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100

This man was a Viking from Scandinavia. It is believed that he landed in North America around AD 1000.

Leif Ericson

100

The country whose monarchs sponsored Columbus' voyages.

Spain

100

The purpose of the Crusades was to __________.

drive the Muslims from the Holy Land.

100

Five native tribes united together to defend themselves from others. This union was called the ____________.

Iroquois Confederation 

100

Feudalism is a system of governance that dominated the Middle Ages. All aspects of life were centered around the ownership and use of ________.

land

200

Ferdinand and Isabella were ___________.

King and Queen of Spain

200

This was the first place Columbus and his men landed in the New World. 

San Salvador

200

Martin Luther nailed how many complaints to the door of a church?

95 theses


200
This is a collection of books that the Roman church added to the Bible.

the Apocrypha

200

This was a revival of learning.

The Renaissance

300

This guy was an actual pirate, also known as a sea dog.

Sir Francis Drake.

300

Francisco Coronado was hoping to find the "_______". He ended up discovering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

"Seven Cities of Cibola"

300

Da Gama sailed around this continent.

Africa

300

Invisible line that determined "ownership" of lands discovered on either side.

Line of Demarcation

300

This man conquered the Incas of Peru.

Francisco Pizarro

400

The ruler of England during this time

Queen Elizabeth I 

400

The first permanent European settlement in the present day United States. Began as a fort. 

St. Augustine

400

The purpose of the Reconquista was to _________.

drive the Moors from Granada in Spain

400

French protestants

Huguenots

400

This world power explored the northernmost regions of North America

France

500

The name of the land bridge that ancient peoples probably used to come over from Asia/Russia into Alaska and Canada.

Beringia or Bering Land Bridge

500

Northwest Passage

A supposed water route through North America to the Pacific.

500

This led to the decline of Spain as a world power.

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

500

Columbus' "home port" away from home while he was in the Caribbean. 

Hispaniola

500

Jesuit missionary and fur trader who explored the Mississippi River.

Louis Jolliet

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