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| | |Pivotal victory against the Muslims (732); led by Charles "the Hammer" of the Germanic people known as the "Franks". | | |Pivotal victory against the Muslims (732); led by Charles "the Hammer" of the Germanic people known as the "Franks". |
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| − | |[[B.C.E.]] | + | |[[C.E.|B.C.E.]] |
| − | |A non-Christian term for "B.C." "B.C.E." means "Before Common Era" instead of "Before Christ." | + | |a non-Christian term for "B.C." "B.C.E." means "Before Common Era" instead of "Before Christ." |
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| | |[[Bible]] | | |[[Bible]] |
| | |Collection of Hebrew (Old Testament) and Christian (New Testament) Scriptures. Foretells the coming of a Messiah for the Hebrews, and recounts ancient history including the Tower of Babel and the Great Flood. | | |Collection of Hebrew (Old Testament) and Christian (New Testament) Scriptures. Foretells the coming of a Messiah for the Hebrews, and recounts ancient history including the Tower of Babel and the Great Flood. |
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| − | |Jesus was born in Bethlehem around 4 BC (the calendar was set much later)
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| | |[[Brahman/Brahmin]] | | |[[Brahman/Brahmin]] |
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| | |[[Bronze Age]] | | |[[Bronze Age]] |
| − | |It is the age referred to during which time bronze was the common metal used in people's everyday lives. It was used for jewelry, tools, utensils, weapons, and it helped enable the introduction of the plow. | + | |3500-1200 BC: when copper and bronze were used for jewelry, tools, utensils, weapons; this eventually enabled the introduction of the plow for easier farming. |
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| | |[[Buddha]] | | |[[Buddha]] |
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| | |[[Buddhism]] | | |[[Buddhism]] |
| − | |It is a belief system which teaches that desire causes suffering and if desire is eliminated, enlightenment and Nirvana are attained. | + | |A belief system which teaches that desire causes suffering and if desire is eliminated, enlightenment and Nirvana are attained. |
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| | |[[Byzantine Empire]] | | |[[Byzantine Empire]] |
| − | |It was the eastern part of the Roman Empire that split away, outlasting the Western half by 1000 years. | + | |It was the eastern part of the Roman empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey), which outlasted the Western half by 1000 years. |
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| | |[[Caligula]] | | |[[Caligula]] |
| − | |Caligula ruled the Roman empire from A.D. 37-41. He was an evil, cruel, and mindless emperor. At one point he declared his horse to be a Roman Senator. | + | |(AD 37-41) cruel and senseless Roman emperor, who even declared his horse to be a Roman Senator. |
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| | |[[Carolingian Court]] | | |[[Carolingian Court]] |
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| | |An ancient city on the coast of northern Africa (across the Mediterranean Sea from Italy) which fought against Rome in the three Punic Wars, which left Carthage destroyed, never to be rebuilt again. | | |An ancient city on the coast of northern Africa (across the Mediterranean Sea from Italy) which fought against Rome in the three Punic Wars, which left Carthage destroyed, never to be rebuilt again. |
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| − | |[[Caste]] | + | |[[caste]] |
| − | |It is a social rank in Hinduism. Brahmans are priests and scholars, Kshatriya are rulers, Vaishya are peasants, and Shudra are serfs. Good karma enables one to improve his caste in the next life. | + | |the social rank in Hinduism: Brahmans are priests and scholars, Kshatriya are rulers, Vaishya are peasants, and Shudra are serfs. Good karma enables one to improve his caste in the next life. |
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| | |[[Celts]] | | |[[Celts]] |