Final

Question 0

John Lloyd Stephens

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Archaeologist who discovered ancient Maya cities in the jungle (1839 AD)

Question 1

Urban II

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Pope; wanted to reunite the two Christian churches

Question 2

Parchacuti

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First of the inca rulers (1438-1471 AD). Concentrated on expanding the empire

Question 3

Empress Wu

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Only woman to rule china. Took throne after husband/emperor. Remembered for prosperity, improving government service, being fair to the people, and ruthless to her enemies.

Question 4

Wendi

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Chinese General, declared himself emperor in 581 AD, established Sui dynasty unifying china

Question 5

Confucius

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Chinese philosopher, lived 551-479 BECAUSE. Principles emphasized personal and governmental morality, justice and sincerity, and the importance of study; teachings

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Marco Polo

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Italian explorer, famous for visiting china around 1300 AD

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Buddha

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Means awakened one. Original name was Siddhartha Gautama. Indian. Lived sometime between 6 and 4th century BC. philosopher, teacher, ultimate goal was to attain enlightenment and the sublime state of nirvana. Spread throughout Asia

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Ganghis Khan

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Means strong ruler, set out to unify mongol clans, created new legal code. Military leader known for using extreme terror and cruel fighting. 1167-1227 AD

Question 9

Richard I

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Richard the lionheart. Ended the third crusade by signing a truce with the Muslim leader Saladin

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Constantine

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First roman emperor to accept Christianity. 312 AD

Question 11

King Clovis

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First Germanic ruler to accept Christianity.

Question 12

Charles Martel

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Charles the hammer. Lead the fight at the battle of tours against the Muslims. Historians believe the win enabled the spread of Christianity throughout Europe.

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Charlemagne

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King if the franks. Expanded kingdom in what today is known as Germany, France, north Spain, and most if Italy. Defended pope and thereby declared emperor of Rome.

Question 14

King Otto

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Elected king of Germany by Frankish nobles. Defended pope. Crowned pope of Holy Roman Empire.

Question 15

Vikings

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Invaders from the north(Scandinavia). Aka Norsemen or Vikings

Question 16

St Benedict of Nursia.

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The man most responsible for the creation of Christian monasteries in the west. 480 AD-547 AD. Stressed simplicity, learning, the importance of community, and the goal of helping others.

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Pope Gregory VII

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Conflict with emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire over who could appoint bishops. Pope excommunicated Henry.

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Alfred the Great

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United England. Halted the Viking advance.

Question 19

William the conqueror

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From France. Also the duke of Normandy. Conquered England in 1066. Conducted first census to decide taxes. Counted each person and animal. Created doomsday book.