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34 Cards in this Set
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October 12, 1492
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Chrisopher Columbus lands on San Salvador and claims it for Spain
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Christopher Columbus
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the man who's discovery led to the exploration and colonization of the Americas
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1000
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the Viking Leif Ericson lands on the shores of North America
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Leif Ericson
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the first European to discover America
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A.D. 500-1500
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the Middle Ages
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Crusades
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a series of wars fought by many European kings and noblemen against the Muslims to try to drive them out from the land they had conquered in the Middle East; reveved European intrest in trade with the East
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A.D. 1000 to A.D. 13000
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the Crusades
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Christendom
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the nations that professed to be Christian
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middle class
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the merchants and traders who were neither extremely rich or extremely poor
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Marco Polo
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the son of an Italian merchant who went to China and became the first European to travel the length of Asia; when he returned home he wrote about the vast size and great weath of the Orient which spurred in many Europeans a new interest in Asia
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Kublai Khan
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the great ruler of China; Marco Polo spent 20 years in his service
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1300s
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the Renaissance
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the Renaissance
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the revival of learning in Europe during the 1300s that emphasized the abilities of mankind and largely ignored God; means "rebith";
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scientific discoveries during the Renaissance
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the science of navigation at sea was greatly improved, more accurate maps were created, and improved rudders made the steering of ships easier
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important inventions during the Renaissance
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the astrolabe, used to determine latitude, and the compass, used to determine direction
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the most important invention during the Renaissance
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the movable-type printing press
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movable-type printing press
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the most important inventon during the Renaissance, invented by Johann Guterburg in 1440; this invention did more than any other invention to bring Europe out of the Dark Ages
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Johann Gutenberg
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the inventer of the movable-type printing press
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1440
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the movible-type printing press is invented
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the first book printed on the movable-type printing press
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the Bible
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Prince Henry the Navigator
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the prince of Portugal who founded a navigation school and sent out several ships to explore the western coast of Africa
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Bartholomew Dias
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the Portugese sailor who was the first to reach the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa
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Vasco da Gama
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the Portugese sailor who was the first to sail all the way around Africa to India, thus opening an all-water route to the East
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Protestant Reformation
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the reformation that brought a revival of bibical Christianity to Europe; it began in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Thesies to the church door in Wittenburg Germany
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New World
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Western Hemisphere
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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the king and queen of Spain who financed Columbus' famous voyage
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Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria
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the three ships which Columbus sailed in on his famous voyage
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"Indians"
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what Columbus called the native inhabitants of the islands he discovered
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West Indies
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the 2,000-mile chain of island between the Caribbean Sea
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Caribs
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a feirce tribe of cannibals after which the Caribbean Sea is named
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Cuba and Hispaniola
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two other islands that Columbus discovered
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Americgo Vespucci
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the Italian sailor who was the first to realize that whate Columbus had discovered was a new continent; the Americas are named after him
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conquistadors
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conquerors who led armies of Spanish soldiers to subdue the native inabitants
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Ponce de Leon
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the Spanish conqueror and governor of Puerto Rico who set out to find a fabled fountain of youth; he became the first Spanish to land of the mainland of North America
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