Final exam Flashcards
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The forbidden tree in the garden of Eden was called the
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Tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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The human race is divided into two groups, which are called the
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seed of the serpent and seed of the woman
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How long did God delay his judgement on the world while Noah was building the arc?
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120 years
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According to Genesis 4:16 Cain’s descendants lived in the land of
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Nod
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Which promise of God ensured that a line of rulers from one family would last forever.
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Davidic covenant
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What name means “appointed”?
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Seth
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List 3 results of God’s confusion of language at Babel.
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A. People spread out
B. Confusion of language
C. Restrained sin
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The first official Roman persecutions of Christianity began under which Emperor
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Nero
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Which ruler made Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
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Theodisious
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God spoke the word into existence?
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Creation
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What is the message that Jesus can rescue men from sin?
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Gospel
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God performs everything according to His will.
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divine sovereignty
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A Christian assembly affirmed this truth in A.D. 325.
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Trinity
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The negative effects of Adam’s sin.
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Fall
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God’s solemn agreement or promise.
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covenant
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Man’s characteristics that show what God is like.
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Image of God
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The reason for the flood.
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Sin
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Man is responsible to care for God’s creations
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Dominion
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God’s promised victory over sin.
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Redemption
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He has 12 sons who became the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel.
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Jacob/Israel
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Patrick was a missionary to this country.
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Ireland
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An important Byzantine weapon used against Islamic armies was
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Greek fire
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The architectural style of Russian cathedrals is models after that of the
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Byzantine empire
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What stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe?
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The Franks
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The destination of Islamic pilgrimages is
Mecca
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Muhammad's move from Mecca
Hagira / flight
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Islamic holy book
Qur'an/Hadith
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Arabic word meaning "to succeed"
Caliph
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Name for the leader of the Shiites
Imam
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Month of Muhammad's visions
Ramadan
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Islamic word for one who disagrees with Islam
Infidel
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Arabic word for 'The God"
Allah
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Arabic word meaning "to strive hard"
Jihad
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Follower of Islam
Muslim
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Islamic law
Sharia
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Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
Damascus
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity was established here in 988
Russia
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Capital of the Abbasid Caliphate
Baghdad
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Destination of Muhammad's flight
Medina
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Capital of the Byzantine empire
Constantinople
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Islam's advance in Europe was stopped here
Tours
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Name for a required Islamic pilgrimage
Hajj
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Preserved much of western thought
Byzantine Empire
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Location of the Ka'bah
Mecca
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List 3 of the 5 pillars of Islam
Daily prayer, almsgiving, and fasting
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African towns traded with merchants from
Arabia, China, and India
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Followers of this religion composed the first written history of Africa
Islam
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Coptic Christians regarded Menelik as the offspring of King
Solomon
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Major businesses in eastern African cities centered around trade in the followingcommodities
Ivory, precious stones, and slaves
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What has been the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers?
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
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River that borders Zimbabwe's empire
Zambezi
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The Supreme being of the Kikuyu people
Ngai
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Mali king who brought much gold to Mecca
Musa
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Kilwa engaged in Jihad against this people
Zinj
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"One of the finest and most substantially built towns"
Kilwa
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Common trade language along the eastern coast of Africa
Swahili
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Ethiopian king who became a Coptic Chirstian
Ezana
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The title of the king of Mali; it means "ruler"
Mansa
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Modern town on Somolia's eastern coast
Mogadishu
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Founded the kingdom of Mali
Sunjata
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Ancient name for China
Cathau
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The name of this ancient city means "great house of stone"
Zimbabwe
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The Mongolian plateau is located north of
China
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What religion includes the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path?
Buddhism
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The Taj Mahal is located in
India
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Kublai Khan founded what dynasty in China?
Yuan
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The traditional religion of the Mongols was
Shamanism
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Practice of a warrior's committing suicide
Hara-kiri
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Crop that is a major part of the Chinese diet
Rice
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Japanese religion that teaches nature worship
Shintoism
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Japanese title meaning "Great General"
Shogun
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Japanese warrior
Samuri
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The capital of Japan as of 1603
Tokyo
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Military code meaning "the way of the warrior"
Bushido
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Religion from India that became influential in China
Buddhism
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A strong metal that is more durable than iron
Cast iron
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Passive religion that reaches peace and harmony
Taoism
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List 2 significant Chinese inventions
Paper and the compass
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This count of Paris founded a new French dynasty
Hugh Capet
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Who were accused of starting the plague and were severely persecuted?
Jews
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Who founded the Norman dynasty in England after invading the country in 1066?
William the Conquerer
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The *Canterbury Tales* gives information about medieval life where?
