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SAMO’S EMPIRE

Samo - Frankish merchant

first slavic state

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THE MOYMIRID DYNASTY

833 - formation of Great Moravia

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ST. APOSTLES CYRIL AND METHODIUS

they came from Byzantine Empire

spreading Christianity (Orthodox)

they spread Glagolitic alphabet

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HOUSE OF PŘEMYSL

formed by Bořivoj I.

dynasty that reigned in Kingdom of Bohemia

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CHARLES UNIVERSITY

founded by Charles IV.

the oldest and largest university in Czech Republic

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CHARLES IV. THE HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR

coronation in Rome 5th April

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JAN HUS BURNED AT THE STAKE

6th July

Czech priest and reformer of church

declared as a heretic

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HUSSITE WARS

Protestant Christian movement X Catholic Church

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WHITE MOUNTAIN BATTLE

ensured Habsburg control over the country

-> dark ages

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CZECH NATIONAL REVIVAL

cultural movement

purpose: reviving the Czech language, culture and national identity

prominent figures: Josef Dobrovský, Josef Jungmann

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CZECHOSLOVAKIA GAINED INDEPENDENCE

separation from Austro-Hungarian Empire after WW1

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PROTECTORATE OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA

annexed territory of Nazi Germany

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ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNISM

Klement Gottwald was the leader of communist party

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OCCUPATION BY FORCES OF WARSAW PACT

Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Romania

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VELVET REVOLUTION

remembering anti-nazi demonstrations in 1939 -> anti-communist demonstrations

end of communist regime

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DISSOLUTION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

establishment of Czech Republic

first Czech president Václav Havel

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CZECH REPUBLIC JOINED EU

1st May

Schengen Area (VISA free travelling)

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20th century

President of Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic

Dissident and critic of communists

Playwright and writer

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The current president of the Czech Republic

Former army general

Former Chairman of the NATO Military Committe

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20th century

The first president of Czechoslovak Republic

Philosopher, sociologist and pedagog

Served as member of the Imperial Council

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14th century

Born as Wenceslas

Was the eleventh king of Bohemia

Emperor of the Holy Rome Empire

Founded Charles University in Prague

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18th century

Maria Theresa Walpurga Amália Kristina

The first ruling woman on the Czech throne

Theresian reforms - compulsory school attendance

She had 16 children

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20th century

won three Olympic gold medals

he set several world records in the long distance

he is known for his unusual running style and shouting during the race

wife Dana Zátopková

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20-21st century

alpine skiing and snowboarding

the first woman in history to win two gold medals in two different disciplines at one Olympic Games

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20-21th century

one of the most successful Czech hockey players in history

Olympic gold medal

the only player in NHL history who over came the 2,000 points

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19th century

Czech music composer of the romantic period

The most famous opera is “Prodaná nevěsta”

His monument stands in the center of Holešov

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20-21st century

he is the creator of primarily controversial and provocative sculptures

his most famous works are the babies on the Žižkov Tower and the horse in Lucerna

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19-20th century

painter, illustrator, caricaturist, scenographer and writer

he lost an eye in childhood, which was reflected in his works

illustrated the work The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk

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20-21st century

Czech hit singer, painter and actor

He won 42x Golden Nightingale titles in his career

he sang the song with his daughter “Srdce nehasnou”

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20th century

Czech chemist

NC - 1959, in chemistry for the invention and use of polarography

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20th century

Czech poet, writer, journalist and translator

NC - 1984, for literature - poetry

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15th century

he preached in the Bethlehem chapel

he was labeled a heretic

he was burnt at the stake in the Kostnice in 1415

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20-21st century

Czech-American film director, screenwriter and ccasional actor

“Hoří, má Panenko!”

“Černý Petr”

“Přelet nad kukaččím hnízdem”

”Amadeus”

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9th century

they came from Soluň

they spread Christianity

Glagolitic - the first Slavic script

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20-21st century

Czech playwright, screenwriter, actor, songwriter and writer

“Marečku, podejte mi pero!”

“Ať žijí duchové!”

“Vrchní, prchní”

“Tři bratři”

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19th century

writer

the greatest representative of romanticism

he was inspired by nature

Máj

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19-20 century

• writer
• RUR, Bílá nemoc
• he coined the word ROBOT