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17 Cards in this Set
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Description of the World
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book written by Rustichello
describes Marco Polo's travels |
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Protestant Reformation
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movement that rediscovered biblical truth and shattered the religious monopoly of Rome
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priesthood of all believers
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believers can pray to God directly and interpret Scripture without the need for an intermediary priest
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conquistador
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combination of explorer and soldier of fortune
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Tenochtitlan
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Aztec capital
present-day Mexico City |
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Sea Dogs
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class of mariners who attacked Spanish settlements and outposts
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Spanish Armada
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naval fleet
130 ships/30,000 men sent to invade England by Philip II |
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Lost Colony
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group of settlers that disappeared from Roanoke Island between 1587-1590
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Roanoke Island
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location of settlement from one of Raleigh's expeditions
located in sound of Outer Banks of North Carolina |
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joint-stock company
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used to finance colonization
investors shared profits without sharing liabilities |
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London Company
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granted a charter by James I
colonized land between 34 and 41 degrees north latitude |
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Plymouth Company
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granted a charter by James I
colonized land between 38 and 45 degrees north latitude |
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Virginia Company
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former London Company
sent 104 men to America established Jamestown |
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Jamestown
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first permanent English settlement in New World
settled on James River |
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starving time
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1609-1610
severest trial ever faced in Virginia when 90 percent of colony died during the winter |
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Nova Britannia
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New Britain
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New France
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Canada
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