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14 Cards in this Set
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1299 City in France
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Arras
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Powerful Family in 1299 France
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Crespin
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Black Death
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1348-1350, killed 1/3 of Europe
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Commercial Revolution
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Specialization, try to make profits on goods
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Capital
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money or property used to make more money
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joint stock companies
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group of people invest together
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Renaissance
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rebirth of arts/learning from Rome and Greece, 1300-1600s
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Johannes Gutenberg
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printing press w/ movable type 1400s
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astrolobe
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learn ships position w/ stars
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monopoly
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sole economic control
Venice had on Mediteranean products |
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Marco Polo
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brought tales of Asia
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1400 Portugal leader of exploration
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Prince Henry, known as the Navigator
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caravel
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small, fast ship
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Bartolomeu Dias
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explorer, ship blown around cape of good hope
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