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Abbasid Caliphate
Islamic Scholarship
Yamato Imperial court
17 Article Constitution
Adoption of Confucian ideas
Shinto beliefs
Why did King John sign the Magna Carta?
Overview article on King John in the Britannica School database. Use the numbered guide at the top of the article to adjust the reading level. Use command or control F to search for the word Magna to jump to sections on the Magna Carta.
Biographical article about King John in the ABC-CLIO World History - Ancient and Medieval database.
Biographical article about King John in the Encyclopedia of World Biography Online found in the Gale Biography in Context database.
Feudalism
Barons
Limited Government
Red Human Drama - p. 259
Yellow-orange Human Drama - pp. 76-77
Why did Queen Elizabeth make England’s official religion Protestantism?
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Henry the VIII
Elizabeth’s reign
Yellow-orange Human Drama - pp. 78-79
Why did Christine di Pisan (or de Pizan) become a writer and one who wrote about women?
Biographical articles will be the most useful
Medieval women
Why did Pope Paul V force Galileo to recant his scientific writings?
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Scientific Revolution
Heliocentric and Geocentric models
Printing Press
Medici Family
Yellow-orange Human Drama - pp. 65-66
Why did Frederick protect Martin Luther from the Catholic Church?
Protestant Reformation
95 Theses
Holy Roman Empire and Charles V
Martin Luther (another article)
Why did Peter the Great implement reforms in Russia in the early 18th century?
Why did Eleanor of Aquitaine challenge the traditional roles of medieval women, and what impact did her actions have on the perception of female rulers?
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Rock Edicts/Pillar Edicts
Battle of Kalinga
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Wu Chao (sometimes Wu Zhao)
Why did the Portuguese try to force Indian Ocean merchants to pay tribute rather than trade directly with port cities?
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Indian Ocean Trade Network
Goa, Macau, Calicut
Cartaleza or Cartaz System
Theodora (the empress)
Sports in Byzantine Empire (and connection to politics)
Why did Emperor Constantine move the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople in 330 CE?
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