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| | |[[Troy]] | | |[[Troy]] |
| − | |An ancient city whose destruction was recorded in the Iliad, and survivors supposedly helped found Rome and the civilization of the Britons. | + | |an ancient city whose destruction was recorded in the Iliad, and its survivors supposedly helped found Rome |
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| | |[[Tutankhamen]] | | |[[Tutankhamen]] |
| − | |"King Tut": a young Egyptian pharaoh (18th dynasty pharaoh) who ruled from 1341-1323 BC. Howard Carter first discovered his tomb in 1922, shedding light on Egyptian culture. | + | |"King Tut": a young Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1341-1323 BC. Archaeologist Howard Carter first discovered his tomb in 1922, shedding light on ancient Egyptian culture. |
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| | |[[Twelve Tables]] | | |[[Twelve Tables]] |
| | |450 BC: basic and successful Roman laws that filled twelve tablets, such as "If one is slain while committing theft by night, he is rightly slain." | | |450 BC: basic and successful Roman laws that filled twelve tablets, such as "If one is slain while committing theft by night, he is rightly slain." |
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| − | |[[Vassals]] | + | |[[vassals]] |
| − | |Performed military services to the lords in exchange for protection and land in the feudal system. | + | |performed military services to the lords in exchange for protection and land in the feudal system. |
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| | |[[Vedas]] | | |[[Vedas]] |
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| | |[[Virgil]] | | |[[Virgil]] |
| − | |(70-19 BC) a Roman poet & philosopher, a friend of Octavian (Augustus Caesar), and author of the Aeneid. Portrayed in the Middle Ages as a noble pagan and symbol of wisdom. | + | |(70-19 BC) a Roman poet & philosopher, friend of Octavian (Augustus Caesar), and author of the ''Aeneid''. Portrayed in the Middle Ages as a noble pagan and symbol of wisdom. |
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| | |[[Vishnu]] | | |[[Vishnu]] |
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| | |[[Visigoths]] | | |[[Visigoths]] |
| − | |A confederacy of Germanic tribes that ultimately fell to the Moors | + | |a confederacy of Germanic tribes that harassed the Roman empire but later fell in AD 711 to the Moors, who were North African Muslims |
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| | |[[Vulgate]] | | |[[Vulgate]] |
| − | |The Latin translation of the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Teastament written out by Saint Jerome. It was used as the authoritative bible for over 1000 years. | + | |The Latin translation by Saint Jerome of the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament. It was then used as the authoritative Bible for over 1000 years. |
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| | |[[Warring States Period]] | | |[[Warring States Period]] |