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46 Cards in this Set
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Robert Clive
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Conquered modern Bangladesh for the British East India Company (yes, a CORPORATION)
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Renaissance, sci revolution, and more!
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1450 CE to 1750
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Industrial revolution
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1750 CE to 1914
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Feudalism, Islamic Empire, Frankish Empire, Byzantine Empire, etc.
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600 CE to 1450
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Aztec (years, loc)
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1248-1521, ?
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Aztec capital
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Tenochtitlan
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Mexica aka
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Aztecs
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How did Aztecs treat conquered people?
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Let them govern themselves (w/ taxes)
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Mayan (years, loc)
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~250-Spanish arrival, ?
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Inca (years, loc)
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1197-1572, modern Peru
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Cuzco
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City in Inca empire (>300,000 ppl)
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Who had the ball game (Americas)?
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Maya
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Which civilization in the Americas came first?
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Maya
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Temple of the Sun and Machu Picchu
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Inca
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Nationalism and independence movements
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1914 CE to present
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Tikal
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Maya city (>100,000 ppl)
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Chichen Itza
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Maya Civilization
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Jacques Dessalines
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Succeeds Ouverture (Haiti)
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First independent state in the Americas
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Haiti
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Jose de San Martin
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Spaniard who helped the rebels win independence in Argentina, Chile, Peru, etc.
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Jose Morelos
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After Hidalgo, continued revolutionary movement against Mexico; killed by elites b/c he was going to redistro land to poor
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George Stephenson
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First steam-powered locomotive
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Muhammad Ali
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Gained control of Egypt in 1805; began industrialization
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Abbas I
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Egypt; constructed Suez Canal
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Jacobins
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Led the Convention during French Revolutions
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Miguel Hidalgo
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Led revolt against Spain in Mexico; his effort failed and he was executed
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John Hargreaves
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Invented Spinning Jenny
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Garibaldi
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Italian nationalist, began volunteer army
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
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Haiti slave; led revolt against French
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Flying Shuttle
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John Kay
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Marconi Gugliemlo
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Radio
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What was special about the Minoan society?
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Women held high positions!
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Where did the money come from to help the arts flourish during Golden Age of Pericles?
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Delian League funds
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Founder of Jainism
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Mahavira
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moksha
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Highest state of being in Hinduism
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Olmecs: where?
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S Mexico
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junzi
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Confucianism, individuals superior because they can put personal ambition aside for the state
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Phoenicians: 2 great things
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(1) great naval power; (2) alphabet
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City of Meroe
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Egypt; owned by Kushites; center for IRON
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White Huns invaded...
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India
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Huns invaded...
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the Germanic tribes; pushed them into W Rome (under Attila)
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Council of Elders
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Sparta
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Stoics
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Greece; people should live moral life (desire, wealth, etc. are usually bad); clashed with Epicureans
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wuwei
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Doctrine of Daoism
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Epicureans
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Greece; could only rely on the 5 senses, do things in moderation; clashed with Stoics
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Vladamir
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Russian prince from Kiev; converted from pagan religion to Christianity
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