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crusades |
a series of military expeditions led by Western European Christians in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims |
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Renaissance |
an era of creativity and learning the Western Europe from the 14th century to the 16th century |
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Florence |
a city-state on the Italian peninsula, that was a bustling center for trade, banking and manufacturing |
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Leonardo Di Vinci |
famous scientist and artists during the Renaissance. He was also known for being a skilled engineer, scientist and inventor. Some of his best known paintings are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. |
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William Shakespeare |
Emerged during the late 16th early 17th century and is known for his many popular stage plays. |
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Reformation |
a 16th century movement to change practices within the Roman Catholic Church |
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Martin Luther |
German monk was one of the most important critics of the church. He did not believe in the wealth and corruption of many churches. He was cast out of the church, and then he translated the bible from Latin to German. |
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Protestant |
a member of the Christian church based on the principles of the Rewformation |
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Prince Henry the Navigator |
Portuguese explorer who thought if he could find a way around Africa it might give them a shortcut to Asia. |
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Christopher Columbus |
Set off to find Asia in 1492 and instead discovered the Atlantic was much wider than expected, he then landed and discovered the coast of the Caribbean. |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
Portuguese explorer, who traveled with 5 ships and more than 200 sailors, they battled violet storms. He sailed for more than 18 months when he landed in the Philippines he had to battle with the locals. In the end Magellan died and only 1 ship and 18 sailors returned to Spain. |
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Circumnavigate |
to sail completely around |
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Imperialism |
the practice of one's country's controlling the government and economy of another country or territory |
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Scientific Revolution |
a period of great scientific change and discovery during the 16th and 17th century |
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Industrial Revolution |
a period of change beginning in the late 18th century, during which goods began to be manufactured by power-driven machines. |
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Labor Force |
a pool of available workers |
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capitalism |
an economic system in which the factories and businesses that make and sell goods are privately owned and the owners mnake the decisions about what goods to produce |
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French Revolution |
A revolution that began on July 14, 1789 and that led to France's becoming of a republic |
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Reign of Terror |
the period between 1793 and 1794 during which France's new leaders executed thousands of its citizens |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
French leader who crowned himself the emperor of France in 1804, He then led France to victory in what became known as the Napoleonic Wars |
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Czar |
In Russia, an emperor |
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Ivan the Terrible |
16 year-old crowned the first czar of Russia. Ivan was known for his cruelty. He spent 37 years in war. |
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Peter the Great |
ruled Russia from 1682-1725, wished for closer ties to the West and created St. Petersburg and Russia's new capital. |
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Catherine the Great |
took control of Russia in 1762, she added many new lands to Russia's territory like Ukraine and Belarus. During Catherine's reign Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations. |
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Russian Revolution |
the 1917 revolution that removed the Russian monarchy from power after it had ruled for 400 years. |
