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World History Study Guide to 1648 (view source)
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|[[Caligula]]
|[[Caligula]]
|The fifth Roman emperor, ruling from 37 AD to 41 AD, who is historically depicted as a brutal monster, and who was so hated that he was murdered by his own guards.
|A Roman emperor, ruling from 37 AD to 41 AD, who is historically depicted as a brutal monster, and who was so hated that he was murdered by his own guards.
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|[[Canaan]]
|[[Canaan]]
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|[[Claudius]]
|[[Claudius]]
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|Roman emperor who became ruler after his nephew Caligula's assassination, he ruled from 41 AD until 54 AD, when he was poisoned by his wife Agrippina. Britain came under Roman rule during his reign, and his edict expelling the Jews from Rome is mentioned in the Book of Acts in the Bible.
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|[[Cleopatra]]
|[[Cleopatra]]
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|Seven Egyptian queens of Greek decent that ruled from 193 BC until 30 BC during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The most famous, Cleopatra VII Philopator, Egypt's last independent ruler, had affairs with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
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|[[Confucianism]]
|[[Confucianism]]
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|A Chinese ethical and moral philosophy based on the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius that focuses on human morality and right action. It has had a significant influence on the development on the culture and history of East Asia.
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|[[Constitutional monarchy]]
|[[Constitutional monarchy]]
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|A government with a constitution that acknowledges a monarch as head of state with varying degrees of influence in the running of the country. Countries with constitutional monarchies include the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain.
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|[[consul]]
|[[consul]]
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|An elected governmental position in ancient Rome that held executive authority and military command of the Roman Republic.
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|[[Copts]]
|[[Copts]]
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|The Coptic Church originated in Egypt around 50 AD when St. Mark the Evangelist traveled to Alexandria, and is one of the oldest Christian denominations. Its leader is the Patriarch of Alexandria, who is called Pope.
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|[[Covenant]]
|[[Covenant]]
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|An oath or promise.
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|[[Cynicism]]
|[[Cynicism]]
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|A Greek philosophy founded by Antisthenes (444 BC - 365 BC) that rejects worldly pleasure in favor of happiness derived from virtue.
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|[[Cyrus]]
|[[Cyrus]]
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|A Persian emperor (576 BC – 529 BC) who conquered Babylon and sent the Jews back to Israel.
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|[[Darius]]
|[[Darius]]
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|A Persian emperor (521 BC – 486 BC) who quelled the Ionian Revolt and invaded Greece, but was forced to withdraw at the Battle of Marathon.
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|[[Delian League]]
|[[Delian League]]
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|A confederation during the Persian Wars controlled by Athens, and consisting of Athens and other Greek city-states and Aegean towns. Its navy helped defend Greece from Persia.
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|[[Demosthenes]]
|[[Demosthenes]]