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| | |[[Gregory the Great]] | | |[[Gregory the Great]] |
| − | | One of the most significant popes who decided to use the chirch money for non-religious purposes, such as paying for public projects such as roads, supporting armies, and establishing government programs for the poor. This would latr cause uproar in the Catholic Church. | + | | One of the most significant popes who used church money for non-religious purposes, such as paying for public projects such as roads, supporting armies, and establishing government programs for the poor. This would later cause uproar in the Catholic Church. |
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| | |[[Gaul]] | | |[[Gaul]] |
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| | |[[The Incas]] | | |[[The Incas]] |
| − | |Beginning in A.D. 1250, the Incas developed a huge empire in the Andes Mountains in South America. This is considered to be the largest civilization in all of the Americas. | + | |developed a huge empire beginning in AD 1250 in the Andes Mountains in South America, making it the largest civilization in all of the Americas |
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| | |[[India]] | | |[[India]] |
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| | |[[Ishmael]] | | |[[Ishmael]] |
| | |The son born to Abraham and Sarah's servant, Hagar. Ishmael is revered by Muslims as an ancestor who was unfairly treated as an outcast after Isaac was subsequently born to Abraham and Sarah. | | |The son born to Abraham and Sarah's servant, Hagar. Ishmael is revered by Muslims as an ancestor who was unfairly treated as an outcast after Isaac was subsequently born to Abraham and Sarah. |
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| | + | |[[Islam]] |
| | + | |the only major world religion that developed after Christ, Islam was founded by Muhammad in AD 622 and is based on the "Five Pillars of Islam." |
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| | |[[Israel]] | | |[[Israel]] |
| | |Nation founded by King David in 1010 BC, first temple destroyed by Babylonians in 587 BC, Jerusalem was rebuilt in 515 BC, Alexander the Great then conquered region in 332 BC. | | |Nation founded by King David in 1010 BC, first temple destroyed by Babylonians in 587 BC, Jerusalem was rebuilt in 515 BC, Alexander the Great then conquered region in 332 BC. |
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| − | |The one major world religion that developed after Christ. Founded by Muhammad in 622 AD, Islam's religious beliefs are based on the "Five Pillars of Islam."
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| | |[[Jainism]] | | |[[Jainism]] |
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| | |[[Shang Dynasty]] | | |[[Shang Dynasty]] |
| | |First major dynasty of China, which lasted from 1766 BC (when T'ang overthrew the prior dynasty) to 1122 BC | | |First major dynasty of China, which lasted from 1766 BC (when T'ang overthrew the prior dynasty) to 1122 BC |
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| | + | |radical Muslims who are much more aggressive than Sunni Muslims. |
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| | |[[Shinto]] | | |[[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. | | |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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| − | |Radical muslims that are much more agressice than Sunnies Muslims.
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| | |[[Siddhartha Gautama]] | | |[[Siddhartha Gautama]] |