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19 Cards in this Set
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What lands did the Spanish colonize?
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Mexico and Central America
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Who was Vasco de Gama?
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He was the European to sail from Africa to India
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Who was Ptolemy?
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A.D. 150 he made a map of the world.
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Who was Prince Henry of Portugal?
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He set a center at Sagers to study navigation and exploration.
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Who was Marco Pollo?
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He travelled to China in the 1200's and helped people to get interested in exploration.
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Who was Prester John?
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He ruled a legendary Christian Kingdom in Africa?
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Who was John Cabot?
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He was an Italian voyager who explored the coast of North America.
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Who was Vasco de Balboa?
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He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
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Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
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He commanded the first fleet to sail around the world.
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Who are two explorers?
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Columbus and Vasco de Gama.
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What did Columbus do?
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He sailed for Asia and actually found San Salvador which set off the colonization of North America.
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What did Vasco de Gama do?
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He sailed for India and ended up in India which then he proved there was a route to India around Africa helped improve trade and travel.
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Who was John Locke?
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1600's philosopher who said government is a contract between the ruler and the people; If the ruler is unfair the people can overthrow him.
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Who was Denis Diderot?
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He published the first Encyclopedie.
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What are Natural Rights?
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The rights believed to be guaranteed to all people by nature like life, liberty, and the right to own property.
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What are the Checks and Balances?
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A system of maintaining a balance of power between various branches of government.
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How did Enlightment philosophers see the individual as?
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Enlightment philosophers believed the individual was able to understand and change their world.
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Enlightment thinkers believed the key to changing the world was...
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Reason
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The main cause of the French Revolution was...
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Unfair Taxation
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