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AP World
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41
History
12th Grade
04/30/2012

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Kongzi
Definition
Confucius
Term
Tutmosis
Definition
Egyptian Pharaoh
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Hatshepsut
Definition
1st Woman ruler of Nubia
Term
Ramesses II
Definition
Egyptian Pharaoh
Term
Hannibal Barca
Definition
Carthage marched through Alps almost took Rome Punic Wars
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Nebuchadnezzar
Definition
Babylonian King who destroys Salomon's temple
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Darius I
Definition
Persian King Conquers a ton of land starts war with Greece
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Xerxes
Definition
Persian King Fights wars with Greece Thermopylae and Plateau
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Pericles
Definition
Greek Father of democracy
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Herodutus
Definition
Greek 1st historian
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Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
Definition
Greek Philosophers
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Alexander the Great
Definition
Conquers vast amounts of land, creates and spreads Hellenistic Culture (Egypt +Greek +Persian)
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Julius Caesar
Definition
Dictator of Rome crosses the Rhine, conquers much of Gaul.
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Caesar Augustus
Definition
1st Emperor of Rome
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Jesus
Definition
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Paul
Definition
Sends letters to Churches spreads Christianity in Europe
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Constantine
Definition
Moves capitol of Rome to Constantinople in Turkey 1st Christian ruler of Roman Empire
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Shi Huangdi
Definition
1st Emperor of China
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Siddhartha Gautama
Definition
Buddha
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Chandragupta Maurya
Definition
Mauryan monarch
redistributes 1/4 crops
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Ashoka
Definition
Conquers India unites it, after brutal conquests becomes pacifist Spreads Buddhism to China.
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Chandra Gupta
Definition
Gupta empire monarch
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Muhammad
Definition
Founder of Islam prophet
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Ali/Shiite Muslims
Definition
Follow decedents of Muhammad
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Abu Bakr/Sunni Muslims
Definition
1st Caliph Ummayyad Caliphate
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Charlemagne
Definition
Holy Roman Empire was crowned by pope son of Charles the hammer Martell who stopped Islam incursion from Spain
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Pope Urban II
Definition
Launched the Crusades
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Li Shimin
Definition
Tang Emperor, let in Jesuits Tang-Outside influence
Term
Ghengis Khan
Definition
Mongol leader untied Mongols and led them on campaign of conquering
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Kublai Khan
Definition
Grandson of Ghengis Khan and founder of Yuan dynasty in china
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Timur
Definition
Conquers central Asia -- descendent of Mongols
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Yonglo
Definition
Ming Emperor who sent Zheng He on voyages
Ming-Exploration
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Zheng He
Definition
Chinese Explorer who went and expanded Chinese Tribute
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Ibn Batuta
Definition
African Explorer went to most of the Islamic world over 30 years of travel
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Mansa Musa
Definition
King of Mali Richest man in the world -Gold
Term
Ferdinand and Isabella
Definition
Renconquista of Spain Sent Columbus
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Columbus
Definition
First Colony on the new world
Term
Magellan
Definition
Circumnavigated the world
Term
Cortez
Definition
Conquers Mayans(Montezuma)
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Pizarro
Definition
Conquers Incas(Atahualpa)
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Martin Luther
Definition
Protested Church with 95 Theses Responsible for split in Church
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