The Fall of Rome and the Dark

Age

The Renaissance

The Protestant

Reformation

The Age of Exploratio

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Collapse of Communism

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One reason for the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD

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The institution that dominated life in Medieval Europe after the fall of

Rome.

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Life in Medieval Europe was centered around this self-sufficient place where serfs worked the land.

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In Medieval Europe Kings would give lords land in exchange for this.

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Knights would have to observe this code, which meant they had to be

brave, honorable and true. In Japan it’s called Bushido

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This Renaissance philosophy focuses on humans and individual

achievement.

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He was a true Renaissance Man through his work as an artist,

scientist and inventor.

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People of the Renaissance looked to these two ancient civilizations for

inspiration.

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The wealth from the Renaissance was mainly an effect of the spur in

trade after this conflict.

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Machiavelli’s book, “The Prince” was meant to give advice to these

people.

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He began the Protestant Reformation by writing “95 Theses” criticizing the Pope and nailing them

to the Church door

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A letter from the church that forgives someone for their sins… for

a price.

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Invention by Johannes Gutenberg that helped spread Martin Luther’s

ideas.

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The Protestant Reformation was an impact of this era in which humanist

secular ideas began to question Church authority.

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The purpose of the Inquisition

100 Points100 PointsThe Fall of Constantinople by the The Fall of Constantinople by the Islamic Turks blocked Europeans Islamic Turks blocked Europeans

access to this overland route to Asia.access to this overland route to Asia.

200 Points200 PointsConflict that spurred interest in Conflict that spurred interest in

goods from China and Indiagoods from China and India

300 Points300 PointsTwo of the new maritime Two of the new maritime

technologies that spread from Asia technologies that spread from Asia to Europe during the Crusades.to Europe during the Crusades.

400 Points400 PointsMany factors helped Europeans in Many factors helped Europeans in

their conquest of the powerful Inca their conquest of the powerful Inca and Aztecs. and Aztecs. Name TwoName Two..

500 Points500 PointsGlobal exchange of plants, animals, Global exchange of plants, animals,

people and diseases from the New World people and diseases from the New World to the Old.to the Old.

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When the Soviet Union invaded this small country in 1979 they ended up in a costly conflict that would drain

it’s people’s morale.

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This Soviet leader wanted to ease Cold War tensions with the U.S. He also wanted to reform the Soviet

Unions communist government and economy.

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The collapse of communism is signified by the collapse of this wall

400 PointsThis happened at the Chernobyl

Nuclear Power Plant in 1985 showing the dangerous inefficiency of the

Soviet system

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While Gorbechev’s policy of Perestroika attempted to restructure

the Soviet Economy, his policy of Glasnost attempted to do this.

BOTH FAILED TO SAVE THE USSR