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Leviathan | ||
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A book written by Thomas Hobbes describing his theory that an absolute government was the only means of balancing human interests and desires with their rights of life and property. | ||
liberty | ||
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In the political sense, this usually means freedom. | ||
line of demarcation | ||
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A boundary established by Pope Alexander VI on in 1493 to define the spheres of Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the New World. Part of the Treaty of Tordesillas. | ||
Little Red Book | ||
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A book circulated throughout China during the reign of Mao Zedong, which contained his political philosophy for China. It was required reading in all schools. | ||
Lloyd George, David | ||
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(1863-1945) British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922, he led Great Britain through World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles. | ||
Long March | ||
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March the Mao Zedong and his Communist Party underwent to avoid being captured and killed by China | ||
Long Parliament | ||
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(1640 | ||
longitude | ||
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The curving distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole. | ||
Louis XIV | ||
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(1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles. | ||
Louis XVI | ||
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(1754-1793) King of France between 1774 and 1792. He was overthrown during the French Revolution and later beheaded. | ||
Loyola, Ignatius | ||
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(1491-1556) Founded the Society of Jesus, the Order of the Jesuits. He worked to combat the Protestant Reformation by providing strong Catholic leadership to monarchs across Europe. | ||
Luther, Martin | ||
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(1483-1546) Theologian and religious reformer who started the Reformation with his 95 Theses which protested church corruption, namely the sale of indulgences. | ||
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Magellan, Ferdinand | ||
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(1480?-1521) Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe. | ||
Magna Carta | ||
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A document granting rights to both the Church in England and the Nobility signed by King John in 1215. This is considered to be the beginnings of British democracy. | ||