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a series of expeditions from the 11th to the 13th centuries by Western European Christians to capture the Holy Lands from Muslims
What is The Crusades
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Trading item in great demand by Europeans coming from Asia
What are spices
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2 inventors and their achievements during the Scientific Revolution (16th and 17th centuries)
Who is Galileo Galilei (telescope) Who is Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (used microscope to explore a drop of water) Carolus Linnaeus (classification system for living things)
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He was known for his cruelty toward those he viewed as Russia's enemies and was the first czar (emperor) of modern Russia.
Who is Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV)
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General who took control of France in 1799 and ended the French Revolution
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
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The cultural era lasting from the 14th to the 16th century associated with new creativity and learning in Western Europe
What is the Renaissance
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He decided to send explorers farther down the coast of Africa from Portugal because he wanted to find a shortcut to Asia hint: He also started a school where Portuguese sailors learned way to explore the oceans of the world.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator
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2 Industrial changes that occured during the Industrial Revolution (1700s)
Machines performed jobs once done by humans. Machines were grouped together to make products in large factories. Factories built in the countryside near streams and rivers (machines powered by water). People moved from country to cities for work.
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He built a port city called St. Petersburg as a "window to the west" as he worked to have closer ties with Europe.
Who is Peter the Great
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In this system, factories and other businesses that make and sell goods are privately owned and could make decisions about what goods to produce and at what price
What is capitalism
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A 16th century movement to change church practices
What is the Reformation
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He led a sea expedition all the way to Asia. His crew traveled for 317 days before reaching the coast of India. They were the first Europeans to discover a sea route to Asia.
Who is Vasco da Gama
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England's nickname during the Industrial Revolution
What is "The Workshop of the World"
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Name two things we remember Catherine the Great for.
She borrowed many ideas from Western Europe. She added vast lands to the empire (Ukraine and Belarus) She started new schools and encouraged art, science, and literature. She built new towns and expanded trade.
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An Italian who thought he had found Asia but in actuality found the Caribbean Islands in 1492
Who is Christopher Columbus
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Martin Luther
What is a German monk who criticized the church in the 1500s and spoke out against the selling of indulgences. He wrote his 95 theses attacking church practices and translated the Bible from Latin to German so that all German-speaking people could read it. He was excommunicated from the church.
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Spain funded an expedition for this Portuguese explorer who cicumnavigated the world.
Who is Ferdinand Magellan
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An attack on this prison became symbolic of the French Revolution
What is the Bastille Daily Double: Why did the citizens of France storm the Bastille?
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Bloody Sunday
What is the day a group of Russian workers marched to the royal palace in St. Petersburg with a list of demands before government troops shot many of them. Daily Double: Why were the Russian people angry with the government?
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Why did the Protestants want more education for more Europeans?
What is because being able to read meant being able to study the Bible.
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Protestants
What is the group of Luther's followers who protested the church's practices. Daily Double: The Roman Catholic church responded to Protestantism by launching it's own movement in the 16th century. What was the movement called?
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imperialism
What is the practice of one country controlling the government and economy of another country or territory. European countries founded many new colonies along the coastal areas of Africa and North and Couth America.
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Reign of Terror
What is the period of bloodshed between 1793 and 1794 when new revolutionary leaders in France refused to tolerate any disagreement and 17,000 people were executed.
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Russian Revolution
What is the overturning of the Russian monarchy after Nicholas II was forced to give up power.
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Will you study and do well on this test?
What is YES!