NAL Flashcards

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Spanish Explorer/Conquistador who led the first major European expedition (1538) into the interior of the SouthEASTERN United States and he called it La Florida (he went through Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas. First European to document the Mississippi River. He was appointed Governor of Cuba after getting rich in the Conquest of Peru. He died in 1542.

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Hernando De Soto

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was a conquistador known for the 16th century conquest of the Aztec Empire. His expedition was in 1519 and the Aztecs were conquered in 1521

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Hernan Cortez

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He was a Chinese philosopher in 551-479 BCE. His teachings are known as Confucianism. He emphasized governmental and personal mortality. His teachings have shaped East Asian culture and government over two millennia!

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Confucius-Kong Qiu

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He was a 16th century explorer and he led a big expedition from Mexico into the (now would be) southWESTERN United states and the great plains. The point of his mission in 1540 (commissioned by the Spanish viceroy) was to find the “Seven Cities of Gold”. He failed to discover treasure. He did meet native americans and see landmarks like the grand canyon. He was born in Salamanca in 1510 and he died Sep 22, 1554 in Mexico.

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

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was a navigator and conquistador and he led the first European expedition to explore the west coast of what now would be the U.S. during 1542 (current California coastline). His birthdate is unknown but he died on January 3, 1543.

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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

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Spanish explorer and conquistador he in 1513 became the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and name the Pacific Ocean. He established the first stable European settlement in South American mainland. He died in Acla (present-day Panama)

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

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second woman to become a US Supreme Court Justice. Known as the “notorious RBG”. Championed women’s rights and gender equality. She is from Brooklyn, New York. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Prussian statesman and the principal architect of the unification of Germany in the 19th century. Known as the “iron Chancellor”, he is one of Europe’s most influential political leaders. Served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire from 1871-1890.

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Otto van Bismarck

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Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that conquered the Inca empire in South America.

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Pizzaro

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Sigmund Freud

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Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis.

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Aristotle, Socrates, Plato

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Socrates taught Plato, Plato taught Aristotle

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Secretary of State

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Marco Rubio

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Secretary of Treasury

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Scott Bessent

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Secretary of Defense (War)

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Pete Hegseth

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Attorney General

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Pam Bondi

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Secretary of Interior

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Secretary of Agriculture

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Brooke Rollins

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Secretary of Commerce

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Howard Lutnick

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Secretary of Labor

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Lori Chavez-DeRemer

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Secretary of Health and Human Services

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Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Secretary of Transportation

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Secretary of Energy

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Secretary of Education

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Linda McMahon

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Secretary of Homeland Security
Kristi Noem
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Secretary of Veteran Affairs
Doug Collins
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Lee Zeldin
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Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
John Ratcliffe
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Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Kelly Loeffler