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114 Cards in this Set
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Victor Hugo
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wrote Les Miserables
-father of Romanticism -Catholic -character: Marius -born: france |
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Odin
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-"God" in Norse Mythology
-Danes forgot about him in Beowulf -grandson of Buri -brothers:Vili and Ve (ruled with him in a palace in the sky: Valhalla) -made sky with Ymir's skull -greatest of gods -has one eye |
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Jean Valjean
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-"Monsieur Madeleine"
-19 yrs in prison; original sentence: 5 yrs -became a pruner -Prison:Toulon -24,601 -"Ultimus Fauchelevent" -"Monsieur LeBlanc" -"benefactor" to the Jondrettes |
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Cosette
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-“Mademoiselle Lanoire"
-2 yrs old, sold for 57 francs -Valjean gives 1500 francs to Thenardiers for Cosette -lives in tenement with Valjean and later in Convent of the Petit Picpus |
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Gavroche
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-street gamin
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Marius
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-grandfather : Monsieur Gillenormand (90)
-Father: George Pontmercy (50) -Law school (after becoming lawyer, moves into Gorbeau house) -Supports French Revolution, like father -Friends of ABC -Fan of Napoleon |
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George Pontmercy
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-fighting at Waterloo (Thenardier steals money, cross, and watch)
-50 yrs old -scar across face from saber -married youngest daughter of Monsieur Gillenormand -Monsieur Gillenormand is his father in law -dies of brain fever -Wrote Marius letter to repay Thenardier for saving “Pontmercy’s life” |
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Mabeuf
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churchwarden at church that Marius and aunt went to (Saint Sulpice)
-tells Marius story about father looking at son he was forbidden to see at church -after brother dies, quits job as churchwarden |
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Enjolras
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- logic of the Revolution
-divine right |
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Combeferre
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-philosophy of revolution
-natural right |
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Courfeyrac
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-leader of ABC
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Javert
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-inspector when Marius went to him about Jondrettes; gave Marius 2 pistols
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Thenardiers
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-“The Jondrettes”
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Azelma
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-youngest daughter of Thenardiers
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Eponine
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-oldest daughter of Thenardiers
-in love with Marius, -puts hand out to save Marius and asks Marius to kiss her on the forehead |
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Bishop
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-gives up home to hospital
-gives money to poor -"smiles" when he sleeps; halo -when gendarmes (police) arrest valjean for stealing silver and candlesticks, bishop says he gave it to valjean |
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Romanticism
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-18th century in Western Europe
-reaction to Age of Enlightenment |
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Merlin
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-Arthur's magician & counselor
-pointed out pools of water under foundation; found 2 dragons (red & white)=caused him to make prophecies/magician -once loved Nimue (Viviane), who he taught all of his magic; she tricked him and imprisoned him in tree/crystal cave |
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King Arthur
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-king of Britain
-not in specific time/place -metioned in works of Geoffry of Monmouth -historians think he's based on a man in 500's C.E. |
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Uther Pendragon
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-Arthur's father
-fell in love with Igraine, so started war that lead to Gorlois' death & marriage to Ingraine -buried at Stonehenge |
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Mordred
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-Arthur's son w/ sister Morgan Le Fey
-in final battle with Arthur -mortally wounds Arthur & kills him |
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Tristan
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-one of Knights of the Roundtable
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Galahad
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-illegitimate son of Lancelot & Elaine
-knight of Round Table -went on Grail Quest -"purest knight" |
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Gawain
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-knight at Round Table
-hero of " Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" |
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Excalibur
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-sword given to Arthur by Lady of the Lake
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Morgan Le Fey
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-Arthur's half-sister
-magician; learned from Merlin -tried to kill Arthur -may have been one of women to bear Arthur to Avalon |
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Lancelot
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-most famous knight of Round Table
-Arthur's French companion -raised by Lady of Lake -affair w/ Guinevere -castle: Joyous Guard in France |
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Ambrosius Aurelius
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-King of Britain
-Brother of Uther Pendragon -predecessor of Arthur who tired to unite Britain |
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Guinevere
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-wife of Arthur
-affair w/ Lancelot= rift between king and knight -she took the veil when Arthur was wounded in battle |
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Vortigern
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-King of Britain who discovered Merlin
-displaced by son Vortimer -deposed by Ambrosius (w/ help of brother Uther) |
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Dagonet
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-Arthur's jester
-Knight at Round Table, but worst knight -pretended to fight; fool |
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Bors
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-name of 2 knights : Bors the Younger & Bors the Elder
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Artorius Castus
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-Roman military commander
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Gorlois
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-husband of Igraine
-man, Uther impersonated -slain in battle against Uther's army while Uther lay with Ingraine -King of England "father of Arthur" -"Duke of Cornwall" |
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Tintagel Castle
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-castle where Arthur was born
-belonging first to Gorlois & Igraine, but then to Uther & Igraine |
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Joyous Guard
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-Lancelot's castle in France
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Igraine
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-mother of Arthur
-first married to Gorlois, then to Uther |
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Grendel
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-Demon in story of Beowulf
-all that was evil -Race of Cain |
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Beowulf
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Dane protector of the coast
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Hrothgar
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-king of the Danes (Beowulf)
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Hygelac
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-King that Beowulf represents
-King of the Geats |
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Duke of Cornwall
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Gorlois
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Valhalla
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-hall where slain Norse heroes live
-Odin & brothers ruled this palace in the sky |
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Pontius Pilate
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-Roman governor who "washed his hands" of the fate of Jesus
-ordered Jesus to be crucified -wife: Claudia |
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King Baldwin
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-Leper
-King of Jerusalem -sister: Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem |
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Dark Ages
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-Western Europe
-Middle Ages: the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance -AD 476–1000 |
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Unferth
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-Ecglaf's son
-insulted Beowulf -says that Brecca defeated Beowulf in a swimming contest that lasted 7 nights |
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Wiglaf
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-the only man left when Beowulf is fighting the dragon
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Undines
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-Water nymphs
-Mermaids |
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Sibylla
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-sister of leper (King Baldwin)
