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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 21:13, October 10, 2011
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|(AD 37-41) cruel and senseless Roman emperor, who even 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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|[[Canon of the Medicine]]
|Book written by Ibn Sina during the Golden Age of Islam describing many diseases and their causes.
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|[[Carolingian Court]]
|[[Carolingian Court]]
|Dynasty that started with Charles Martel and his descendants, including Charlemagne, whose revival of education became known as the Carolingian Renaissance. The crowning of Charlemagne in 800 is considered the birth of the "Holy Roman Empire", also known as the Carolingian empire.
|Dynasty that started with Charles Martel and his descendants, including Charlemagne, whose revival of education became known as the Carolingian Renaissance. The crowning of Charlemagne in 800 is considered the birth of the "Holy Roman Empire", also known as the Carolingian empire.
|[[Shang Dynasty]]
|[[Shang Dynasty]]
|First major dynasty of China, which lasted from 1766 B.C. (when T'ang overthrew the [prior dynasty) to 1122 B.C.
|First major dynasty of China, which lasted from 1766 B.C. (when T'ang overthrew the [prior dynasty) to 1122 B.C.
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|[[Shinto]]
|The national religion of Japan, which considered the emperor to be a god. Sometimes considered more of a code of conduct rather than a religion.
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|[[Siddhartha Gautama]]
|[[Siddhartha Gautama]]
|[[Sumer]]
|[[Sumer]]
|Homeland of the Sumerians, located in Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq
|Homeland of the Sumerians, located in Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq
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|[[Sunni Muslims]]
|The members of the Umayyad clan and enemies of the Shiite Muslims.
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|[[Sumerians]]
|[[Sumerians]]
|[[Thales of Melitus]]
|[[Thales of Melitus]]
|A Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher that tried to explain natural phenomena without the use of mythology. Was regarded by Aristotle as the first |philosopher in the Greek tradition.
|A Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher that tried to explain natural phenomena without the use of mythology. Was regarded by Aristotle as the first |philosopher in the Greek tradition.
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|[[The Tale of Gengi]]
|The world's first psychological novel. Was written in the 1000s and about Japanese culture.
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|[[Thomas Aquinas]]
|[[Thomas Aquinas]]
|[[Twelve Tables]]
|[[Twelve Tables]]
|450 BC: basic and successful Roman laws that filled twelve tablets, such as "If one is slain while committing theft by night, he is rightly slain."
|450 BC: basic and successful Roman laws that filled twelve tablets, such as "If one is slain while committing theft by night, he is rightly slain."
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|[[Vassals]]
|Performed military services to the lords in exchange for protection and land in the feudal system.
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|[[Vedas]]
|[[Vedas]]