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History of Europe
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Judism | Major religion- Monotheistic. Began in SE Asia. Torah- Main holy book. Important figures- Abraham and Moses. Oldest of the three |
| Christianity | Main religion- Monotheistic. Began in SE Asia. Bible- Main holy book. Important figure is Jesus. Cathedrals were built as places of worship. Constatine-made it a religion |
| Islam | Main religion- Monotheistic. Began in SE Asia. Koran is the main holy book. The main figure is Muhammad. Also believe in Five Pillars of Faith. |
| Monotheistic | The belief in one god. |
| Abraham | Father of Christianity, Judism, and Islam. |
| Silk Road | The name of a dangerous land trade route from Europe to Africa. |
| Prince Henry | This monarch of Portugal who created a school of navigation, built ships called caravels, and paid for several voyages around Africa to find a new route to Asia. |
| Christopher Columbus | This explorer sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. He sailed west hoping to find a new route to Asia. He rediscovered the Americas. (Cuba, the Bahamas, and South America. |
| Portugal | This country sent explorersaround the tip of Africa to establishnew trade routes to Asia as well as colonize Brazil. |
| Spain | This country sent conquistadors like Cortes and Pizzaro to the Central and South America for gold, glory, and God (sent Catholic missionaries) |
| France | This country sent explorers like Samuel de Champlain and Jacques Cartier to Canada to claim land and for furs. |
| UK | This country sent explorers like Henry Hudson to North America |
| Colonizing | Taking over lands and creating permanent settlements on them |
| Industrial Revolution | The time period in European history when goods began being made by machines. The need for more raw materials led to imperialism |
| Imperialism | The time period in European history when Europe began colonizing Asia and Africa |
| Militarism | Building up huge armis tomprotcet and empire |
| Nationalism | Extreme pride in one's country |
| Alliances | Agreement made between countries for protection |
| UK | This country had the largest empire in Europe at one time wirh colonies in North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. |
| Archduke Ferdinand | This man was assassinated by Serbian nationalists beginn7ng WW| |
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