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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
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|[[Aesop]]
|[[Aesop]]
|Ethiopian slave in 600s BC in Greece. Famous for ''Aesop's Fables'', such as "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.
|Ethiopian slave in 600s BC in Greece. Famous for ''Aesop's Fables'', such as "The Fox and the Grapes" and "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing".
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|[[Alexander the Great]]
|[[Alexander the Great]]
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|[[Aristocracy]]
|[[Aristocracy]]
|"Rule by the best": aristocrats generally wealthy and privileged. European feudal government resembled aristocracy, and some governments in ancient Greece were aristocracies.
|"Rule by the best": aristocrats were generally wealthy and privileged. European feudal government resembled aristocracy, and some governments in ancient Greece were aristocracies.
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|[[Aristotle]]
|[[Aristotle]]
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|[[Catholic Monarchs]]
|[[Catholic Monarchs]]
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|The title given by Pope Alexander VI to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile because of their defense of Catholicism in Spain.
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|[[Celts]]
|[[Celts]]
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|[[Charlemagne]]
|[[Charlemagne]]
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|King of the Franks from 768 AD to 814 AD, and Holy Roman Emperor from 800 AD; he greatly expanded both his empire and Christianity during his rule.
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|[[China]]
|[[China]]
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|[[city-states]]
|[[city-states]]
|small nations consisting of only a single city each; common in ancient Greece. Examples included Sparta, Athens and Corinth. They fought each other, but also banned together to defeat the Persians when that great empire sought to absorb Greece.
|Small nations consisting of only a single city each; common in ancient Greece. Examples included Sparta, Athens and Corinth. They fought each other, but also banned together to defeat the Persians when that great empire sought to absorb Greece.
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|[[Civilization]]
|[[Civilization]]
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|[[Hammurabi]]
|[[Hammurabi]]
|King of Babylon who came up with the Code of Hammurabi, based on the concept of an eye for an eye
|King of Babylon who developed the Code of Hammurabi, based on the concept of an eye for an eye
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|[[Hannibal]]
|[[Hannibal]]
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|[[Holy Roman Empire]]
|[[Holy Roman Empire]]
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|Sometimes called the First Reich; it lasted from 900 to 1806 AD, and included the territory in Europe that was loosely under the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor. In practice, the constituent states ruled themselves.
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|[[Homer]]
|[[Homer]]
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|[[Jesus]]
|[[Jesus]]
|The Holy Messiah of the Christian faith and the only son of God who was promised to save all humanity.
|The Holy Messiah of the Christian faith, and the only son of God who was promised to save all humanity.
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|[[Joan of Arc]]
|[[Joan of Arc]]
|17 year old girl who heard God calling her to lead the French army against the English in the 15th Century. Was later canonized by the Catholic Church
|17 year old girl who heard God calling her to lead the French army against the English in the 15th century. Was later canonized by the Catholic Church
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|[[Judah, Kingdom of]]
|[[Judah, Kingdom of]]
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|[[Justinius I]]/[[the Justinian Code]]
|[[Justinius I]]/[[the Justinian Code]]
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|Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 to 565 who developed the Justinian Code, which is the basis of civil law in many places
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|[[Karma]]
|[[Karma]]
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|[[Niccolo Machiavelli]]
|[[Niccolo Machiavelli]]
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|An Italian political theorist and author, known for his book ''The Prince'', which showed how a self-serving ruler will follow the policy that the "end justifies the means."
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|[[Magna Carta]]
|[[Magna Carta]]
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|A charter of personal and political liberties granted to the barons by King John of England in June 1215.
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|[[Maize]]
|[[Maize]]
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|[[pharaoh]]
|[[pharaoh]]
|The ruler of Egypt
|The ruler of Ancient Egypt
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|[[Philip of Macedon]]
|[[Philip of Macedon]]
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|[[Rome]]
|[[Rome]]
|The capital city of the Roman Empire and now, modern day Italy. Founded by Romulus and Remus who supposedly fought over which one of them the city would be named after. Romulus killed his brother and had the city named after himself.
|The capital city of the Roman Empire, and of modern day Italy. Founded by Romulus and Remus who supposedly fought over which one of them the city would be named after. Romulus killed his brother and had the city named after himself.
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|[[Rosetta Stone]]
|[[Rosetta Stone]]
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|[[Solomon]]
|[[Solomon]]
|Third King of Israel. Wrote Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon.
|Third King of Israel. Wrote ''Proverbs'', ''Ecclesiastes'' and ''Song of Solomon''.
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|[[Sparta]]
|[[Sparta]]
|The earliest civilizations living in the Middle East
|The earliest civilizations living in the Middle East
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|Sun Tzu
|[[Sun Tzu]]
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|Wrote ''The Art of War'', a Chinese book on military strategy.
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|[[Taoism (Daoism)]]
|[[Taoism (Daoism)]]
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|[[Ziggurat]]
|[[Ziggurat]]
|"Mountains" made in Mesopotamia
|Manmade step-sided structures that resemble pyramids that were built in Mesopotamia
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|[[Zoroastrianism]]
|[[Zoroastrianism]]