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72 Cards in this Set
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God chose __ to become the father of the nation of Israel.
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Abraham
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Who was the last great Assyrian king that collected a library of 100,000 cuneiform tablets?
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Ashurbanipal
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The English author __ is perhaps the greatest author of all times.
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William Shakespeare
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The blind Greek poet __ was credited for creating the epics Iliad and the Odyssey
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Homer
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Who was the last czar of Russia before the Communists took over?
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Nicholas II
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Nelson Mandela became the first black president of
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South Africa
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Who wrote the classic Fifth Symphony
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Beethoven
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What Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa
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Leonardo da Vinci
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What are the approximate dates for the Middle Ages?
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A.D.500-A.D.1500
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What group did Osama bin Laden direst in the attack on the World Trade Center 2001?
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Al-Qaeda
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Which country was not affectedby the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
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Brazil
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Which English king broke with the Roman church, setting off the English Reformation?
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Henry VIII
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Hugh Capet's coronation as king is viewed as the beginning of the __ nation.
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French
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During WW I, what nation attacked British shipping with subarine warfare?
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Germany
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When did Martin Luther post the 95 These, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
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1517
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Who was the Greek conqueror of Persia and most of the known world?
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Alexander
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Hugh Capet's coronation as king is viewed as the beginning of the __ nation.
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French
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What great Frankish king was crowned " Emperor of the Romans"
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Charlemagne
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Whose assassination sparked WW I?
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Francis Ferdinand
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Who conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernando Cortes
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When did Martin Luther post the 95 These, sparking the Protestant Reformation?
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1517
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Colin Powell was a brilliant general of the __ War.
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Persian Gulf
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Who began the nursing profession in the Crimean War?
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Florence Nightingale
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Who was the Greek conqueror of Persia and most of the known world?
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Alexander
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What great Frankish king was crowned " Emperor of the Romans"
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Charlemagne
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Whose assassination sparked WW I?
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Francis Ferdinand
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Who conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernando Cortes
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led Solidarity in Poland
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Lech Walesa
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Who led the Free French Forces in WW II
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Charles de Gaulle
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Who was known as a great Christian scientist?
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Issac Newton
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Who led war elephants across the Alps to invade Italy
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Hannibal
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Who attempted to save the Soviet Union by instituting Perestroika?
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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When Germany was divided after WW II, East Germany established a free government.
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True or False
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Samson was the first human king of Israel
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True or False
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The man who coined the phrase "iron curtain" to describe the Communist separation from free Europe was Winston Churchill.
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True or False
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Bentio Mussolini became the Nazi dictator of Germany
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True or False
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Daniel wasa godly advisor to Nebuchadnezzar, a king of Babylon
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True or False
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William the Conqueror invaded Normandy in 1066
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True or False
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Nikolai Lenin led a bolshevik revolt and established a Communist state in Russia
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True or False
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The Common Market was established to unify North America economically.
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True or False
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The famous drawing Praying Hands was done by Albrecht Durer
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True or False
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Nero was the first Roman Emperor to persecute Christians.
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True or False
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What is the Egyptian process of preserving dead bodies called?
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mummification
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What "war" fought with words and diplomacy instead of weapons, followed WW II?
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The Cold War
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When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
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December 7, 1941
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Name the world's second largest continent
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Africa
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What was the shortest war fought in United States History?
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The Persian Gulf War
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What did Johann Gutenberg invent c. 1440?
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movable type printing press
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WHat French emperor was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St. Helena?
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Napoleon
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What American genral led American and UN forces in the Korean War until he was forced to resign?
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Douglas MacArthur
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Who was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?
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George Washington
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What was the Nazi-planned murder of millions of Jews called?
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Holocaust
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The god of Islam is named Koran
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True or False
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The Spanish Armada was defeated by the French navy in 1588
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True or False
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D-Day was the largest amphibious assault in history
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True or False
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The Crusades were Europe's attempt to capture the Holy Land for Christendom
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True or False
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The Huguenots landed at Plymouth in 1620
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True or False
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Louis the XIV built the Palace of Versailles
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True or False
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In 1994, Newt Gingrich led a Democratic Congress for the first time since the 1950s
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True or False
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The Model T automobile was built by Cyrus McCormick's assembly line
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True or False
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Bill Clinton was elected to the Presidency of the United States with only 43% of the popular vote
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True or False
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Chiang Kai-shek led the Communist forces of China
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True or False
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What ended the religious wars of Europe?
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Treaty of Paris
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What group opposed the king in the English Civil War
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Roundheads
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What are the divisions of the society of India?
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caste system
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Who were the original inhabitants Australia?
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Aborigines
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What separated the free side from the Communist side in Germany's capital?
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Berlin Wall
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What society was founded by Ignatius Loyola?
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Jesuits
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Whet tern means putting man in the place of or above God?
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Humanism
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Sumerian writing
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cuneiform
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French Calvinist Protestants
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Huhuenots
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Egyptian writing
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hieroglyphics
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