England
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This grandson of William the Conqueror strengthened English royal authority by using circuit courts
Henry II
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Chapter 5 question in reference to medieval times: What was a common spoken language
Vernacular
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What architecture is known for stained-glassed windows, high ceilings, and warmth and brithness?
Gothic
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Which Italian city was located on the Adriatic Sea and had a large navy?
Venice
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Phillip II was a king in
France
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What church's political power grew in Europe and became dominant during the Middle Ages?
Roman Church
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The Reconquista occured where?
Spain
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A large church often built in wealth cities
Cathedral
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A papal decree denying access to sacarments
Interdict
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Uniform laws for all of England
Common law
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A record of accusations issued by a court
Indicement
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The leading palace official of the French king
Mayor of the Palace
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A nobleman's estate
Manor
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Rules and expectations for knights
Chivalry
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A document freeing towns people from feudal duties
Charter
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Local citizens who accused criminals
Jury
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A bench on which money lenders sat
Bank
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What phrase refers to Parliament's limiting the king's power by controlling the tax system?
Power of the Purse
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This Gothic architectural feature provides external support, enabling churches to be taller
Flying buttresses
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This document, whose name means "Great Charter", was forced upon King John and set limits to royal power
Magna Carta
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The political power of the Roman church was highest during the rule of Pope...
Innocent II
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Lorenzo de Medici was a Renaissance man from where in Italy
Florence
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This scholar from Rotterdam wrote *In Praise of Folly*
Erasmus
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John Huss was a native of
Bohemia
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A paper that supposedly grants pardon from the punishment of sins is called an
Indulgence
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Conquistador who defeated and colonized the Aztecs
Cortes
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First to find a route around Africa
Dias
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Conquistador who defeated the Incas
Pizzaro
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First to find a trade route to India
de Gamma
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Sailed west in 1492 and discovered a new continent
Colombus
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English explorer who traveled around the world
Drake
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Spanish explorer whose crew traveled around the world
Magellan
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What empire made many discoveries in astronomy and mathematics?
Mayan Empire
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Cuzco was the capital of what empire?
Incan
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Zwingli was a reformer in
Switzerland
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Martin Luther translated the Bible into
German
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The dismissal of an individual from the Roman Church is called
Excommunication
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What term describes Rome's teaching that the wine and bread in the Lord's Supper become the very blood and body of Chirst?
Transubstantiation
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John Calvin's homeland was
France
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The term renaissance means
Rebirth
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What invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped make books available to the public?
Printing Press
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Wrote the Ninety-five Theses
Luther
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Painted the Mona Lisa
da Vinci
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Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michalangelo
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Publisher of a Greek New Testament
Erasmus
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Father of Humanism
Petrarch
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Author of The Prince
Machiavelli
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English official under Henry VIII; he wrote Eutopia
More
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Pope who authorized the sale of indulgences
Leo X
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Author of a Renaissance book on manners
Castiglione
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What is the term for French Protestants?
Hughenots
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What was the last great religious war in Europe?
The Thirty Years' War
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What decree did Henry of Navarre issue to ensure religious tolerance in France?
Edict of Nantes
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What Catholic monastic order was founded to stop the Reformation and reverse the gains of Protestant converts?
Jesuits
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Catholic missionary to the Indians in Latin America
Las Casas
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The Cape of Good Hope is located at the southern tip of this continent
Africa
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Francis Xavier was a missionary to this country
Japan
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This explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name
Magellan
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The Iroquois Confederacy was located in this modern state.
New York
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The carvel was a
ship designed for efficiency to travel the ocean
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What instrument did sailors use to measure the angle between the sun or a start and the horizon?
Astrolabe
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Children of Indian and Spanish parents
Mestizos
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Replaced weak governments with their own dictatorships
Caudillos
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Spanish rulers representing the king of Spain
Viceroys
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Full-blooded Spaniards or Portuguese born in America
Creoles
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Large country estates
Haciendas
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Spaniards born in Spain and loving in colonies
Peninsulars
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Poor neighborhoods in colonial cities
Barrios
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Twelve nobles of Brazil
Donatarios
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Cowboys in Argentina
Gauchos
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What is the spoken language in Brazil?
Portuguese
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What nation colonized Louisiana and Canada?
France
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John Smith helped start this colony.
Jamestown
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This country is not considered a part of the Old World.
Chile
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Montreal was founded in this region
New France
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This Englishman brought discipline to Jamestown and helped make it a thriving colony.
Thomas Dale
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This French explorer discovered the St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier
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This Venezuelan knew many languages and liberated both Venezuela and Colombia.
Simon Bolivar