-Queen of Jerusalem |
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Templar
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-"Knights of the Templar"
-most famous of the Western Christian military orders. |
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Tiberias
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city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
-one of Judaism's holiest cities -named after King Tiberius |
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Thor
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-Odin's son
-God of the Sky & Thunder -Keeper of the Great Hammer -wife: Sif |
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Valkyries
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-Warrior maidens who choose warriors worthy of Valhalla
-work for Odin |
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Eastre/ Easter
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-Goddess of Fertility
-colored eggs for sacrifice -saved by a bird, so she turned him into a hare |
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Norns
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-3 Goddesses who gather @ Well of Fate
-Urd (past), Verdandi (present), & Skuld (future) -jobs: warn gods of future evil, make gods make good use of present, teach gods lessons of past |
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Freya
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-Goddess of Love and Beauty
-Queen of Valkyries -wears helmet & carries spear -sister of Frey -Charlemagne pronounced her "Demon" -Halloween witches=Freya |
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Oberon
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King of the Dwarves, Fairies, & Elves
-lives in palace studded w/ gems |
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Ragnarok
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-"End of Days"
-"End of the Gods" -earth freezes for 6 days; monsters released |
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Stromkarls
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-Mermen
-"Necks" |
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Eddas
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-poems, prose
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Asgard
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-world of Aesir Gods/Goddesses (supporters of man)
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Beowulf
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-hero of the Geats
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Geats
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-Beowulf's ppl
-King Hygelac |
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Danes
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-ppl Beowulf goes to protect
-King Hrothgar |
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Siddhartha
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-from Nepal
-Gautama/Buddha -Samana |
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Katsumoto
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-Samurai
-Leader |
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Taka
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-Nathan Algren's love interest in The Last Samurai
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Divine Right of Kings
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The idea that a king's right to rule comes from God and that he is answerable to God alone, not to any earthly assembly
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Kamala
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-courtesan
-taught Siddhartha about love and being one's lover |
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Vasudeva
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-ferryman
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Original Sin
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Adam and Eve taking apple from tree
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Tigris
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river in Mesopotamia
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caste
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group in which one is born in different classes of society
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sect
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part of a large group of something
ex: religious group |
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial or refraining from materialistic things
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covenant
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agreement between God and his people
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King Herod
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-Jewish Roman king in Jerusalem
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Sarah
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-son: Isaac
-Jews |
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Hagar
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Ishmael
-Arabs |
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Govinda
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Siddhartha's friend
-cowherder |
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Bhagavad-Gita
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-means: song of the lord
-part of the The Mahabharata |
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Dome of the Rock
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an Islamic shrine and major landmark located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
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Himalayans
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mountain range in Asia
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Nathan Algren
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protagonist of The Last Samurai
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Peter
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-one of Jesus' disciples
-betrayed Jesus 3 times |
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Judas
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betrayed Jesus by selling his location to the Jews
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Mecca
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-center of the Islamic world
-birthplace of both the Prophet Muhammad and the religion he founded: Islam |
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Islam
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-prophet: Muhammad
-Allah -sacred text: Koran |
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Rig Vedas
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Indian sacred collection of Sanskrit hymns
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Herman Hesse
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author of Siddhartha
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Muslims
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-religion of Islam
-"Arabs" |
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Sir Guy
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husband of Queen in Kingdom of Heaven
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Bob
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silent samurai who watches over Nathan in the village
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Balian
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-protagonist in Kingdom of Heaven
-Orlando Bloom's character -blacksmith |
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Saladin
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Iraq's Muslim leader in Kingdom of Heaven
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Ugio
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samurai who beats Nathan up, then trains him
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Omura
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Japanese advisor to the Emperor
-wants Katsumoto dead |
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Bushido
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traditional code of the Japanese Samurai
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Kaaba
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temple built where Ishmael kicked the sand & the fresh water spring appeared
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samsara
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cycle of birth, death, and rebirth
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Hospitaller
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knights who pursue the medicine field
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Nasir
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small town in the upper Nile, Sudan
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Crusades
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military expeditions to Holy Land
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Jerusalem
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capital of Israel
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knight
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member of the warrior class of the Middle Ages in Europe who followed a code of law called "chivalry".
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Aramaic
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language/alphabet in the Middle East
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Om
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prayer in Indian religions (Hinduism & Buddhism)
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Karma
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unselfish service leads to an end of suffering
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Dharma
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Duty or responsibility
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transfiguration
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Jesus transfigured on a mountaintop
-became radiant -spoke with Moses and Elijah -called "Son" by God. |
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Paul
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missionary apostle
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Gotama
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Buddha
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Arjuna
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hero of the Hindu epic "Mahabharata"
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