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| Financially dependent. Commons |
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| When did the US declare independence from UK? |
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| What is the difference between Patricians and Plebians? |
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Patricians = Noble
Plebians = Dirty work and had less rights |
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| A Period of tranquility and leisure (in Austrian) |
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| Who founded Rome and where |
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| What was Frederick the Great trying to do? |
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| Make Prussia a model state |
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| What are the 3 fundamental principals of the Enlightenment? |
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1. Tolerance
2. Humanity
3. Reason |
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| Explain Magna Carta. When did it occur? |
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| 1215 Agreement between King John and the Nobles/Barons not to make big decisions with out parliament. |
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| 3 most important Mesopotamian tribes. |
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| Sumerians. Assyrians. Babylonians. |
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| Last Babylonian King, when did he rule? |
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| Most violent party in the French Revolution vs. Aristocrats. invented the guillotine. |
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| What happened to Robespierre? |
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| Agricultural workers. Belonged to the land. |
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| Who defeated English King @ Battle of Hastings? |
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| When did Confucius live? What were his beliefs? |
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| 500 BC. Believed in Peace and being respectful to you parents and brotherly and sisterly love. |
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| What was Buddha's real name? Why was he important? |
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Siddhartha Gautama.
Important because he became enlightened and founded Buddhism which wanted to break away from Hinduism and the Caste system. |
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| Who was involved in the Peloponnesian War? and when did it occur? |
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| Who was and what did Marcus Aurelius do? |
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| (Peaceful) Roman Emperor who waged war on Germanic tribes, and brought lions |
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| When and why did Constantine issue the decree that Christians shouldn't be persecuted? |
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| 313. Had dreams of the cross "In this Sign you will be victorious" |
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| Why did Henry VII break with Catholics |
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| Describe Martin Luther's religious beliefs. |
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| People need The Bible more than church. Complained about Catholic churches irreligious fund-raising. |
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| Who was the first Roman Emperor and when was he named? |
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| Caesar Octavius Augustus, 31 BC |
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| Who was Nero? Was he well-liked? |
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| Large oval-shaped amphitheater that held gladiator battles. |
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| Why and where did Constantine found Constantinople? |
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| The enemies were now mostly coming from the East in Persia. So he needed a HQ there. In Byzantium on Black Sea |
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| Mesopotamia got its name from which two rivers? |
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