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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
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|Age of Revolution
|Age of Revolution
|1763-1848: the time period during which nations rebelled against monarchy and attempted to replace them with republican/constitutional government.
|1763-1848: the time period during which nations rebelled against monarchies and attempted to replace them with republican/constitutional governments.
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|Bill of Rights in England
|Bill of Rights in England
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|Estates of France
|Estates of France
|Prior to the start of the French Revolution in 1789, the Estates in France were the social rankings into which its citizens were divided: First Estate - 1% of population, controlled 10% of land, clergy. Second Estate - 2% of population, controlled 20% of land, nobility. Third Estate - 97% of population, peasants/merchants/laborers.
|the social rankings that led to the French Revolution: the First Estate was clergy, only 1% of population but in control of 10% of the land; the Second Estate was the nobility, only 2% of the population but in control of 20% of the land; and the Third Estate were the peasants, laborers and merchants, which was 97% of the population.
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|Simón Bolívar
|Simón Bolívar
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|Reconquista
|Reconquista
|(AD 722-1492) the Christian retaking of Spain and Portugal from Muslim control. after the Islamic takeover of the peninsula in 1711-18. This is the only territory taken back by Christianity from Islam.
|(AD 722-1492) the Christian retaking of Spain and Portugal from Muslim control, after the Islamic takeover of the peninsula in 1711-18. This is the only territory taken back by Christianity from Islam.
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|Siege of Vienna
|Siege of Vienna
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|9/11/1683, Gates of Vienna
|9/11/1683, Gates of Vienna
|an alliance of Christian armies, led by the Polish King Jan III Sobieski, defeated a massive Muslim army; some say that "9/11" attack in 2001 which destroyed the World Trade Center towers was timed for this anniversary
|an alliance of Christian armies, led by the Polish King Jan III Sobieski, defeated a massive Muslim army; some say that the "9/11" attack in 2001 which destroyed the World Trade Center towers was timed for this anniversary
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|[[Dunkirk]]
|[[Dunkirk]]
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|Decline of the Holy Roman Empire
|Decline of the Holy Roman Empire
|1600s-1700s: weakened by the Ottoman Muslims, France, the Reformation, the growth of nation-states, and how the Italian and German cultures grew apart
|1600s-1700s: weakened by the Ottoman Muslims, the Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, the growth of nation-states, and how the Italian and German cultures grew apart
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|[[Age of Exploration]]
|[[Age of Exploration]]
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|[[Ferdinand and Isabella]]
|[[Ferdinand and Isabella]]
|The King and Queen of Spain in the late 1400s, who expelled the Muslims and Jews from Spain and then funded Columbus's voyages
|The King and Queen of Spain in the late 1400s, who expelled non-Christians (Muslims and Jews) from Spain and then funded Columbus's voyages
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|Prince Henry the Navigator
|Prince Henry the Navigator
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|[[Christopher Columbus]]
|[[Christopher Columbus]]
|(1451-1506) Italian explorer funded by Spain to sail in four voyages across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India; he discovered the "New World" by reaching the Caribbean
|(1451-1506) a phenomenal navigator and Italian explorer who was funded by Spain to sail in four voyages across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India; he discovered the "New World" by reaching the Caribbean
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|[[Columbian Exchange]]
|Columbian Exchange
|the exchange of plants and animals between America and Europe for many years after Columbus's voyages
|plants and animals were brought from colonial America to Europe and vice-versa; Columbus brought from Europe to America wheat, melons, onions, grapes, sugar cane and horses. America had new fruits and vegetables, the white potato, peanuts, pumpkins, squash and chili peppers, which were then exported from America back to Europe.
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|Treaty of Tordesillas
|Treaty of Tordesillas
|[[British Royal Air Force]]
|[[British Royal Air Force]]
|Also nicknamed the "RAF", this aerial warfare service is one of the oldest, independent warfare services in the world. The "RAF"'s technique of shooting down incoming German airplanes saved the British tremendously.
|Also nicknamed the "RAF", this aerial warfare service is one of the oldest, independent warfare services in the world. The "RAF"'s technique of shooting down incoming German airplanes saved the British tremendously.
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|[[Manchuria]]
|[[Manchuria]]