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After assuming control of government, he began extensive reforms of Roman society and government. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed "dictator in perpetuity".
Who is Julius Ceaser
100
(1460?-1521) was a Spanish explorer and soldier who was the first European to set foot in Florida. He also established the oldest European settlement in Puerto Rico and discovered the Gulf Stream (a current in the Atlantic Ocean). He was searching for the legendary fountain of youth and other riches.
Who is Juan Ponce de Leon (1460?-1521)
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The pope, structure, & catholic system did this in the middle ages.
What joined the people of Europe together during the middle ages.
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F rom the age of 11, Henry VIII's bridal prospects had focused on one woman. In 1501 this Spanish princess had come to England to marry Henry's elder brother, Arthur. When Arthur died a year later, she was betrothed to the handsome new heir to the throne, Henry, six years her junior. Theirs would be a marriage whose repercussions would send shockwaves throughout Europe and forever change the course of English history.
Who is Cathrine of Argon
100
He started this because the Pope refused to give him an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which had brought no male heir to succeed Henry. Even though annulments were frequently given at that time, the Pope was under a lot of political pressure to refuse Henry’s request.
What is The Anglican Church
200
Egypt fell to leader without resistance, and the Egyptians hailed him as their deliverer from Persian domination. As the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire he is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all times. He was inspiration for later conquerors such as Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon.
Who is the Alexander the Great
200
He arrived on the west coast of Florida on May 30, 1539 with 10 ships carrying over 600 soldiers, priests, and explorers. They spent four years searching for gold and silver, exploring the area, and brutally contacting native societies, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Creeks, Appalachians, and Choctaws. He died during the explorations and was buried on the banks of the Mississippi River in late June, 1542.
Who is Desoto
200
Civilizations of Greece and Rome had been extinguished Great advances in mathematics, medicine, and physical science Algebra and chemistry are both Arabic words. Replaced Roman numerals with Arabic numerals Traveled to new lands and learned of new and interesting cultures Discovered spices that allowed food to last longer and taste better Pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves Fine cloths manufactured in the Middle East Medicines
Who are the crusades
200
But she was unable to give Henry the son he desperately needed and their marriage ended tragically for her. She was executed on patently false charges of witchcraft, incest and adultery on 19 May 1536. Her daughter, Elizabeth, would become England's greatest queen.
Who is Anne Boleyn
200
He became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine.[1] The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first ruler who was raised as a Protestant.
Who is Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553)
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He enacted political and financial reforms to enable the payment of the war indemnity imposed by Rome. However, his reforms were unpopular with members of the Carthaginian aristocracy and Rome, and he fled into voluntary exile. During his exile, he lived at the Seleucid court, where he acted as military adviser to Antiochus III in his war against Rome. After Antiochus met defeat and was forced to accept Rome's terms,
Who is Hannibal
300
This system of arose in the Middle Ages as part of feudalism. A "Corte" was an advisory council made up of the most powerful feudal lords closest to the king. The system of the Kingdom of León date from 1188 AD, and formed part of the first Spanish government with some claim to being representative. The system was the first parliamentary body in Western Europe[2]
What is Cortes
300
• First Europeans to live in America • Eric the Red-Iceland • Leif Ericson • Greenland • Vinland • Skraelings made them leave!
Who are the Vikings
300
Cabral-1500 • Ignored for twenty-five years • Lacked the rich trade cities found in Asia • No ready supplies of precious metals • No slaves • Brazil wood • Source of red dye • In demand by the European textile industry • Was incentive for founding the colony
What is Brazil
300
Founded the Maritime School for Exploration
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
400
After Cesars assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). With Antony, she bore the twins Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus. Her unions with her brothers produced no children. After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, Antony committed suicide.
Who is Cleopatra
400
His theology was instrumental in influencing the Protestant Reformation, specifically topics dealing with Justification by Faith, the relationship between the Law and the Gospel (also an instrumental component of Reformed theology), and various other theological ideas. Although Luther never wrote a "systematic theology" or a "summa" in the style of St. Thomas Aquinas, many of his ideas were systematized in the Lutheran Confessions.
Who is Martin Luther
400
Politics -Machiavelli and The Prince Gunpowder-Different style of warfare Science- Copernicus & Paracelsus Religion- Martin Luther
What are the 4 things which shaped the Renaissance Period
400
Gesture used to agree or show amount. Like sign language
What is Silent Trade
400
Henry VIII had six wives but only one gave him a son. She fulfilled her most important duty as queen, but she was never crowned and died just twelve days after the long and arduous birth. She was Henry's third wife and seems never to have made much of an impression upon anyone except the king.
Who is Jane Seymour
500
In 1532 he and 180 men discovered the Inca empire in the Peruvian Andes. Took advantage of a civil war following their leader death by establishing the new capital at Lima. His ships crossed the Atlantic carrying limitless amounts of treasures from the colonies. When necessary the Spaniards imported slaves to supplement a native labor ravaged by disease and exhaustion.
Who is Pizzaro
500
She was the daughter of a silenced clergyman and grew up in an atmosphere of learning. She married William Hutchinson, a merchant, in 1612, and in 1634 they migrated to Massachusetts Bay Colony. She soon organized weekly meetings of Boston women to discuss recent sermons and to give expression to her own theological views. Before long her sessions attracted ministers and magistrates as well. She stressed the individual’s intuition as a means of reaching God and salvation, rather than the observance of institutionalized beliefs and the precepts of ministers. Her opponents accused her of antinomianism—the view that God’s grace has freed the Christian from the need to observe established moral precepts.
Who is Anne Hutchinson
500
They wanted to get rid of the Moors and find a new way to get their trade and spices.
What is Nation States
500
Sefaring Nation
What is Portugal
500
The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth, and she was declared illegitimate.
Who is Elizabeth