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21 Cards in this Set
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Invented movable-type printing press
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Johann Gutenberg |
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posted the ninety-five Theses on the church door in Wittenburg, Germany
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Martin Luther |
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Credited with discovering the New World |
Christopher Columbus |
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Known as the first European to travel the length of Asia |
Marco Polo |
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Discovered the Pacific Ocean |
Vasco de Balboa |
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The Viking who landed on the shores of North America in 1,000 A.D. |
Leif Eriscon
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America was named in honor of this Italian sailor
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Amerigo Vespucci |
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King of Spain who financed Columbus' voyage |
Ferdinand |
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Mad the first Spanish landing in North America and named the land Florida
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Ponce de Leon |
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Conquered the Aztec Indians of Mexico |
Hernando Cortes |
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means rebirth
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Renaissance |
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goal of Crusades was to drive out ______from the Holy Land and restore in to Christendom |
Muslims |
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Traders and merchants caused the rise of the ______________ class, who were not rich and not poor. |
Middle |
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The Protestant ___________began in 1517 and brought revival of biblical Christianity.
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Reformation |
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Armies of Spanish soldiers sent to the New World to subdue the native inhabitants were called ____________. |
Conquistadors |
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Who led an expedition that discovered the St. Lawrence River? |
Jacques Cartier |
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Who discovered the Mississippi River?
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Hernando de Soto |
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truly round. |
Ferdinand Magellan |
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conquered the Aztec Indian Indians of Mexico?
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Hernando Cortes |
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English admiral who helped defeat the Spanish Armada |
Sir Francis Drake |
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