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Prince Henry played an important role in Portugeuse exploration. He formed a school of Navigation.
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European Exploration
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Yonglo was the second emporer of the Ming Emporer.
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Zheng He ran into pirates during his first voyage and defeated them.
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The David statue by Donatello is Donatello's most famous peice of art. He made a statue made of bronze and then made one of marble. David was a major figure in the Bible.
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The Renissaince starts
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Johan Gutenburg invents the printing press which started the writing of newspapers, books, and also made it available to make copies of the Bible.
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The fall of Constantinople marked the end of the Byzantine Empire which lasted for 935 years. The fall of Constantinople also marked the end of an old religious order.
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The Hundred Years War was between England and France over control of France. The Hundred Years War created a military revolution. Producing new weapons and armor.
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Bartolomeu Dias was the first Portugeuse explorer to reach the Southern tip of Africa.
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After they ended the war with the Muslims they supported Christopher Columbus' voyages.
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This set an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean which split up Spain from Portugeuse land.
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Vasco Da Gama was the first Portuguese explorer to reach India.
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A famous painter named Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings ever.
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Amerigo Vespucci was the first person to realize that the land that Christopher Columbus discovered wasn't India and that it was a new land. It was named America.
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Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, which is located in the Vatican. Michelangelo painted more than 5,000 square feet of frescoes. Michelangelo painted the frescoes for Pope Julius II.
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The School of Athens is a painting which is located in the Vatican's Papal Library.
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Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to realize that the sun was actually the middle of the universe
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Martin Luther was a major christian. He started the Lutheran religion.
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H. Cortez was the spanish general who conquered the Aztec Empire which is now located in modern day Mexico.
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F. Pizzaro was a spanish conquistador who conquered the Incan Empire.
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Jacques Cartier named the St. Lawrence River, Mont Royal (Montreal), and Quebec.
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Edward VI was the king of England,
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The Jesuit order eventually converted millions to Catholicism.
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Mary I was both queen of England and Ireland. Mary I worked on bringing the Catholic religion back to England. She was refered to as "Bloody Mary."
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Anne Boleyn was queen of England.
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Elizabeth, Mary I's half-sister, inhereted the throne at age 25.
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Ivan the Terrible's bad period began once his love died, Anastasia. Ivan started accusing the boyars of poisoning his wife, so he turned against them. Ivan organized a police force, whose job was to hunt down anyone Ivan thought was involved with the crime.
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The defeat of the Spanish Armada delt a crippling blow to Spains economy. This knocked off Spain as being the most powerful country in Europe.
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Johannes Keplar proved that Copernicus and Brahe were right about their theories
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The company became involved with politics and acted as an agent of British Imperialism in India and Southeast Asia.
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The Dutch East India Company helped and protected trade in and around the Indian Ocean.
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The novel is considered the birth of the modern European novel.
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Henry Hudson was last seen when his crew mutinied,
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William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known poets and authors. He is a big influence in English literature.
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The Thirty Years' War was fought over religion. It was fought by the Hapsburgs armies from Austria and Spain.
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Cardinal Richelieu took steps to increase the power of the Bourbon monarchy. First he moved against the Huguenots. Then he weakened the nobles' power.
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Galileo proved Aristotle wrong on many different things and got the church to hate him.
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Rene Decartes said that scientists should try to do more experimenting
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One of the philosophes that thought what life would be like with no government. People had to give up some of their rights in order to get protection.
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When the New Netherlands became New York, the English took over New Netherlands and renamed it to New York.
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Habeas corpus put a limit on the monarch's power. Habeas Corpus made it so that kings or queens could not just simply throw a person in jail for no reason, without a trial.
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When La Salle claimed the Mississippi River for France he also claimed the Ohio River Valley.
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It was one of the most important scientific books ever written. Newton believed that God made everything in the universe and the clockmaster set everything in motion.
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The Glorious revolution was the overthrowing of James II. William of Orange was sent to overthrow James for the sake of Protestantism.
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The Bill of Rights set basic rights that every citizen had. These rights include:
No suspending of Parliment's laws
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When people choose a government, if that government isn't doing its job, the citizens have the right to rebel. Is included in the Constitution.
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Peter the Great went on "The Great Embassy," a long visit to western Europe. Peter's goal was to learn about European customs and industrial techniques. Peter kept his identity a secret so he could learn about what made western Europe so successful.
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In 1701, England, Austria, the Dutch Republic, Portugal, and several Italian states joined together against France and Spain. The Treaty of Utrecht enforced Louis's grandson the right to remain king of Spain so long as the thrones of France and Spain were not united.
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It is still used today.
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Once Louis XIV died in bed in 1715, the whole nation rejoiced because they were tired of the Sun God.
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Peter the Great brought the Russian Orthodox church under state control. He abolished the office of patriarch, the head of the church. He set up a new group to run the church called the Holy Synod.
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Maria was one of the first female rulers of this time. Her reign lasted nearly 70 years.
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Baron von Montesquieu came up with separation of powers. Separation of powers is a major factor in many governments including the U.S.
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The Encyclopedia helped spread ideas of the Enlightenment and are also still used today.
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The Seven Years' War was the first war that was fought by countries all around the world.
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Mary Wollenstonecraft pushed for women's rights. She argued that women should have equal education as men, because it could help them be a better mother. They were also raising young men.
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The Seven Years' War was fought by almost every major power in Europe. The war was fought in India and North America.
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The Partition of Poland made Poland belong to Prussia.
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The Declaration of Independence made the U.S a soveriegn country.
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Mozart first performed Don Giovanni when he was 12 years old. He really opened up the music world and paved way for more incredible composers.
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The revolution freed a lot of slaves.
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Ludwig van Beethoven created over 400 compositions and went deaf and still didn't stop composing songs. He also played a big role in music in his time.
