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16 Cards in this Set
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Mayan Civilization
300-900 AD |
Mayan Cities Flourished in Mexico and South America
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Leif Erickson's Voyage
1001 AD |
Viking Leader Reaches the Northern Tip of North America. Sets up a settlement called Vinland.
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Anasazi Civilization
1100-1200 AD |
Anazasi build cliff dwellings in the American Southwest
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Aztec Civilization
1400's AD |
Aztecs built powerful civilization in Mexico.
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Printing Press Invented
Mid 1400's |
Invented by Johannes Gutenberg
helps spread the spirit of the Renaissance in Europe through inexpensive print media |
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Mayflower Compact
1620 |
Agreements for ruling the Plymouth Colony;Signed by the Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth
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Act of Toleration
1649 |
Proposed by Maryland proprietor Lord Baltimore to provide religous freedom for Christians in Maryland.
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Navigation Acts
1650's |
Passed by the English Parliament; Regulated trade between England and its colonies.
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English Bill of Rights
1689 |
Signed by King William and Queen Mary of England; A written list of freedoms the government promised to protect.
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Voyage of Columbus
1492 |
Christopher Columbus, an Italian born sailor, reaches the Americas. Explores for the Spainish.
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Incan Civilization
Early 1500's |
Incas control the largest empire in the Americas.
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Pacific Ocean Claimed
1513 |
After traveling over the Isthmus of Panama, Spainish Explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean for Spain.
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Protestant Reformation
1517 |
Martin Luther questions the practices of the Catholic Church. Leading to the division of European countries and the creation of many Christian Churches.
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Fall of the Aztecs
1521 |
Aztec Empire ruled by Montezuma is defeated by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez.
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Fall of the Incas
1535 |
Incan Empire is defeated by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizzaro.
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Iroquois Cofederacy Formed
1570's |
Mohawk named Hiawatha unites the Eastern Tribes of the Mohawk,Seneca,Onondaga, Oneida and Cayuga.
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