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15 Cards in this Set
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William the Conqueror
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united most of England
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Magna Carta
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limited the kings power
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Common Law
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provided a system of law for judges
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Hundred Years War
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series of wars over English held land in France
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High Capet
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established throne in Paris, grew dynasty throughout France
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Joan of Arc
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heroic figure who was a unifying factor that led to the French victory
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Ferdinand & Isabella
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tried to expel Muslim Moors
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Moors
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Spanish Muslims
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Philip II
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Spain emerges as nation-state spread due to Philip II success in Western Hemisphere
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Mongols
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conquered Baghdad in 1258 AD
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Ivan the Great
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conquered the Mongols and set up empire
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Machiavelli
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wrote "The Prince" which was a treatise on government supporting absolute rule and how to keep power, ruling by fear, use of evil when necessary, and the concept of "the end justifies the means"
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Leonardo da Vinci
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"the" Renaissance - Man, Mona Lisa, The Last Supper
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Michelangelo
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sculpted "David" and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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Petrach
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father of Humanism, wrote sonnets
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