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European History
European History
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6th Grade
10/31/2008

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Michelangelo
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Artist who took nearly five years to complete his mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Definition
Author who wrote the story Don Quixote in Spanish.
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
Italian explorer/navigator sent by Spain westward across the Atlantic in 1492.
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Martin Luther
Definition
One of the first Protestant leaders who wanted to change the Catholic Church.
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Prince Henry
Definition
Brought together shipbuilders, mapmakers, sea captains and inventors together to explore new lands for Portugal.
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Vasco de Gama
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Explorer who was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to Africa.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Definition
Author who wrote The Canterbury Tales.
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Artist and inventor who painted The Mona Lisa.
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William Shakespeare
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Author who wrote Romeo and Juliet.
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
Explorer sent by Portugal, who was the 1st to send a crew around the world.
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Portugal
Definition

Explorer(s): Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco de Gama, Ferdinand Magellan.

 

Colonized: Brazil, East/West Coasts of Africa.

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Spain
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Explorers: Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizzaro.

 

Colonized: Western Coasts of N. America and S. America.

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Great Britain
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Explorer(s): John Cabot

Colonized: Northern Canada, "13 Colonies"

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France
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Explorer(s): Jacques Cartier

 

Colonized: Louisiana to Southern Canada

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Dutch
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Explorer(s): Henry Hudson

 

Colonized: Southern tip of Africa

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Classical Europe
Definition
Time of ancient Greece and Rome.
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Abraham
Definition
Patriarch, or "father" of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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guild
Definition
Workers' organization
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philosophy
Definition
Greek for "love of wisdom"
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The 12 Tablets
Definition
The foundation of Roman law.
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consuls
Definition
Chosen representatives of the people of Rome.
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Rome
Definition
Controlled an empire that surrounded the Mediterranean Sea.
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Athens
Definition
Polis that gave the world the first democratic constitution.
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emperors
Definition
absolute rulers.
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polis
Definition
City-state
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Definition
Wrote The Canterbury Tales.
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Charlamagne
Definition
King of the Franks/Head of Roman Empire in the West.
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Pax Romana
Definition
200 years of peace and prosperity for Rome.
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democracy
Definition
Direct rule of the people.
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Torah
Definition
Jewish holy book.
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Koran
Definition
Islamic holy book.
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Bible
Definition
Christian holy book.
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crusade
Definition
Christian holy war.
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Parliament
Definition
Representative body that took power in England in the name of the people.
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Renaissance
Definition
Time of "rebirth" in Western Europe that began in Northern Italy.
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common law
Definition
Unwritten laws that come from local customs.
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charter
Definition
Granted to city residents in exchange for taxes.
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Protestants
Definition
Wanted to reform the Catholic Church.
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indulgences
Definition
Freed Catholics of punishment for their sins.
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manors
Definition
Feudal estates.
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Pope
Definition
Leader of the Catholic Church.
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vassals
Definition
Nobles who swore loyalty to the king.
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serfs
Definition
Poor people who were not free but had to do whatever work their feudal lord required.
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missionaries
Definition
Those who spread their religious views.
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revolution
Definition
Great and often violent change.
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reform
Definition
Change.
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humanist ideas
Definition
The right of people to learn and think for themselves.
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
Began in Great Britain in the 1700s.
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medieval
Definition
Latin for "Middle Ages"
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textiles
Definition
Woven Cloth
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apprentice
Definition
Young worker who wanted to learn a trade.
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tenant farmers
Definition
Farmers who paid rent and also lived on a manor.
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Martin Luther
Definition
German monk who wrote "The 94 Theses" attacking Catholic Church.
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John Calvin
Definition
Protestant leader whose followers were known as Puritans or Huguenots.
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