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Unit 1: Chapter 1
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History
12th Grade
09/23/2012

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Middle Ages
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AD 500 to 1500 in Europe; widespread lawlessness
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Crusades
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holy wars; 1095-1291
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Magna Carta
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1215; established important principles of government
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Renaissance
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1300s; new era of learning and creativity; "rebirth"
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Martin Luther
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nailed list of arguments to door of church in 1517 criticizing church practices; started the Reformation
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Reformation
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reform of the church
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Protestants
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protested Roman Catholic Church
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Queen Isabella
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married King Ferdinand in 1492 to unite Spain and drive out Moors
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caravel
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ships with square and triangular sails, large cargo holds, and flat bottoms; good for exploring
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Vikings
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sea riders terrorizing Western Europe
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Leif Ericsson
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discovered Vinland (thought to be Canadian coast)
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Christopher Columbus
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Italian explorer; convinced Queen Isabella to invest in his plans to sail west to find the Indies in 1492, eventually discovering the Americas
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Tainos
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local people on San Salvador, the island Columbus first landed on in the Americas
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colonization
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people coming to settle Americas
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Columbian Exchange
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trading between Native Americans and Europeans
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