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67 Cards in this Set
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Who is Clovis?
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King of the Franks
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Who is Charlemagne?
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King of the Franks during their height
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Who is Muhammad?
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Father of Islam
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Who is Khadija?
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Wife of Muhammad
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Who is Ali?
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4th Caliph after muhammad died
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Who is Harun al-Rashid?
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Abbasid Caliph, ruled during the height of the abbasid dynasty
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Who is Sundiata?
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Founder of the Mali Empire
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Who is Mansa Musa?
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He was the ruler during the height of the Mali Empire
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Who is Chinggis Khan?
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He unified the Mongol Empire
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Who is Khubilai Khan?
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Ruler durring the height of the Mongol Empire
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Who is Tamerlane?
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Turkish conqueror of Persia after the collapse of the Mongol Empire
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Who is Pope Gregory I ?
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He is responsible for charting and independant course for Roman Catholic Church
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Who is Otto I ?
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Crowned by the pope as Emperor, Beginning of Holy Roman Empire
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Who is Pope Gregory VII ?
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ended the selection of church officials by emperors, part of the Investiture Contest
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Who is Emperor Henry IV ?
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part of the Investiture Contest, challenged pope gregory VII and was excommunicated
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Who is William the Conqueror?
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Duke of Normandy, invaded England
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Who is Eleanor of Aquitaine?
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Large land owner in south of France, married King of France and England
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Who is St.Thomas of Aquinas?
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Combined the teachings of Aristotle and Christianity
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Who is St.Benedict of Nursia?
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Benedict's Rule=No work, No eat. Monastic Reform
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Who is St.Francis of Assisi?
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Founded order of Franciscan friars, whom believed in no personal possessions and begged for food
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Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
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Healer, Mystic, Religious leader. She wrote many hymns still sung today.
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Who is Pope Urban II ?
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He launched the first crusade
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Who is Saladin?
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Muslim leader in the crusades
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Who is Pope Innocent III ?
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He was the pope during the height of the papal empire, also responsible for the 4th crusade against cathar
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Who is Fernando and Isabel?
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Spanish King and Queen known as the Catholic Kings. They sponsored Christopher Columbus's western quest for China.
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Who is Lady Murasaki?
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She wrote "The Tale of Genji" in japanese script during the Heian Period
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Who is Francis Xavier?
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He was the first Jesuit missionary in feudal Japan.
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Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi?
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"Abundant provider" He unified Japan, moved the capitol to Osaka and Invaded Korea.
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Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
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He was the Last Shogun and moved the capitol to Edo, modern day tokyo
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Who is Pachacuti?
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"Earthshaker" He was an Incan Ruler who expanded the Incan Empire
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Who is Bernal Diaz?
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He was a spanish soldier who wrote of the Aztec Empire during it's height.
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Who was Motecuzoma II ?
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He was a priest who became the ruler of the Aztec empire, and ruled when the Spanish invaded.
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Daimyo
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territorial land lords of feudal Japan
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Relics
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physical remains, or trinkets, believed to retain the power of the holy individual.
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Hundred Years War
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Between England and France.
Over Eleanor of Aquitaine's land in the south of France. Revolutionized warfare at it's time. France won. End of Manorialism. |
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"Tale of Genji"
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One of the few literary works in Japanese during the Heian Period, written by Lady Murasaki.
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Bushido
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Samurai's code of Ethics and Conduct
ex. incense in the helmet for the courtesy of your head viewing |
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Caliph
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"deputy" Islamic leader after the death of Muhammed.
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Cathars
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Medieval heretics who considered material world evil, and promoted an ascetic existence.
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Five Pillars of Faith
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Foundation of Islam
1. Allah is my god and Muhammed is his last and greatest prophet. 2. pray 3-5 times a day in the direction of Mecca 3.Fast during the daylight hours of Ramadan 4. Give alms 5. Pilgramage to hajj |
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Golden Horde
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Mongol Calvary army
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Hajj
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Pilgrimage to Mecca
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Investiture Contest
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Church vs. State, Conflict over appointment of church offices, by king or by the church
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Ka'ba
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Main Shrine in Mecca, a large black rock
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Quran
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Holy book of Islam
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Sharia
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Islamic Holy law
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Olmecs
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Early mesoamerican society that influenced the Mayan's.
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Quipu
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Different colored strings and knots that served to record events in the absence of writing in Inca
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Seppuku
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Ritual suicide of zen Samurai, so as not to be captured
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Shiites
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Islamic minority who believe leadership should reside in line descended from Ali
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Shogun
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Japanese military and political leader
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Shinto
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Indigenous Japanese religion that emphasized purity, clan loyalty, nature and the divinity of the Emperor as the descendant of the sun goddess
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Sufis
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Islamic mystics, who prized emotion and devotion rather than rules
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Sunnis
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Majority of Islam, aka most popular, "traditionalist" believe in the legitimacy of early caliphs.
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Tenochtitlan
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Capitol of Aztec Empire, modern day mexico city
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Tikal
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Maya political center
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Vikings
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Raiders from Vik in Norway
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Mecca
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home of Muhammad
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Jihad
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struggle in defense of your faith
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Ramadan
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Fast for a month during the day
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Notre Dame
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"Our Lady" Medieval cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary
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Zimbabwe
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African wealthy state from trade
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Normans
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Founded the English Monarchy
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Holy Roman Empire
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962 CE Btwn the papacy and the emperor
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Troubadours
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Traveling entertainers made popular by Eleanor of Aq. Courts of Love.
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Cuzco
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served as administrative, religious, and ceremonial center of Inca Empire
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Tokugawa Shogunate
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3rd Feudal Government in Japan
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