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32 Cards in this Set
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Paul
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first great missionary of the Christian Church |
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Nero |
Roman Emperor who made it a crime to be a Christian |
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Polycarp |
early church martyr |
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Constantine |
Roman emperor who gave Christians freedom to worship |
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Wycliffe |
first English translation of the Bible |
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Huss |
Bohemian burned at the stake
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Gutenburg |
invented the printing press |
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gladiator |
armed man who fought in the Colosseum |
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martyrs |
died for their faith in the God |
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catacomb |
underground cemeteries |
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Colosseum |
outdoor arena in Rome |
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Vandals/Visigoths |
tribes who invaded Rome |
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Inquisition |
special court to try and punish heritics |
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pope |
head of the Roman Catholic Church |
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Constantinople |
Capital of the Eastern Roman Empire |
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Manor |
lord's land |
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knights |
trained warriors who promised to help the lord fight |
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Crusades |
the recapture of Jerusalem from the Turks |
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Fall of Rome |
start of the Middle Ages |
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monks |
lived in monasteries and copied Scripture |
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peasants |
worked the lord's land |
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pilgrimage |
long trips for religious purposes |
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Protestant Reformation |
began in Germany |
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printing press |
most important invention in the history of the world |
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Luther
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Ninety-five Theses |
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Russia |
largest country in the world |
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Caspian Sea |
world's largest lake |
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Mont Blanc
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highest mountain in the Alps |
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Europe
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no desert |
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Rhine River |
Europe's most important inland water way |
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Mt. Elbrus
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Europe's highest spot |
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Alps |
Europe's highest mountain system |
