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Spanish, English, French, German history
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12th Grade
07/18/2011

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of the Catholic Monarchs, which was from Castille
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Isabelle
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what were the 4 christian kingdoms of medieval spain
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castille, navarre, aragon, and leon
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in 1492 what was the only Moorish kingdom of Spain
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Granada
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in what year did Ferdinand and Isabelle liberate Granada and thus return the entire peninsula to Catholic rule
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1492
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what was the name of the Muslims from North Africa that occupied most of Spain from 711-1492 AD
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the moors
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what was the name of the process to oust the Moors from the Iberian peninsula (Spain and Portugal)that lasted 700 years.
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the reconquista
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who was the oldest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabelle that became the 1st wife of England's Henry 8th.
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catherine of aragon
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who was the child of Henry 8th and Catherine of Aragon. she ruled England from 1553-58.
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"bloody" mary tudor
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who was Ferdinand and Isabelle's daughter who married a Habsburg prince. their child was Charles V.
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joanna the mad
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who was the grandson of Ferdinand and Isabelle who ruled Spain, the New World, and the Holy Roman Empire
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Charles I of Spain (Charles V of Holy Roman Empire)
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what was the ruling family of Spain from 1517-1700
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habsburgs
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who was the ruling family of spain from 1700 until Franco
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bourbon (they took power during the War of Spanish Succession)
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who was the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire when Martin Luther posted his 95 Thesis and broke asunder the Church
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Charles I (V)
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What Ottoman ruler threatened Europe in the 1550s by nearly conquering it
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suleiman the Magnificent (you have to say the entire title)
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who was the son of Charles I (V) who ruled Spain during its Golden Age
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phillip II
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name the two monarchs involved when the Spanish Armada attempted to invade England in 1588
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phillip 2nd of spain and elizabeth 1st of england
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what was the super important naval battle in which Charles I's illegitimate son won for Europe against the Ottomans.
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battle of lepanto
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what was the name of Charles I of Spain's illegitimate son (not Phillip 2nd) who led the Catholics against the Ottomans in the Battle of Lepanto
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Don Juan of Austria
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this spanish ruler moved the capital to Madrid, ruled during the Golden Age, and built the Escorial, his palace/monastery
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phillip 2nd
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when Charles II of Spain died without an heir, Europe was engulfed in war to see who would take over spain. what was the name of that 1700-15 war
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war of spanish succession
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what was the name of the nazi-esque political party of Francisco Franco
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the falange
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what civil war engulfed a certain euro country from 1936-39. it was a precuror to WWII since one side was backed by the Nazis and one by the Soviets
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spanish civil war
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ruler of Spain 1939-76
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franco
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current monarch of spain. he was installed by Franco before he died
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juan carlos I (he is a Bourbon)
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ruling family of england 1485-1603
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tudors
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ruling family of england 1603-1714
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stuarts
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ruling family of england 1714-1914
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house of hanover
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name of ruling family of england 1914-present
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house of windsor (really hanover but changed its name during WWI b/c Hanover is in Germany.
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what tribe controlled England from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Norman invasion
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the saxons
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what super famous battle ended Saxon rule of England with the Normans (french)invading england
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battle of hastings
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name the persons on the winning and losing side of the Battle of Hastings of 1066
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william the conquerer-winner (Norman)
Harold-loser (Saxon)
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what was the ruling family of England from 1154 to 1399
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the plantagenets
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what english monarch created the Church of England when he broke his country away from the Catholic church b/c the latter wouldn't grant him an annullment.
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henry 8th
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what ruling family did Henry 8th and elizabeth I belong to
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tudor
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who was the whore that seduced Henry 8th, convinced him to break away from the church, ended being his 2nd wife, the mother of Elizabeth I, and then was beheaded after Henry realized what a manipulative bitch she was
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anne boleyn
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of the 6 wives of Henry 8th who was the won who finally gave him his long awaited MALE heir, Edward VI.
