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28 Cards in this Set
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in 1492 was credited with discovering the new world
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Christopher Columbus |
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Viking from Scandinavia that is believed to have really discovered the new world
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Leif Ericson |
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Europeans wanted to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land |
The Impact of the Crusades |
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Rise of trade created this, merchants and traders, not too rich, not too poor
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The Rise of the Middle Class |
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son of an Italian merchant, became the first European to travel the length of Asia. His writings spurred New interest in Asia |
Marco Polo |
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Rebirth of learning, in the early 1300s
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The Renaissance |
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German painter who introduced the movable-type printing press in Europe about 1440 |
Johann Gutenberg |
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influenced by the World of God |
The Protestant Reformation |
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doctrins of the church by nailing his Ninety-five Theses to the church door the sale of indulgences |
Martin Luther |
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statements attaching the sale of indulgences
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Ninety-Five Thesis |
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worshipped things they could not explain like thunder, wind, fire, and sun |
Native Americans
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persuaded them to sponsor his expedition
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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in 1492 Columbus' fleet, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria sailed from Spain to find a new world.
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Columbus Discovers America
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Italian sailor was the first that discovered the new continent
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Amerigo Vespucci
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conquerors- lead armies of Spanish soldiers to subdue the native inhabitants
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Conquistadors
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conqueror and governor of Puerto Rico, set out to find the fountain of youth, made first Spanish landing on the mainland of North America |
Ponce de Leon |
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crossed the isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean |
Vasco de Balboa |
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a Portuguese sailor working for Spain, began a three year voyage around the world
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Ferdinand Magellan |
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conquered the Aztec Indians of Mexico
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Hernando Cortes
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explored Florida, Georgia, and parts of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Discovered the Mississippi River |
Hernando de Soto |
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located in Florida, founded by Pedro Menendez, first permanent European settlement in the United States
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St. Augustine |
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Became the most powerful nation in the world became a threat to Spain |
Spain V. England |
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attacks Spanish ships bound for Spain from the New World and took their cargos of gold and silver
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Sir Francis Drake |
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Invincible Armada in 1588, Phillip sent a great fleet of ships to attach Sir Francis Drake helped the Navy defeat the Spanish Armada |
Spanish Armada |
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a waterroute through North America |
Northwest Passage |
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St. Lawrence River |
Jacques Cartier |
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French Protestants that come to the New World |
Huguenots |
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the father of New France, 1608 settled the first permanent French settlement in the New World
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Samuel d Champlain |
