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Martin Luther

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German Monk, Faith , First break away form Catholic Church

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John Calvin

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PREDESTINATION

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Jesuits

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Catholic order that proselytizes all over world for Catholic Church

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Elizabeth I

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Anglican Church- combined

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Cardinal Richelieu

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Catholic leader of France- changed 30 years war from religious to political conflict

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Hapsburgs

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Ruling family- Europe- supported Catholic Church

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Magellan

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1st Circumnavigate World

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Drake

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1st English to Circumnavigate

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Cortex

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Conquistador- Aztecs

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Pizarro

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Conquistador- Incas

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Cartier

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French- claimed Canada for France

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Da Gama

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Portuguese- 1st Water route to Asia

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Abraham

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Founder Judaism

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Gautama

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Buddhism

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Allah

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God of Islam

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Muhammad

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Founder of Islam

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Songhai

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Africa

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Galileo

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Italian- telescope prove Copernicus right

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Kepler

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Planetary Motion

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Copernicus

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Polish- heliocentric Theory- feared Church

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Erasmus

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Most famous Christian HUMANIST

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Montesquieu

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Separation of powers - THE SPIRIT OF LAWS

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Mozart

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2nd great composer of Enlightenment

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Voltaire

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SEPARATION of CHURCH and STATE

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Rousseau
SOCIAL CONTRACT
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Hobbes
Consent to government, Humans=bad - LEVIATHAN
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Locke
Life, Liberty, and Property - TWO TREATIES ON VERSAILLES
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Bach
Austrian- composed at 5
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Delacroix
Liberty Leading The People
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Cervantes
Don Quixote
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Frederick the Great
Absolute ruler of Prussia
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Metternich
Austrian Prince- Congress of Vienna
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L'Ouverture
Hati- against
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Adam smith
Wealth of Nation
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Jenner
Vaccinations- small pox
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Bessemer-
Invented steel
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Watt
Steam engine
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Friedrich Engels
Co- wrote Communist Manefesto
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Hargreaves
Spinning Jenny
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Golda Meir
PM of Isreal
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Gamal Abdul Nasser
President of Egypt
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Charles I
Ruler of England- executed in English Civil war (Cavilers)
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Oliver Cromwell
Leader of Roundheads - become leader of new commonwealth
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Charles II
Restored to power by parliament after death of Cromwell

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