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|[[Middle Ages]]  
 
|[[Middle Ages]]  
 
|A period of time, also called the Medieval Ages, spanning from AD 500-1500, when [[feudalism]] was common
 
|A period of time, also called the Medieval Ages, spanning from AD 500-1500, when [[feudalism]] was common
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|[[Middle Kingdom]]
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|2100-1650 BC: Egyptian kingdom known for its works and ideas, which ended due to a civil war
 
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|Mongol empire
 
|Mongol empire
 
|Peaked in power in the AD 1200s, held more contiguous (connected) land than any empire in history, but failed twice in trying to conquer Japan.
 
|Peaked in power in the AD 1200s, held more contiguous (connected) land than any empire in history, but failed twice in trying to conquer Japan.
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|Egyptian kingdom known for its works and ideas that ended due to a civil war
   
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|[[monotheism]]  
 
|[[monotheism]]  
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|[[Moses]]  
 
|[[Moses]]  
|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt. He also brought the Ten Commandments to the Israelites, and is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible
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|The prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt, gave them the Ten Commandments, and wrote the first five books of the Bible.
 
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|[[Nile]]  
 
|[[Nile]]  
|River in Egypt which flows northward towards the Mediterranean Sea and supplies Egypt with water.
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|River in Egypt which flows northward towards the Mediterranean Sea, supplying Egypt with water.
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|[[Nero]]
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|One of the most irresponsible, cruelest emperors of Rome. Nero reigned beginning when he was 16 years old, ruling until A.D. 69.
 
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|[[New Kingdom]]  
 
|[[New Kingdom]]  
|Ancient Egypt at the time of Moses, where many buildings were built primarily with slave labor  
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|1550-700 BC: ancient Egypt at the time of Moses, where many buildings were built primarily with slave labor  
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|One of the most irresponsible, cruelest emperors of Rome. Nero reigned from when he was sixteen years of age, until A.D. 69.
   
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|[[Nicene Creed]]  
 
|[[Nicene Creed]]  
|A core statement of Christianity that asserts the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Ghost
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|A core statement of Christianity that affirms the Holy Trinity of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Ghost
 
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|[[Nirvana]]  
 
|[[Nirvana]]  
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|[[Old Kingdom]]  
 
|[[Old Kingdom]]  
|The ancient Egyptian kingdom that built the famous pyramids
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|3000-2200 BC: the ancient Egyptian kingdom that built the famous pyramids
 
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|[[Olympics (Ancient Greek)]]  
 
|[[Olympics (Ancient Greek)]]  
|An ancient Greek sporting event first held in 776 B.C., establishing the beginning of the Greek civilization
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|An ancient sporting event first held in 776 BC, establishing the beginning of the Greek civilization
 
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|[[Paper]]  
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|[[Paper]]
|The Chinese made paper in A.D. 100 They would dip a bamboo screen into a mixture of bark, rags and plants. Then they would let only a |thin layer of pulp dry on the bamboo screen.
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|Invented by Chinese in AD 100, from dipping a bamboo screen into a mixture of bark, rags and plants, and then allowing only a thin layer of pulp to dry on the bamboo screen.
 
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|[[patricians]]
 
|[[patricians]]
|The upper class of the Roman Republic. Consisted of wealthy landowners; took up only 10% of the society.
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|the upper 10% of the Roman Republic, consisting of wealthy landowners
 
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|[[Paul]]  
 
|[[Paul]]  
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