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colony
What is a territory ruled by another nation
"I have only told the half of what I saw!"
What is what Marco Polo said before he died
Europeans raced to the Americas
What is to find precious metals, fur, and tabacco
Italy 1300's
What is when and where the Renassiance changes began to spread across Europe
King Charles I
Who is an Engish king who refused to share his power with Parliament and was defeated, tried, and put to death
revolution
What is a far-reaching change
Marco Polo was a messenger for this Chinese Leader
Who is Kublai Khan
In 1492
What is Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas
Greek and Roman ideas
What is what the renaissance thinkers re-examined while trying to understand the world around them
France declared their independance
What is in 1789
Renaissance
What is a period of history in which there was a rebirth of interest in learning and art
The Travels of Marco Polo
What is the title of the book containing stories of Marco Polo's travels
Taxes
What is made monarchs even richer
humanism
What is the new approach to knowledge emphasizing the importance of humannature and the abilities of human beings to change the world
Copernicus
Who is a scientist who proved the Earth moves around the Sun
monarchs
What are rulers such as kings and queens
Marco Polo earned great riches only to...
What is to be robbed while returning home.
the 1700's can be called
What is the Age of Monarchs
An accomplished Italian painter, poet, architect, ans sculptor
Who is Michelangelo
Robert Boyde
Who is the scientist who set the stage for modern Chemistry
calculus
What is a branch of mathematics invented by Isaac Newton
Some of the places Marco Polo went
What are the Spice Islands, desserts, and sailed south of the equator
The french king who became an absolute monarch from 1643 to 1715
Who is King Louis XIV
Invented around 1450 in Germany
What is the printing press
The scientist who's laws demonstrated how the moon and planets move
Who is Isaac Newton