World History Final Review Lamorte Pvi

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Government of England -;

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limited monarchy

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Government of France - ;

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absolute marchy

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Parliament - ;

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The law making body of England, monarch used them.

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Limited Monarchy - ;

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takes place in England; gov't which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's power

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Absolute Monarchy - ;

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ruler with complete authority over the gov't

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Estates General - ;

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a group of representatives from all three classes or estates (clergy, nobels, and townspeople) advisor to the monarch. Monarch ignored them

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Decline of Serfdom -;

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hide in crowd

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Domesday Book ;

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- a survey that William I used as a basis for taxing

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Magna Carta -;

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a great charter, king John was forced to sign, a long list of feudal rights, it limited royal power and extend rights

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Guild System - ;

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organization of a specific craft

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Dangers of Medieval Towns ;

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- croweded, no police, frequent fires

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Crusades - ;

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series of holy wars; the quickened the end of the middle ages

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Reconquest - ;

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Attempt to regain Spain from Moors

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Infidel - ;

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someone who does not believe in Catholicism

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Joan of Arc ;

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- Led french armies against the english at age 17; eventually burned at the stake for witchcraft

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Black Death - ;

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an epidemic that swept through Europe and asia. Killed close to a halfof the population; carried by rats and fleas

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Dante -;

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Italin poet; dante's inferno

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Pope Urban II ;

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- Started Crusade to free "holy land"

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St. Thomas Aquinas ;

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- philospher; used religon and philosphy to prove science and religion are related

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Geoffrey Chaucer ;

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- English author wrote Cantury tales; told how people lived during middle ages

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Saladin -;

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great muslim leader; defeated Europeans during crusades

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Why did Germany remain a weak nation during the Middle Ages?;

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- German Nobles became very independent;no centralized gov't.

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Byzantine Empire ;

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- Eastern Roman Empire; Lasted another 1000 yrs after fall of Rome; blended cultures of Romans, Greeks and had christian influences

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Silk Road ;

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- Mongolian Trade Route; started in byzantine and strectched to asia

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Justinian - ;

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Greatest of Byzantine Emperors; created Law code and left lasting monuments

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Justinian’s Code of Laws- ;

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– Revised all Roman Laws; Basis of modern legal systems today

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Hagia Sophia - ;

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(Holy Wisdom); In shape of Greek Cross; Most Orthodox Churches; Church built by Justainian

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Byzantine Christianity-;

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Diff between this and collsolism: The Byzantine Emperor controlled the church and appointed the head of the church; created orthodox church; would not use icons; clergy could marry; cheif holy day was Easter; rejected the pope's claim of control over all christains

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Ghenghis Khan - ;

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Unified Monguls; used terror weapons

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Vlad Tepes- ;

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Vlad the Impaler; Prince of Wallachia – Transylvanian, Romania; Frightened enemies by impaling them; nicknamed Dracula

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Elizabeth Bathory - ;

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True Vampire; Bathe and drank blood of peasant girl; helped inspire dracula

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 Minaret -;

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tower called faithful to prayer; used for prayer

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Harem -;

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special quarters for women

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Caliph- ;

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Successor to Muhammad.

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Jihad-;

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It actually means to strive; struggle

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Mosque;

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- place of worship

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Hajj - ;

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a sacred pilgrimage that represent the religious experience of a lifetime. It lasts for five days and believers seek to become closer with god, seek forgiveness of their sins and to renew their spiritual commitment.

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Sunni -;

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Believed that the Caliph should be chosen by the Muslim community.

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Sufi - ;

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Helped spread islam through missoinary work. respected for their spiritualness

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Shiites -;

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Believed that that Caliph should be a Pious Muslim

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Umayyads ;

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- Family dynasty that ruled the islamic world; had conquests

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Describe the Islamic World. - ;

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Muslims are people who submit themselves to Allah and believe doing rituals such as praying five times a day.

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Five Pillars of Islam-;

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1. Decoration of faith
2. Prayer
3. Zakat
4. Fasting
5. Pilgrimage

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Quran - ;

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The record of words revealed by God through the Angel Gabriel to Mohammad

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What led to the decline of the Caliphate? - ;

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Seljuk Truk invasion; Mongul Invasion; Crusades

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What two items dominated trade on the Sahara Trade Routes?;

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- salt and gold

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Great Zimbabwe -;

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Big ruins; measn " great stone buildings

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Griot - ;

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professional poets in Africa who recited ancient stories

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Desertification-;

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the gradual drying out of areas in Africa; fertile land becomes desert. drought, use of water, agricultural misuse,

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What civilization had walled cities which helped them expand their commercial centers? -;

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Hausa

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Mansas - ;

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The name for the king in Mali

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Slash and Burn - ;

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the method farmers used which consisted of burning forests and using the ash as fertilizer

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African Climate zones ;

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-Rain forest, Savanna, Desert, Mediterranean, Dry Woodland; Sahara Desert is largest

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Tang Dynasty - ;

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Conquered lands in Vietnam and Korea = Tributary States; Had confuncian ideas; eventually lost land to arabs

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Song Dynasty - ;

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Controlled less territory than Tang; Under constant threat of invasion; Social order based on Duty, rank and proper behavior

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Hangul -;

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Korean alphabet using symbols for sounds

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Japan - ;

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chain of tiny islands; frequent earthquakes and tsunamis; Uji's controlled different islands of Japan.

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Korea - ;

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Mountainous region; people lived on the coasts; seperated into three kingdoms

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Kamikaze - ;

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divine wind that kept the Monguls from invading Japan

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Tributary States;

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- Vietnam and Korea; part of Tang Dynasty; had to pay tribute to a ruler, but could rule themselves;

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Literacy Rate in Korea;

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- high literacy rate as a result of Hangul

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Archipelago ;

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-chain of tiny islands

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Pennisula - ;

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area of land surround 3 sides by water

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Yamoto Clan ;

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- dominated largest island of Honshu; descendants of the son godess

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Heian Period ;

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- Time of blending Chinese cultures for Japan

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Bushido -;

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Code emphasis on honor, bravery, and loyalty that the samurais followed

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Japanese Feudalism: 5 Parts

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Emperor, Shoguns, Daimyo Samurai, Peasants

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Marco Polo - ;

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Italian; Spent 17 years under Kublia Kahn; left vivid accounts of the splendor of the empire. 

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Renaissance ;

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- “Rebirth” or “reawakening” of the classical culture of Greece and Rome;

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Humanism -;

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focus on worldly objects not divine things;

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Scientific Revolution;

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- Changing view of the universe; Galileo proved Copernicus right proving heliocentric universe

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Protestant Reformation;

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- The catholic church got involved in wordly affairs; sold indulgences; Luther made 95 thesis

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Vernacular ;

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- native language

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In what ways did medieval kings takeover territory?

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deafeated people, through marriage, death of nobles

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What was the Great Schism? What event did it led to?

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the split between christain gropus: eastern orthodox and catholic church...began with excommunication of 2 popes...led to the split of the church

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What religion did the Seljuk Turks convert to?

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Muslim

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Batu

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Grandson of Genhis kahn...burned down keiv

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Ivan the Terrible

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Russian Czar who helped increase Royal Power

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Mohammad

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Prophet to god and leader of muslim faith