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47 Cards in this Set
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2500 BC
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Mesopotamia civilization arises in Fertile Crescent
Sumerians (2500 BC) and Babylonians (2000 BC) |
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2500 BC
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Egyptian Empire
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1500 BC
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Phoenician Empire
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1000 BC - Greek Civilization
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Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta (city-states)
Democracy in Athens |
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1000 BC
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Greek Civilization
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500 BC - Roman Civilization
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Most powerful time about 150 BC
Lasts until 400 AD |
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500 BC
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Roman Civilization
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300 BC - Alexander the Great
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Conquered Egypt, Asia Minor, and Persia
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300 BC
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Alexander the Great
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30 AD
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Beginning of Roman Catholic Church
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200
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Mayan culture in Central America
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1000 - Feudalism
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Political and military system based on land
Pyramid of power (kings, lords, knights, peasants) |
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1000
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Feudalism
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1050 - Norman Conquest
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Williams's (Duke of Normandy) invasion of England
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1050
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Norman Conquest
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1100 - Crusades
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Fought between Christians and Muslims
Not beneficial to either side |
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1100
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Crusades
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1215 - Magna Carta
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King John's barons make him change bad governing style
Limits royal powers and guarantees basic human rights |
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1215
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Magna Carta
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1300 - Renaissance
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Resurgence in quantity and quality of art, lierature, philosophy
Exploration of world |
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1300
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Renaissance
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1378 - Great Schism
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Catholic church appoints two popes which causes a split
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1378
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Great Schism
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1400 - Sea Exploration
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Portuguese and Spanish are best powers
Columbus, Magellan, Cortes,etc |
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1400
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Sea Exploration
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1517 - Martin Luther
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Christianity Reform with 95 Theses
Creator of Lutheran Church |
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1517
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Martin Luther
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1520 - Henry VIII
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Creator of Church of England
5 wives |
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1520
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Henry VIII
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1530 - Reformation
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Spreading of Protestantism in Europe
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1530
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Reformation
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1682 - Peter the Great
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Member of Romanov family
Modernized and expanded Russia |
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1682
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Peter the Great
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1720 - Enlightenment
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Science, medicine, and arts are primary concerns
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1720
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Enlightenment
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1792 - French Revolution
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Peasants band together to reform country
Dictator-like government takes over twith a reign of terror |
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1792
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French Revolution
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1795 - Napolean Bonaparte
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Seizes power in France and declares himself emperor
Builds Europe's greatest empire since Roman times |
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1795
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Napolean Bonaparte
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1800 - Industrial Revolution
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Industry causes transportation improvements (steamboat)
Changes way of life for people such as increased city living, increased crime, worse working conditions, and child labor |
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1800
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Industrial Revolution
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1848 - Karl Marx
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Wrote book "The Communist Manifesto"
Believed people should control resources, not government |
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1848
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Karl Marx
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1860 - Charles Darwin
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Wrote "The Origin of Species" (natural selection, evolution)
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1860
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Charles Darwin
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1914 - WW I
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New war inventions like German U-boat, trench warfare
Central (Germany, Austria) against Allied (France, Great Britain, Russia) |
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1914
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WW I
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