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19 Cards in this Set
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Crusades |
A series of military expeditions led by Western Europe Christians in the 11th and 13th centuries to reclaim control of the Holy Lands from the Muslims. |
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Renaissance |
An era of creativity and learning in Western Europe from the 14th Century to the 16th Century |
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Leonardo Da Vinci |
The most famous renaissance figure. An artist |
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William Shakespeare |
Wrote plays such as Romeo and Juliet and MacBeth. |
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Reformation |
A 16th Century movement to change the practices within the Roman Catholic Church. |
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Martin Luther |
Challenges the ideas of the catholic church and helps begin the Reformation |
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Protestant |
A member of a Christian church based on the principles of reformation. |
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Prince Henry the Navigator |
Decided to send explorers farther down the coast of Africa. |
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Napolean Bonaparte |
Military Leader |
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Christopher Columbus |
He traveled across the sea and around the Caribbean. |
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Ferdinand Magellan |
A trader to his land. |
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circumnavigate |
To sail completely around the world. |
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Imperialism |
The practice of one 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 centuries. |
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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 make the decisions about what goods to produce. |
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French Revolution |
A revolution that began on July 14th 1789 and led to France becoming a Republic. |
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Reign of Terror |
The period of time between 1793 and 1794 during which France's new leader executed thousands of it's citizens. |
