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Prejudice against jews

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Antisemitism

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The religious movement that began in the 16th century

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Reformation

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Local control over internal matters

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Home rule

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Cultural movement that began in the 14th century

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renaissance

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An alternative to prison

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Penal colony

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When citizens elect leaders to make government decisions

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republic

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An original inhabitant of Australia

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aborigine

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A government controlled by one person

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Monarchy

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Original inhabitant of new zealand

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Maori

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A government that is ruled by the noble class

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aristocracy

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A believer of capitalism

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Adam Smith

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The church of England is also known as

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anglican

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Political philosopher who believed all people are born with natural rights

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John Locke

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Study that focuses on potential an achievement

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Humanism

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Discoverer of four Jupiter moons

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Galileo

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Worldly concerned with the here and now

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cecular

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Founder of the heliocentric theory

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Copernicus

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Old school french feudalism

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Old Regime

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Method of war used by czar alexander the 1st

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Scorched eart policy

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Meting of the three french social classes

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estates-general

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public exicusion device

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Guillotine

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French naval blockade

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Continental system

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Where did martin Luther post his 95 thesis

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Wittenburg, Germany

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Which king of england signed the magna carta

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King john

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Effects of what conflict- increased military presence, stretched west all the way to the Mississippi river
French and Indian war
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Forced the monarch to govern according to law, established basic rights for individuals, limited the power of the English monarch over the subjects
Magna Carta
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Which English philosopher that believed that people were naturally selfish and that the absolute monarchy
Hobbes
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Which branch of the government should have the power to interpret the law
The courts
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What religion did the Safavid aligned themselves with
Shi'i Islam
30
Ideas from what individual - people cold win salvation by faith with gods forgiveness, all people with faith are equal, and all church teachings should be clearly based on the words of the bible
Martin Luther
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What individual attempted to interrupt the rise of he ottoman empire by burning down Baghdad and butchering the inhabitants of Deli
Timer the Lame
32
Who ran Geneva as a protestant model city
John Calvin
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The activities of what religion crates superior schools throughput Europe, converted non Christians to Catholicism their desire was to stop Protestantism from spreading
Jesuits
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religious - believed that only adults could decide when to be baptized, Tough that the church and the state should be separate, and shared their possessions equally
Anti-baptist
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Which nation led the way in developing and applying sailing innovations to start the age of exploration
Portugal
36
What ottoman ruler - believed in tolerance by marriage, allowed religious rituals in the palace, and abolished religious oriented taxes
Akbar
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Who created the line of demarcation to ease the tensions between the Spanish and Portuguese
Alexander the VI
38
Why the taj mahal constructed
a tomb
39
Which Italian explorer convinced the Spanish monarch to finance a new voyage to discover a new route to Asia
Columbus
40
Which group of people invaded India in the 7th century
Mughals
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Marquette and Lasalle both helped discover what river
Mississippi
42
the period between 1467 and 1568 is known as
Sengoku also known as warring states
43
Verrazzano Cartier and Champlain all sailed for what European country
France
44
what did Francis Xavier do?
tried to switch the Japanese to Christianity
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Which European country claimed Brazil in 1500
Portugal
46
Who's crew was the first to circumnavigate the world
Magellan
47
During the English civil war, who supported the parliament
Puritans
48
What american good was receiving a high demand due to the change in European fashion
Beaver fur
49
The king would not imprison subjects without due cause, would not levy taxes without parliament consent, would not house soldiers in private houses
Petition of Right
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French protestants that were in constant conflict with Catholics during the 16th century
hugenots
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Efects - weakened the Hapsburg states of pain and Austria, made German princes independent of the holy roman emperor, created a new method of peace negotiation,
Peace of Westphalia
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Which 17th century french leader becomes the most powerful ruler
Louis 14th
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Which french document, created in 1789, declared that all men were born and remain free and equal in rights
Declaration of the rights of man
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a. hypothesis, b. tested c. analyzed and interpret
Scientific Method
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Which Italian scholar argued that a person accused of a crime should receive a speedy trial
Beccaria
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Who introduce a vaccine to prevent small pox in the late 1700s
Genner
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Concepts - Reason, Nature, and Happiness
Philosophes
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Life, liberty, and property
natural rights
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In 1821, who won independence for Venezuela
Boulevar
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In France in 1791, who had the power to create laws and regulate the declaration of war
Legislative assebly
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Which Latin american territory was the first to free itself from European rule
Haiti
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What was the name of the comprehensive laws created by Napoleon
Napoleonic Code
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Goals - Restore a balance of power, restore European royal families, prevent future french aggression
Commerce of Vienna
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What was the only major naval loss for Napoleon
Trafalgar
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Economic policy of letting owners of industry and businesses set working conditions without interference
Laissez Faire

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