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jane seymour
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name as many wives as Henry 8th as possible
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catherine of aragon (divorced), anne boleyn (beheaded), jane seymour (died in childbirth to Edward 6th), Anne of Cleves (divorced her for her ugly appearance), Catherine Howard (beheaded for her adultery and treason) and Catherine Parr (outlived him)
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who ruled England from 1558-1603, "The Virgin Queen"
Definition
elizabeth I
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what was the name of british history from 1642-1660 which had the Cavaliers vs. the Roundheads
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english civil war
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what Stuart king was beheaded during the English Civil War
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charles I
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what Puritan ruled england during the english civil war. he was eventually ousted b/c he was too conservative and they asked to bring the stuart family back
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oliver cromwell
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what was the name of the moment in british history when england put Charles I's brother CHARLES II on the throne after the english civil war
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the Restoration
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after Charles I was executed during the english civil war and Oliver Cromwell ruled what was the name of that period in which england had no king
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Interregnum ("between kings" in Latin)
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what was the name in British history in which the stuart ruler James 2nd was peacefully ousted from the throne and william and Mary were put in b/c the country was afraid james was going to return Catholicism to the nation
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the glorious revolution
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who ruled england during the American revolution and what dynasty did he belong to
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george III of hanover
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who was the english general who defeated napoleon at the battle of waterloo. he later became a prime minister
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duke of wellington
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what was the super important naval battle of during the napoleonic wars in which the english horatio nelson defeated the french navy. he died in the battle
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battle of trafalgar (trafalgar square is the times square of london)
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who won the naval Battle of Trafalgar
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nelson
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who was the longest reigning monarch of England (1837-1901). more world capitals are named after HER than anyone else
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queen victoria
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english monarch during WWI
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george 5th
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name the rulers of england, germany, and russia during WWI. they were all first cousins
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george 5th (england), william 2nd(germany), and nicolas 2nd (russia)
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english monarch during WWII (think of King's Speech)
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george 6th
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who is the daughter of King George 6th of england?
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queen elizabeth 2nd (current monarch)
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who was the famous english prime minister during the 19th century. he was a liberal.
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gladstone
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who was the famous english prime minister of the 19th century. he was a conservative and JEWISH
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disraeli (just think Jewish=Israeli with a D in front of it)
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what was the name of the english prime minister during WW2
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churchill
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what english prime minister of 1938 is synonymous with appeasement b/c he believed Hitler when the latter told him he would stop invading nearby nations
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chamberlain
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who was the prime minister of england during the 1990s.
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tony blair
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who was the prime minister of england during the 1980s. she was "The Iron Lady"
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margaret thatcher
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name of father and son english prime ministers during the 1700s. a city in Pennsylvania is named after the father
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pitt (the elder)
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england fought this South American nation for control of the Falkland Islands in 1982
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argentina
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prior to 1860, italy was essentially divided into what 3 kingdoms
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papal states, kingdom of piedmont-sardinia, and kingdom of 2 sicilies
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what was the name of the movement to unify Italy under one ruler
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risorgimiento
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the first king of unified italy was ______. he was the king of piedmont-sardinia before he unified the peninsula.
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victor emmanuel 2nd
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what italian city was known for its maritime power controlling trade of the entire mediterranean.
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venice
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what italian city-state, ruled by the de Medici family, was home to to the Italian Renaissance. (The Uffizi gallery is there)
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florence
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what was the name of the group that italian revolutionary Mazzini created to help bring about unification
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the Young Italians
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who was the Italian revolutionary that paved the ideological path to unfication
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mazzini
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who was Victor Emmanuel II's prime minister who shrewdly maneuvered Italian unification
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cavour
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who was the Italian general that Victor Emmanuel sent to Sicily to liberate the Kingdom of 2 Sicilies to bring it under the Piedmont crown
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garibaldi
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mussolini's followers were the Black Shirts, the troops under Garibaldi were called what colored shirts
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Red Shirts
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which fascist ruled italy from 1922 until his death by partisan in the waning days of WWII
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mussolini
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what was mussolini's nickname
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"il duce" or the Duke
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what were the name of Mussolini's followers
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the black shirts
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name 1 of the 2 african nations that Mussolini invaded during the 1930s
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libya and ethiopia
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name the three axis powers of WWII
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italy, japan and germany
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who signed the Lateran Treaty with the Pope in 1929 to give Vatican City its status as an independent nation
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mussolini
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what was the ruling family of france from 987-1328AD
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capetians
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who was the ruling family of france from 1328-1589
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house of valois
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first ruling family of france, from 480-725AD (think of Matrix II movie)
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merovingian
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ruling family of france from 676-987AD (named after its most important ruler; a super famous ruler)
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carolingian (Charlemagne)
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last ruling family of france from 1589-1848.
