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Henry The Navigator was a Portuguese prince who promoted exploration and the study of navigation and trade.
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Christopher Colombus, the most famous explorer, led expeditions for Spain, Colombus established trade routes between the old world and the Americas, and opening the way for colonization and Spanish conquest.
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De Gama was a Portuguese explorer, from 1497-1498 he led a naval expeditionand opened an important commercial route to India.
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Francisco Pizarro led the conquest of the Inca in Peru.
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A Portuguese navigator who led the spanish exploration of 1519-1522 and was the first to sail around the world.
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Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire.
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The columbian exchange was the exchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Old World and the New World following Christopher Colombus Voyage.
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The Safavid Empire was very important because it made Iran's official religion Shi'ite muslim.
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Protestant reformation was a religious reform movement which resulted in the forming of the Lutheran church and several other denominations.
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The Mughal Empire ruled South Asia, and a large portion of the Indian Subcontinent.
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Babur was a military adventurer, who conquered regions in Asia until 1526, laying the foundation for the Mughal empire.
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Galileo Galilei was a phycist, mathmetician, astronomer, and philosopher. Galileo played a very important role in the scientific revolution, and he also invented the telescope.
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Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest, he is also known for being on of the founders of the Jesuit China Mission.
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The Scientific revoulution was a period in time in which new ideas in biology, physics, astronomy, chemistry as well as other types of science. This was an important movement which led to modern science.
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Feudal regime of Japan ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, the last three Shogunates of Japan.
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The Thirty Years War affected most of Europe, it was caused by religion, The Holy Roman Empire between Protestants and Catholics.
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The Qing dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of China, established by the Manchu.
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The Enlightment is an era in time in which reason and rational laws were very important. Also known as the "Age of Reason".
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Trade between North America, West Africa and Europe. Trade was Slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods.
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Peter The great ruled Russia, and introduced western influences to modernize and expand Russia as a great power i Europe.
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He was the leader of Haitian slaves during the Haitian revolution.
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The Industrial Revolution brought new technology which affected everyday life from jobs in factories, farming to the economy.
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The French-Indian War was between Great Britain and France, also known as the seven Years War.
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The war was a global war involving most of the world powers, as a result of conflicting interests between the British, and France and spain.
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Catherine The Great ruled The Russian Empire and helped it expand and also improve Russia as a whole.
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The first steam engine to use pressure for power it was used to power trains, boats, and more.
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A multi spook spinning frame, more efficient and invented by James Hargreave.
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Spinning frame, when water is used to power it.
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Napoleon was a military and political leader for France near the end of the French Revolution and after turned
France into a powerful empire. Napoleon was defeated and exiled in 1813, he returned in 1815 but again was exiled after being defeated at Waterloo. -
Ruled as king of France, but during the French Revolution they were arrested, and were executed by guillotine.
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War between America and Britain for the independence of America for the 13 colonies.
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The French Revolution was a period of uprising in both social and political upheaval. The absolute monarchy that ruled France fell.
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The French citizens stormed the Bastille, which represented the Royal center of Paris. This event began the French Revolution.
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The Declaration of the Rights of man were individual and collective rights that were universal as a result of the French Revolution.
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The Haitian Revolution was a period of conflict in the French colony of Saint Domingue, which resulted in the end of slavery and the founding of the Haitian Republic.
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Invented by Eli Whitney, to clean cotton more efficiently.
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Slavery had been abolished in 1772 Britain and the slave trade act of 1807 due to the decreasing need of slavery, as a result of more people getting jobs due to the industrial revolution.
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Between people of Mexico and Spain, Mexico wanted to be an independent country and declared themselves independent in 1810, but officially acknowledged in 1821.
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The Congress of Vienna was to settle remaining issues left from the French Revolutionary War, Napoleonic Wars, and dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo and after his defeat was exiled for the last time.
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Brazil in its fight for independence, with Portugal's disputes when Brazil called for independence.
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Fight for Greek Independence against the Ottoman Empire, the result was greek Indpendence.
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Ottoman warriors known as Janissaries were disbanded by Sultan Mahmad II.
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Long distance communcation by electric signals over wire, which are then translated.
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The migration of thousands of Africans from Cape Colony.
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Two wars between China and Britain, Britain was forcing them to trade Opium.
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The countries wanted unification of languages and to be free. Many revolutions occured to get rid of certain governments, etc.
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Civil War in China , it was the bloodiest war in history.
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Forced Japan to open up to western world.
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War between the Russian Empire, French Empire, British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia over the territories of the declining Ottoman Empire.
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It was a rebellion against the East Indian Trade Company by Sepoy and other Indians.
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Britain took over as a result of the sepoy rebellion.
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It shortened the trade route between Europe and Asia, by avoiding having to go around Africa.
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Serfdom was abolished in Russia, and they could own land and had rights.
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Also know as the scramble for Africa. and nations hurried to colonize Africa, becuase they found gold.
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Built to reduce the floods of the Nile River, and conserve water.
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China rebelled against Western influences and christianity, it ended with an eight nation allegiance defeating China.
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Built to shorten distance between atlantic and pacific ocean, shipping is direct and more efficient, instead of going around South America.
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China was unstable in economy and government with people protesting resulting in the end of dybasties in China.
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The African National Congress was created due to the injustice on colored people.
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Countries slowly started leave the slave trade as industrialization grew. Brazil was the last to ban slave trade in 1831. This didn't mean slaves were freed, until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.