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Populares

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Roman solider, made rome a real democracy because they voted

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Optimates

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Wealthy people, Merchants and Senators

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The Gracchii

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Agrarian Reform

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Marius

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Roman general and politician, reformed army, supported by populares

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Sulla

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Victor in civil war- defeated Marius, dictator of Rome in 87 to 79 bc

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First triumvirate

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Pompey, Caesar, lussius- shared power

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Julius Caesar

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Julian Calendar , great leader

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Mark Antony

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Wanted to avenge Caesars death, thought he was next in line for the throne

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Octavian (Augustus)

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Pax Romana - roman peace. Ruled 27years

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Tiberius Caesar

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Emperor of Rome 14-37 ad. Reign of terror

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Caius Caesar

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Rome emperor 37-41 as. Known as little boots, Mentally deranged

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Claudius Nero

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54-68 ad. 1/2 of rome burned and blamed it on the Christians

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Year of the 4 emperors

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Otho, Galba, Vittillus, Vespasian

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Vespasian

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One of the best emperors, built the Colosseum, didn’t finish

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Titus

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Arch of Titus, son of Vespasian

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Domitian

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2nd son of Vespasian, tyrant

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Nerva

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Created system of adoption

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Trajan

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Spanish emperor, 1st outside of Italty

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Hadrian

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Defeated the Jews in the 2nd Jewish war

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Antonius

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Emperor 138-161 ad. Equanimity

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Marcus Aurelius

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161-180, brought plague, end of good rule for Rome

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Diocletian

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Divided empire in 4 sections, persecuted Christians

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Constantine

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Emperor, edict of Milan, first Christian emperor

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Edict of Milan

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Religious freedom in empire, important to Christians, no more killing

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Fall of Rome
Corrupt government, invaded
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Council of Nicaea
Constantine wanted unity, Nicene creed
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Angles and Saxons
Germanic tribes, defeated celts and rome in Britain
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King Arthur
Doomsday book, knights of the round table
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Roman Catholic Church
Contained organization of Roman Empire
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Bishop
Official of the Catholic Church,
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Archbishop
Handles archdioceses
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Pope
Bishop of Rome
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Seven sacraments
Baptism, confirmation, penance, communion, help the ill, priestly orders, marriage
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Paganism
Christians wanted the temple closed, it was an order
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Pope Leo I
Met with atilla the Hun, considerable power
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St. Basil's rule
First laws for monks and nuns
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The Benedictine rule
Vow of poverty, vow of obedience
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Contributes of monks
Preserved ancient manuscript
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St. Bonifice
Covert Germans into Christians
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King Clovis
Merovingians greatest king
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Charles Martel
Charles the hammer, defeated the moors in the battle of tours
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Battle of tours
Saved Western Europe from invasion of the Muslims
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Pepin the short
Carolingian dynasty, referred himself as roman emperor
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Charlemagne
Charles the great. Crowned 800 Christmas Day
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Pope leo 3rd
People rebelled against him, crowned Charlemagne
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Treaty of Verdun
Treaty in 2 languages. French German
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Vikings and Magyars
Raided I. 9-11th centuries
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Normandy
Dispute over William the conquerer and heir of king Edward
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William the conquerer
Ruler of Norman, conquered England 1066
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Feudalism
Protection from invaders, political and economic system
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Fiefs
Estates to nobles
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Vassal
Under a lord
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Act of homage
Lord to vassal, binding before God
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Oath of fealty
Vassal to lord, military obligation
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Class distinction
``` Nobility upper class Clergy upper class Peasants lower class Merchant middle class ```
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Chivalry
Turn a warrior into a gentlemen
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Knight of the bath
First born son, noble
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Knight of the sword
Earned in the battle field
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Tournament
How knights earned money
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Tourny
Actual battle with blunted swords
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Arabs
People who lived in Saudi Arabia
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Bedouins
Subsets of Arabs
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Sheiks
Head of the tribe
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Mohammed
Founder of Islam
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Khadija
Mohammed's first convert
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Muslims
Religion Mohammed founded
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Hijra
Got 1000 followers when escaped in medina
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Medina
Mohammed escaped there
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Qur'an
Holy law, holy book of Islam
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Five pillars
Expression of faith, praying 5 times a day facing Mecca,fasting, giving alms, journey to Mecca
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Abu- bakr
Friends with Mohammed, successor after his death
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Bagdad
Capital city of Islam
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Mosque
There church
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Byzantine civilization
Novo romo
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Justinian
Justinian code- rule of law
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The Eastern Orthodox Church
Own ceremonies, Christian church
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Crusades
Taking holy land, failed
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Seljuk Turks
1071 Jerusalem was took over
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Council of Claremont
Knights defended women and children and Church
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2nd crusade
Louis vii, lost
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Saladin the magnificent
Known for dome of the rock, unified Arabs
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3rd crusade
Richard 1st and Saladin signed a peace treaty
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4th crusade
Huge scandal
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Results if crusades
They failed
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Knightly orders
Rough times for knights
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100 year war
Long bows won the day, king Edward wanted to be king of France
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Mariners compass
Enabled them to sail the ocean
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Medici family
Bankers
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Craft and merchant guilds
Craft- make things | Merchant- sell things
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Eleanor duchess of Aquitaine
Went on 2nd crusade, married Henry 2nd
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Medieval towns
Ghent- market town,
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Scholastic
Christian teaching, Greece philosopher
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Peter Abelard
Sic et non. U. Of Paris
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Summa theologica
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King John
King of England, collected illegal taxes
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Manga carta
Forced a king to sign a seal document
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Gothic
Pointed arches, thin wall, more window space
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Romanesque
Church architecture, thick wall, rounded arches
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Black plague
Bubonic and pneumonic, 25 million died
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Joan of arc
Victory of Orleans, girl
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Moors
Spanish Muslims,
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Reconquista
Crusade pushed moors out of Spain . El Cid
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Ferdinand and Isabella
Sent Columbus on his famous voyage