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extensions of core values created in response to varying individual and
group needs; include government, private enterprise, religious institutions,
academic institutions, local communities, and the family unit
Holy Land
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, term to describe the Levant, location of holy cities and sites important to
the three major monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam);
often used in reference to the Crusades
Civil rights movement
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Social and political movement for the rights of African Americans and other
disenfranchised people in the 1960s
high latitudes
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latitudes from 66.5 degrees north and south to the poles
Constitution
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the document that provides the framework for the US government
Great Depression
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, the global economic collapse that resulted in widespread poverty and
unemployment in the United States and the world
Industrail Revolution
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nineteenth century economic revolution beginning in Europe marker by
mechanization in agriculture and transportation and the emergence of
factories
Church of England
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protestant church founded by King Henry VIII after years of conflict, would
become the dominant religion in England
Boston Tea Party
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1773 protest of the Tea Act in which American Colonial protestors disguised
as Native Americans tossed tea off a ship in Boston Harbor
Abraham Lincoln
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The first republican president, an abolitionist elected in 1860; his election
triggered the Southern secession. He led the country through the Civil War,
but he was assassinated in 1865 before reconstruction truly began
Charles Martel
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Frankish (French) leader who stopped Islamic in cursions into Europe from
Iberia
Hernan Cortes
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Spanish explorer who captured Aztec ruler Montezuma II and invaded
Mexico
Battle of Bunker Hill
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took place on June 17, 1775; caused King George III to declare that the
colonies were in rebellion