Famous Names
Explorer who tried to sail to India, but instead landed in the Bahamas
It increased trade on the Silk Road.
the series of trade routes that connected Europe to Asia
What is the Silk Road?
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Hernan Cortes meeting Moctezuma
"Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better work than buying indulgences."
Martin Luther
First person crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
Who was Charlemagne?
How did the fall of Constantinople lead to the age of exploration?
Need for new trade routes
the official name for the exchange of goods between the Old World and the New World
What is the Columbian Exchange?
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the Printing Press
"The Spaniards first assaulted the innocent Sheep, so qualified by the Almighty, like most cruel tigers, wolves, and lions, hunger-starved"
De Las Casas
German monk who was declared a heretic after nailing 95 complaints against the Catholic Church to the doors of the church.
Who was Martin Luther?
How did the invention of the Printing Press impact the Protestant Reformation?
Luther's ideas could spread quickly
the series of wars in which Christians fought Muslim Caliphates for control of the Holy Lands
What are the Crusades?
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the Black Death
"I discovered many islands inhabited by numerous people... the island... I have said before was called hispania."
Christopher Columbus
The man who spoke out against the Spanish atrocities against Native Americans.
Who was De Las Casas?
How did De Las Casas' writings eventually lead to the African Slave Trade?
His writings caused Spanish to stop enslaving Natives, but they then turned to Africans.
A corrupt practice of the Catholic Church that involved selling ___________ as a ticket to heaven.
What are indulgences?
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Treaty of Tordesillas
"I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold"
Spanish Conquistador (Hernan Cortes)
The Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
How did the Protestant Reformation lead more countries to colonize the New World?
Do not follow the Pope's line anymore/desire to spread Protestantism/desire for religious freedom
the system of large estates/farms set up by the Spanish to extract resources in the New World
Hacienda System
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De Las Casas having compassion on a Native
"our Spaniards have no more consideration for them than beasts. And I say this from my own knowledge of the acts I witnessed. But I should not say "than beasts" for, thanks be to God, they have treated beasts with some respect; I should say instead like excrement on the public squares."
De Las Casas