famous navigators
an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean
Cristopher Columbus
where was the Aztec Empire located
Mexico
a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina.
Black Plague
an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.
guild
who was Galileo
was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer
an Italian explorer, one of the first who tried sailing westward to reach the riches of Asia
John Cabot
Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerican culture
quetzalcoatl
what is Damascus
Damascus, city, capital of Syria.
an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.
humanism
what was James Town
The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
French explorer who explored the Canadian cost
Jacques Cartier
The Olmecs were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization
Olmecs
what do you call the leader of the Muslim community
Caliph
an Italian banking family and political dynasty
medicis
Who was thought to be the richest man ever
Mansa Musa
a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. HE also went on extravagant explorations
Zheng He
where was the Inca Empire located
Along Chile and Peru
who was the emperor of the Justinian empire
emperor Justinian
who was Leonardo da Vinci
an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance
What does Blitzkrieg mean
it means a fast/speedy attack
Portuguese navigator and explorer. From Spain he sailed around South America
Ferdinand Magellan
Spanish governor in modern day Mexico who went on to explore the southwest United States.
Francisco Pizzaro
shrine in Jerusalem built in the late 7th century CE that is the oldest extant Islamic monument in the world
Dome of The Rock
who was Charles the V
was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556
What was the exact date that America declared independance
July 4, 1776