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bourbon
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his nickname was the Hammer. he defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours thus turning back the Moors from taking over more of Europe aside from spain
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charles martel (grandfather of Charlemagne)
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what superimportant battle ended the moorish threat of Europe in 732 AD
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battle of tours (you must known tours, hastings, and lepanto)
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what empire did Charlemagne create in 800AD? it lasted 1,000 years until Napoleon destroyed it.
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holy roman empire
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who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day 800AD
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charlemagne
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whose biographer was Einhard
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charlemagne
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whose capital was at Aachen "aakon"
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charlemagne
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a very famous epic poem dealt with Charlemagne's general who died while blowing his horn to warn him of the Moorish attack
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Song of Roland
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who was the strongest french king of all time
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louis 14th
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what was louis 14th of france's nickname
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the sun king
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louis 14th of france was from this ruling family
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bourbon
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louis 14th of france was synonymous with this economic theory, best known for his advisor Coulbert
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mercantilism
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who were Huguenots
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french followers of Calvin
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which french king was guillotined during the french revolution
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louis 16th
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who was the wife of louis 16th who was also guillotined during the french revolution
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marie antoinette
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marie antoinette was from this ruling family of austria
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habsburg
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what french leader was born on the island of Corsica in 1769
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napoleon bonaparte
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josephine was the wife of what super important european general and leader
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napoleon bonaparte
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who was crowned Emperor of France in 1804
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napoleon bonaparte
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he destroyed the Holy Roman Empire in 1804
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napoleon bonaparte
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what author of Candide, stated the Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.
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voltaire
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austerlitz and jena were two great victorious battles for this early 19th century general
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napoleon
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his 1812 invasion of Russia was his first major loss
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napoleon bonaparte
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he lost the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 which led to his abdication in 1814 and his exile to the island of Elba in 1815
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napoleon bonaparte
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Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba, gathered his troops and fought what super important battle in 1815 against the Duke of Wellington
Definition
battle of waterloo
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after his defeat at Waterloo, napoleon was exiled to what english colony in the south atlantic where he died
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st. helena
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once Napoleon died, England, Russia, Prussia and Austria met at what city to redraw Europe and restore the French monarchy
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Vienna (Congress of Vienna)
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what was the relation between Napoleon I and Napoleon 3rd of France
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uncle-nephew (napoleon had a son, napoleon 2nd, who was called the King of Rome, but he died very young and was irrelevant)
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who was the franch leader between 1830-1848 (when Napoleon 3rd usurped the throne)
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louis phillipe
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napolean 3rd ruled france from 1852-70. he was kicked out of power during this war.
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franco-prussian war
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he was the president of france from 1952-69, but he was more famous as the anti-Nazi French Resistance leader during WWII.
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de Gaulle
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the first great "German" Holy Roman emperor (100 years after Charlemagne)
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Otto the Great
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Holy Roman Emperor who was part of the Big 3 leaders who personally led the 3rd crusade (richard the lionhart, phillip 2nd and _____). he drowned in a river en route the Holy Land.
Definition
frederick barbarosa
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what was the ruling family of Germany (Prussia)
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hohenzollern
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what is the german version for the word "Caesar"
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Kaiser
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who was the greatest Hohenzollern ruler of Prussia.
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frederick the great
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germany was unified under Prussian rule after this Prussian king defeated France in the Franco Prussian war
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william 1st
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What German prime minister was nicknamed the "Iron Chancellor." he was PM for William I and II
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bismark
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to unify Germany under Prussian rule, Bismark had to defeat Austria in this 1866 war (he later had to defeat France)
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7 Weeks War
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when Bismark finally unified Germany under William I of Prussia, for the ultimate humiliation of its greatest enemy, where did he have William crowned
Definition
palace of versailles (after the Germans occupied France)
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this family ruled Austria for 700 years
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habsburg
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she was the greatest Austrian Habsburg ruler of all time. her daughter was Marie Antoinnette.
