He was the first to round the southern tip of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
100
This was the name given to a series of expeditions from the 11th to the 13th centuries by Western Europe Christians to capture the Holy Lands from Muslims.
The Crusades
100
A time between the 1600s and 1700s when there was an abundance of new inventions and discoveries.
Scientific Revolution
100
Another word for an emporer
czar
100
Why were spices from Asia so expensive when sold in Europe?
Transporting them across great distances was expensive.
200
He thought he had found Asia, but had actually landed off the coast of a Caribbean island.
Christopher Columbus
200
An era of creativity and learning in Western Europe.
The Renaissance
200
A major change in the way goods were produced is known as this.
Industrial Revolution
200
He was a 16 year old czar of Russia and was nicknamed by the people because of his cruelty, especially toward Russia's enemies.
Ivan IV
Ivan the Terrible
200
Why were the followers of Martin Luther called Protestants?
They protested against the Catholic Church.
300
His voyage was less than 10 years after Dias. He and his crew were the first to discover a sea route to Asia.
Vasco Da Gama
300
These were the wealthy people of Italian city states.
Aristocrats
300
Workers that were needed to run textile machines and work in other factories.
labor force
300
A form of government where a single ruler holds all the power.
Unlimited Government
300
This means that one country controls the government and economy of another country.
Imperialism
400
After He was killed, only one of his boats continued on to circumnavigate the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
400
One of the most famous artists of the Renaissance era.
Leonardo da Vinci
400
An economic system in which factories and other businesses are privately owned and can make their own decisions about what goods to produce.
Capitalism
400
He created many reforms that made Russia stronger such as building the port city of St. Petersburg.
Peter the Great
500
Sent by King Henry the VII, he most likely landed in present day Newfoundland.
Giovanni Caboto
500
This was a movement to change church practices because of the way the Roman Catholic Church was being run.
The Reformation
500
Angry mobs stormed a Paris prison, a reflection of the French royal family's power, because of the wealth had by the king Louis XVI despite the impoverished conditions of the peoples.
French Revolution
500
During her reign, Russia became one of Europe's most powerful nations.