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90 Cards in this Set
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What famous battle was won by William the conqueror in 1066?
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The battle of Hastings
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The great composer ______ is called " the father of the English hymn".
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Isaac Watts
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What is the way of life of a group of people?
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culture
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The edict of ______ was made by Henry IV to grant toleration to the Huguenots.
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Nantes
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Who was an early light of the reformation in the land of Bohemia?
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John Huss
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Who wrote the best-known choral piece in the world?
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George Frederick Handel
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protestant leaders during the reign of Edward VI
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Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and Nicholas Ridley
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Who started the largest continental empire in history?
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Genghis Khan
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What was the great ancient civilization in Africa's interior?
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Cush
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Noah's sons
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Ham, Shem, and Japheth
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King _________ of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
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John
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The peace of _____ended the thirty years war.
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Westphalia
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The puritan clergyman ______ was instrumental in forming the royal society.
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John Wilkins
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Martin Luther posted the ninety-five thesis on October 32, ______.
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1517
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The great Frankish king _______ was crowned "emperor of the Romans" on Christmas day A.D. 800.
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Charlemagne
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true or false: the bible sometimes calls Egypt the plain of Shinar
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false
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true or false: Marius defeated Sulla in Rome's first civil war
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false
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A worshiper of many gods is called a _____.
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polytheist
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________ wrote the oldest surviving hymn.
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Clement
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Herodotus is the Greek _______.
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"Father of History"
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Moors driven from Spain
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Reconquista
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worn on armor for identification
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heraldry
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Israel's government before the kings
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theocracy
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beautiful Greek temple
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Parthenon
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rule by the many
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Democracy
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court of the roman church established to try "heretics"
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Inquisition
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French protestants
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Huguenots
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combining Greek philosophy with roman theology
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scholasticism
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a work that has stood the test of time
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classic
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the rich of Rome
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partricians
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Who won the Peloponnesian war?
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Sparta
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What roman emperor was the first to make a profession of conversion?
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Constantine
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Who established the great Persian empire?
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Cyrus
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What Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture throughout all of his conquered lands?
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Philip I
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What is the longest river in the world?
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Nile
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In what country did john Knox lead the protestants?
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Scotland
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Who produced the first printed edition of the new testament in the original Greek?
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William Tyndale
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Who discovered the pacific ocean?
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Vasco de Balboa
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Which empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?
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Babylonian
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What was the first protestant confession of faith?
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Augsburg
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Who was the first medieval pope?
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Gregory
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Whom did martin Luther debate at the university of Leipzig?
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Johann Eck
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What English monarch began the English reformation?
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Henry VIII
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Who was Richelieu?
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a powerful cardinal
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Who was one of Egypt's female pharaohs?
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Hatshepsut
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Who wrote the book of martyrs?
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John Foxe
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In what year was the Spanish armada defeated by England?
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1588
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What is China's longest ruling dynasty?
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Chou
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Who is perhaps the greatest English author of all time?
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William Shakespeare
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What was Sumerian writing called?
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cuneiform
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Who founded the society of Jesus?
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Ignatius Loyola
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
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Homer
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Who invented the movable type printing press?
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Johann Gutenberg
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What was the most infamous day of the French religious wars?
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St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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What is the piece of land in feudalism called?
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fief
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French protestant leader
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Henry of Navarre
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great dutch painter
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Rembrandt van Rijn
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wrote all music "to the glory of God"
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Lutheran warrior king
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Gustavus Adolphus
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great musician who wrote moonlight sonata
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Beethoven
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child genius who wrote The Magic Flute
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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discovered three laws of planetary motion
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Johannes Kepler
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"Father of Dutch liberties"
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William of Orange
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proposed the heliocentric view of the universe
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Wrote don Quixote
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Miguel de Cervantes
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The Greek gods supposedly lived on Mt. _______ in northern Greece.
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Olympus
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_______ was the first Roman emperor to persecute the Christians.
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Nero
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Hernando Cortés is best known for conquering the ______ Indians of Mexico.
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Aztec
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_______ discovered Brazil while exploring for the Portuguese.
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Pedro Cabral
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Mount _______ is the highest mountain in Africa.
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Kilimanjaro
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________ won the Punic wars.
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Rome
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_______is best remembered for his work Praying Hands.
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Albrecht Dürer
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Empress Theodora was very influential in ______ famous law code.
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Justinian's
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Shinto is the oldest surviving religion of ______.
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Japan
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The council of Nicaea ______ the teachings of Arianism.
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denied
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Babar established the ______ empire in India.
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Mogul
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_______ was the builder of the world's first empire.
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Nimrod
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_________ was called "bloody Mary" for her vicious persecution of English protestants.
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Mary Tudor
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________ is remembered as the "father of modern science.
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Isaac Newton
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________ became an Egyptian center of life.
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Kiro
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early church father and Christian martyr
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Tertullian
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created an ancient law code in Babylon
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Hammurabi
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Danish king of England
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Canute
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Egyptian pharaoh
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Tutankhamen
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great empire builder in Africa
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Mansa Musa
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led war elephants against Rome
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Hannibal
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founder of Islam
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Mohammed
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"Morning star of the reformation"
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John Wycliffe
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great statesman of ancient Athens
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Pericles
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painted the Sistine chapel
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Michelangelo
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