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maria theresa
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he was the prime minister of Austria during the Congress of Vienna. Orchestrate the post-Napoleon world
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Metternich
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the longest ruler of Habsburg austria. his brother was the doomed emperor of Mexico, Maximilian; his nephew was the doomed Franz Ferdinand of WWI fame
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franz joseph
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who was the Communist leader of Yugoslavia from 1940-80
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tito
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the ruling family of Russia from 1603-1917.
Definition
romanov
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crazy Romanov who finally ousted the Mongols out of Russia
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ivan the terrible (4th)
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what was the name of the Mongol group that occupied Russia for 200 years before the czars expelled them
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golden horde
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most famous russian ruler; modernized Russia and moved the capital from ancient Moscow to his new city named after him
Definition
peter the great
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russian czar who really even wasn't russian. she married a weak Czar, had him murdered, and then continued the reforms of Peter the Great. corresponded with voltaire and diderot
Definition
catherine the great
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he was Catherine the Great's advisor. he is most famous for creating mock villages named after him so when Catherine saw them she thought Russia was more wealthy than it really was
Definition
Potemkin
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russian czar when Napoleon invaded Russia; attended the congress of vienna
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alexander 1st
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reform-minded russian czar who liberated the serfs and was promptly assassinated
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alexander 2nd
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final romanov leader; his family and he were murdered by Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution
Definition
nicholas 2nd
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Monk who ingratiated himself into the Russian royal family of Nicholas 2nd b/c they believed he had the cure to their son, Alexei's hemophilia
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rasputin
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who was the daughter of Nicholas II of Russia who allegedly survived the murder of her entire family
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anastasia
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what was the name of the russian political party who first lead the Russian revolution until the Bolsheviks ousted them
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mensheviks
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he was the leader of the Mensheviks during the Russian revolution
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kerensky
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first ruler of the USSR
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lenin
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muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem during the 3rd crusade and fought against Richard the Lionhart
Definition
saladin the great
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the muslim people who conquered the 1,000 year old Byzantine empire and its capital Constantinople in 1453
Definition
the Ottomans
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the most powerful Ottoman; he threatened Europe in the 1550s by almost conquering Austria
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suleiman the magnificent
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this muslim reformer of the Ottoman empire created the Young Turks
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kemal ataturk
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after the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI, he became the father of its remnant, Turkey, and made Turkey the first and only secular Muslim nation
Definition
kemal ataturk
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Chinese dynasty of 1368-1644. known for making nice vases
Definition
ming dynasty
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this dynasty ruled china from 200BC-200AD; the main ethnic group of China are named after them
Definition
the Han
Term
if you are Chinese, you are of this ethnic chinese group
Definition
han
Term
the british wanted to take over china so they inundated china with this drug to weaken its people. this process was called the _____ war
Definition
opium
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china gave britain this island during the Opium Wars. They only returned it to China in 1997. very rich entity
Definition
hong kong
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once the chinese emperors were deposed this man became the first secular leader of china. He was the founder of the Nationalist (kuomintang) party
Definition
sun yat-sen
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successor to sun yat-sen as leader of Nationalist party and China. Fought Mao during 25 year civil war and lost
Definition
chang kai shek
Term
once Mao defeated the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War, where did Chang and the Nationalists go? This place still considers itself the legitimate rulers of China.
Definition
Taiwan
Term
leader of the Chinese Communists until his death in 1975
Definition
Mao Tse-Tung
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this psychopath initiated the Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward programs to purge his country of counter-revolutionaries. it resulted in the death of 30 million of his people
Definition
Mao
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this leader of the USSR from 1928-53 initiated the 5 year plan to modernize it and also led Russia during WWII
Definition
stalin
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japan was isoloated until this American forcefully opened it to Western trade in 1853
Definition
perry
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this Japanese emperor modernized Japan after it was forced to open itself up to the West
Definition
Meiji
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First leader of independent Mexico; he liberated it from Spain and then was promptly assassinated by the gov't a year later
Definition
iturbide 1st
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leader of Mexico on and off from 1828-76; lost to Texas in 1836 and then US in 1848
Definition
santa ana
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brother of franz joseph of Austria; was asked by Napoleon 3rd to rule Mexico on his behalf; mexican's revolt under leadership of Juarez and he is assassinated by him
Definition
maximilian
Term
this holiday commemorates the 1862 victory of Mexican troops against the more powerful French (france still occupied the country for another 5 years)
Definition
cinco de mayo
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his father was Phillip 2nd of Macedonia; his tutor was Aristotle; he conquered the entire known world before dying at 27.
