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| | |[[Celts]] | | |[[Celts]] |
| − | |A tribal people who had lived and had controlled parts of Europe including Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales since ancient times, whose religious consisted of worshiping many gods and being led by priests called "druids." | + | |A tribal, ancient people living in what is now Ireland and Great Britain, who worshiped many gods and had priests called "druids." |
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| | |[[C.E.]] | | |[[C.E.]] |
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| | |[[Chaldean Empire]] | | |[[Chaldean Empire]] |
| − | |Ancient Babylonian Empire that lasted from 605 B.C to 562 B.C | + | |Ancient Babylonian Empire that lasted from 605-562 BC |
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| | |[[Chandragupta Mauryan]] | | |[[Chandragupta Mauryan]] |
| − | |Built the largest Indian empire in India's history. A tough and strong dictator who defeated Greek general Seleucus in 322 B.C., taking from him the portion of the Greek empire that was slightly north of India. | + | |Built the largest Indian empire ever; he was a tough and strong dictator who defeated Greek general Seleucus in 322 BC, taking from him the portion of the Greek empire slightly north of India. |
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| | |[[Charlemagne]] | | |[[Charlemagne]] |
| − | |King of the Franks from 768 AD to 814 AD, and Holy Roman Emperor after being crowned by the Pope in 800 AD; he greatly expanded both his empire and Christianity during his rule. | + | |King of the Franks from AD 768-814, and Holy Roman Emperor after being crowned by the Pope in AD 800 |
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| | |[[Charles Martel]] | | |[[Charles Martel]] |
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| | |[[China]] | | |[[China]] |
| − | |One of the world's oldest major civilizations | + | |One of the world's oldest major civilizations, lacking in a major religion |
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| − | |Ancient graves of Christians. These catacombs served as secret passage-ways for Christians to meet and worship God together. The Catacombs contain the bodies of thousands of ancient Christians.
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| | |[[Cicero]], Marcus Tullius | | |[[Cicero]], Marcus Tullius |
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| | |[[Four Noble Truths]] | | |[[Four Noble Truths]] |
| | |Important principles in [[Buddhism]] | | |Important principles in [[Buddhism]] |
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| | + | |the Franks |
| | + | |Germanic tribes settling in the northern part of the Roman empire, rising in power and territory from AD 330-751 and defeating rival groups; Charles the Hammer and Charlemagne were Franks |
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| | |[[Gentiles]] | | |[[Gentiles]] |