99566896 | Toltecs | Toltecs was a central-Mexican empire lasting from 900-1168 C.E. that influenced much of Mesoamerica and had Aztec claims made to it. | 0 | |
99566897 | Feudalism | Feudalism was a political system that granted lands in exchange for loyalty and protection of their people. | 1 | |
99566898 | Joan of Arc | Joan of Arc was a bipolar French peasant that told of her visions of saints, and helped defeat the English at Orleans, and was burnt at a stake. | 2 | |
99566899 | Clovis | Clovis was the King of the Franks, and he founded Frankish Monarchy and converted the Franks to christianity, but died in 511. | 3 | |
99571534 | William the Conqueror | William the Conqueror, a 15 year-old king, united the Franks and put western Europe on the path to Christianity, while being the first leader to adopt to Christianity. | 4 | |
99576878 | Carolingian Dynasty | The Carolingian Dynasty is a Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin that lasted from 751-987, which was successed by Charlemagne, among others. | 5 | |
99576879 | Pope Innocent III | Pope Innocent III was the pope from 1198-1216, and dominated almost all of Europe, and also led papacy to power as a great leader. | 6 | |
109132874 | Abbasid Caliphate | Descendents of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, that ruled the Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad. | 7 | |
109132875 | Abu Bakr | Close friends with Muhammad, and was there for the conviction of Allah and the revelations. | 8 | |
109132876 | Black Death | Outbreak of bubonic plague which spread across three continents-Africa, Asia, and Europe-in the mid-fourteenth century, killing many. | 9 | |
109132877 | Byzantine Empire | After the collapse of the Roman empire, the eastern half became known as the Byzantine Empire, named from "Byzantion," the original name for Constantinople. | 10 | |
109132878 | Charlemagne | Living from 742-814, Charlemagne was King of the Franks (768-814) and emperor (800-814), and established the Carolingian Empire. | 11 | |
109149886 | Chavin | Cult which began after 1000 B.C.E. which arose when maize became an important crop and promoted fertility and abundant harvests. | 12 | |
109149887 | Crusades | Pilgrimages between 1096-1291 to the Holy Land by Christians wishing to recover Jerusalem from the Muslims. | 13 | |
109149888 | Delhi Sultanate | An Indian empire of varying extent which existed from 1206-1526, and was created by Muslim invaders. | 14 | |
109149889 | Genghis Khan | Temujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan-meaning "universal ruler"-and united Central Asia, as well as valued his army above all else. | 15 | |
109149890 | Golden Horde | The Golden Horde (also known as the Kipchak Horde) was a Mongol Khanate founded by Batu, Genghis Khan's grandson. | 16 | |
109149891 | Great Schism | A division of the Latin Christian church which occured between 1378 and 1417. | 17 | |
112279669 | Akbar | Akbar ruled the Mughal Empire from 1556-1605 and expanded the empire via a conciliation with Hindus. | 18 | |
140076726 | Declaration of the Rights of Man | Adopted in 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man was written to provide the sacred rights of man, yet was not supported by King Louis XVI until the French people rebelled, beginning the French Revolution. | 19 | |
161217724 | Balkan Wars | Lasting from 1912-1913, the Balkan Wars were two wars fought over the last of the Ottoman territory around Istanbul. | 20 | |
161217725 | National Organization of Women | Formed in 1966, the National Organization of Women gathered to work for economic and legal rights for women, acting on a liberal tenet that men and women deserce equal rights. | 21 | |
161217726 | Gulf War | Lasting from 1980-1988, the Gulf War was a dispute between Iraq and Iran for control of the waterway. | 22 | |
161217727 | Domino Theory | The Domino theory was a political theory in which believed that if one nation was Communist, neighboring coutries would fall under Communist control as well. | 23 | |
161217728 | Weimar Republic | The Weimar Republic was a new German republic in which, in 1921, owed more than $33 billion to the allied reparations commission. | 24 |
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