Definition
alexander the great
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he defeated the Gaul and then wrote the influential "Commentaries on the Gallic Wars"
Definition
julius caesar
Term
julius caesar's main enemy; he eventually had him murdered; a village named after him was made famous by an explosion by Mt. Vesuvius
Definition
pompey
Term
they killed Julius Caesar on the Ides of March (March 15th) 44 BC
Definition
brutus and cassius
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he saw a vision of a cross prior to the Battle of Milvan Bridge and swore that if he won he would convert to Christianity; he won
Definition
constantine the great
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he moved the capital of ancient rome from Rome to the sleepy fishing village of Byzantium (that is where we get the name the Byzantine Empire); he changed the name of the city
Definition
constantine the great
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most famous emperor of the Byzantine Empire; his wife was Theodora, the prostitute; he created a legendary legal code and attempted to reconquer the western part of europe in Byzantium's name
Definition
justinian
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what was the name of Justinian's famous general
Definition
belisarius
Term
most famous of all Mongol leaders; he held the largest land empire of all time
Definition
genghis khan
Term
he was the liberator of South America from Spanish rule; he liberated modern-day venezuela, ecuador, colombia, peru, and bolivia
Definition
bolivar
Term
after bolivar liberated northern South America, he tried to merge the new nations into this nation, which only lasted until his death
Definition
Gran Columbia
Term
genocidal maniac leader of cambodia during the 1970s
Definition
pol pot
Term
pol pot's ruling party in cambodia
Definition
khmer rouge
Term
genocidal leader of Uganda
Definition
idi amin
Term
genocidal Communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War; they renamed Saigon after him once the commies took US-backed South Vietnam
Definition
ho chi minh
Term
hitler's mistress that died with him in the bunker in 1945
Definition
eva braun
Term
hitler's minister of propaganda
Definition
goebbels
Term
nazi head of the SS
Definition
himler
Term
hitler's 2nd in command
Definition
goering
Term
this man wrote "On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church" and translated the Bible into German. charles V did not like him.
Definition
martin luther
Term
he married former nun Katherina von Bora which I guess makes sense since he was a former priest. he is most famous for posting his 95 Thesis at Wittenburg Germany
Definition
martin luther
Term
Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by posting this on the church door in Wittenburg, Germany
Definition
95 Thesis
Term
He wrote "Institute on the Christian Religion" once he moved to Geneva, Switzerland to create his own theocracy with himself as essentially the pope
Definition
john calvin
Term
french hugenots were protestant followers of this man
Definition
jean calvin
Term
this "Day" massacre is the most remembered event of the French Religious Wars where the Catholic monarchy fought against the Huguenots
Definition
st bartholemew day massacre
Term
scottish man who broke scotland from the Catholic church and founded the Presbyterian Church
Definition
john knox
Term
he created Methodism with his brother, Charles. Methodism is a break-away from Anglicanism (church of england)
Definition
john wesley
Term
founder of the mormon religion
Definition
joseph smith
Term
the name of the angel that Joseph Smith saw which showed him where the buried Book of Mormon was
Definition
Moroni
Term
after joseph smith died, this mormon led the group to present-day Utah
Definition
brigham young
Term
the mormons didn't call Utah "Utah." what did they call it?
Definition
deseret
Term
she is the founder of the Christian Science Church
Definition
mary baker eddy
Term
american founder of the church of scientology
Definition
Hubbard
Term
L Ron Hubbard's pivotal book, which outlined his new religion, is called this
Definition
Dianetics
Term
this Catholic council of 325 AD was announced by Constantine; it standardized the Christian dogma and beliefs; the apostles' creed is named after it
Definition
council of nicaea
Term
the catholic council of the 1550s that was the response to the protestant reformation.
Definition
council of trent
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catholic council of 1962-65 that modernized the catholic church
Definition
vatican council 2
Term
most famous king of Sweden; lost his life during the 30 years War in the Battle of Lutzen of 1632
Definition
gustavus adolphus
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