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reasons why Rome fell their leader died; German people came in and took over; corrupt government; west part fell not the east, East became the Byzantine Empire what way did…

Crusades A series of religious wars launched by European Christians. Holy Land Jerusalem Jerusalem The place where Jesus was crucified and buried. First Crusade A Crusade called by Pope Urban…

Who discovered the americas in 1492? Christopher Columbus 4 European diseases Chicken Pox Measles Smallpox typhus treaty that divided the new world between spain and portugal treaty of tordesillas whose…

Isolationist Didnt want anything to do foreign policies, defend american values Patriotism/jingoism Wants to protect America but only if it’s attacked verbally or physically Humanitarian/moral Least self interested, wants to…

Charlemagne King of the Franks; emperor Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though…

Mongols A people of this name is mentioned as early as the records of the Tang Empire, living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire…

Middle Ages the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance Three-Field System a system of farming developed in medieval Europe, in which farm land was divided into…

Ancien Regime The old order Estates A French social class. There were three estates First Estate Consisted of the clergy, who enjoyed enormous wealth, privilege and living standards Second Estate…

Bull Run A battle about 30 miles from Washington, D.C., when 30,000 Northern troops fought a smaller Confederate force near a stream called Bull Run. Indication of war and the…

Joint Stock Company A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company’s profits and debts….

Why did the Roman Empire fall? Political instability in attempting to transfer power to a new leader, economic and social problems with taxes that had a negative effect on Rome’s…

Why is Narmer a legendary hero in ancient Egyptian history? He united upper and lower Egypt. capitol: Memphis. He also started a dynasty How were Egyptian pharaohs different from Mesopotamian…

_____offers a mechanism to accomplish four security goals: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation. Cryptography True or false. A strong hash function is designed so that a message cannot be forged…

What commodities were traded between all three zones of the Asian sea-trading network? -precious stones -spices -ivory -silk and cotton textiles What two characteristics of the Asian trade network were…

A freckle is called a: macule Why is the dermis layer sometimes referred to as the “true skin?” it comprises the largest percentage of total skin mass When testing a…

Geometric krater, from the Dipylon cemetery Date: 740 BCE Period/Style: Geometric Artist/Architect: Patron: N/A O Location: Athens, Greece Material/Technique: abstract motifs; depicts a funeral; designs are two-dimensional; artist focused on…

Mongol – Overview conquered first China, then the Islamic world, then Eastern Europe – tolerant of religions allowing eastern orthodox church to develop in Keiv and eventually Moscow to grow,…

Early Agricultural Society in Africa Egypt was the most prominent of early African societies, but wasn’t the only one Other one was Nubia Due to good geographical conditions, Egypt became…

Some of the objects listed following are generally considered to be single (individual) astronomical objects; others are thought of as collections of many individual astronomical objects. Match these to the…

Samuel De Chaplain French explorer who was part of an expedition to explore the St. Lawrence River in 1603. His expedition was searching for the Northwest Passage. He also founded…