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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Northwest Passage | a non-existent water route through the Americas to Asia |
| Catholics | look to the pope for guidance |
| Protestants | look to the bible for guidance |
| conquistadors | fought for gold and the Catholic church |
| Protestant reformation | religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Protestant nations | Germany, Great Britain |
| Catholic nations | Spain, Portugal, France, Italy |
| North America | mostly protestant |
| Marc Polo | Italian who traveled to China in AD 1271. His book about his travels caused Europeans to become interested in Asia |
| classical | anything referring to ancient Greece or Rome |
| technology | the practical use of science |
| Rennaissance | occurred in AD 1400. word means rebirth. |
| Rennaissance | refers to recovery of ancient Greek and Roman learning |
| astrolabe | instrument used for measuring stars (Astronomy, Navigation) |
| caravel | light fast, sailing ship invented by Portugal |
| pilgrimage | journey made for a specific purpose, religious journey |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| Printing press | Invented in 1450. helped knowledge to spread faster in Europe |
| Vasco da Gama | commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India by way of Africa |
| Christopher Columbus | Italian explorer and navigator who discovered America in 1492. |
| King Ferdinand and Isabella | Spanish rulers who sponsored Columbus |
| Prince Henry | He gathered astronomers, geographers, and mathematicians to share information with sailors |
| line of demarcation | divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal |
| Magellan | Portuguese explorer who led part of the first expedition around the world |
| Strait of Magellan | located at tip of South America between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans |
| circumnavigate | refers to sailing all the way around the Earth. |
| Pizarro | conquers Peru for Spain. |
| Atahualpa | Inca ruler conquered by Pizarro |
| Spain's advantages | guns, horses, huge dogs, disease, divided Indian kingdoms |
| Cortes | he conquered the Aztecs of Mexico for Spain |
| Montezuma | Aztec king defeated by Cortes |
| conquistador | Spanish conquerors of the New World |
| New World | a historic reference to Americas both North and South |
| Columbian exchange | 1.from Europe: horses, cattle, pigs, chickens,disease |
| Columbian exchange | from New World: corn, beans ,squash, potatoes, chocolate |
| Latin America | mostly Catholic |
| Protestant reformation | started by German Catholic priest Martin Luther |
| mercantilism | theory that a nation's power depends and its wealth in gold or silver |
| Protestant criticisms of Catholic church | 1. rejected Catholic practices not found in Bible 2. salvation by faith instead of salvation by good works |
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