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Key Terms and People Chapter 1
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Martin Luther | Protestant Reformation |
| Pope Urban II | Called for the First Crusade |
| Vasco de Gama | Portugese explorer |
| Mayas | Native American group famous for its calendar |
| Aztecs | Their religion involved human sacrifice |
| Incas | Native American group in South America known for bridge building |
| Cuzco | Incan capital |
| Tenochtitlan | Aztec capital |
| Bering Land Bridge | Crossover location of Asians to North America |
| Mississippians | Group of Mound Builders |
| Anasazi | Cliff dwellers |
| Hohokam | Lived in Arizona/traded |
| Kachinas | Spirits revered by Pueblo Indians |
| Iroquois and Algonquin | Eastern Woodlands Indians |
| Iroquois League | Five Nations of Eastern Woodlands Indians |
| Mansa Musa | Leader of Mali |
| Timbuktu | Mali's center of Islamic learning |
| Zimbabwe | Powerful East African trade center |
| Ghana | West African trade center |
| Silk Road | Trade route from China to Persia |
| Moses | Credited by Isrealites with receiving the Ten Commandments |
| Jesus of Nazareth | Believed by Christians to be the Savior |
| Athens | Greek city-state famous for democracy |
| Roman Republic | Elected representatives to govern |
| 476 AD | Fall of Rome |
| Middle Ages | 1000 years following the Fall of Rome |
| Renaissance | Re-birth of interest in learning |
| Martin Luther | Challenged the Roman Catholic Church |
| Henry the Navigator | Prince who set up a navigation center in Portugal |
| 1095 AD | Start of 1st Crusade |
| 1517 AD | Martin Luther challeges Catholic Church |