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Humanist, born to the Lombard Family, who was educated in Latin and Greek
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Castiglione
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Wrote many books with Sentimental values, one in particular was the "Book of Courtier"
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Castiglione
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Through his three periods of Literary Activity, this man wrote in vernacular English and was captured during the siege of Rhodes
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Chaucer
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Major works include:
Canterbury Tales Beoli of Duchess |
Chaucer
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Friend of Brunelleschi, this Tuscan painter was the first to use Scientific Perspective and created and was known for Frescos
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Masaccio
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Major works include:
Holy Trinity Expulsion of the Garden of Eden Virgin Mary |
Masaccio
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This sculptor/goldsmith traveled to Rome with Donatello to study ancient Ruins for inspiration
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Brunelleschi
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Major works include:
Duomo Pazzi Chapel lantern at the Santa Maria Del Fiore |
Brunelleschi
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This Sculptor was arrested for Murder and was at the Sack of Rome in 1527
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Cellini
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Major works include:
Hercules and the Lion Persus Silera |
Cellini
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This portrait painter was talented in Frescos and his Paintings were rich in color
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Titian
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Major works include:
Assumption of the Virgin Pesano Altarpiece Veins of Urbine |
Titian
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This "supreme poet" was a member of the White Guelphs
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Dante
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Major works include:
Divine Comedy Convivo Monarchia |
Dante
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Arrested for alleged conspiracy
Member of diplomatic court |
Machiavelli
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Major works include:
The Prince History of Florence Discorsi |
Machiavelli
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Father of political science
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Machiavelli
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Major works include:
the sistine chapel David Tomb of the Medicis |
Michelangelo
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This Father of Humanism studied lower Montpellier
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Petrarch
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Major works include:
Canzoniere Trlonfi Hinererium |
Petrarch
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Major works include:
Madonnes Marriage of the Virgin Adoration of the Magi |
Raphael
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Major works include:
Virgin on the Rocks Mona Lisa Last Supper |
Da Vinci
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Greatest Architect at High Renaissance
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Bramante
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Major works include:
Christ at the Column Templesso |
Bramante
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Arch-rivals with Brunelleschi, created the doors at the Baptistry of San Giovanni
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Ghilberti
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Major works include:
Triumph of Death Tower at Babel The Hunters in the Snow A Peasant Wedding |
Bruegel
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